Kristin Kuster

lol totally!

Because everything is shit, here are some dried-up curling tall grasses from our backyard for you. Look to nature for all the wisdom(s). Maize-colored tips of dried-up tall grasses curling counterclockwise in whips. 2 March 2026, Ann Arbor

Because everything is shit, here are some dried-up curling tall grasses from our backyard for you. Look to nature for all the wisdom(s).

2 March 2026, Ann Arbor

This is Gus, Duke, and Owen. Owen is blind, but that does not stop him from enjoying some quality TV time with his friends. 12/10 for all (IG: crittersbykate)

YouTube video by The Slow Mo Guys How small does water get? #shorts #slowmo

So, a break from ... all this.

This could be one of the most cool, beautiful, and intriguingly soothing things I've seen in a long time.

Amazing, glowing display of gravity wave clouds seen over Indian Peaks west of Boulder Sunday evening!🏔️🌆 #COWx #Boulderwx #colorado

📸: Barb P. of Nederland

A Great Grey Owl standing in the snow. His fluffy legs can be seen clearly.

No biggie, just a Great Grey Owl out for a walk wearing some leggings. 😜 #wildlife #owls #birds

_murica • > Iran Strikes 12h If you're not in the military you have no idea how fucking bad it hurts to hear your Commander in Chief 1) unilaterally declare war without so much as a press conference 2) observe that war from their mansion in Florida and not at their place of employment 3) glance over the deaths of three of your fellow servicemen women without so much as a live speech 4) follow up the announcement of those deaths with "more will die" My heart is fucking breaking. ramona.hall.714 6h Marine Corps family. We are feeling the same. Just tragic.

so, torture. they’re torturing them as federal policy. entirely predictable, but that doesn’t make it any less evil

JFC:

We canceled research training for undergraduates because America needed the money for this instead.

Northeastern view of the Mackinac Bridge traversing the Straits of Mackinac. // Image captured at: 2026-03-02 11:31:12 UTC (about 11 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: windy.com // Current Temp in Mackinaw City: 10 F | -12 C // Precip: broken clouds // Wind: S at 11 mph | 19 kph // Humidity: 80%

Current* conditions near Mackinaw City, MI:

The Tall Grasses™️ in our backyard will rejuvenate sooner than later now. & we are grateful for that/them. Maize-colored fuzzy tips of dried-out long grasses. 1 March 2026, Ann Arbor

The Tall Grasses™️ in our backyard will rejuvenate sooner than later now (after we cut them down, obvs). & we are grateful for that/them.

1 March 2026, Ann Arbor

Pebble beach with ocean. Mountains and cargo ships in the background.

Pacific wake-up.

What gives me special insight is that I’m a Military Sexual Assault survivor, and that I was in that documentary about it that he made fun of

oh god

The other important thing is that Trump’s goals are different than those of the people around him. Trump cares about money, power, and immunity. The Project 2025 men have an ideological vision that he likely doesn’t care about but will enact anyway. Others surrounding Trump badly want a war with Iran. The potential nature of this war is frightening. Trump is obsessed with nuclear weapons and has been since the 1980s. He’s spoken frequently of using them, but at the same time, he says he fears them. He believes the world will end in nuclear annihilation. My fear is that the way Trump deals with his fear is by becoming the one who pushes the button.

From November 2024. I don't believe Trump is in control of this war. I worry about how he may try to control it now that the war is here. sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/just-answe...

Lawson is so eloquent, worth 2 mins of your time.

There is a very sweet, gentle, slow little snow falling in Ann Arbor right now. And, it’s making me feel sorry for All The Horrible Things happening right now.

Because everything is shit, here’s another bird from our backyard for you. A bird. Having a bath. In a birdbath. A red male cardinal leaning sideways to dunk himself in our birdbath. 28 February 2026, Ann Arbor

Because everything is shit, here’s another bird from our backyard for you. A bird. Having a bath. In a birdbath. A red male cardinal sitting in water from melted snow in our birdbath. 28 February 2026, Ann Arbor

Because everything is shit, here’s another bird from our backyard for you. A bird. Having a bath. In a birdbath. A red male cardinal splashing in our birdbath. 28 February 2026, Ann Arbor

Because everything is shit, here’s another bird from our backyard for you. A bird. Having a bath. In a birdbath.

28 February 2026, Ann Arbor

Free newsletter, search for "Iran" https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/just-answering-questions-the-flamethrower

An excerpt from an Oct 2024 Q & A with many topics that are sadly relevant now: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/just-answe...

The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive

View looking north from the Riviera Motel looking at the Lake Huron side of the Mackinac Bridge. // Image captured at: 2026-02-28 15:12:12 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: youtube.com/@RivieraMotelMackinawCity // Current Temp in Mackinaw City: 18 F | -8 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: NW at 16 mph | 26 kph // Humidity: 57%

Current* conditions near Mackinaw City, MI:

We’ve become so numb to the constant military attacks by Trump that CNN & MSNBC run more commercials than commentary on these occasions. There was a time when stuff like this was ‘breaking news’ with uninterrupted coverage. Now they sell us d*ck pills & cars.

Why the return of Galapagos' giant tortoise is good ocean news - Oceanographic Giant tortoises reintroduction is part of an ambitious Island-Ocean connection Challenge, which is aiming to restore 40 islands by 2030

#ResistanceEarth

Scientists have released 158 Floreana giant tortoises from a captive breeding program onto the Galapagos island. Believed to be extinct for 180 years, the keystone species will drive regeneration processes that support island's habitats.

oceanographicmagazine.com/news/why-the...

Phil Stewart @phildstewart · 2h U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH AND CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF GENERAL DAN CAINE ARE MONITORING IRAN OPERATION FROM MAR-A-LAGO IN FLORIDA, PERSON FAMILIAR WITH MATTER TELLS REUTERS

Uh.

Do you all remember that movie, where the president of the United States was involved in a major sex scandal…so he went to war in Albania to keep the media distracted from the sex scandal?

I think it was called Wag The Dog.

Don’t know why I’m thinking about that right now.

We have an annual gig up north near Traverse City every July. The hotel we’ve stayed at for ~10 years is, for the 1st time, hundreds of dollars cheaper this year. While we’ll obvs take it, we want our local businesses to thrive, & we love Canadians! 🇨🇦 🍁

This is a good 🧵:

People need to understand that one of the reasons they struck today, rather than next week, is bc the House is planning on a vote early next week.

Trump had to shift dynamics of that vote.

Note that Trump is claiming this is about regime change.

Only ... he never actually changed regimes in VZ.

Operation Epic Fury should be the name of an operation planned by a drunk American “Secretary of War” in a parody movie about the start of world war three but no here we are living it because a bunch of stupid men, some ungodly rich, thought the internet was stopping them from using enough slurs.