Dave Coulter

I honestly think that many people don't know what their public libraries offer besides books. I think that everyone should go on a public library treasure hunt in 2026. Go explore what your library systems offer at no cost to you. Report back to me :)

U of M scientists find fungi can fight emerald ash borers University of Minnesota researchers say they’ve discovered several naturally occurring parasitic fungi that could be weaponized against the invasive beetles responsible for killing millions of ash tre...

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Bookshelf: Fall 2025 | Book Reviews in Places Journal Brief reviews of recent books on civic budgeting, solar power, fossil capital, Black archives, the value of weeds, architecture and repair, and more.

Our latest roundup of reviews of recent books about architecture, landscapes, and cities — for the readers and design-enthusiasts in your life!

Not gonna miss any of this when he's gone...

My first sundog of the season 🌞

ESCONI December 2025 General Meeting – “Fossils of the Comanche National Grasslands located in southeastern Colorado” The ESCONI December 2025 General Meeting will be held on December 12th, 2025 at 8:00 PM via Zoom. The presenter is Steve Miller of the Western Interior Paleontological Society (WIPS). His topic is "Fossils of the Comanche National Grasslands located in southeastern Colorado". Fossils of the Comanche National Grasslands located in southeastern Colorado The area offers access to the rocks and fossils of the first major cycle of marine deposition of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway.

ESCONI December 2025 General Meeting – “Fossils of the Comanche National Grasslands located in southeastern Colorado” #fossils #paleontology #WIPS #Colorado

Advance notice: On my radio show next Monday I'll be airing an interview with Derek Shulman, of the legendary prog-rock band Gentle Giant, who name-checks Tony Visconti, Elton John, Karen Carpenter, and, Questlove, among others. That's Monday 12/15 at 7 p.m. ET on @wfmu.bsky.social

Scenes of Dartmoor

China, yep.

It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted

Orwellian.

Waterfowl perch on islands of ice floating in still moving water with reflections of the beautiful filigreed Bahá’í house of worship in the background topped with golden early morning light shining through a thick fluffy layer of pale clouds.

Sharing a beautiful photo Mr. CMG snapped in mystical light over the Bahá’í house of worship with icy cold #birds during a walk he took this week because #nature is majestic in every season.

#UrbsInHorto #Chicago 🌱

Michigan and Chicago, looking NE from SW corner, festive

The magnificence will continue until morale improves

The CTA Holiday Train stops at the outbound Damen Blue Line station, as seen from The Robey hotel, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

"Now approaching: Damen"

CTA Holiday train 🎅🚂

The Robey, Wicker Park

#OtD 10 Dec 1962 US author, John Steinbeck, won the Nobel Prize for literature. His works often depicted working-class life and struggle in the Great Depression e.g. his lesser known novel, In Dubious Battle, about a communist-led fruit pickers' strike stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8180...

#OtD 9 Dec 1842 one of the founders of contemporary anarchist-communism, Peter Kropotkin, was born. An activist, scientist, and philosopher, he abandoned his aristocratic background in favour of the revolutionary class struggle. Works available here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...

Sugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA's Asteroid Bennu Samples - NASA The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists’ biggest questions about the formation of the early solar system and the origins of life. As

Sugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Samples

Clock face gives you a dirty look if walk past with your bicycle🚴‍♀️

a man with a beard and a hat is standing in front of a row of empty seats . Alt: Dumbledore waves his arms and sighs to express "SEE"

I need to bookmark this for whenever someone says our #2025MMM #2026MMM scenarios are "too far-fetched."

Three-year temperature average set to exceed 1.5C for first time Data shows 2025 is on track to be the third-warmest on record after November temperature rise of 1.54C

Three-year temperature average set to exceed 1.5C for first time as the latest #Copernicus data shows the past three years have been the hottest on record since the industrial era www.ft.com/content/9e0e... via @FT #ClimateEmergency #oilandgas #DonaldTrump #SleepyDonald #Hoax #ActOnClimate

Runs 3 minutes slow 😜

I'm guessing that YA would gravitate towards these types of books. I did enjoy it though, even at my advanced age 👍

Maybe I need to forge ahead!

No, this was my first. I enjoyed this, but I'm not sure I'll read more in the series...

A #HumanRightsDay message from one of our heroes, Eleanor Roosevelt. Speaking in 1951 – just three years after the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – she reminds us that human rights are not abstract ideals, but that protecting them is the work on which a peaceful world depends.

Human Rights Day | United Nations Human Rights Day commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Celebrate #HumanRightsDay, speak out against the criminal administration now in power that breaks human rights daily.

www.un.org/en/observanc...

Readers are Leaders, sir! 🇺🇸

The #BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #AWizardOfEarthsea by Ursula Le Guin has begun.

If you've read the book feel free to join in. Link to feed in quoted post below. If you haven't read the book, discussions never end and talking points are always available, so you can join in whenever. #BookSky

my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.

Everything he touches dies...