Ken Christenson
@extremophilepub.bsky.social
husband/dad/grandpa; retired poly-tradesman and poor man's architect with a special interest in population evo-ecology as it relates to Humans & Nature (from an embodied-cognition perspective) Website: https://www.extremophilechoice.com
This is not just old fashioned fascism. It's something else beyond that. Only the power of 21st century "social" media can not just dehumanise, but contra-humanise, whole groups of people so thoroughly. (But I encourage you to read the whole thread.)
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
This is not just old fashioned fascism. It's something else beyond that. Only the power of 21st century "social" media can not just dehumanise, but contra-humanise, whole groups of people so thoroughly. (But I encourage you to read the whole thread.)
This guy knows. And his vote margin was greater than DJTs.
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
This guy knows. And his vote margin was greater than DJTs.
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Happy Darwin Day 2026! 🧪
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
- Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man (1871).
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
- Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man (1871).
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Happy Darwin Day 2026! 🧪
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
- Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man (1871).
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
- Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man (1871).
Countless articles over the past year quoted hundreds of employers stating that Latino-American workers who are citizens are afraid to show up to job sites for fear of being profiled and detained. If they are afraid to go to work, they damn sure won’t go to vote with ICE there.
February 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Of course. Celebration of ignorance is half any population's response to fear. Without Good Leadership.
And Leadership must be understood at a human evolutionary level if there's any hope at all for the future of Human & Nature. www.extremophilechoice.com/2025/04/01/c...
And Leadership must be understood at a human evolutionary level if there's any hope at all for the future of Human & Nature. www.extremophilechoice.com/2025/04/01/c...
February 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Of course. Celebration of ignorance is half any population's response to fear. Without Good Leadership.
And Leadership must be understood at a human evolutionary level if there's any hope at all for the future of Human & Nature. www.extremophilechoice.com/2025/04/01/c...
And Leadership must be understood at a human evolutionary level if there's any hope at all for the future of Human & Nature. www.extremophilechoice.com/2025/04/01/c...
Charles, you did good work. Happy Birthday.
Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
February 12, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Charles, you did good work. Happy Birthday.
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Punishing climate alarm didn’t just “appeal” to Pielke Jr and “analysts” at The Breakthrough Institute.
They *actively collaborated* to establish the narrative that we have already “avoided the worst case climate scenario.”
This propaganda was then amplified by the right-wing & centrist press.
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They *actively collaborated* to establish the narrative that we have already “avoided the worst case climate scenario.”
This propaganda was then amplified by the right-wing & centrist press.
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Actively trying to punish and silence any scientist or media outlet covering worst-case scenarios on climate was very clearly something that appealed to the luke-warmist, centre-right community (BTI, Pielke Jr et al) and they saw it as ideologically important to pursue.
Don't be bullied by them
Don't be bullied by them
February 12, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Punishing climate alarm didn’t just “appeal” to Pielke Jr and “analysts” at The Breakthrough Institute.
They *actively collaborated* to establish the narrative that we have already “avoided the worst case climate scenario.”
This propaganda was then amplified by the right-wing & centrist press.
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They *actively collaborated* to establish the narrative that we have already “avoided the worst case climate scenario.”
This propaganda was then amplified by the right-wing & centrist press.
🧵
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Sure, child sex trafficking is bad.
But did you know the Dow is doing well?
But did you know the Dow is doing well?
February 11, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Sure, child sex trafficking is bad.
But did you know the Dow is doing well?
But did you know the Dow is doing well?
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Canada here. Right next door. We see you.
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Canada here. Right next door. We see you.
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
The history of Black Canadians is one of relentless progress. This week, we celebrated 30 years of Black History Month in Canada. —Mark Carney
Rather nice living in a woke country. We get to SEE OUR SKELETONS and tidy up the closet once in a while so the rats don’t take over when we’re NOT LOOKING.
Rather nice living in a woke country. We get to SEE OUR SKELETONS and tidy up the closet once in a while so the rats don’t take over when we’re NOT LOOKING.
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 11:54 PM
The history of Black Canadians is one of relentless progress. This week, we celebrated 30 years of Black History Month in Canada. —Mark Carney
Rather nice living in a woke country. We get to SEE OUR SKELETONS and tidy up the closet once in a while so the rats don’t take over when we’re NOT LOOKING.
Rather nice living in a woke country. We get to SEE OUR SKELETONS and tidy up the closet once in a while so the rats don’t take over when we’re NOT LOOKING.
Minerals have changing value in a changing technological world. Fresh water has immeasurable, indeed existential, value for an irreplaceable living world.
There is NOTHING ‘America First’ about selling out some of our most pristine waters so a Chilean mining company can come in, take our minerals, ship them to China for processing, then sell them off.
All while polluting the Boundary Waters in the process.
All while polluting the Boundary Waters in the process.
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Minerals have changing value in a changing technological world. Fresh water has immeasurable, indeed existential, value for an irreplaceable living world.
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Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?
My thoughts exactly.
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
My thoughts exactly.
Heard the booing here in Canada on CBC.
Why did the American audience apparently hear different audio of JD Vance's appearance at the Olympics than the audio heard by the rest of the world?
NBC denies muting. But it's part of overall disturbing developments in the US corporate media world.
NBC denies muting. But it's part of overall disturbing developments in the US corporate media world.
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Heard the booing here in Canada on CBC.
Rather nice living in a woke country. We get to see our skeletons and tidy up the closet every once in a while so the rats don't take over when we're NOT LOOKING.
The history of Black Canadians is one of relentless progress, earned through perseverance, and carried forward by opening doors for so many to follow.
This week, we celebrated 30 years of Black History Month in Canada.
This week, we celebrated 30 years of Black History Month in Canada.
February 8, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Rather nice living in a woke country. We get to see our skeletons and tidy up the closet every once in a while so the rats don't take over when we're NOT LOOKING.
But now everyone is a "Leader". Let's change this. Just this. www.extremophilechoice.com/2025/04/01/c...
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
But now everyone is a "Leader". Let's change this. Just this. www.extremophilechoice.com/2025/04/01/c...
Again. This.
NBC is editing out JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. CBS and ABC paid millions in bogus settlements to fund Trump. CNN made Scott Jennings a rightwing star. The Washington Post just laid off 300 journalists.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Again. This.
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NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Journalism "layoffs" are powerful silencing tools used by isolationist billionaires. #SaveTheCBC
February 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Journalism "layoffs" are powerful silencing tools used by isolationist billionaires. #SaveTheCBC
Not "just a story"
February 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Not "just a story"