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Donald Trump praised Democratic Senator John Fetterman after their meeting at Mar-a-Lago, calling him a "commonsense person."

Fetterman, whose political stance has shifted rightward in recent years.

He has drawn criticism from Democrats, especially for co-sponsoring the Laken Riley Act, which allows detention of undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes.

His wife, Gisele, an advocate for immigrant rights and a former undocumented immigrant, was not mentioned in discussions on immigration.

The meeting marks an unexpected alignment between the two politicians.

Dear Mr. Vader, Please support the rebellion. KThnx!

From Redding Record Searchlight

Brave man saves great horned owl stuck in sewage at wastewater plant near Cottonwood

The day after Christmas, Billy Schatz waded into knee-deep poop to save an animal’s life. And he didn’t even flinch.

The wastewater treatment worker spotted an almost-unrecognizable great horned owl, stuck in the muck in a drying pool of waste sludge in Cottonwood, part of the Rio Alto Water District wastewater management plant.

Schatz scooped up the limp weak bird, gave him a bath with special animal-friendly soap and hoped for the best. To his surprise, the owl now known as Archimedes survived.

Rio Alto Water District wastewater management plant worker Billy Schatz waded into knee-deep sewage to rescue 'Archimedes' on Dec. 26, 2024. The great horned owl was stuck in a drying bed at plant in Cottonwood. Schatz turned the owl over to Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Anderson for medical care until his release on Jan. 8, 2025. But the owl was still too weak to fly away, so Schatz texted a photo of the hapless bird to his friend, Raven Capozzo.

Birds can get stuck and die in the waste drying pools, said Capozzo, who is the general manager at Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Anderson. The drying bed looks like solid ground, so birds try to land on it.

“We’ve pulled other birds out of there before, (but) this is our first raptor,” said Schatz.

The sewage has to be in full sun year-round and can’t be covered to keep the animals like Archimedes from landing on it, he said. Archimedes "was probably hunting something that could run across the top of the drying bed” when he got stuck," according to Schatz.

Capozzo took the bird to the wildlife rescue's center, in Anderson River Park, for medical care. She also gave him another bath.

Then another bath.

By the third ablution, Archimedes had regained some of his strength and became the “strong and spicy” fellow he likely was before his ordeal, Capozzo said.

Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation workers in Anderson care for 'Archimedes'. Wastewater treatment worker Billy Schatz waded into knee-deep sewage to rescue the great horned owl, stuck in a drying bed on Dec. 26, 2024, at the Rio Alto Water District wastewater treatment plant in Cottonwood. By the time she was blow drying him off, the indignant owl was giving her the stink eye. “They’re much more aggressive when they’re healthy,” Capozzo said, laughing.

Archimedes remained in the wildlife rescue’s care until last Friday, Jan. 8. Capozzo released the healthy owl near the treatment plant, in his usual hunting grounds.

“It felt super good seeing him fly away," said Schatz, who added wading into feces is “what any decent person should do, helping an animal in need.”

Archimedes was lucky. He was strong and well fed to begin with. “He just got stuck in a bad situation, literally,” Capozzo said.

When asked how old she thought the owl was, Capozzo said, “Hoo knows?”

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From NY Historical Museum

Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl captured the hearts of New Yorkers from the moment he escaped the Central Park Zoo until his death in February 2024. Many saw him as a symbol of freedom and, given the odds of survival stacked against him, as a true New Yorker embodying pluck and resilience. The Year of Flaco looks back at the year the raptor took to Manhattan’s skies, learned to hunt, and peered into apartment windows.

In addition to photographs and video, this exhibition features letters, drawings, and objects left at a memorial beneath Flaco’s favorite oak tree. It also examines the dangers faced by birds in the urban environment, the legislation inspired by Flaco’s death, and what we can do to be better neighbors to the animals in our midst. A special related installation in the Audubon's Birds of America Focus Gallery showcases owls, primarily those found in New York.

I'm going to have to try to get to see this. If you'll be in NYC from Feb 7 - June 6, you can see some of the tributes to the owl that captivated the country with its bittersweet journey.

I do hope they put a statue of him by his favorite roosting tree in Central Park as many have asked for. We could also ban the second-generation rat poison that killed him, but the statue is probably more likely as it's the lesser of two inconveniences.

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