“The past has its own terrible inevitability. But it is never too late to change the future.” Wise words to live by. Thanks @hcrichardson.bsky.social

Destroying USAID will go down in history as one of the worst Trump foreign policy decisions in 2025. USAID needed reform, not dissolution. China didn't shut down its Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). Unilateral disarmament is not a rational strategy for competing with China.

There is a devastating report in the NYT this afternoon that one the US-destroyed fishing boats washed ashore in Columbia and contained only evidence of marijuana. Trump’s claim that he is saving the US from fentanyl smuggling by Venezuela is a disprovable lie. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...

Over the holidays, the administration quietly initiated a review of all Wildlife Refuges, something that could preface yet another attempt to steal your land: open.substack.com/pub/wessiler...

We’re murdering fishermen in handmade peñeros with $40K in motors using $300K in missiles to depose Maduro so Rubio can come 5th in the 2032 primaries 🎁 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/world/americas/trump-boat-strikes-gulf-of-venezuela-wreckage.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AVA.OLR8.KODM5zTAI3xD

#WoundedKnee is the most famous US mass slaughter of Native people, but massacres happened all the time as settlers stole land. To think that Wounded Knee was an aberration is to deny the inherent & constant violence of settler colonialism. You can see it happening in Palestine right now.

The only way Russia can win in Ukraine is if they destroy the will of the population to live or defend. This is why it deploys millions of bots and thousands of propagandists across every nation and language. They lie to create despair, disillusionment, and turn populations against Ukraine.

Canada understands the danger the world is under and has allocated $2.5 billion to help Ukraine overcome the fascist Russian invaders. Be like Canada. 🇨🇦

America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth. The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%. Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.

🇨🇦 🇺🇦Canada will provide Ukraine 2.5 billion Canadian dollars - funds intended to unlock financing from the IMF, World Bank, and EBRD to begin the reconstruction process. This was announced by Prime Minister Carney. He also condemned Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv. Thank you Canada ❤️

December 25, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

I’m increasingly convinced that self care is climate action. After all, if we want a sustainable world, don’t we have to be sustainable too? For me, that means time with friends & fam, nature, knitting, chocolate, tea, and a stack of good books. What’s your favourite way to recharge?

America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth. The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth. When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

#silentkiller #extremeheat #INRI Invite, Name, Repair, Imagine Climate Health Justice Environmental Justice #DNDi Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)

Invite, Name, Repair, Imagine (INRI) : A stronger mandate for climate and health moving forward

Bombing Nigeria won’t make us forget about the Epstein files.

Remember: There's always strength in a union. Solidarity.

Good day for Mushrooms In Scotts Valley California December 23rd 2025

When you’re chronically ill, the holidays hit different. They’re exhausting, isolating and lonely. It’s important to set and hold boundaries. Make your own traditions and find ways to cultivate joy. Here’s to another Chronic Illness Christmas: www.disabledginger.com/p/another-ch...

Hartford Visibility Brigade this am, 7 of us braving the snow to get the messages out! Please help us, if you can, keep going through winter. gofund.me/6fadd76b0 Happy Holidays everyone! @hcrichardson.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @jesscraven101.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social

The 5 best science books of 2025

Betty Reid Soskin, 'trailblazing' oldest national park ranger, dies at 104

Y'all, #Christmas came early. #TheDoubleTax, my author debut, was named one of the TOP FIVE BEST SCIENCE BOOKS of 2025 by the @latimes.com @ologies.bsky.social. I NEVER in a million years expected this and I am exceedingly grateful and overwhelmed by this honor. WOW. 😭 #GodsPlan #blacksky #booksky

Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.

A shocking win! The Supreme Court blocked Trump from deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to the Chicago area over the objections of Illinois officials.

PLEASE note that folks in power decided “we’re not allowed” to see a news segment Not allowed to see a news story about current events. They may disagree w/it. But to entirely censor it? ANTI-democratic. BIG time. We have a right to see & judge for ourselves. W/O the strong-arm of “big brother”

Back in the graveyard before Christmas, another mini-mushroom, Moss Navel (Arrhenia rickenii), hiding amongst the moss on a tombstone. If you don't seek, you don't find. #fungifriends #fungi #mycology

Laudato Si' alive at NY's Canisius College . RC CHURCH LARGEST LAND OWNER ON EARTH.LSAP IS GLOBAL. HAVE HOPE 👋🏽https://www.ncronline.org/news/its-cafeteria-and-landscaping-laudato-si-alive-nys-canisius-college

Some reflections after returning back from a conference at which I and 20,000 colleagues learned that the Trump administration intends to dismantle #NCAR. This outrage should not happen. deepconvection.substack.com/p/save-ncar

From wildfire warnings to flood forecasts, NCAR's research impacts everyone in America. President Trump's attempt to dismantle it for political vengeance is beyond reckless. We will fight against this dangerous scheme every step of the way.

I was talking to a colleague on Friday and he said, oh, I didn’t know you wrote a book?? and clearly I have not been obnoxious enough anout this. So: I wrote a book. Some people thought it was good. You should read it www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...

December 21, 2025

"Some #churches, using public art [Anti-ICE nativities] to do public #theology, have chosen to be #prophetic about this key political and moral issue [dignity of immigrants] of our time", writes @heidischlumpf.bsky.social in a key reflection for @commonweal.bsky.social.

Farmers have long relied on third-party contractors to source and manage farmworkers. But all that outsourcing makes it hard for growers to know how workers are being treated — and makes it easy to ignore when they’re treated badly. By @maxblau.bsky.social

Rainbows on parade in Coral City ✊🌈🌈🌈🦜🐟🪸🌆 #rainbowparrotfish #parrotfishjungle #parrotfishcapitaloftheworld #rainbowparade #rainbowpride #parrotfish #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines. It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States. And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).

Congress demanded Jack Smith testify about his investigations, but kept him behind closed doors during his sworn deposition. If we care about transparency, then Congress should release the transcript. My thoughts in Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

New episode! Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez preaches for the Fourth Sunday of Advent: "Trust the vision God plants in you, and dare to act on it, with courage, tenderness, and fire." Search for Catholic Women Preach or visit anchor.fm/cwp #catholic #catholicwomen #advent #dreamers #homily

The Fruit Still Falls #DonnaTheresa music.youtube.com/watch?v=KGrI...

We must reject division and hate. The ties that bind us are so much stronger than the lines that divide us.

Spend some quality time with your local French Angelfish #frenchangelfish #angelfish #frenchangel #pomacanthusparu #qualitytime #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Friday from the American Meteorological Society concerning the government announcement of the closing of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR):

Risk messaging often focus on wind, storm surge, tornadoes and flooding when hurricanes make landfall. Hurricanes happen during the hottest part of the year and often compromise power. In our new paper, we explore unsung but deadly 5th Hazard...Heat. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

A statement from @ametsoc.org on @ncar-ucar.bsky.social www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...

Please join the American Geophysical Union in advocating to safeguard NCAR. agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...

This serves as your daily reminder that whaling peaked in the NINETEEN SIXTIES

Amidst the Trump administration's attacks on "illegal" DEI, @propublica.org has found more than 1,000 nonprofits that revised the mission statements on their tax forms to remove terms like "racism" and "marginalized." Half who made changes reported no govt funding. www.propublica.org/article/dele...

Important.

SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...