(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . IAN: Some Humorous Things [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2026-01-11 Last week’s news was just horrific. Here are some palate cleansers I hope you’ll like. Katy Boyle: Did You Not Know Irish Speak English? x Another highlight from Peru's Manu Road--this Amethyst-throated Sunangel feasting on a flowering shrub. It was so aggressive that it even chased butterflies away from the blossoms! 🥰🥰🥰 #Hummingbird #ManuRoad #Peru #BirdsSeenIn2026 [image or embed] — @Above96th (@above96th.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 6:58 AM Hi! I’m Itzl! As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, etc.), we are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care! IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a PM to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news! Monday Youffraita Tuesday: bigjacbigjacbigjac Wednesday Pam from Calif Thursday art ah zen Friday FloridaSNMOM Saturday FloridaSNDad Sunday loggersbrat Anjelah Johnson-Reyes: It’s Easier to be a Man Musical Interlude The Marsh Family, “Battle Hymn of the Empire” Kathleen Madigan: Why Detroit is the Most Optimistic City x If I'm lucky, I get a chance at a photo like this once a year. A Great Blue Heron standing on the edge of the receding ice on the Harlem Meer just after sunrise this morning. 🩶💙🩶 #Heron #CentralPark #birding [image or embed] — @Above96th (@above96th.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 7:34 AM Bron Lewis: Putting an End to My Happiness x One of the joys of birding in Central and South America is seeing the wonderful variety of tanagers. Here, a Golden-naped Tanager eyes a snack along Peru's Manu Road. 💙💛🖤 #Tanager #ManuRoad #Peru [image or embed] — @Above96th (@above96th.bsky.social) January 6, 2026 at 7:12 AM Henry Cho Explains Southern Snow Panic x Say hello to this Sparkling Violeteer, one of Peru's most beautiful and aggressive hummingbirds. Peru is home to over 120 species of hummingbirds! Spotted in the Sacred Valley. 💙💜💙 #hummingbird #Peru #Sacredvalley [image or embed] — @Above96th (@above96th.bsky.social) January 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM Have a marvelous Monday! [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/11/2361194/-IAN-Some-Humorous-Things?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/