Jon Letman
@jonletman.bsky.social
Hawaii-based independent journalist covering human rights, the environment, and the impact of US foreign policy, militarism, and nuclear weapons in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
October 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
@nukestrat.bsky.social breaking down the unimaginable destructive power of today’s nuclear arsenals at the 3rd meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the UN 🇺🇳 last March. #bantreaty
August 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
@nukestrat.bsky.social breaking down the unimaginable destructive power of today’s nuclear arsenals at the 3rd meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the UN 🇺🇳 last March. #bantreaty
We’ve seen the horror of #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki yet we allow ourselves to be held hostage by nine nuclear armed nations who have the equivalent of 146,605 Hiroshima-sized bombs (nearly 90% belong to 🇺🇸& 🇷🇺). Learn more at @banmonitor.bsky.social and @scientistsorg.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We’ve seen the horror of #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki yet we allow ourselves to be held hostage by nine nuclear armed nations who have the equivalent of 146,605 Hiroshima-sized bombs (nearly 90% belong to 🇺🇸& 🇷🇺). Learn more at @banmonitor.bsky.social and @scientistsorg.bsky.social
A reminder to all you smaht buggas in #Hawaii who think its a good idea to go crazy with illegal (or even legal) fireworks: you probably don't want to end up heavily sedated in a burn unit or the city morgue. Give us all a break this year youtu.be/JWF1DMtliF0?... #Happy4thofJuly
July 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
A reminder to all you smaht buggas in #Hawaii who think its a good idea to go crazy with illegal (or even legal) fireworks: you probably don't want to end up heavily sedated in a burn unit or the city morgue. Give us all a break this year youtu.be/JWF1DMtliF0?... #Happy4thofJuly
As #SouthKorea debates developing its own nuclear weapon, there's a group of #Koreans who know the horrors of nuclear war firsthand. For South Korea's 원폭치해자 (atomic bomb victims) nuclear weapons represent a painful history. My latest for @thediplomat.com thediplomat.com/2025/06/kore... #Korea
June 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
As #SouthKorea debates developing its own nuclear weapon, there's a group of #Koreans who know the horrors of nuclear war firsthand. For South Korea's 원폭치해자 (atomic bomb victims) nuclear weapons represent a painful history. My latest for @thediplomat.com thediplomat.com/2025/06/kore... #Korea
Tell me again, who is the greatest bully and threat to peace in the world?
June 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Tell me again, who is the greatest bully and threat to peace in the world?
June 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Imagine "celebrating" the completion of a new nuclear bomb.......🤯 www.energy.gov/nnsa/article...
May 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Imagine "celebrating" the completion of a new nuclear bomb.......🤯 www.energy.gov/nnsa/article...
Malama plants of Hawaii 🌱
May 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Malama plants of Hawaii 🌱
I wrote this in 2018 but it shows the importance of sustained commitment to fighting for what you believe in: www.civilbeat.org/2018/06/mili... #Hawaii #AlohaAina
May 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I wrote this in 2018 but it shows the importance of sustained commitment to fighting for what you believe in: www.civilbeat.org/2018/06/mili... #Hawaii #AlohaAina
From a 2019 study that considered what could happen if #India and #Pakistan fought a war with nuclear weapons. Researchers examined a possible scenario taking place in the near future -- 2025. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
May 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
From a 2019 study that considered what could happen if #India and #Pakistan fought a war with nuclear weapons. Researchers examined a possible scenario taking place in the near future -- 2025. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
After a century of expansion of press rights in the United States, the country is experiencing its first significant and prolonged decline in #PressFreedom in modern history, and Trump’s return to the presidency is greatly exacerbating the situation. rsf.org/en/country/u...
May 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
After a century of expansion of press rights in the United States, the country is experiencing its first significant and prolonged decline in #PressFreedom in modern history, and Trump’s return to the presidency is greatly exacerbating the situation. rsf.org/en/country/u...
One of my favorite indy bookstores: Left Bank Books in Seattle (collectively operated since 1973). #WorldBookDay
April 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
One of my favorite indy bookstores: Left Bank Books in Seattle (collectively operated since 1973). #WorldBookDay
"Color is my daylong obsession, joy, and torment."
–Claude Monet denverartmuseum.org/en/blog/20-q... #WorldArtDay
–Claude Monet denverartmuseum.org/en/blog/20-q... #WorldArtDay
April 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"Color is my daylong obsession, joy, and torment."
–Claude Monet denverartmuseum.org/en/blog/20-q... #WorldArtDay
–Claude Monet denverartmuseum.org/en/blog/20-q... #WorldArtDay
I saw #Blondie in concert just one time (Aug 7, 1982). They closed the set with the Rolling Stones Start Me Up. At the end of the show drummer Clem Burke kicked over his drum kit and yelled, "this is for Keith Moon."
April 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I saw #Blondie in concert just one time (Aug 7, 1982). They closed the set with the Rolling Stones Start Me Up. At the end of the show drummer Clem Burke kicked over his drum kit and yelled, "this is for Keith Moon."
The way to address difficult, painful history is not to hide it or erase it, but to face it squarely with an open mind and learn from it. Smaller minds must not prevail:
Trump seeks to exert more control over what is displayed at Smithsonian museums
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Trump seeks to exert more control over what is displayed at Smithsonian museums
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March 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The way to address difficult, painful history is not to hide it or erase it, but to face it squarely with an open mind and learn from it. Smaller minds must not prevail:
Trump seeks to exert more control over what is displayed at Smithsonian museums
search.app/8zubsua1RNeU...
Trump seeks to exert more control over what is displayed at Smithsonian museums
search.app/8zubsua1RNeU...
Last week parliamentarians from around the world (🇯🇵🇩🇪🇳🇴🇫🇷🇮🇹🇧🇪🇱🇺🇵🇫🇨🇦🏴🇦🇹+) met at the UN to discuss the need to universalize the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Their presence reflects the growing recognition that the threat of nuclear war is rising, posing an existential risk to humanity.
March 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Last week parliamentarians from around the world (🇯🇵🇩🇪🇳🇴🇫🇷🇮🇹🇧🇪🇱🇺🇵🇫🇨🇦🏴🇦🇹+) met at the UN to discuss the need to universalize the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Their presence reflects the growing recognition that the threat of nuclear war is rising, posing an existential risk to humanity.
Thank goodness for the #Japanese media who is covering the Third Meeting of States Parties to the #nuclearban treaty at the UN this week. Where’s the US media??
March 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Thank goodness for the #Japanese media who is covering the Third Meeting of States Parties to the #nuclearban treaty at the UN this week. Where’s the US media??
This is #nuclearban week in New York when people are gathering from around the world to discuss and advance the TPNW (Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons). I’m here to learn more about the growing number of nations that have signed (94) and ratified (73) the treaty that bans the bomb.
March 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
This is #nuclearban week in New York when people are gathering from around the world to discuss and advance the TPNW (Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons). I’m here to learn more about the growing number of nations that have signed (94) and ratified (73) the treaty that bans the bomb.
If you haven’t been to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, save the better part of a day for it when you’re next in DC. I was fortunate enough to visit in December. Outstanding exhibits, powerful presentation.
February 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
If you haven’t been to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, save the better part of a day for it when you’re next in DC. I was fortunate enough to visit in December. Outstanding exhibits, powerful presentation.
ICYMI: The B61-12 is the new variant of a US nuclear gravity bomb with a variable yield and can be dropped by fighter jets. These weapons are stored on bases in NATO allied nations. These guys seem pretty pleased considering what they are posing next to... Read more: www.icanw.org/b61-12_new_u...
January 8, 2025 at 1:26 AM
ICYMI: The B61-12 is the new variant of a US nuclear gravity bomb with a variable yield and can be dropped by fighter jets. These weapons are stored on bases in NATO allied nations. These guys seem pretty pleased considering what they are posing next to... Read more: www.icanw.org/b61-12_new_u...
I took this photo one month ago today, the spot where today Jimmy Carter lies in state. America of the past is gone and an uncertain American age is about to begin. It’s hard not to feel sad that this the path Americans have chosen.
January 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I took this photo one month ago today, the spot where today Jimmy Carter lies in state. America of the past is gone and an uncertain American age is about to begin. It’s hard not to feel sad that this the path Americans have chosen.
A few of my most memorable reads of the year with recently published books by @bengoldfarb.bsky.social, @corinnefowler.bsky.social, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social, and others. #readinglist
December 30, 2024 at 4:40 PM
A few of my most memorable reads of the year with recently published books by @bengoldfarb.bsky.social, @corinnefowler.bsky.social, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social, and others. #readinglist