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!).
Feb. 20, 1852. I saw a mole (?) run along under the bank by the edge of the pond, but it was only by watching long and sharply that I glimpsed him now and then, he ran so close to the ground and under rather than over anything, as roots and beds of leaves and twigs, and yet without making any noise.
February 20, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Feb. 20, 1852. I saw a mole (?) run along under the bank by the edge of the pond, but it was only by watching long and sharply that I glimpsed him now and then, he ran so close to the ground and under rather than over anything, as roots and beds of leaves and twigs, and yet without making any noise.
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The fake news will say I said what I said in the previous sentence.
February 19, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The fake news will say I said what I said in the previous sentence.
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Cartoon by Mike Luckovich.
February 19, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich.
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This is truly sickening. I weep for his victims. Imagine seeing your rapist’s face on the actual Department of Justice.
February 19, 2026 at 11:54 PM
This is truly sickening. I weep for his victims. Imagine seeing your rapist’s face on the actual Department of Justice.
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When Oregon sends its Republicans to Washington DC, we're not sending our best...they're sexual assaulters, sexual harassers, and some, I assume, are good people.
Not one but two sex scandals at Trump’s Labor Dept - one involving the Labor Secty herself AND a second one involving her husband. Wow.
February 19, 2026 at 11:29 PM
When Oregon sends its Republicans to Washington DC, we're not sending our best...they're sexual assaulters, sexual harassers, and some, I assume, are good people.
If you missed my talk with historian Brenda Wineapple, the video is now up on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0tE...
American Masterpiece: The Civil War Diaries of George Templeton Strong
YouTube video by Library of America
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2026 at 7:50 PM
If you missed my talk with historian Brenda Wineapple, the video is now up on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0tE...
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Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.
Trump: "This building was built for peace. Nobody knew what to name it, and then Marco named it after me. I had nothing to do with it. I swear. They said, 'There's a surprise coming.' I thought they were gonna give me a lot of money or something. Maybe cash. Can always use some extra cash."
February 19, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.
Thoreau, Feb. 19, 1857. Mr. Cheney tells me that Goodwin brought him a partridge to sell in the midst of the late severe weather. C. said it was a pity to kill it, it must find it hard to get a living. "I guess she didn't find it any harder than I do," answered G. [Photo Marya Moosman]
February 19, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Thoreau, Feb. 19, 1857. Mr. Cheney tells me that Goodwin brought him a partridge to sell in the midst of the late severe weather. C. said it was a pity to kill it, it must find it hard to get a living. "I guess she didn't find it any harder than I do," answered G. [Photo Marya Moosman]
Thanks to Christian Maldonado for posting this.
February 19, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Thanks to Christian Maldonado for posting this.
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Sure:
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Sure:
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
[Thoreau is reading the Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson, recounting the deeds of Norwegian kings.]
Feb. 18, 1852. When Eystein the Bad ravaged the land of Drontheim, "he then offered the people either his slave Thorer Faxe, or his dog, whose name was Sauer, to be their king.
Feb. 18, 1852. When Eystein the Bad ravaged the land of Drontheim, "he then offered the people either his slave Thorer Faxe, or his dog, whose name was Sauer, to be their king.
February 18, 2026 at 11:33 AM
[Thoreau is reading the Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson, recounting the deeds of Norwegian kings.]
Feb. 18, 1852. When Eystein the Bad ravaged the land of Drontheim, "he then offered the people either his slave Thorer Faxe, or his dog, whose name was Sauer, to be their king.
Feb. 18, 1852. When Eystein the Bad ravaged the land of Drontheim, "he then offered the people either his slave Thorer Faxe, or his dog, whose name was Sauer, to be their king.
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I don't think "invading a country, kidnapping its President, then stealing its oil" is what I would call "diplomacy."
But perhaps I'm not a political science expert like some folks.
But perhaps I'm not a political science expert like some folks.
Chris Wright on seized Venezuelan oil: "We've sold about $1 billion of oil so far. We've recently signed agreements to sell about another $5 billion in the next several months. So you're talking well north of $10 billion a year ... this is way out of the box, groundbreaking Trump diplomacy."
February 17, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I don't think "invading a country, kidnapping its President, then stealing its oil" is what I would call "diplomacy."
But perhaps I'm not a political science expert like some folks.
But perhaps I'm not a political science expert like some folks.
Thoreau, Feb. 17, 1852. Perhaps the peculiarity of those western vistas was partly owing to the shortness of the days, when we naturally look to the heavens and make the most of the little light, when we live an arctic life,
February 17, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Thoreau, Feb. 17, 1852. Perhaps the peculiarity of those western vistas was partly owing to the shortness of the days, when we naturally look to the heavens and make the most of the little light, when we live an arctic life,
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So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
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Everywhere this man goes he should be treated as if he murdered millions of children, because he did.
The Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal employees “in trauma” is spending $15 million of former USAID funding—money that would have gone toward fighting HIV, polio, malaria, and other diseases—to bankroll his security detail. trib.al/TSV3cmb
February 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Everywhere this man goes he should be treated as if he murdered millions of children, because he did.
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A conscientious journalism grad withdraw from a job when she learned the Cleveland Plain Dealer uses AI to write its stories.
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
February 16, 2026 at 12:16 PM
A conscientious journalism grad withdraw from a job when she learned the Cleveland Plain Dealer uses AI to write its stories.
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Thoreau, Feb. 16, 1855. It is a good lichen day. Every crust is colored and swollen with fruit, and C. is constantly using his knife and filling his pockets with specimens. [Photo Matthew Wills]
February 16, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Thoreau, Feb. 16, 1855. It is a good lichen day. Every crust is colored and swollen with fruit, and C. is constantly using his knife and filling his pockets with specimens. [Photo Matthew Wills]
Thoreau, Feb. 15, 1857.
HOW TO CATCH A PIG
If it is a wild shoat, do not let him get scared; shut up the dogs and keep mischievous boys and men out of the way.
HOW TO CATCH A PIG
If it is a wild shoat, do not let him get scared; shut up the dogs and keep mischievous boys and men out of the way.
February 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Thoreau, Feb. 15, 1857.
HOW TO CATCH A PIG
If it is a wild shoat, do not let him get scared; shut up the dogs and keep mischievous boys and men out of the way.
HOW TO CATCH A PIG
If it is a wild shoat, do not let him get scared; shut up the dogs and keep mischievous boys and men out of the way.
Feb. 18! I'll be talking with Brenda Wineapple, author of books including "White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson"! Free and online! www.eventbrite.com/e/american-m...
February 15, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Feb. 18! I'll be talking with Brenda Wineapple, author of books including "White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson"! Free and online! www.eventbrite.com/e/american-m...
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Pretty sure I now own a portrait of every Secretary of State- nominating Alexander Haig for most awkward pose
February 15, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Pretty sure I now own a portrait of every Secretary of State- nominating Alexander Haig for most awkward pose
Better in the original German.
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Better in the original German.
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I'd bet money that someone at DHS has referred to this tactic unironically as a "Good Samaritan trap."
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I'd bet money that someone at DHS has referred to this tactic unironically as a "Good Samaritan trap."
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Sitting Hare - by Charles Tunnicliffe (1901 - 1979)
If you are not already aware of Charles Tunnicliffe, do look him up. His paintings of British birds and wildlife truly are exceptional...
Possibly my all-time favourite #hare painting 🧡
If you are not already aware of Charles Tunnicliffe, do look him up. His paintings of British birds and wildlife truly are exceptional...
Possibly my all-time favourite #hare painting 🧡
February 14, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Sitting Hare - by Charles Tunnicliffe (1901 - 1979)
If you are not already aware of Charles Tunnicliffe, do look him up. His paintings of British birds and wildlife truly are exceptional...
Possibly my all-time favourite #hare painting 🧡
If you are not already aware of Charles Tunnicliffe, do look him up. His paintings of British birds and wildlife truly are exceptional...
Possibly my all-time favourite #hare painting 🧡
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The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.
Seems kinda bad?
Seems kinda bad?
At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files
The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications.
www.nbcnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.
Seems kinda bad?
Seems kinda bad?
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JESSE WATTERS IS BIG SAD BECAUSE HIS NEIGHBOR CALLED HIM A FASCIST. BOBBY BRAINWORMS BRAGGED ABOUT HOOVERING COCAINE OFF A TOILET SEAT. I COVER THIS AND ALL THE DUMBFUCKERY THAT HAPPENED IN MY VERY TREMENDOUS "THIS WEEK IN STUPID," A WRAP-UP LIKE FEW THOUGHT POSSIBLE. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/40c9k8q
February 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
JESSE WATTERS IS BIG SAD BECAUSE HIS NEIGHBOR CALLED HIM A FASCIST. BOBBY BRAINWORMS BRAGGED ABOUT HOOVERING COCAINE OFF A TOILET SEAT. I COVER THIS AND ALL THE DUMBFUCKERY THAT HAPPENED IN MY VERY TREMENDOUS "THIS WEEK IN STUPID," A WRAP-UP LIKE FEW THOUGHT POSSIBLE. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/40c9k8q
