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cbabe

(6,258 posts)
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:37 PM 14 hrs ago

Man 'trains' crows to attack MAGA hats - and shares how you can do it too

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/man-trains-crows-to-attack-maga-hats-and-shares-how-you-can-do-it-too/ar-AA1Ui20C

Man 'trains' crows to attack MAGA hats - and shares how you can do it too

Story by Laura Colgan & Andrea Oldereide & Somaiyah Hafeez

If you're looking for an unlikely ally in the political arena, you might want to consider befriending some crows. These brainy birds have been enlisted in an unusual form of protest - swiping MAGA hats right off people's heads.

An American man has successfully training crows to swoop down on people MAGA hats. Dave, who goes by "biz_dave" on his Threads profile, has become an internet phenomenon after documenting his entire avian training adventure, showing how some peanuts, a few months of patience, and a dash of political defiance turned local crows into hat-pinching stars.

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Man 'trains' crows to attack MAGA hats - and shares how you can do it too (Original Post) cbabe 14 hrs ago OP
never piss off a crow lapfog_1 14 hrs ago #1
It'll probably be discussed at the annual corvid congress. mr715 14 hrs ago #6
I hope he has good umbrella insurance. When someone gets hurt the attorneys will be showing up at his door. n/t Jacson6 14 hrs ago #2
Cats are considered wild animals and owners are not responsible for their actions. In some jurisdictions. cbabe 14 hrs ago #3
Nah BannonsLiver 13 hrs ago #8
Seriously, crows are intelligent birds Norbert 14 hrs ago #4
And they vote Democrat. nt mr715 14 hrs ago #5
Maybe not: Noem might say they are illegals from Crowatia Norbert 11 hrs ago #12
If this takes Traildogbob 13 hrs ago #7
My hat's off to our Avian Antifa Allies! LudwigPastorius 13 hrs ago #9
My favorite memory from decades ago susanr516 12 hrs ago #10
My uncle had a pet crow Mossfern 12 hrs ago #11

lapfog_1

(31,704 posts)
1. never piss off a crow
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:52 PM
14 hrs ago

they remember individual humans that tried to harm them... and they get all their friends and offspring in on the multi-generational hatred.

I wonder if the anti-MAGA training is being passed around the murder.

mr715

(2,816 posts)
6. It'll probably be discussed at the annual corvid congress.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:13 PM
14 hrs ago

I proudly welcome crows and ravens into our coalition.

Jacson6

(1,785 posts)
2. I hope he has good umbrella insurance. When someone gets hurt the attorneys will be showing up at his door. n/t
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:56 PM
14 hrs ago

cbabe

(6,258 posts)
3. Cats are considered wild animals and owners are not responsible for their actions. In some jurisdictions.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:04 PM
14 hrs ago

Traildogbob

(12,608 posts)
7. If this takes
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:35 PM
13 hrs ago

Hold, and crows nation wide start taking the MAGA hats, especially if they take one off the pigs head on camera, I may forgive the Murder of crows plowing up my yard like a herd of wild boars, as they feast of June Bug Larvae.
Damn crows are much much smarter than MAGA, GQP and all of ICE and its leaders.
Let’s go crows.

susanr516

(1,506 posts)
10. My favorite memory from decades ago
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:02 PM
12 hrs ago

My father grew up on a farm. Daddy and his cousin were talking about a crow they half tamed. They fed it the chicken feed and the crow would bring back shiny objects that it kept on the porch. Crows are VERY territorial.

My Daddy's family never went to church, but Sunday was the day that friends and families visited. Daddy and the rest of the children would sit on the porch and wait. As soon as someone rattled the chain to open the gate, that crow would dive bomb the folks invading its territory. By this time, Daddy and James Sydney were laughing so much that tears were rolling down their faces, and you couldn't understand them.

The end of the story was the crow disappeared. They said everyone knew someone shot that crow, but the person who did it took that secret to their grave.

Thanks for bringing back a wonderful memory.

Mossfern

(4,634 posts)
11. My uncle had a pet crow
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:13 PM
12 hrs ago

He would greet us when we entered his house with a very hearty "Hello!" Professor was able to mimic my aunt's unique laugh perfectly. I love crows and I admire ravens as well. I think I'm part of a very small minority who enjoy hearing their cawing to each other - somehow I find it peaceful.

I wonder, is it only MAGA hats these crows snatch or any red head covering?

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