Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez
@erikklemetti.bsky.social
Professor @ Denison University / Volcanologist / Writer of Eruptions / Baseball, Sumo, Cricket, Soccer fan / Sci Fi aficionado / Amateur Musicologist / Cat person / Dad / Be kind to your bad self. 🇨🇴
Ah, to have a teen, where asking them to "turn off the light" when leaving a room gets a response of "dad, why are you so picky?"
November 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Ah, to have a teen, where asking them to "turn off the light" when leaving a room gets a response of "dad, why are you so picky?"
So, can he sign the release and pardon himself of everything in one fell swoop?
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
So, can he sign the release and pardon himself of everything in one fell swoop?
Reposted by Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez
You can just tell him no! Practically everybody hates him!
an important message to elite society in general:
this is an unpopular, weak and failing lame duck president and you can just tell him no
this is an unpopular, weak and failing lame duck president and you can just tell him no
can we appreciate just how badly Johnson and Trump played this Epstein vote? total failure of a pressure campaign, delayed for months to ensure it stays in the news and immediately swamps "the Dems caved" as soon as the shutdown ends, and now it passes 427-1
couldn't have gone worse if they tried
couldn't have gone worse if they tried
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
You can just tell him no! Practically everybody hates him!
I bet @emophilips.bsky.social remembers.
Remember him? Shannon? The ancillary character voiced by Emo Philips?
...Anyone?
...Anyone?
November 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I bet @emophilips.bsky.social remembers.
Guess what doesn't go down when Cloudflare fails? Your brain.
November 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Guess what doesn't go down when Cloudflare fails? Your brain.
I hear they’re a new hardcore band.
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I hear they’re a new hardcore band.
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People have accused my macro photos of being AI which is such a bummer. Like yeah man bugs and crabs are weird but they really do act like that. That’s why nature is cool. AI has ruined weird little guy photography.
The amount of people I see harassing real artists and even wildlife photographers with accusations of AI is genuinely disheartening, and sadly this is just the beginning
November 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
People have accused my macro photos of being AI which is such a bummer. Like yeah man bugs and crabs are weird but they really do act like that. That’s why nature is cool. AI has ruined weird little guy photography.
I would drive my wife nuts by calling them "q-dohs".
Kudos Bars (1986-2017): A line of chocolate-covered chewy granola bars, marketed as a healthier snack for kids, despite ostensibly being candy bars. Available in flavors like chocolate chip, peanut butter, cookies n creme, and many more. then eventually actual candy variants like Snickers and M&Ms.
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I would drive my wife nuts by calling them "q-dohs".
I look forward to the Crew playing at Cup of Coffee Field next year, @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social
www.dispatch.com/story/sports...
www.dispatch.com/story/sports...
No more Lower.com Field, Columbus Crew will have new stadium naming rights deal for 2026
Columbus Crew announced they mutually agreed to conclude their stadium naming rights deal with Lower.com, announcing a new partnership for 2026.
www.dispatch.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I look forward to the Crew playing at Cup of Coffee Field next year, @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social
www.dispatch.com/story/sports...
www.dispatch.com/story/sports...
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Krasheninnikov volcano in Kamchatka.
Image taken today by Sentinel-2.
Image taken today by Sentinel-2.
November 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Krasheninnikov volcano in Kamchatka.
Image taken today by Sentinel-2.
Image taken today by Sentinel-2.
Listen folks, I've seen way too many sci-fi series where we think the bad guys have become good to ever believe it.
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Listen folks, I've seen way too many sci-fi series where we think the bad guys have become good to ever believe it.
Yes, consecutive skeets about a bowed psaltery and the Farmers' Almanac. Tonight, live from 1905.
November 16, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Yes, consecutive skeets about a bowed psaltery and the Farmers' Almanac. Tonight, live from 1905.
Wait, what? The Farmers' Almanac is no more? I had like 20 years worth at one point. They were a joy for a fact nerd like me. www.farmersalmanac.com/end-of-an-er...
End of an Era: Farmers’ Almanac Announces Final Publication
Lewiston, ME: After more than two centuries of continuous publication, the iconic Farmers' Almanac concludes its remarkable 208-year legacy. "It is with a
www.farmersalmanac.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Wait, what? The Farmers' Almanac is no more? I had like 20 years worth at one point. They were a joy for a fact nerd like me. www.farmersalmanac.com/end-of-an-er...
You haven't lived until you realise you need to restring a bowed psaltery. Only 42 strings!
November 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
You haven't lived until you realise you need to restring a bowed psaltery. Only 42 strings!
Cal wasn't the MVP. Boo! Hiss!
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Cal wasn't the MVP. Boo! Hiss!
Quick update to Eruptions newsletter subscribers: this week has been a little nuts, so the newsletter will likely be delayed until next week. Sorry!
a man in a purple shirt and tie is standing in front of a glass door with the word brian on it
ALT: a man in a purple shirt and tie is standing in front of a glass door with the word brian on it
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Quick update to Eruptions newsletter subscribers: this week has been a little nuts, so the newsletter will likely be delayed until next week. Sorry!
The current issue of Nature Geoscience is focussed on the 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia. The lahars from this eruption destroyed a town and killed ~20,000 people only ~50 miles from where my mother grew up and I spent a lot of my childhood.
www.nature.com/collections/...
www.nature.com/collections/...
Volcanic hazards and risk mitigation since the 1985 Armero disaster
The November 1985 eruption of Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz volcano and the resulting Armero disaster marked a turning point in natural hazard and risk research, ...
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The current issue of Nature Geoscience is focussed on the 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia. The lahars from this eruption destroyed a town and killed ~20,000 people only ~50 miles from where my mother grew up and I spent a lot of my childhood.
www.nature.com/collections/...
www.nature.com/collections/...
Kent Brockman: "Mr. Burns, people are calling this a meltdown."
Mr. Burns: "Oh, meltdown. That's one of those annoying buzz
words. We prefer to call it an 'unrequested fission surplus'."
Mr. Burns: "Oh, meltdown. That's one of those annoying buzz
words. We prefer to call it an 'unrequested fission surplus'."
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Kent Brockman: "Mr. Burns, people are calling this a meltdown."
Mr. Burns: "Oh, meltdown. That's one of those annoying buzz
words. We prefer to call it an 'unrequested fission surplus'."
Mr. Burns: "Oh, meltdown. That's one of those annoying buzz
words. We prefer to call it an 'unrequested fission surplus'."
This is *exactly* the problem with abstract capitalism. When what is produced is less important than just earning money for shareholders, you rip out any foundation to a business sector or economy.
“The reason there are no weird blogs anymore is that it’s more fruitful to drive them out of business.” Private equity is ripping media into shreds. [talkingpointsmemo.com]
There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business
I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of…
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This is *exactly* the problem with abstract capitalism. When what is produced is less important than just earning money for shareholders, you rip out any foundation to a business sector or economy.
I used to be music writer/critic for a website. It is harder than it looks. Writing is harder than it looks. People who write (and do it well) should be paid. @stereogum.com does it well. Few music columns are as good as the Number Ones/Alt Number Ones by @tombreihan.bsky.social. Support them!
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I used to be music writer/critic for a website. It is harder than it looks. Writing is harder than it looks. People who write (and do it well) should be paid. @stereogum.com does it well. Few music columns are as good as the Number Ones/Alt Number Ones by @tombreihan.bsky.social. Support them!
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For years, advertising has been how Stereogum made money to pay its writers. While we made progress moving away from that model, Google AI search has decimated the business almost overnight. Today we relaunch with a greater focus on subscription. We’d love your support: stereogum.com/2478838/ster...
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
For years, advertising has been how Stereogum made money to pay its writers. While we made progress moving away from that model, Google AI search has decimated the business almost overnight. Today we relaunch with a greater focus on subscription. We’d love your support: stereogum.com/2478838/ster...
No doom/anger scrolling today, dammit.
fry from futurama says " stop " in front of a hulu logo
ALT: fry from futurama says " stop " in front of a hulu logo
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
No doom/anger scrolling today, dammit.
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Excited to see our paper out in @natgeosci.nature.com this week! 'Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crisis'.
In it we reflect on our progress for volcanic crisis communications since the devastating 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption, and identify where challenges remain.
In it we reflect on our progress for volcanic crisis communications since the devastating 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption, and identify where challenges remain.
⚒️ Comment: Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crises [free to access (via a free Nature account) for one month]
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crises - Nature Geoscience
Since the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption that killed over 23,000 people in Armero, Colombia, risk communication has become central to volcanic crisis management. Despite the development of effective to...
www.nature.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Excited to see our paper out in @natgeosci.nature.com this week! 'Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crisis'.
In it we reflect on our progress for volcanic crisis communications since the devastating 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption, and identify where challenges remain.
In it we reflect on our progress for volcanic crisis communications since the devastating 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption, and identify where challenges remain.