@ichiloe.bsky.social
Survey research on public views of science & environment; climate change; human/environment interactions; society in the Arctic. Also: walking my dog through the woods, and gazing at the night sky. All graphs & photos are my own unless otherwise cited.
The Democratic Party is directly enabling the war by praising the assassination of Iranian leaders, refusing to condemn the aggression, and approving massive military funding.
This is weird. I called my pest control service to update my credit card and Melissa answered. We had a brief conversation and it took a minute for me to realize she was not a human. I wonder: Did she name herself?
Sun Tzu (D-NY) - “When your enemy is making a mistake, fix it for him at great cost to yourself.”
I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.
I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.
1/ Here's what I can share:
Fuck ICE. Free Palestine. Vote Kat.
🚨Granite Staters: TODAY, before heading to the polls for town elections, remember to bring a photo ID. Check in with your town clerk or on your town’s website for polling locations and election timing before you go!
No one does democracy like New Hampshire. 🇺🇸 More info here: app.sos.nh.gov/viphome
New in PN: The worst cabinet in history
"Even having one or two cabinet members as disastrous as Noem, Hegseth, Kennedy, or Bondi would be a stain on any administration; putting them all in one govt has created a kind of Bizarro World 1927 Yankees, an all-star team of incompetence and malevolence."
Peter Webb and friend at Scott Base, Antarctica, in November 1958. Warren Hamilton photo.
One day the NYT's editors will read these stories again and be ashamed of themselves. Mamdani called the attack "heinous," "criminal," "reprehensible," "terrorism," and "the antithesis of who we are." The insinuation that he's conflicted about this is disgraceful. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...
who could be sending me mysterious attack ads about @katmabu.bsky.social ?
As the U.S. economy begins to collapse, never forget that both J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio wholeheartedly supported Trump’s disastrous Iran war fiasco.
#IranWar #Trump
Iran's government is more hardline, its people are poorer and more isolated, the region's on fire, and the global economy feels like its about to go into shock
If you want to know why people wanted to avoid war with Iran for so long, you're finding out in real time
I was honored to join the Islamic Society of Greater Concord for Iftar this Ramadan. Grateful for the chance to break bread together, reflect on faith and service, and celebrate the spirit of generosity, unity, and community that brings neighbors together here in New Hampshire.
Normalise the second question when you meet an American outside of America being “who did you vote for?”
boy in retrospect, really shouldn’t have elected the worst person in the entire country president. that, it appears, was less than wise
New in PN: The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime
"American disinterest in the lives of people abroad is a resource politicians use to justify cynical wars. It's hard to see on what moral grounds we claim a right to decide the fate of those about whom we clearly care so little."
Who knew one dipshit could wreck the global economy in a week?
We’re not fighting for ourselves.
We’re fighting for each other.
Happy International Women’s Day.
the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
I understand why Putin wants to destroy America, and I can guess why Trump is helping him do it. But I'll never figure out why Congress is letting him get away with it.
Young piebald deer romping through the snow.
(Trail cam) #wildlife #nature #mammals #deer
Leslie and I were in Canyonlands in 1972, our first camping trip together, partly so I could recon this formation -- Candlestick Tower, which at that time had never been climbed. Two years later, three friends* and I made the tower's first ascent.
*Jimmy Dunn, John Byrd, Doug Snively
I think this deserves at least as much sustained attention from US media as Claudine Gay's dissertation
Same person same place in Canyonlands 53 years apart.
23 year old Ruben Ray Martinez’s last words? “I’m sorry sir”.
ICE shot him 3 times and killed him.
Renee Good’s last words? “It’s ok I’m not mad”.
Alex Pretti’s last words? “Are you ok?”
These are the people DHS calls domestic terrorists. Threats. Aggressors.
Abolish ICE
Shapiro on SOTU: First off, it was boring. It was poorly delivered, and it was too damn long. This dude, who’s the worst orator of our time, did two hours. He comes off as totally unhinged. He’s like spitting everywhere, and he’s lying constantly about things.
Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration
Trump and Putin are laughing at how easily the GOP surrendered and allowed the destruction of America.
Sky has been recovering well from surgery, and taking longer walks in the snowy woods. Unsolicited testimonial: Embrace pet insurance came through for us again.