PonderOsa
@rockintheroad.bsky.social
I used to run with the wolves. Recovering texan, New Mexican by choice. Belly dancer for biodiversity. Secular animist. Forest stan. Reader. Known by a dozen dozen other names. If we don't cool the planet, nothing else matters much.
Rules that rule.
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Rules that rule.
A story to soothe the frazzled soul, alt text a must-read.
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A story to soothe the frazzled soul, alt text a must-read.
Hotboi Hegseth is severing all DoD ties to Scouting America (formerly known as the Boy Scouts). While I prefer demilitarized scouting, I suspect this is going to anger a lot of people, perhaps leading to that organized antifa group the magats are so terrified of. Antifa Scouts Arise!
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Hotboi Hegseth is severing all DoD ties to Scouting America (formerly known as the Boy Scouts). While I prefer demilitarized scouting, I suspect this is going to anger a lot of people, perhaps leading to that organized antifa group the magats are so terrified of. Antifa Scouts Arise!
The American Revolution
Ep 6
Always pay the people who work for you, & keep your promises to them.
No one is above the law.
Citizenship requires participation.
No one is free until we are all free.
No one is equal until we are all equal.
The Revolution is not over.
Ep 6
Always pay the people who work for you, & keep your promises to them.
No one is above the law.
Citizenship requires participation.
No one is free until we are all free.
No one is equal until we are all equal.
The Revolution is not over.
November 22, 2025 at 4:43 AM
The American Revolution
Ep 6
Always pay the people who work for you, & keep your promises to them.
No one is above the law.
Citizenship requires participation.
No one is free until we are all free.
No one is equal until we are all equal.
The Revolution is not over.
Ep 6
Always pay the people who work for you, & keep your promises to them.
No one is above the law.
Citizenship requires participation.
No one is free until we are all free.
No one is equal until we are all equal.
The Revolution is not over.
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This is an incredibly important graph and post which a large part of the climate science community is intentionally ignoring and trying to hide.
Our climate is in a much more dangerous state than main stream climate scientists are willing to acknowledge.
Important:
Our climate is in a much more dangerous state than main stream climate scientists are willing to acknowledge.
Important:
Warning! This colorful chart is censored by IPCC - mailchi.mp/caa/warning-...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/warning-th...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/warning-th...
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This is an incredibly important graph and post which a large part of the climate science community is intentionally ignoring and trying to hide.
Our climate is in a much more dangerous state than main stream climate scientists are willing to acknowledge.
Important:
Our climate is in a much more dangerous state than main stream climate scientists are willing to acknowledge.
Important:
The American Revolution
Ep 5
This war was violent & destructive, like all wars. Many people didn't care who won & were just trying to survive, or get rich.
Hate-filled men on the western frontier took advantage of the war to sadistically destroy tribal communities. Gen. Washington approved it.
Ep 5
This war was violent & destructive, like all wars. Many people didn't care who won & were just trying to survive, or get rich.
Hate-filled men on the western frontier took advantage of the war to sadistically destroy tribal communities. Gen. Washington approved it.
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 AM
The American Revolution
Ep 5
This war was violent & destructive, like all wars. Many people didn't care who won & were just trying to survive, or get rich.
Hate-filled men on the western frontier took advantage of the war to sadistically destroy tribal communities. Gen. Washington approved it.
Ep 5
This war was violent & destructive, like all wars. Many people didn't care who won & were just trying to survive, or get rich.
Hate-filled men on the western frontier took advantage of the war to sadistically destroy tribal communities. Gen. Washington approved it.
We have a special visitor at work today. Meet Ollie, a Flammulated owl who can no longer fly, probably because they were hit by a car. Ollie now lives at On A Wing & a Prayer in New Mexico & is learning to be around groups of humans so they can be an ambassador for bird safety.
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
We have a special visitor at work today. Meet Ollie, a Flammulated owl who can no longer fly, probably because they were hit by a car. Ollie now lives at On A Wing & a Prayer in New Mexico & is learning to be around groups of humans so they can be an ambassador for bird safety.
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/3 Asserting the (legally correct) point that members of the military may refuse illegal orders is not conspiring to overthrow the government or hinder the laws by force.
You can tell because if it were seditious conspiracy Trump would be pardoning it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
You can tell because if it were seditious conspiracy Trump would be pardoning it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Stewart Rhodes, convicted of seditious conspiracy and released by Trump, visits Capitol Hill
Rhodes, the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group founder, was found guilty of orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Tr...
www.pbs.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
/3 Asserting the (legally correct) point that members of the military may refuse illegal orders is not conspiring to overthrow the government or hinder the laws by force.
You can tell because if it were seditious conspiracy Trump would be pardoning it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
You can tell because if it were seditious conspiracy Trump would be pardoning it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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mr president please get pam bondi to indict Senators on sedition
it will in no way backfire whatsoever
it will in no way backfire whatsoever
November 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
mr president please get pam bondi to indict Senators on sedition
it will in no way backfire whatsoever
it will in no way backfire whatsoever
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This deserves an independent inquiry, including into the MAGA troll farms used to threaten victims, their supporters and others (lawyers, politicians, investigators) who go near this case. #OpDeathEaters #3E
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This deserves an independent inquiry, including into the MAGA troll farms used to threaten victims, their supporters and others (lawyers, politicians, investigators) who go near this case. #OpDeathEaters #3E
Which side are you on?
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Which side are you on?
The American Revolution
Ep 4
Recruits to the Continental Army were each promised 100 acres of Indian land. Land that was not the Army's to give away.
Vaccination requirements are fundamentally American.
Even this war for independence was a proxy for European interests.
Ep 4
Recruits to the Continental Army were each promised 100 acres of Indian land. Land that was not the Army's to give away.
Vaccination requirements are fundamentally American.
Even this war for independence was a proxy for European interests.
November 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The American Revolution
Ep 4
Recruits to the Continental Army were each promised 100 acres of Indian land. Land that was not the Army's to give away.
Vaccination requirements are fundamentally American.
Even this war for independence was a proxy for European interests.
Ep 4
Recruits to the Continental Army were each promised 100 acres of Indian land. Land that was not the Army's to give away.
Vaccination requirements are fundamentally American.
Even this war for independence was a proxy for European interests.
Repeat after me, "the chemicals in fire retardants dropped on wild fires are poison".
As fear ripples across the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire burn scar about newly discovered toxic metals in Mora County groundwater, elected officials and residents are increasingly wondering whether a federal office overseeing a $5.45B fire compensation fund will step in to help.
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New Mexico officials, Mora residents say feds should respond to groundwater contamination • Source New Mexico
In the latest crisis affecting the burn scar of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire, state and local officials are asking what FEMA's plan is.
sourcenm.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Repeat after me, "the chemicals in fire retardants dropped on wild fires are poison".
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🚨 The Trump admin. just proposed a set of regulatory rollbacks that would dismantle the #ESA and drive hundreds of climate-impacted species closer to #extinction.
The proposals would also make it easier for industry to bulldoze, drill, and destroy critical habitat.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4pj27xQ
The proposals would also make it easier for industry to bulldoze, drill, and destroy critical habitat.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4pj27xQ
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🚨 The Trump admin. just proposed a set of regulatory rollbacks that would dismantle the #ESA and drive hundreds of climate-impacted species closer to #extinction.
The proposals would also make it easier for industry to bulldoze, drill, and destroy critical habitat.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4pj27xQ
The proposals would also make it easier for industry to bulldoze, drill, and destroy critical habitat.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4pj27xQ
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OUR VIEW: This is an emergency, one where the government’s response must rise to the level of risk to residents. The people of Mora County need testing, clean water and filters. Now. sfnm.co/4phxpFp
Mora County water users deserve assistance now
The state must make testing free and convenient — water fairs already do some testing for residents free of charge.
sfnm.co
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
OUR VIEW: This is an emergency, one where the government’s response must rise to the level of risk to residents. The people of Mora County need testing, clean water and filters. Now. sfnm.co/4phxpFp
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squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
The American Revolution
Epidode 3
Takeaways
Men of wealth & power work to maintain & expand their advantages. To the exclusion of everyone else.
Freedom & self-determination are compelling to those who don't have either.
Too many people are happy to do terrible things to others.
War is insane
Epidode 3
Takeaways
Men of wealth & power work to maintain & expand their advantages. To the exclusion of everyone else.
Freedom & self-determination are compelling to those who don't have either.
Too many people are happy to do terrible things to others.
War is insane
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The American Revolution
Epidode 3
Takeaways
Men of wealth & power work to maintain & expand their advantages. To the exclusion of everyone else.
Freedom & self-determination are compelling to those who don't have either.
Too many people are happy to do terrible things to others.
War is insane
Epidode 3
Takeaways
Men of wealth & power work to maintain & expand their advantages. To the exclusion of everyone else.
Freedom & self-determination are compelling to those who don't have either.
Too many people are happy to do terrible things to others.
War is insane
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Quick cartoon. I was hoping to stay unplugged this week but I saw some news and had to take a break to draw this out. I think we all needed to see it realized.
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Quick cartoon. I was hoping to stay unplugged this week but I saw some news and had to take a break to draw this out. I think we all needed to see it realized.
Vaccines save lives.
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Vaccines save lives.
The American Revolution night 2.
Vaccines are good actually.
Slavery is bad, for everybody.
It's a foundational American tradition to tear down statues of disgraced and discredited leaders. Carry on.
Vaccines are good actually.
Slavery is bad, for everybody.
It's a foundational American tradition to tear down statues of disgraced and discredited leaders. Carry on.
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
The American Revolution night 2.
Vaccines are good actually.
Slavery is bad, for everybody.
It's a foundational American tradition to tear down statues of disgraced and discredited leaders. Carry on.
Vaccines are good actually.
Slavery is bad, for everybody.
It's a foundational American tradition to tear down statues of disgraced and discredited leaders. Carry on.
He is a curse upon this land.
Leonard Leo is a lawyer, but he's never argued a case in court. He's never held elected office.
But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2023)
But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2023)
We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajority
The inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
He is a curse upon this land.
Watching Ken Burns' American Revolution my first takeaway is "Oh, the leaders were land speculators, smugglers and slave owners, and unity was enforced by mob violence. That tracks".
November 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Watching Ken Burns' American Revolution my first takeaway is "Oh, the leaders were land speculators, smugglers and slave owners, and unity was enforced by mob violence. That tracks".
No Trillionaires
No Musk
No Trump
11/15/25
Central New Mexico.
Small but mighty, this weekly protest has had the most outreach of any protest in New Mexico and provided a focal point for resistence in Sandoval County.
@teslatakedown.com
No Musk
No Trump
11/15/25
Central New Mexico.
Small but mighty, this weekly protest has had the most outreach of any protest in New Mexico and provided a focal point for resistence in Sandoval County.
@teslatakedown.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
No Trillionaires
No Musk
No Trump
11/15/25
Central New Mexico.
Small but mighty, this weekly protest has had the most outreach of any protest in New Mexico and provided a focal point for resistence in Sandoval County.
@teslatakedown.com
No Musk
No Trump
11/15/25
Central New Mexico.
Small but mighty, this weekly protest has had the most outreach of any protest in New Mexico and provided a focal point for resistence in Sandoval County.
@teslatakedown.com
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Tell the Bureau of Land Management: Don’t open critical wildlife areas in the Western Arctic to oil drilling.
environmentamerica.org/take-action/...
environmentamerica.org/take-action/...
Tell the Bureau of Land Management: Don't open critical wildlife areas in the Western Arctic to oil drilling
It would be a grave mistake to trade away the homes of irreplaceable caribou, polar bears and migratory birds for a little bit of oil.
environmentamerica.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Tell the Bureau of Land Management: Don’t open critical wildlife areas in the Western Arctic to oil drilling.
environmentamerica.org/take-action/...
environmentamerica.org/take-action/...
This thread, the ALT text, truly a gift. Plus I can only cheer on these cows and their plans.
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This thread, the ALT text, truly a gift. Plus I can only cheer on these cows and their plans.