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Why is Trump (or people in his circle) talking about building an American empire that includes (depending on the day) Greenland, Canada, Panama, Mexico? Here are five Trumpian logics explanations, all of which can function together, and probably do.
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snyder.substack.com/p/why-greenl...
Why Greenland?
And Canada, Mexico, Panama...
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January 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Why is Trump (or people in his circle) talking about building an American empire that includes (depending on the day) Greenland, Canada, Panama, Mexico? Here are five Trumpian logics explanations, all of which can function together, and probably do.
snyder.substack.com/p/why-greenl...
snyder.substack.com/p/why-greenl...
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Exactly 110 years ago today. The 1914 (Taisho) Eruption of Sakurajima. The last major plinian eruption in the mainlands of Japan. A relatively rare double plinian eruption followed by lava effusions from the two vents.
January 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Exactly 110 years ago today. The 1914 (Taisho) Eruption of Sakurajima. The last major plinian eruption in the mainlands of Japan. A relatively rare double plinian eruption followed by lava effusions from the two vents.
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I am sending around "Oligarchs’ Island" again, in the immodest conviction that this little satire will have more analytic and predictive power than most of what you read or watch this coming year.
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snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
Oligarchs' Island
A Sitcom Pitch in a Tragic Moment
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January 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I am sending around "Oligarchs’ Island" again, in the immodest conviction that this little satire will have more analytic and predictive power than most of what you read or watch this coming year.
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
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This ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Yoshitaki (1873) depicts actors in a kabuki play titled 'Courtesans at the Festival of Spring Flowers.' The actors appear as a ghostly yokai cat and a butterfly.
#Caturday #yokai #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt
#Caturday #yokai #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt
January 11, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Yoshitaki (1873) depicts actors in a kabuki play titled 'Courtesans at the Festival of Spring Flowers.' The actors appear as a ghostly yokai cat and a butterfly.
#Caturday #yokai #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt
#Caturday #yokai #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt
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Have you ever noticed lichen on tree bark during a hike? They're more important than you might think.
In today's episode, we explore lichens' crucial role in ecosystems.
Listen here 🎧: https://buff.ly/3Mut28J
In today's episode, we explore lichens' crucial role in ecosystems.
Listen here 🎧: https://buff.ly/3Mut28J
January 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Have you ever noticed lichen on tree bark during a hike? They're more important than you might think.
In today's episode, we explore lichens' crucial role in ecosystems.
Listen here 🎧: https://buff.ly/3Mut28J
In today's episode, we explore lichens' crucial role in ecosystems.
Listen here 🎧: https://buff.ly/3Mut28J
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Japanese Fishermen Catch 600-Pound Can Of Tuna
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January 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Japanese Fishermen Catch 600-Pound Can Of Tuna
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Deep Into the Land of Enchantment (New Mexico), 2022 by Daniella Willett-Rabin (American b.1979)
January 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Deep Into the Land of Enchantment (New Mexico), 2022 by Daniella Willett-Rabin (American b.1979)
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Jetzt ist es ganz klar: Wenn Sie wollen, dass Deutschland von internationalen Oligarchen regiert wird, dann wählen Sie AfD
December 28, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Jetzt ist es ganz klar: Wenn Sie wollen, dass Deutschland von internationalen Oligarchen regiert wird, dann wählen Sie AfD
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In the darkness of winter solstice, pagans celebrate Yule — welcoming longer days to come.
For Pagans, winter solstice is a time for reflection and celebration
In the darkness of winter solstice, pagans celebrate Yule — welcoming longer days to come.
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December 21, 2024 at 4:44 PM
In the darkness of winter solstice, pagans celebrate Yule — welcoming longer days to come.
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Cult Leader Not Even Charismatic
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December 17, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Cult Leader Not Even Charismatic
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theonion.com/cult-leader-...
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1/5 If Trump wanted Russia to negotiate, he would make the war harder for the Kremlin, not create the conditions for Russian victory. I wish reporters would point this out.
www.cnn.com/2024/12/12/p...
www.cnn.com/2024/12/12/p...
Biden admin says it is surging deliveries to Ukraine as Trump criticizes decision to allow US weapons to strike inside Russia | CNN Politics
The Biden administration is working to surge deliveries of weapons to Ukraine in its final days in office in a concerted effort to put Kyiv on a strong footing going into 2025, according to a senior a...
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December 13, 2024 at 4:38 PM
1/5 If Trump wanted Russia to negotiate, he would make the war harder for the Kremlin, not create the conditions for Russian victory. I wish reporters would point this out.
www.cnn.com/2024/12/12/p...
www.cnn.com/2024/12/12/p...
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Remember all the outraged coverage about a handful of climate protesters slowing ambulances a few years back?
Well it turns out that wealthy farmers doing exactly the same thing on a much bigger scale is absolutely fine
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/t...
Well it turns out that wealthy farmers doing exactly the same thing on a much bigger scale is absolutely fine
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/t...
Two-Tier Reporting: When Climate Protesters Slow Ambulances They’re Vilified, So Why Are Wealthy Farmers Given a Free Pass?
Media outlets rush to condemn climate change campaigners as "middle class" protesters causing "chaos" while ignoring greater disruption by millionaire landowners
bylinetimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Remember all the outraged coverage about a handful of climate protesters slowing ambulances a few years back?
Well it turns out that wealthy farmers doing exactly the same thing on a much bigger scale is absolutely fine
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/t...
Well it turns out that wealthy farmers doing exactly the same thing on a much bigger scale is absolutely fine
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/t...
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December 9, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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In #JapaneseFolklore iwana bozu are char (a type of river fish) who grow to an enormous size and transform into #yokai. They are able to shapeshift into human form, dress in Buddhist priest's robes, walk and talk. Mostly they approach people who are fishing in rivers to ask them...
#SwampSunday
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#SwampSunday
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December 8, 2024 at 9:38 AM
In #JapaneseFolklore iwana bozu are char (a type of river fish) who grow to an enormous size and transform into #yokai. They are able to shapeshift into human form, dress in Buddhist priest's robes, walk and talk. Mostly they approach people who are fishing in rivers to ask them...
#SwampSunday
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#SwampSunday
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If you like stats & less-obvious but mind blowing details, here’s a great piece. Great photos too.
Example: “3,000: The number of dowels that were painstakingly fashioned by a carpenter over four months, from oaks that had to match the wood of the structural beams.”
Example: “3,000: The number of dowels that were painstakingly fashioned by a carpenter over four months, from oaks that had to match the wood of the structural beams.”
The Stats Behind Notre-Dame's Remarkable Restoration | Artnet News
What went into reconstructing Notre-Dame after the devastating fire of 2019 in just five short years? We break down the numbers.
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December 7, 2024 at 1:53 PM
If you like stats & less-obvious but mind blowing details, here’s a great piece. Great photos too.
Example: “3,000: The number of dowels that were painstakingly fashioned by a carpenter over four months, from oaks that had to match the wood of the structural beams.”
Example: “3,000: The number of dowels that were painstakingly fashioned by a carpenter over four months, from oaks that had to match the wood of the structural beams.”
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Sole remaining pre-Columbian mound in St. Louis--the last trace of the big Mississippian center the city was built on top of--seems likely to be given back to the Wazazhe (Osage), descendants of the long-ago peoples who built those mounds.
When Knocking Down Homes Is Actually a Step in the Right Direction
The last Indigenous mound in St. Louis is being given back piece by piece to the Osage Nation. All that stands in its way now is a frat house.
www.dwell.com
December 6, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Sole remaining pre-Columbian mound in St. Louis--the last trace of the big Mississippian center the city was built on top of--seems likely to be given back to the Wazazhe (Osage), descendants of the long-ago peoples who built those mounds.
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What's the weirdest nonsense your red state governor has gotten up to?
My red state governor helped fund a creationist museum that has a diorama showing Noah putting stegosaurs on the ark.
My red state governor helped fund a creationist museum that has a diorama showing Noah putting stegosaurs on the ark.
December 6, 2024 at 5:19 PM
What's the weirdest nonsense your red state governor has gotten up to?
My red state governor helped fund a creationist museum that has a diorama showing Noah putting stegosaurs on the ark.
My red state governor helped fund a creationist museum that has a diorama showing Noah putting stegosaurs on the ark.
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I got to write in Scientific American about one of my all-time favorite cosmic objects: Barnard 68! It's like a hole in space, except… it isn't.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
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What’s Inside Our Galaxy’s Darkest Place?
Barnard 68 is often mistaken for a hole in space, but it’s actually a dense, opaque cloud of dust—for now
www.scientificamerican.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:44 PM
I got to write in Scientific American about one of my all-time favorite cosmic objects: Barnard 68! It's like a hole in space, except… it isn't.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
🧪🔭
www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
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A pal sent me this heartfelt essay by the wrestling champion Big E about depression, football, black art, being raised by a fundamentalist preacher, and the enormous power of writing and literature -- and it's just great. www.theplayerstribune.com/big-e-ettore...
Sour | By Ettore “Big E” Ewen
I’m someone who didn’t have wildest dreams. I’m someone who, for the longest time, didn’t believe I deserved them.
www.theplayerstribune.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:02 PM
A pal sent me this heartfelt essay by the wrestling champion Big E about depression, football, black art, being raised by a fundamentalist preacher, and the enormous power of writing and literature -- and it's just great. www.theplayerstribune.com/big-e-ettore...
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December 6, 2024 at 5:28 AM
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In South Korea, they are preparing to impeach a President for attempting a coup.
In the United States, someone who attempts a violent coup is handed full power of the govt.
In the United States, someone who attempts a violent coup is handed full power of the govt.
December 6, 2024 at 6:27 AM
In South Korea, they are preparing to impeach a President for attempting a coup.
In the United States, someone who attempts a violent coup is handed full power of the govt.
In the United States, someone who attempts a violent coup is handed full power of the govt.
Sevilla: so much beauty at every corner #Sevilla #LaGiralda
December 6, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Sevilla: so much beauty at every corner #Sevilla #LaGiralda
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I was asked yesterday what my most romantic #mushroom was and these cultivated pink oysters are the winner. Just look at the gills, so enchanting. They are native to Asia.
#fungus #oysters #photography #organic #fungifriends
@thelesbianmama.bsky.social
#fungus #oysters #photography #organic #fungifriends
@thelesbianmama.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 11:18 AM
I was asked yesterday what my most romantic #mushroom was and these cultivated pink oysters are the winner. Just look at the gills, so enchanting. They are native to Asia.
#fungus #oysters #photography #organic #fungifriends
@thelesbianmama.bsky.social
#fungus #oysters #photography #organic #fungifriends
@thelesbianmama.bsky.social
