Never heard of him. How is this possible?! ... seriously, this is what's wrong with this country. 🙄

I was so physically ill after reading through a bit of my following feed tonight I went in search of diversion classifying wildlife in my volunteer gig at Snapshot Wisconsin (Zooniverse, citizen science). Here's some critters that made me feel less lost. 🌿📷🌎 1/10 red fox

It's an ugly feed. Here's a Snapshot Wisconsin (citizen science on Zooniverse) image from Trempeleau County. 📷

Keith Woods' keynote (starts @ 24:00) is powerful. He frames "In Defense of #Journalism" with the ravages of Helene that took his home. "How do I complain about the troubles of one profession when the country itself seems to be sliding into autocracy." #SciComm www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiVx...

This turned out surprisingly tasty. It was going to be egg salad but my hard-boiled egg had gone skunky so I used a cooled poached egg from my hens, plus chicken. Most of the veggies straight from the garden. Ingredients listed in alt text. Wish I'd made more.🍽 🍜 🌱

What travails they suffer in these mean Portland streets.

In southern #Wisconsin? Read #fantasy? I'll be hanging out at a new independent bookstore in the beautiful (and tiny) village of Cambridge (WI) Oct. 4. Stop at one of the area potters while in town, or visit lovely Lake Ripley. For more info about my novels oaklandhillsfarm.com/novel/ 📚🪐 📚💙

I was looking for the optimal #Caturday post, and I found it! 😺🐶

In a month I'll be at my 1st writing-related con since 2020. Excited to be heading to Brighton UK for @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social ... all vaxxed (lol?) and ready to sit in the tiny little torture tube for 9 hours with all my favorite disease vectors 😉 #WFC 🪐📚 Hoping to see long-missed friends!

Melting permafrost is releasing toxins into at least 75 streams in Alaska's Brooks Range. The rivers are carrying the pollutants downstream to communities that rely on fishing for subsistence. 🌎🌿🧪 news.mongabay.com/2025/09/alas...

Louisiana #climate refugees moved to area likely to be inundated in the future and creates climate with Choctaw nation. 🌎🌿 floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...

Ukraine-Russia war latest: US and Canada scramble fighter jets to intercept Russian military planes off Alaska

Starting to think about hibernation in the northern climes as the days shorten (if it wasn't so hot). What better escape from the doomscrollery than a book! Perfect for gifting. Buy #books! #readers #booksky 📚🪐 #fantasy

Loving the harvest season ... only the mushrooms and broccoli not from my garden 🍽🍜🌱

JUST IN: Culver's is introducing new Jalapeno Cheese Curds and CurderBurger as part of the company's first annual Curdtoberfest.

Businesses, residents, and municipal officials in Wisconsin are being asked to turn off non-essential outdoor lights on Wednesday night from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. to help protect migrating birds.

Um ... what's up with that #packers?

So, we want to prevent you from being exposed to risk, but we won't fund the research to assess the risk. 🧪

Watch the whole way through, you will not regret it.

New data released. "New warnings of water contamination from farm pollution in Wisconsin While all eyes have been on Iowa this summer, where levels of harmful nitrate contamination of water supplies spiked well above federal safety standards" 🧪🌿🌎 www.thenewlede.org/2025/09/new-...

New report shows where cancer-causing chemicals are polluting water for over 200 million Americans -- pretty much everywhere. 🌎🌿🧪 www.thenewlede.org/2025/09/new-...

Huh ... the public's top concerns from May 1-12 (chart via @mason4c.bsky.social ) #SciComm 🌎

Photo from Vernon County Snapshot Wisconsin (a Zooniverse citizen science site where we ID wildlife from DNR camera traps). Mystical. If not for the deer, I'd except a lady with a sword ... 📷🌿

#WIPSnips word for Sept 17 is "difference." From WIP draft I'm completely rewriting, Rysan's Tale. A foolish young wizard is led into a palace where the king is being poisoned to death by his scheming advisor & unstable heir apparent. #fantasy #epicfantasy #writing #writingcommunity #booksky 📚🪐

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has quit the ice cream brand he started in 1978 amid a dispute with its British owner Unilever, according to a post by the company’s other co-founder, Ben Cohen.

It's #Book Quote Weds. and the word is IDEA. From Book 3 of THE ENCHANTER'S WEB: the Pladde rebellion--intended to tie up Shande's occupiers at home while Shande builds a defense--is fizzling. Jeret muses from the gallows. #BookQW #fantasy oaklandhillsfarm.com/novel/

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life: 1. The sigh of pines adoring a lone sugar maple in fall color 2. Garden tomatoes that burst in your mouth 3. Cat cuddles 4. Laughing with friends until I cry (or pee) 5. Lake Superior shushing the shore

As Gabe's concerns about his family's secrets escalate, it's up to Ruby to counter them--especially when they extend to secrets around her growing power. When is the price of secrecy too great a cost? books2read.com/thecostofpow... books2read.com/thecostofpow... books2read.com/thecostofpow...

Natasha, man-cat of mystery & drama. I gave him up for dead. Read his epitaph Gave his eulogy He wasn't done with life ... like me. Little shit showed up for dinner After 3 months Waltzed in like he owned the place Asked for an egg His sister hisses as she licks him She's saying she missed him 🐱🐈

BREAKING: As the Trump Administration continues its attacks on public health and science, I've directed DHS take every action to ensure Wisconsinites can access safe, effective vaccines to help keep themselves and their families safe. More here ⬇️ content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV…

Guess what's keeping me alive right now? It's a drug that didn't exist when I was diagnosed almost three years ago. Just guess ... but it can't possibly be worth funding, right? (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.

Dessert Mode ACTIVATE: Best pie: cherry Best ice cream: union utopia (chocolate caramel swirls in vanilla with toffee bits, I think) Best donut: plain cake (yeah, I'm that person) Best bar: cranberry walnut Best cake: cheesecake Best other: strawberry schaum torte (pavlova) or cran walnut cookie

"Nature talked to several people who are leading the fight to reinstate funding, retain knowledge and protect institutions such as the NIH and the US National Science Foundation" ... “We’ll have nothing left at the NIH if people don’t speak out about this,” says one staff member at the agency" 🧪🌎

What to gift someone who loves #fantasy? #Books! It's always books. Get a book. You know you want to. It's the perfect escape 📚🪐 💙📚 #reader #sff

Forced, forced I say, to go hang out at a bar to partake of #Wisconsin 🧀 culture ( #Packers) because ... wait why is it only available on Prime Video and not free over the air? And we STILL have to watch ads?! 🏈

Timeline cleanse. A happy hidden place where you can sit, lean your back against a stalk and read a book.

"Nature talked to several people who are leading the fight to reinstate funding, retain knowledge and protect institutions such as the NIH and the US National Science Foundation" ... “We’ll have nothing left at the NIH if people don’t speak out about this,” says one staff member at the agency" 🧪🌎

#ClimateChange doesn't care about politics, but politics plays a role in mitigating it. Note how "global warming," has become a "team" term for attribution despite playing role in amplifying natural disasters. From @mason4c.bsky.social 🌎🧪 #SciCom climatecommunication.gmu.edu/climate-chan...

Aaaand the gift giving season is coming (don't look behind you Santa is treading on your heels...) saying that, ahem, as somebody who has a whole lotta books you can gift wrap for someone who likes Words...

What to gift someone who loves #fantasy? #Books! It's always books. Get a book. You know you want to. It's the perfect escape 📚🪐 💙📚 #reader #sff

" Repeal of 'Roadless Rule' could upend protections across millions of acres of forest in Oregon and Washington." 🌎 www.kgw.com/article/ente...

This seems like a great idea 🙄🧪🌿🌱 civileats.com/2025/09/08/e...

How many young women were sacrificed to greed in the decade, at least, of pandering? Of course, it all came out in the wash, a "rounding error's" worth of fines and the powerful remain in power to offend again. GIFT article. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/m...

🌳 Losing touch with nature A new study finds people’s connection to nature has fallen 60% since 1800, risking an 'extinction of experience' without radical change. 🔗 www.theguardian.com/environment/... #SciComm 🧪 #Nature

“The tragedy is that expertise isn’t about blind faith. Science invites scrutiny, demands evidence, and self-corrects. But when we reject expertise entirely, we don’t get freedom — we get chaos” Great article about an impromptu conversation between a public health scientist & 4 Covid vax skeptics 👇

BADGERS WIN: Wisconsin led by quarterback Danny O'Neil's three touchdowns pulled away from Middle Tennessee State 42-10 on Saturday afternoon at Camp Randall.

Feeling the need for a timeline cleanse. A small reminder there is still some beauty in this world that we need to hold close to our hearts lest we forget it. 🌱🌿📷

Happy #Caturday ... Celebrate quietly. sPooky and Pumpkin don't appreciate the disturbance. 🐈🐈‍⬛

Interesting ... "NewsGuild says it will continue to advocate for journalists to see a share of revenue from AI deals. Recently, two major news publishers ... inked deals with AI companies while under contract with NewsGuild bargaining units. ... www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/in-f...