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megan hernbroth
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recovering climate finance reporter, newly minted essayist | currently writing at meganhernbroth.substack.com | previously writing at axios, business insider
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not the clearest evening in northwest washington but aurora borealis still visible
Northern lights visible in a cloudy sky!
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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spent this week touching rocks, highly recommend
An orange tent is pitched among large granite rocks. The crest of Mount Whitney is visible in the background as the sun sets behind the ridge.
August 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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my address may say washington but gd if i don’t love california
California nature supremacy in action from half-way up the ascent of Mammoth Mountain, complete with jagged granite peaks, low dense foliage, and a picturesque alpine lake. It’s giving you hate us because you ain’t us energy.
August 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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the blueberry wanter has logged on
A medium sized brown dog is sitting like a nice little gentleman in hopes that he will acquire blueberries.
July 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Screenshot of Logan Roy telling his kids that they are not serious people in a karaoke room during the final season of Succession, and also Trump and Musk and their merry bands of followers during Feud 2025.
June 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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new addition to the syllabus

cc @swordsjew.bsky.social
A hand holds a hardcover copy of Wild Faith: How the Christian Right is Taking Over America by Talia Lavin
April 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Intersection Rock in Joshua Tree National Park this morning
An American flag hangs upside down in the distress signal off of Intersection Rock in Joshua Tree National Park. The flag is framed by Joshua tree limbs. A shot from farther away that shows the hanging American flag in the distress signal on Intersection Rock.
February 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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* taps the sign *

READ THE BOOKS
A hand holds a copy of “Jesus and John Wayne: How white Evangelicals corrupted a fair and fractured a nation” by Kristin Kobes Du Mez A hand holds a copy of “The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s pursuit of power” by Max Chaplin
February 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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absolutely devastating
A medium brown dog sits on a woman’s lap inside Toronado, the premiere beer dive bar in all the land. They are in a black vinyl booth and there are metal beer signs covering the wall behind them.
January 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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i am verklempt, i love this stupid place
A pint of Pliny the Elder (beer) sits on a metal bar top in front of a sticker-covered wall, and several shelves of beer paraphernalia. There is a glowing neon sign that says Garage Service and a paper sign that says “Cash Only.”
January 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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the so-called boy genius making everyone follow his new overlord is really something
A screenshot of Activity History from a Facebook profile shows the user followed JD Vance when the user did not do so.
January 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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chasing this with the contrarian because i’m a hoot at parties
A white hand holds up a book titled “Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Fait and Fractured a Nation” by Kristin Kobes du Mez. A dog is laying next to the person, and both are under a cozy brown and white blanket.
December 5, 2024 at 1:20 AM
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it’s like he’s about to give me “the talk”
Brown dog lays on a couch with crossed paws. He is very distinguished and slightly judgmental.
November 17, 2024 at 1:56 AM
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sunset dogs
Black dog runs toward the camera in a fenced sandy yard. Another dog sniffs the ground in the background, and the clouds are pink in the sunset.
November 15, 2024 at 4:48 AM
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no essay yesterday because I ran the Chicago Marathon! my brain is still quite soupy, hopefully that’ll clear itself up by next weekend
October 14, 2024 at 4:42 PM