Andres Kabel
@andreskabel.bsky.social
Writer: history (technology, mainly nuclear power), environment/ Anthropocene, & crime fiction. #Review. Rational humanist. Birdwatcher.
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My mind is a rainbow swirl of ideas, projects, tugging constraints, and dreams. Every damned day. Long may it continue. Good morning.
November 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
My mind is a rainbow swirl of ideas, projects, tugging constraints, and dreams. Every damned day. Long may it continue. Good morning.
Do you enjoy routine or neverending change? This week (after returning from northern grandparenting) I’ve slept, exercised, worked, cast my mind around, spent time with loved ones. If I could travel no more, that’s what I’d do.
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Do you enjoy routine or neverending change? This week (after returning from northern grandparenting) I’ve slept, exercised, worked, cast my mind around, spent time with loved ones. If I could travel no more, that’s what I’d do.
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Your third moment of calm: Sandhill cranes walking along the edge of marsh...
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Your third moment of calm: Sandhill cranes walking along the edge of marsh...
So Mark Carney, regarded as a climate activist world leader, has bent a knee to the fossil fuel sector. How sad.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/w...
Carney Lifts Climate Laws for New Alberta Pipeline
Prime Minister Mark Carney reached a tentative deal with the province as part of his program to curb the country’s economic dependence on the United States.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
So Mark Carney, regarded as a climate activist world leader, has bent a knee to the fossil fuel sector. How sad.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/w...
I’m not that upset about Albanese ceding COP31 to the Turks. Neither Australia nor Turkey have much climate action credibility. I just wish Australians were pushing for more than posturing and theater.
theconversation.com/australia-ha...
theconversation.com/australia-ha...
Australia has dropped its bid to host the COP31 climate talks. Here’s what happened – and what’s next
After a three-year push to host the 2026 climate talks with the Pacific, Australia has backed down. The news is disappointing – but there’s a small silver lining.
theconversation.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I’m not that upset about Albanese ceding COP31 to the Turks. Neither Australia nor Turkey have much climate action credibility. I just wish Australians were pushing for more than posturing and theater.
theconversation.com/australia-ha...
theconversation.com/australia-ha...
The outside world can stay away. Good day.
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The outside world can stay away. Good day.
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there's always a fucking first fucking time for fucking everything. happy fucking holidays.
bro i’ve never had a christmas ornament that made me question reality 😭
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
there's always a fucking first fucking time for fucking everything. happy fucking holidays.
Red rock with a sunset glow. I wasn’t moved by any of the sculptures in that park near Broken Hill except for this one. Something to do with a child. What moves you today?
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Red rock with a sunset glow. I wasn’t moved by any of the sculptures in that park near Broken Hill except for this one. Something to do with a child. What moves you today?
One “task” or imperative for Volume II is to revisit the intrinsic motivation pushing me to write it. What’s the big picture emotion I need to channel?
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
One “task” or imperative for Volume II is to revisit the intrinsic motivation pushing me to write it. What’s the big picture emotion I need to channel?
November 23, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Reminds me of Maui beaches. I attended a writer's conference there. Twice, actually, once with a crime fiction draft & once with Chapter 1 of my upcoming book. Same result: nada.
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Reminds me of Maui beaches. I attended a writer's conference there. Twice, actually, once with a crime fiction draft & once with Chapter 1 of my upcoming book. Same result: nada.
I have no idea what this this is. Organic, what does that mean? Maybe you know?
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I have no idea what this this is. Organic, what does that mean? Maybe you know?
Random marks, random pattern. Writing nonfiction history is weaving a web around random marks, a random pattern.
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Random marks, random pattern. Writing nonfiction history is weaving a web around random marks, a random pattern.
Chapter 1 now copy edited. Hurrah, hurrah. And hello to you...
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Chapter 1 now copy edited. Hurrah, hurrah. And hello to you...
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Found this little cutie in the folds of a garden umbrella.
I think it's the appropriately named Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus).
I think it's the appropriately named Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus).
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Found this little cutie in the folds of a garden umbrella.
I think it's the appropriately named Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus).
I think it's the appropriately named Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus).
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When you know more about everything than everyone—especially the second “N-word”—you don’t need experts to tell you that detonating a nuclear device below (or above) the Nevada desert cannot happen anytime soon, or that every other nuclear power will gain more from resuming testing than we will.
November 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM
When you know more about everything than everyone—especially the second “N-word”—you don’t need experts to tell you that detonating a nuclear device below (or above) the Nevada desert cannot happen anytime soon, or that every other nuclear power will gain more from resuming testing than we will.
I judge myself unshockable. But read Wendy Squires about American ex-journo & YouTuber Megyn Kelly and you too will shudder.
www.theage.com.au/world/north-...
www.theage.com.au/world/north-...
Megyn Kelly’s defence of Epstein is a new low for MAGA supporters
I know we might expect media commentators like the popular former Fox News reporter to defend the MAGA cause, but Kelly has hit a new low in minimising the suffering of victims.
www.theage.com.au
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I judge myself unshockable. But read Wendy Squires about American ex-journo & YouTuber Megyn Kelly and you too will shudder.
www.theage.com.au/world/north-...
www.theage.com.au/world/north-...
A remote track in lush moss territory. Humans were here... I remember this. Good morning or afternoon or whatever.
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
A remote track in lush moss territory. Humans were here... I remember this. Good morning or afternoon or whatever.
AIs now come in brands and models. An indispensable resource is the newsletter of Ethan Mollick. Check out the options here - which one do you use?
www.oneusefulthing.org/p/an-opinion...
www.oneusefulthing.org/p/an-opinion...
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
AIs now come in brands and models. An indispensable resource is the newsletter of Ethan Mollick. Check out the options here - which one do you use?
www.oneusefulthing.org/p/an-opinion...
www.oneusefulthing.org/p/an-opinion...
AIs now come in brands and models. An indispensable resource is the newsletter of Ethan Mollick. Check out the options here - which one do you use?
www.oneusefulthing.org/p/an-opinion...
www.oneusefulthing.org/p/an-opinion...
November 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
AIs now come in brands and models. An indispensable resource is the newsletter of Ethan Mollick. Check out the options here - which one do you use?
www.oneusefulthing.org/p/an-opinion...
www.oneusefulthing.org/p/an-opinion...
The other worldly Lunettes at Mungo National Park. Was I there or did I dream it? Hello to you on this day...
November 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The other worldly Lunettes at Mungo National Park. Was I there or did I dream it? Hello to you on this day...
I never thought I would miss the nitty gritty graft of draft after draft, but I do. It'll be a year before I get back to that. Ni hao ma!
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I never thought I would miss the nitty gritty graft of draft after draft, but I do. It'll be a year before I get back to that. Ni hao ma!
A bleak, windswept memory. Good morning.
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A bleak, windswept memory. Good morning.
I can well believe this or even a higher number.
“Climate-related disasters forcibly displaced 250 million people globally over the past decade, the equivalent of 70,000 displacements every day, according to a report by the UN refugee agency.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds
Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I can well believe this or even a higher number.
A new satchel for the daily commute to the cafe. The old satchel fell to pieces due to extensive use. Hi!
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
A new satchel for the daily commute to the cafe. The old satchel fell to pieces due to extensive use. Hi!