The U.S. has spent billions to lose a war that enriches its oligarchs, impoverishes the citizenry, sabotages its alliances, and strengthens its enemies. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...

Consistency 98 days (80.3%) so far in 2026 & 32 straight with WWS meeting >100% of demand on the world's 4th-largest economy's main grid for part of the day Fossil gas down 61%, batteries up 325%, solar up 61% in '26 v '23 Demand lower in '26 than '23 by 1.4% despite big growth in EVs, heat pumps

Looking forward to the annual reading, in celebration of International Star Wars Day! #starwars #shakespeare #actors #theater #parody

“The president is a nationalist, which is not at all the same thing as a patriot. A nationalist encourages us to be our worst, and then tells us that we are the best. A patriot, by contrast, wants the nation to live up to its ideals, which means asking us to be our best selves.' Timothy Snyder

Another evening in this string of clear, perfect spring nights for southern Vermont. Missing the excitement of the recent lunar orbiter mission but a glorious site nonetheless. #lunar #astrophoto #Vermont #artemis #seestar

Another clear spring night here! #lunar #astrophoto #vermont #seestar #moon

Trump fires the entire National Science Board

Denmark's coal-to-wind transition is one of the most dramatic energy transformations of the past three decades. In 1990, coal provided 90% of Danish electricity. Today it is under 3%. Wind now covers roughly 60% of electricity generation. The last coal plant is scheduled to close by 2028.

Delighted to be back home in #Vermont after a week away (in someplace where spring had fully sprung ❤️). A tranquil #moon overarching the spring heavens. #astrophoto #seestar #lunar

This series, hosted by @joanhalifax.bsky.social , has been absolutely both the salve to our wounded, compassionate hearts as well as an inspiring call back to action. So much ❤️

For all my poetry-loving friends

The @IEA projected that the world would use ~105 million barrels per day in 2026. With the disruption in the Strait we are already predicted to go down to an average of 100mbpd for 2026.🧵

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Facebook: down from interference from Iran? Or Israel or the US? Or just coincidence?

It is a cult. 100% No kings. And no mad kings.

La traînée de fumée laissée par le lanceur d'Artemis II vue depuis l'ISS !

No kings, above or below #astrophoto #moon #lunar

Join us in Brattleboro VT under the Buddhists for Peace banner.

Convenience for me but not for thee. Story: bit.ly/41njmUP

The Fuckening of white-collar workers has arrived. blog.andrewyang.com/p/the-end-of...

Remember the second precept - take nothing which is not given freely. Or go biblical and recall Thou shall not steal. #dharma #precept #buddhism

Beautiful waning crescent moon this morning, nestled up to Antares in the heart of Scorpio. Two minute stack. #astrophoto #seestar #lunar #moon #scorpio

I think it’s time to stop saying things like “Trump launched a war without asking Congress” and start saying “Congress allowed the President to go to war without consequences.” Congress is abdicating; hold them accountable as well as the prez.

In Feb 2007, New Horizons passed Jupiter & its active moon Io. ⚛️ In this nice montage, Jupiter was captured in 3 bands of infrared light making the Great Red Spot look white.🧪 Io is digitally superposed in natural color, showing an ongoing eruption.🔭 ➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap08010... #science 1/3

Good clear night here in #Vermont with temps expected to drop to -3°F. Thankful for the glorious moon shining down on the snow-laden meadow. #astrophoto #lunar #moon

So the President’s son-in-law’s father, our Ambassador to France (our nation’s oldest ally) is no longer allowed to meet with French officials because he ignored the most important duty of an ambassador. It will take us a generation (at least) to repair the damage of this past year.

Posting in honor of Galileo’s 462nd birthday! As Newton is supposed to have said: we see farther because we stand upon the shoulders of giants. #astrophoto #history #science #telescope

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So good. @kajakallas.bsky.social is all of us.

A beautiful late-winter day here in #Vermont with very little cloud activity. A few sunspots to see this morning. The solar array is exporting to the #grid Enjoy your day!! #seestar #astrophoto

Seems like a good time to recirculate the story of the crust punk bartender who immediately kicked out Nazis. I've seen it around a bunch of times, but it seems especially relevant now. I'd appreciate if anyone knows the original source.

This is a real timelapse video of the Moon transiting in front of the Earth. It was captured by the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft in November 2022 while flying at it's furthest point from the Earth. The video covers about 3.75 hours of real time. 🔭🧪

@balint.house.gov telling the truth - the Epstein Class is “a bunch of sick fucks.” Yes!!!

WATCH — @balint.house.gov on the unredacted Epstein files: “There’s a bunch of sick fucks… so many people knew…. Trump never kicked Epstein out of Mar-A-Lago. That’s a lie.” (From @dropsitenews.com )

Nice sunspot activity today. Last week’s large cluster is still visible off to the far right-hand side of the image. #astrophoto #seestar #solar #sunspot

That sunspot cluster from earlier in the week continues to make its way across the solar disk (today Thursday 11AM eastern US time). AA4366. The biggest spot is about five Earth diameters wide. #aa4366 #sunspot #astrophoto

Behold the difference. (May need to tap the image to see the next story). UK has the same issues as us but at least they are doing less to protect powerful men who rape kids.

The big sunspot cluster is making its way across the solar disk. It should remain in view for a few more days. #astrophoto

Great cluster of sunspots this morning. This is the AR4366 eruption, including the most intense class (X) of solar flares. Another bright and crystal-clear day in Vermont. #seestar #astrophoto #vermont

A good thing happened today: Haitians in Springfield, Ohio and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnic cleansing operation. This happened because people came together — organizers, reporters, and those who care — and made it happen. Let’s take the win and continue the work.

Last night’s moonlit meadow. 3-second exposure.

“The wild is not the opposite of cultivated; it is the opposite of the controlled.” — Wendell Berry

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First night of equatorial mount with the scope. This allows for longer imaging sessions. Yes, that’s a nighttime photo; the moon is lighting up the snow-covered meadow. 3-second exposure #astrophoto #seestar #vermont #moonlight

Last night did not disappoint. So glad for the era of digital telescopes, because it’s warm in the kitchen while the scope does all the hard work and it’s-4°F outside. 3-minute video stack #astrophoto #seestar #vermont

Another nearly spotless day on the sun. And here down below in #vermont it’s about 5°F and a little windy. #astrophoto #seestar #solar

Good morning, Bluesky! From the frigid, downright arctic Vermont dawn. Don’t know what the temp is, and no need to go look; suffice to say that polarfleece pants are insufficient in this wind to keep out there more than a few minutes. #sunrise #vermont

Good night, Bluesky! Keep looking up. #seestar #Astrophoto #vermont #lunar

Cold night for sure. Glad the #seestar can be outside without me! Great lunar evening. #astrophoto #vermont