John Vaillant
@johnvaillant.bsky.social
I write about collisions between human ambition and the natural world: The Golden Spruce, The Tiger, The Jaguar's Children,
FIRE WEATHER: @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social
10 Best Books: @nytimes.com
https://www.lyceumagency.com/speakers/john-vailla
FIRE WEATHER: @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social
10 Best Books: @nytimes.com
https://www.lyceumagency.com/speakers/john-vailla
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"Climate change is here. We are seeing event classes [today] that were forecast in #climate models for the 2050s, 2060s, and 2070s.” - @oceanterra.org
#FasterThanExpected
#ClimateEmergency
#FasterThanExpected
#ClimateEmergency
‘Climate change is here’: Experts warn global crisis is decades ahead of forecasts
Drought, heatwaves, hurricanes, and wildfires are arriving sooner than we imagined according to scientists
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 6:51 AM
"Climate change is here. We are seeing event classes [today] that were forecast in #climate models for the 2050s, 2060s, and 2070s.” - @oceanterra.org
#FasterThanExpected
#ClimateEmergency
#FasterThanExpected
#ClimateEmergency
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On Friday afternoon, the Albanese Government announced millions of dollars to deliver and support a long-awaited National Solar Panel Recycling Pilot.
#auspol #renewables
www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/austral...
#auspol #renewables
www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/austral...
National Solar Panel Recycling Scheme Launched In Australia
The Albanese Government has announced millions of dollars to deliver and support a long-awaited National Solar Panel Recycling Pilot.
www.solarquotes.com.au
January 18, 2026 at 10:54 PM
On Friday afternoon, the Albanese Government announced millions of dollars to deliver and support a long-awaited National Solar Panel Recycling Pilot.
#auspol #renewables
www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/austral...
#auspol #renewables
www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/austral...
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Not a jour de gloire for France:
Forty years on and NZSIS spies release more classified Rainbow Warrior bombing documents
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/declassif...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/declassif...
Spies release Rainbow Warrior papers
Documents show how NZSIS helped crack the case against France – and what might have been.
www.nzherald.co.nz
January 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Not a jour de gloire for France:
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"This is the reality that infuses 'Landman' with its most poignant pathos: It is a hell of the [oil] industry’s own making."
For the New York Times, I wrote about Taylor Sheridan's hit TV show, which captures the death, destruction, and war of the oil business.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
For the New York Times, I wrote about Taylor Sheridan's hit TV show, which captures the death, destruction, and war of the oil business.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | ‘Landman’ Isn’t Just Oil Industry Propaganda
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:29 PM
"This is the reality that infuses 'Landman' with its most poignant pathos: It is a hell of the [oil] industry’s own making."
For the New York Times, I wrote about Taylor Sheridan's hit TV show, which captures the death, destruction, and war of the oil business.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
For the New York Times, I wrote about Taylor Sheridan's hit TV show, which captures the death, destruction, and war of the oil business.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
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Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez:
I believe that in this moral rearmament Europe is undergoing,in standing as the standard-bearer of international law,Spain is playing a leading&pivotal role,because we’ve not accepted double standards when we talk about Gaza,Ukraine,Greenland,or Venezuela.
📹La Vanguardia
I believe that in this moral rearmament Europe is undergoing,in standing as the standard-bearer of international law,Spain is playing a leading&pivotal role,because we’ve not accepted double standards when we talk about Gaza,Ukraine,Greenland,or Venezuela.
📹La Vanguardia
January 18, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez:
I believe that in this moral rearmament Europe is undergoing,in standing as the standard-bearer of international law,Spain is playing a leading&pivotal role,because we’ve not accepted double standards when we talk about Gaza,Ukraine,Greenland,or Venezuela.
📹La Vanguardia
I believe that in this moral rearmament Europe is undergoing,in standing as the standard-bearer of international law,Spain is playing a leading&pivotal role,because we’ve not accepted double standards when we talk about Gaza,Ukraine,Greenland,or Venezuela.
📹La Vanguardia
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South Australia.
Bushfire. Alerta Watch and Act🟠
"PREPARE TO LEAVE"
Bushfire. Alerta Watch and Act🟠
"PREPARE TO LEAVE"
January 18, 2026 at 7:14 PM
South Australia.
Bushfire. Alerta Watch and Act🟠
"PREPARE TO LEAVE"
Bushfire. Alerta Watch and Act🟠
"PREPARE TO LEAVE"
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Paul Birdsong explaining the nature of the Black Panther Party of Self Defense. All are welcome, power to all people.
(1/2, see last 44 seconds in below post)
(1/2, see last 44 seconds in below post)
January 17, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Paul Birdsong explaining the nature of the Black Panther Party of Self Defense. All are welcome, power to all people.
(1/2, see last 44 seconds in below post)
(1/2, see last 44 seconds in below post)
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For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
www.theatlantic.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
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A concise summary of what Canada's position should be: Declaration in Defence of Canada and other states facing aggression open.substack.com/pub/bobrae48...
Declaration in Defence of Canada and other states facing aggression
Canadian Declaration of Resistance in Defence of Sovereignty, Democracy, and Human Rights
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
A concise summary of what Canada's position should be: Declaration in Defence of Canada and other states facing aggression open.substack.com/pub/bobrae48...
Un nuevo incendio coge fuerza. Región de la Araucanía
January 18, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Greenland tensions match Ukraine war as a stimulus for the merchants of death, particularly as Europeans come to recognize that the US is no longer a dependable military partner and thus reliance on US arms would be a grave tactical error. www.ft.com/content/0bea...
European defence stocks surge as Greenland tensions mount
Sector has jumped nearly 15% this month as investors bet domestic military spending will have to keep rising
www.ft.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Greenland tensions match Ukraine war as a stimulus for the merchants of death, particularly as Europeans come to recognize that the US is no longer a dependable military partner and thus reliance on US arms would be a grave tactical error. www.ft.com/content/0bea...
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A third immigrant held at Camp East Montana has died, reportedly by suicide. Victor Manuel Díaz was detained in Minnesota. He is the sixth migrant to die since Jan. 1 in ICE detention.
My story:
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
My story:
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
January 18, 2026 at 5:12 PM
A third immigrant held at Camp East Montana has died, reportedly by suicide. Victor Manuel Díaz was detained in Minnesota. He is the sixth migrant to die since Jan. 1 in ICE detention.
My story:
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
My story:
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
Lethal #wildfires in Chile right now
Chile. Tras una noche mortal, la Región del Biobio y la de Ñuble tienen este aspecto.
La destrucción a esta hora es enorme: cientos de casas destruidas.
Y lo peor: de momento el gobierno confirma 15 víctimas mortales, pero esta cifra va a aumentar probablemente
La destrucción a esta hora es enorme: cientos de casas destruidas.
Y lo peor: de momento el gobierno confirma 15 víctimas mortales, pero esta cifra va a aumentar probablemente
January 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Lethal #wildfires in Chile right now
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We have reached the Furry part of the Niemöller poem.
January 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
We have reached the Furry part of the Niemöller poem.
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The Resistance is beautiful! Here in NYC, a friend is making whistles on a 3D printer. They invited us over for brunch to collect our whistles, hot off the press 💪💨
Music by @resistrevchorus.bsky.social
#AbolishICE #HandsOffNYC #ICEoutForGood #Resist
Music by @resistrevchorus.bsky.social
#AbolishICE #HandsOffNYC #ICEoutForGood #Resist
January 18, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The Resistance is beautiful! Here in NYC, a friend is making whistles on a 3D printer. They invited us over for brunch to collect our whistles, hot off the press 💪💨
Music by @resistrevchorus.bsky.social
#AbolishICE #HandsOffNYC #ICEoutForGood #Resist
Music by @resistrevchorus.bsky.social
#AbolishICE #HandsOffNYC #ICEoutForGood #Resist
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Four GOP Senators.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
I can't repeat this enough.
I've said this before and I'll say it again.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Four GOP Senators.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
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I just want to thank @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, and I hope we all will for his courage, for his perseverance, and for continuing to speak truth to power, even when threatened by the authorities who want to silence him.
January 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I just want to thank @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, and I hope we all will for his courage, for his perseverance, and for continuing to speak truth to power, even when threatened by the authorities who want to silence him.
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This is how it’s done! @abigailspanberger.com’s first act as Governor of Virginia is to repeal Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that mandated state and local law enforcement cooperate with ICE.
More of this please! #LetFreedomRing
More of this please! #LetFreedomRing
January 17, 2026 at 10:05 PM
This is how it’s done! @abigailspanberger.com’s first act as Governor of Virginia is to repeal Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that mandated state and local law enforcement cooperate with ICE.
More of this please! #LetFreedomRing
More of this please! #LetFreedomRing
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I laid out my anti-corruption agenda in a county Trump won by double digits.
They’re on board.
They’re on board.
January 17, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I laid out my anti-corruption agenda in a county Trump won by double digits.
They’re on board.
They’re on board.
"Give us Greenland or we will increase taxes on American citizens for things that they buy" is such a masterpiece of foreign policy. (via @usapolling.bsky.social) #AmericanSucker
New tariff just dropped.
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
January 17, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"Give us Greenland or we will increase taxes on American citizens for things that they buy" is such a masterpiece of foreign policy. (via @usapolling.bsky.social) #AmericanSucker
“Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a ‘confidence score’ on the person’s current address” (via @goodlawproject.bsky.social)
404media.co/elite-the-pala
404media.co/elite-the-pala
404media.co
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
“Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a ‘confidence score’ on the person’s current address” (via @goodlawproject.bsky.social)
404media.co/elite-the-pala
404media.co/elite-the-pala
A sign of intelligence in response to a cynical and malevolent actor.
🇬🇧🇫🇷🇮🇹 The UK has distanced itself from France and Italy regarding potential negotiations with Putin.
The UK insists on maintaining pressure rather than resuming dialogue without evidence of Russian sincerity.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/uk-opposes-i...
The UK insists on maintaining pressure rather than resuming dialogue without evidence of Russian sincerity.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/uk-opposes-i...
UK Opposes Idea of Negotiations with Putin
The United Kingdom has distanced itself from France and Italy regarding potential negotiations with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. British Foreign Secretary Yve
theukrainianreview.info
January 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM
A sign of intelligence in response to a cynical and malevolent actor.
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s