Geoff Wisner
@geoffwisner.bsky.social
Author of A Basket of Leaves (2007). Editor of African Lives (2013), Thoreau's Wildflowers (2016), Thoreau's Animals (2017), A Year of Birds (2024), and George Templeton Strong: Civil War Diaries (January 2026!).
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We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
January 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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The Truth about Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The Truth about Venezuela.
[As we saw from his visit to the gingham mill in Clinton, Thoreau was not necessarily anti-technology.]
Jan. 6, 1842. A well-built sentence, in the rapidity and force with which it works, may be compared to a modern corn-planter, which furrows out, drops the seed, and covers it up at one movement.
Jan. 6, 1842. A well-built sentence, in the rapidity and force with which it works, may be compared to a modern corn-planter, which furrows out, drops the seed, and covers it up at one movement.
January 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
[As we saw from his visit to the gingham mill in Clinton, Thoreau was not necessarily anti-technology.]
Jan. 6, 1842. A well-built sentence, in the rapidity and force with which it works, may be compared to a modern corn-planter, which furrows out, drops the seed, and covers it up at one movement.
Jan. 6, 1842. A well-built sentence, in the rapidity and force with which it works, may be compared to a modern corn-planter, which furrows out, drops the seed, and covers it up at one movement.
30-day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #booksky #bookchallenge #readingwomen
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January 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM
30-day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #booksky #bookchallenge #readingwomen
23/30
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I’ll never ever believe that Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris lost their elections and Jack Smith’s damning testimony only helps to cement that for me.
January 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I’ll never ever believe that Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris lost their elections and Jack Smith’s damning testimony only helps to cement that for me.
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Cute raccoon in a knot hole 🥰
January 4, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Cute raccoon in a knot hole 🥰
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🌹 random rose 🌹
May 16th 2024
May 16th 2024
January 4, 2026 at 7:46 AM
🌹 random rose 🌹
May 16th 2024
May 16th 2024
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Trump justified his illegal war in Venezuela by saying that Venezuela was not producing enough oil.
Venezuela was not producing enough oil because of sanctions and blockades Trump orchestrated.
JFC—paging Orwell.
We are so lost as a nation, as a people. We live under a madman.
Venezuela was not producing enough oil because of sanctions and blockades Trump orchestrated.
JFC—paging Orwell.
We are so lost as a nation, as a people. We live under a madman.
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Trump justified his illegal war in Venezuela by saying that Venezuela was not producing enough oil.
Venezuela was not producing enough oil because of sanctions and blockades Trump orchestrated.
JFC—paging Orwell.
We are so lost as a nation, as a people. We live under a madman.
Venezuela was not producing enough oil because of sanctions and blockades Trump orchestrated.
JFC—paging Orwell.
We are so lost as a nation, as a people. We live under a madman.
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Yeah, people are fixating on a Cabinet Secretary being given a sovereign country to run because the president waged war without congressional approval and kidnapped the old leader. Weird that they’d get hung up on that.
WELKER: Mr. Secretary, are you running Venezuela right now?
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Yeah, people are fixating on a Cabinet Secretary being given a sovereign country to run because the president waged war without congressional approval and kidnapped the old leader. Weird that they’d get hung up on that.
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One of my favourite #FeederWatch visitors, the Northern Flicker. Dig those polkadots #birds 🌿
January 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
One of my favourite #FeederWatch visitors, the Northern Flicker. Dig those polkadots #birds 🌿
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Maduro was a corrupt leader
But Trump does not have the right to “run” Venezuela - a serious violation of international law. He does not have the right to take our country into war.
60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Trump should address the needs of the American people.
But Trump does not have the right to “run” Venezuela - a serious violation of international law. He does not have the right to take our country into war.
60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Trump should address the needs of the American people.
January 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Maduro was a corrupt leader
But Trump does not have the right to “run” Venezuela - a serious violation of international law. He does not have the right to take our country into war.
60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Trump should address the needs of the American people.
But Trump does not have the right to “run” Venezuela - a serious violation of international law. He does not have the right to take our country into war.
60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Trump should address the needs of the American people.
Strong, Dec. 3, 1870. Caisson of the East River Bridge severely damaged by fire yesterday. I dont believe any man now living will cross that bridge. This was the Caisson on the Brooklyn side. [Photo of Brooklyn Bridge as of 1876. The bridge opened on May 24, 1883.]
January 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Strong, Dec. 3, 1870. Caisson of the East River Bridge severely damaged by fire yesterday. I dont believe any man now living will cross that bridge. This was the Caisson on the Brooklyn side. [Photo of Brooklyn Bridge as of 1876. The bridge opened on May 24, 1883.]
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Thoreau, Jan. 4, 1853. We have the silver and the golden birch. This is like a fair, flaxen-haired sister of the dark-complexioned black birch, with golden ringlets. How lustily it takes hold of the swampy soil, and braces itself! [Photos Matt Tillett, Native Forest Nursery]
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Thoreau, Jan. 4, 1853. We have the silver and the golden birch. This is like a fair, flaxen-haired sister of the dark-complexioned black birch, with golden ringlets. How lustily it takes hold of the swampy soil, and braces itself! [Photos Matt Tillett, Native Forest Nursery]
30-day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #booksky #bookchallenge #readingwomen
22/30
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January 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM
30-day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #booksky #bookchallenge #readingwomen
22/30
22/30
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It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 PM
It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.
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“Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!”
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
My latest for Zeteo:
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
My latest for Zeteo:
Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
zeteo.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
“Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!”
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
My latest for Zeteo:
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
My latest for Zeteo:
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So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
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I'm losing track of how many countries a man livid he wasn't given the Nobel Peace Prize has illegally bombed.
Iran. Venezuela. Nigeria. Afghanistan. Iraq. Libya. Pakistan. Somalia. Syria. Yemen.
Not to mention threatening to annex Greenland and Canada and invade Panama.
Iran. Venezuela. Nigeria. Afghanistan. Iraq. Libya. Pakistan. Somalia. Syria. Yemen.
Not to mention threatening to annex Greenland and Canada and invade Panama.
January 3, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I'm losing track of how many countries a man livid he wasn't given the Nobel Peace Prize has illegally bombed.
Iran. Venezuela. Nigeria. Afghanistan. Iraq. Libya. Pakistan. Somalia. Syria. Yemen.
Not to mention threatening to annex Greenland and Canada and invade Panama.
Iran. Venezuela. Nigeria. Afghanistan. Iraq. Libya. Pakistan. Somalia. Syria. Yemen.
Not to mention threatening to annex Greenland and Canada and invade Panama.
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Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City, called President Trump on Saturday to personally object to strikes the U.S. had conducted in Venezuela and to the capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro. Mamdani accused Trump of violating international law.
Zohran Mamdani Called President Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York accused President Trump of violating international law. It was the first time he had criticized the president since their White House meeting.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City, called President Trump on Saturday to personally object to strikes the U.S. had conducted in Venezuela and to the capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro. Mamdani accused Trump of violating international law.