Inyalowda
@inyalowda.bsky.social
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Inyalowda
@inyalowda.bsky.social
· May 20
"I believe that all wisdom consists in caring immensely for a few right things, and not caring a straw about the rest."
~ John Buchan
Sunset, near Le Croisic (1890)
🎨 Ferdinand du Puigaudeau
~ John Buchan
Sunset, near Le Croisic (1890)
🎨 Ferdinand du Puigaudeau
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"Gallup assesses people who rate their current life at a 7 or higher and their anticipated future at an 8 or higher as “thriving.” Fewer than half of Americans, about 48%, are now in that category."
"Gallup assesses people who rate their current life at a 7 or higher and their anticipated future at an 8 or higher as “thriving.” Fewer than half of Americans, about 48%, are now in that category."
What a new Gallup poll shows about the depth of Americans' gloom
A new Gallup poll reveals that Americans' optimism about their future is at a low. Only 59% of U.S. adults rate their future life satisfaction highly, which is the lowest measure since Gallup began as...
apnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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"Gallup assesses people who rate their current life at a 7 or higher and their anticipated future at an 8 or higher as “thriving.” Fewer than half of Americans, about 48%, are now in that category."
"Gallup assesses people who rate their current life at a 7 or higher and their anticipated future at an 8 or higher as “thriving.” Fewer than half of Americans, about 48%, are now in that category."
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During Trump's first debacle, I read a lot about fascism before WWII, not in Germany or Italy, but in Spain and France. We don't talk enough about the parallels between 2020s 🇺🇸 and 1930s 🇪🇸.
That Trump's admin would quote the Christian authoritarian Falangists isn't surprising in the least.
That Trump's admin would quote the Christian authoritarian Falangists isn't surprising in the least.
This is very good from @bernybelvedere.bsky.social on little-noticed examples of DHS echoing fascist language on the agency's official twitter feed, and how that illuminates Trump/MAGA's broader project of state violence and terror:
www.theunpopulist.net/p/trumps-vil...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/trumps-vil...
February 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
During Trump's first debacle, I read a lot about fascism before WWII, not in Germany or Italy, but in Spain and France. We don't talk enough about the parallels between 2020s 🇺🇸 and 1930s 🇪🇸.
That Trump's admin would quote the Christian authoritarian Falangists isn't surprising in the least.
That Trump's admin would quote the Christian authoritarian Falangists isn't surprising in the least.
"A Florida handyman who received a pardon from President Trump for [1/6] has been convicted of multiple state charges of child molestation and exposing himself to children; [he] attempted to bribe one victim with money he claimed he would receive as part of restitution . . . "
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:29 AM
"A Florida handyman who received a pardon from President Trump for [1/6] has been convicted of multiple state charges of child molestation and exposing himself to children; [he] attempted to bribe one victim with money he claimed he would receive as part of restitution . . . "
"USDA's final estimates in January for how many corn acres farmers planted and harvested in 2025 represented unprecedented increases from initial estimates in June. . . .
"USDA data last month "appeared to reflect an agency in disarray" . . . "
"USDA data last month "appeared to reflect an agency in disarray" . . . "
There goes the commodity markets
USDA's reputation suffers after massive revisions in US corn acres
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, long the world's gold standard for crop estimates, faces mounting doubts about the reliability of its data from farmers, grain traders and economists following deep...
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:11 AM
"USDA's final estimates in January for how many corn acres farmers planted and harvested in 2025 represented unprecedented increases from initial estimates in June. . . .
"USDA data last month "appeared to reflect an agency in disarray" . . . "
"USDA data last month "appeared to reflect an agency in disarray" . . . "
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The state will also fine the Department of Energy millions for violating groundwater standards.
New Mexico demands fix for federal nuclear waste management - High Country News
The state will also fine the Department of Energy millions for violating groundwater standards.
www.hcn.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:21 AM
The state will also fine the Department of Energy millions for violating groundwater standards.
"Coal is the second most expensive source of power for the US grid, eclipsed by gas, wind, solar, hydro—everything other than nuclear power. It also produces the most pollution [and] emits the most carbon dioxide per unit of energy produced."
Trump orders the military to make agreements with coal power plants
The administration's "reasoning" for doing so has little connection to reality.
arstechnica.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:02 AM
"Coal is the second most expensive source of power for the US grid, eclipsed by gas, wind, solar, hydro—everything other than nuclear power. It also produces the most pollution [and] emits the most carbon dioxide per unit of energy produced."
Idaho.
IDAHO.
IDAHO.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Idaho.
IDAHO.
IDAHO.
Roads destroy watersheds. Roads fragment habitats. Roads are corridors for invasive species. Roads bring noise and light where quiet and natural darkness existed. Roads increase wildlife mortality.
Roads are anathema to conservation.
Roads are anathema to conservation.
The second rule Trump is rescinding is the Roadless Area Conservation Rule
This would remove restrictions on road construction, logging, and infrastructure development and open
45 to 59 million acres of national forest land to logging
Such destruction will impact entire planet
This would remove restrictions on road construction, logging, and infrastructure development and open
45 to 59 million acres of national forest land to logging
Such destruction will impact entire planet
February 12, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Roads destroy watersheds. Roads fragment habitats. Roads are corridors for invasive species. Roads bring noise and light where quiet and natural darkness existed. Roads increase wildlife mortality.
Roads are anathema to conservation.
Roads are anathema to conservation.
Pam Bondi is the perfect Trump creature. She used today's hearing to "score points." Oversight is a nuisance to be brushed aside.
February 12, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Pam Bondi is the perfect Trump creature. She used today's hearing to "score points." Oversight is a nuisance to be brushed aside.
Seriously, I lol'd. 😂
February 12, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Seriously, I lol'd. 😂
I had the chance to visit Neat Coffee in Costa Mesa and meet with owner Ally Garvin to hear how Trump’s tariffs, which have caused a 14.5% increase in coffee prices, are impacting her business.
Trump’s tax increases on imported goods are illegal and they are harming America.
Trump’s tax increases on imported goods are illegal and they are harming America.
February 11, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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For those of you who were keeping up with the mass market mess, here is a more informative article.
Trade paperbacks cost only 30c more to make and are priced $18-20 now, where mass market paperbacks didn't sell at $12. So... there's your answer. It's about margins.
boingboing.net/2026/02/10/t...
Trade paperbacks cost only 30c more to make and are priced $18-20 now, where mass market paperbacks didn't sell at $12. So... there's your answer. It's about margins.
boingboing.net/2026/02/10/t...
The mass market paperback is vanishing
The mass market paperback — born in 1935, boomed after WWII — is vanishing from airports, drugstores, and groceries.
boingboing.net
February 11, 2026 at 8:35 PM
For those of you who were keeping up with the mass market mess, here is a more informative article.
Trade paperbacks cost only 30c more to make and are priced $18-20 now, where mass market paperbacks didn't sell at $12. So... there's your answer. It's about margins.
boingboing.net/2026/02/10/t...
Trade paperbacks cost only 30c more to make and are priced $18-20 now, where mass market paperbacks didn't sell at $12. So... there's your answer. It's about margins.
boingboing.net/2026/02/10/t...
"Unmet deadlines and empty ultimatums have been business as usual on the river for years. Decades of falling reservoir levels & clear warnings from scientists about global warming and drought have prompted . . . little in the way of permanent change in how water is used in the Colorado River Basin."
The coming failure of Glen Canyon Dam - High Country News
While the seven Colorado River Basin states try to reach agreement over how to divvy up diminishing flows in the Colorado River, another crisis lies in the design of Glen Canyon Dam, which is perilous...
www.hcn.org
February 11, 2026 at 9:59 PM
"Unmet deadlines and empty ultimatums have been business as usual on the river for years. Decades of falling reservoir levels & clear warnings from scientists about global warming and drought have prompted . . . little in the way of permanent change in how water is used in the Colorado River Basin."
"Of all the sniveling, lying, vicious-tongued old harridans!" - Sewell Ford, "Shorty McCabe On The Job"
Bondi is trying to run out the clock on Massie's questioning by talking over him
February 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
"Of all the sniveling, lying, vicious-tongued old harridans!" - Sewell Ford, "Shorty McCabe On The Job"
Ready to destroy our closest trading relationships based on his embrace of 19th century mercantilism.
February 11, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Ready to destroy our closest trading relationships based on his embrace of 19th century mercantilism.
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Guitarfish (🦈-like rays) are one of the most threatened groups of vertebrates, widely caught as bycatch
Mitigation of fishing gear can help address this
Interesting new study👇 shows simple💡can reduce shark & ray bycatch (inc guitarfish) - with no significant effect on overall catch of bony 🐟
Mitigation of fishing gear can help address this
Interesting new study👇 shows simple💡can reduce shark & ray bycatch (inc guitarfish) - with no significant effect on overall catch of bony 🐟
Artificial light reduces elasmobranch bycatch in gillnets across multiple wavelengths and taxonomic groups | "net illumination can reduce catch rates of a diverse array of elasmobranchs while revealing taxonomic-specific responses between bony and cartilaginous fishes" doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
Artificial light reduces elasmobranch bycatch in gillnets across multiple wavelengths and taxonomic groups
Globally, the incidental capture of non-target species (bycatch) in fisheries has been linked to declines of ecologically, economically, and culturall…
doi.org
February 11, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Guitarfish (🦈-like rays) are one of the most threatened groups of vertebrates, widely caught as bycatch
Mitigation of fishing gear can help address this
Interesting new study👇 shows simple💡can reduce shark & ray bycatch (inc guitarfish) - with no significant effect on overall catch of bony 🐟
Mitigation of fishing gear can help address this
Interesting new study👇 shows simple💡can reduce shark & ray bycatch (inc guitarfish) - with no significant effect on overall catch of bony 🐟
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The vaquita is the world’s smallest porpoise and the most endangered marine mammal, with only an estimated 10 individuals remaining
Now Mexico considers shrinking protected areas for endangered vaquita porpoise a move that will finish them off
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/mexi...
Now Mexico considers shrinking protected areas for endangered vaquita porpoise a move that will finish them off
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/mexi...
Mexico considers shrinking protected areas for endangered vaquita porpoise
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials have proposed scaling back fishing regulations meant to protect a narrow stretch of ocean home to the last 10 remaining vaquitas, the world’s smallest species of porpoi...
news.mongabay.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The vaquita is the world’s smallest porpoise and the most endangered marine mammal, with only an estimated 10 individuals remaining
Now Mexico considers shrinking protected areas for endangered vaquita porpoise a move that will finish them off
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/mexi...
Now Mexico considers shrinking protected areas for endangered vaquita porpoise a move that will finish them off
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/mexi...
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Key point here is "manly jobs," construction and certain types of manufacturing, are also down. MAGA story has been: Immigrants taking jobs of US young men, who as a result are suffering social crisis in hollowed out towns. Deport immigrants and young men will flourish.
But it's all collapsing.
But it's all collapsing.
MAGA dimwit Peter Navarro accidentally admitted Trump-MAGA's claim about immigrants taking jobs is a scam. And as @pkrugman.bsky.social notes, not only is job growth down; *manufacturing* jobs are also down. The whole MAGA story is in collapse.
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
February 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Key point here is "manly jobs," construction and certain types of manufacturing, are also down. MAGA story has been: Immigrants taking jobs of US young men, who as a result are suffering social crisis in hollowed out towns. Deport immigrants and young men will flourish.
But it's all collapsing.
But it's all collapsing.
I didn’t have “Thomas Massie, Resistor” on my Trump 2.0 bingo card.
Massie’s still a gun fetishist Christian nationalist, but he does stick to his principles, even the non-insane ones.
Massie’s still a gun fetishist Christian nationalist, but he does stick to his principles, even the non-insane ones.
February 11, 2026 at 11:48 AM
I didn’t have “Thomas Massie, Resistor” on my Trump 2.0 bingo card.
Massie’s still a gun fetishist Christian nationalist, but he does stick to his principles, even the non-insane ones.
Massie’s still a gun fetishist Christian nationalist, but he does stick to his principles, even the non-insane ones.
Deadly toxic masculinity.
Cisgender men commit 98% of all mass shootings.
Their gender is never a focus when discussing their murderous actions.
This is and has been a focused attack, and promoting of even more violence, towards Trans people.
Their gender is never a focus when discussing their murderous actions.
This is and has been a focused attack, and promoting of even more violence, towards Trans people.
February 11, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Deadly toxic masculinity.
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When we trawled data on excess nitrate & phosphate pollution (key drivers of algal blooms) we found agriculture was the primary source in rural areas, sewage in urban areas. As Chowns says, to save our rivers, we need to tackle both.
share.google/bLY8yWL1AeIQ...
share.google/bLY8yWL1AeIQ...
February 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM
When we trawled data on excess nitrate & phosphate pollution (key drivers of algal blooms) we found agriculture was the primary source in rural areas, sewage in urban areas. As Chowns says, to save our rivers, we need to tackle both.
share.google/bLY8yWL1AeIQ...
share.google/bLY8yWL1AeIQ...
Your final score:
Ham Sandwiches . . . 6
Trump DOJ . . . 0
Ham Sandwiches . . . 6
Trump DOJ . . . 0
BREAKING: @carolleonnig.bsky.social reports a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. declined to indict Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin on charges of seditious conspiracy Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Your final score:
Ham Sandwiches . . . 6
Trump DOJ . . . 0
Ham Sandwiches . . . 6
Trump DOJ . . . 0
"In numerous emails and memorandums viewed by WIRED, DHS asked GSA explicitly to disregard usual government lease procurement procedures and even hide lease listings due to “national security concerns” in an effort to support ICE’s immigration enforcement activities across the US."
Security state.😒
Security state.😒
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:51 AM
"In numerous emails and memorandums viewed by WIRED, DHS asked GSA explicitly to disregard usual government lease procurement procedures and even hide lease listings due to “national security concerns” in an effort to support ICE’s immigration enforcement activities across the US."
Security state.😒
Security state.😒