Marisol Geographic
@marisol-geographic.bsky.social
Geographer, explorer, lover of books, plants, my cat and Noe. The more time here, the less time reading
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Here’s the 1-minute Ontario, Canada advertisement narrated by Ronald Reagan from his April 1987 speech about the futility of tariffs that has Trump so livid.
October 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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"Trump has not (yet) invoked the Insurrection Act, which means that the 2000 additional troops that will soon be brought to bear will not be allowed to engage in ordinary law enforcement activities without violating a different law—the Posse Comitatus Act." www.stevevladeck.com/p/156-federa...
156. Federalizing the California National Guard
President Trump's Saturday night "memorandum" federalizing 2000 California National Guard troops is a tentative step toward abusing authorities for domestic use of the military, but a dangerous one.
www.stevevladeck.com
June 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
"Trump has not (yet) invoked the Insurrection Act, which means that the 2000 additional troops that will soon be brought to bear will not be allowed to engage in ordinary law enforcement activities without violating a different law—the Posse Comitatus Act." www.stevevladeck.com/p/156-federa...
"It is not only the diagnosis that I value, it is the way that knowledge orients their looking."
/On Looking/
Alexandra Horowitz
/On Looking/
Alexandra Horowitz
June 3, 2025 at 8:02 AM
"It is not only the diagnosis that I value, it is the way that knowledge orients their looking."
/On Looking/
Alexandra Horowitz
/On Looking/
Alexandra Horowitz
"Only Aunt Zoe seemed to sympathize, 'I don't know, if I was walking down the street and there was a mink coat just sitting there, I might take it.'
'Zoe,' Father Mike was shocked, 'that's stealing!'
'Oh, that isn't when you come right down to it? This whole country is stolen!'"
/Middlesex/
'Zoe,' Father Mike was shocked, 'that's stealing!'
'Oh, that isn't when you come right down to it? This whole country is stolen!'"
/Middlesex/
June 3, 2025 at 7:56 AM
"Only Aunt Zoe seemed to sympathize, 'I don't know, if I was walking down the street and there was a mink coat just sitting there, I might take it.'
'Zoe,' Father Mike was shocked, 'that's stealing!'
'Oh, that isn't when you come right down to it? This whole country is stolen!'"
/Middlesex/
'Zoe,' Father Mike was shocked, 'that's stealing!'
'Oh, that isn't when you come right down to it? This whole country is stolen!'"
/Middlesex/
Anyone ever obsess over something you sent seven hours ago? Just me and the weirdos? Ok, cool
May 24, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Anyone ever obsess over something you sent seven hours ago? Just me and the weirdos? Ok, cool
May 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
"Why do so many people care so little in the face of planetary changes that will reshape the lives of our children? In 1968, Baba Dioum, a Senegalese Forest Ranger provided a memorable answer:
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/A Brief History of Earth/
Andrew H. Knoll
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/A Brief History of Earth/
Andrew H. Knoll
May 24, 2025 at 6:39 AM
"Why do so many people care so little in the face of planetary changes that will reshape the lives of our children? In 1968, Baba Dioum, a Senegalese Forest Ranger provided a memorable answer:
...[1/2]
/A Brief History of Earth/
Andrew H. Knoll
...[1/2]
/A Brief History of Earth/
Andrew H. Knoll
"Good is an adjective, not an identity, that changes with our daily actions and impacts. So rather than asking 'am I a good person?' ask yourself 'do my actions have a good impact?'"
/The Wake Up/
Michelle MiJung Kim
/The Wake Up/
Michelle MiJung Kim
May 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"Good is an adjective, not an identity, that changes with our daily actions and impacts. So rather than asking 'am I a good person?' ask yourself 'do my actions have a good impact?'"
/The Wake Up/
Michelle MiJung Kim
/The Wake Up/
Michelle MiJung Kim
"Once you have an eye for these things, even when you're not looking for them they just jump out at you.
Everything is a sign of something."
/On Looking/
Alexandra Horowitz
Fortuna Riverwalk, California
Everything is a sign of something."
/On Looking/
Alexandra Horowitz
Fortuna Riverwalk, California
May 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
"Once you have an eye for these things, even when you're not looking for them they just jump out at you.
Everything is a sign of something."
/On Looking/
Alexandra Horowitz
Fortuna Riverwalk, California
Everything is a sign of something."
/On Looking/
Alexandra Horowitz
Fortuna Riverwalk, California
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So creeped out by this move to try to make AI chatbot into people, at all levels, but especially the stereotypes Meta is putting out there.
May 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
So creeped out by this move to try to make AI chatbot into people, at all levels, but especially the stereotypes Meta is putting out there.
"The infant has a mind untrammeled by experience."
/On Looking/
Alexandra Horowitz
Pictured: wakerobin plant in San Pedro Valley Park's Hazelnut Trail in Pacifica, CA
/On Looking/
Alexandra Horowitz
Pictured: wakerobin plant in San Pedro Valley Park's Hazelnut Trail in Pacifica, CA
April 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"The infant has a mind untrammeled by experience."
/On Looking/
Alexandra Horowitz
Pictured: wakerobin plant in San Pedro Valley Park's Hazelnut Trail in Pacifica, CA
/On Looking/
Alexandra Horowitz
Pictured: wakerobin plant in San Pedro Valley Park's Hazelnut Trail in Pacifica, CA
"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes" —Sherlock Holmes
Pictured: Mural in Midtown Sacramento, CA
Pictured: Mural in Midtown Sacramento, CA
April 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes" —Sherlock Holmes
Pictured: Mural in Midtown Sacramento, CA
Pictured: Mural in Midtown Sacramento, CA
Seen at the San Pedro Creek Visitor Center on Pacifica. Pictured: poster of Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve by San Mateo County Parks, and Cyanotype art installation by Jennifer L. Apaugh
April 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Seen at the San Pedro Creek Visitor Center on Pacifica. Pictured: poster of Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve by San Mateo County Parks, and Cyanotype art installation by Jennifer L. Apaugh
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Introducing the "tree ring plot": a new way to visualize global surface temperatures. Each ring is a year, and each colored cell represents a day in global average temperatures (compared to a 1850-1900 preindustrial baseline).
April 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Introducing the "tree ring plot": a new way to visualize global surface temperatures. Each ring is a year, and each colored cell represents a day in global average temperatures (compared to a 1850-1900 preindustrial baseline).
[1/2] From /So You Want To Talk About Race/ by Ijeoma Oluo
"Who is considered when developing environmental policy? Everything we do publicly can be made more inclusive and uplifting with intersectionality. ...
"Who is considered when developing environmental policy? Everything we do publicly can be made more inclusive and uplifting with intersectionality. ...
April 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
[1/2] From /So You Want To Talk About Race/ by Ijeoma Oluo
"Who is considered when developing environmental policy? Everything we do publicly can be made more inclusive and uplifting with intersectionality. ...
"Who is considered when developing environmental policy? Everything we do publicly can be made more inclusive and uplifting with intersectionality. ...
Pictured: Blue oaks with a river of wildflowers in the foreground. Missimer Snell Wildflower Preserve, Napa Land Trust. Field trip with Napa Chapter of the California Native Plant Society
April 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Pictured: Blue oaks with a river of wildflowers in the foreground. Missimer Snell Wildflower Preserve, Napa Land Trust. Field trip with Napa Chapter of the California Native Plant Society
"It was a though the Earth was exploding with beauty and color and had thrown from it's bosom wonderful gifts without any human intervention."
/Palestinian Walks/
Raj Shehadeh
Photo: Owl Canyon near Barstow, CA
March 2025
/Palestinian Walks/
Raj Shehadeh
Photo: Owl Canyon near Barstow, CA
March 2025
April 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
"It was a though the Earth was exploding with beauty and color and had thrown from it's bosom wonderful gifts without any human intervention."
/Palestinian Walks/
Raj Shehadeh
Photo: Owl Canyon near Barstow, CA
March 2025
/Palestinian Walks/
Raj Shehadeh
Photo: Owl Canyon near Barstow, CA
March 2025
Video of the Knoxville Wildlife Area in Napa County as seen from the ridge between it and Yolo County. Video pans North to South facing West. Same location/day as the photos on my first post. In the middle you can see a road. That's where I hiked from.
See comments - tree book quote 📖 ✨
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March 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Video of the Knoxville Wildlife Area in Napa County as seen from the ridge between it and Yolo County. Video pans North to South facing West. Same location/day as the photos on my first post. In the middle you can see a road. That's where I hiked from.
See comments - tree book quote 📖 ✨
See comments - tree book quote 📖 ✨
March 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
First post. Testing the waters. Photos from my last hike in January.
February 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
First post. Testing the waters. Photos from my last hike in January.