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Man Trains Crows to Attack MAGA Hats (futurism.com)

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In a particularly creative expression of anti-MAGA sentiment, a man who goes by the username “biz_dave” says he successfully trained crows to attack MAGA hats. As detailed in a series of posts on Threads, the self-proclaimed “big nerd” and “very part-time artist” stuck some tasty treats, including “peanuts, chicken scraps, mealworms, and dog kibble,” underneath a MAGA hat.

“Once they were coming regularly, it was only about three months to get them to the hat removal stage,” biz_dave wrote.

https://www.threads.com/@biz_dave/post/DTSvEhIDory

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[–] Clasm@ttrpg.network 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Fun Crow facts: Crows have been known to investigate deaths of their fellow crows and can hold generational grudges!

[–] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

I actually got to watch this with magpies, and it might even have been a funeral! It was along an alley and a fairly large group congregated around the body. I thought it was happenstance, but then a subgroup of about four cycled through, protecting the body and intermittently nudging it to see if it was okay. Passing cars barely shifted the entire group, cars had to slow for them. Took about 45 minutes, and they were quite loud!

The next morning, another group of four spent much of the morning doing something similar. I'm inclined to think it was the same four. It was a beautiful experience, and kind of sad