Eric
@erickilsti.bsky.social
Lifelong eclectic bibliophile, laborer and academic, amateur photographer, more or less retired, supportive father and husband. I am mainly here for news, ideas, intellectual connections, and an expanded sense of community.
"With the passage of Trump's death bill, we face the prospect of many great harms, including an archipelago of concentration camps across the United States."
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Concentration Camp Labor
Cannot Become Normal
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July 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Our elected officials have known about climate change for decades: The science has been settled for longer than many of us have been alive. So why do some still claim it’s uncertain?
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Our elected officials have known about climate change for decades » Yale Climate Connections
The science has been settled for longer than many of us have been alive. So why do some still claim it's uncertain?
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April 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Minnesota LakeBrowser Team Member David Porter's first draft animation of interpolated Sentinel-2 chlorophyll a maps for 2024 open water season.
March 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
“The mountains are high and the emperor is far away.” ~~~Chinese Proverb
March 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“The mountains are high and the emperor is far away.” ~~~Chinese Proverb
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March 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Take a break from doom scrolling and watch this interview.
American Conversations: Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Heather Cox Richardson, January 2025
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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March 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Take a break from doom scrolling and watch this interview.
Make a huge mistake. Then make a false claim about how you fixed it.
They did it for PEPFAR.
Now Ebola.
I follow this particular topic VERY closely, so here's what really happened and why this isn't true AT ALL...🧵
They did it for PEPFAR.
Now Ebola.
I follow this particular topic VERY closely, so here's what really happened and why this isn't true AT ALL...🧵
Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."
March 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Here I react to the shameful behavior of American leaders and media toward the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
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Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
America hurt itself badly today.
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March 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM