No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A majestic Great Blue Heron in full feathered regalia today in Central Park amongst geese & duck, ice & -4 Fahrenheit windchills waiting for the monster snowstorm heading our way Sunday. The best real & virtual timeline cleanse ever given the awful & unrelenting political news cycle.

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Men who defend Jonathan Ross for murdering Renee Good are not safe to be around. End those relationships.

Good morning members of the GOP in Congress. Today would be a good day for you to wake up.

You know they will. All cowards right now.

Never has a President wagged a dog harder than Trump and MAGA now. To distract from Epstein, the explosion of health and homeowners insurance costs, and the tariffs that are decimating small businesses, Trump is plunging this country into a war and using our soldiers as pawns.

And there it is.

Happy new year to all people of good will here and everywhere from a gorgeous Northern Shoveler preening & primping in the Central Park Reservoir in New York city ❤️

My pre-new year resolution is to post more here - about my 2 passions: 1. writing on governance of change & how we accomplish it (including via “Governing Pandora”new book out 2.2.26) & 2. nature & city-scape photography starting today w/2 photos on a glorious frigid morning in Central Park.

Bound for Antarctica: A Voyage to Earth’s End Is Underway www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/c... This is what I’m reading on this fine snowy morning in NYC

Check out my latest article “The Case for More Empathic Polymaths in Tech Leadership” for @illuminem where I name names, suggest solutions and point to more hopeful tech leaders (based on my forthcoming book “Governing Pandora”) illuminem.com/illuminemvoi... press.georgetown.edu/Book/Governi...

My new book with Georgetown University Press out 2.2.26 “GOVERNING PANDORA: LEADING IN THE AGE OF GENERATIVE AI & EXPONENTIAL TECHNOLOGY”. Preorder (30% discount) here: press.georgetown.edu/Book/Governi... Below my kitty pretending to be Schrödinger’s cat 🐱📦 💻 @hclaggett.bsky.social ❤️🙏🏼 🚀

Just got my first box of copies of my brand new book GOVERNING PANDORA officially out on 2.2.26 with Georgetown University Press - my kitty helped to unpack the box (sort off) 🙏🏼 to my wonderful editor @hclaggett.bsky.social for the foresight / nudge / invitation to write this book 2 years ago! ❤️

Thanks so much for putting this starter pack of Georgetown University Oress authors tugether @hclaggett.bsky.social - proud and honored to be in such amazing company! 🙏🏼

OMG dear @hclaggett.bsky.social what a lovely Christmas 🎄surprise to see your post just now 😍 I must say the book blends in nicely with the festive holiday colors 😂 - it has been a fabulous journey to work with you and the @Georgetown University Press team over the past 2 years! ❤️

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

Thank you for your observation. But now can you please do: What are the legal and / or constitutional actions that can be taken against these presidential edicts that do not seem based on facts or laws? Can a President simply unleash the military against citizens for no reason???

Hey Democratic Party!!! How is this ok if the guy not only made the Nazi salute but is reportedly responsible for 300,000 deaths of children who depended on USAID??? Not OK democrats - NOT OK

What??

The hubris

Yeah. Revolutionary. Moving right along…

Ya think?

What an embarrassing excuse for a “commerce secretary”. Ugh.

Brilliant. And they call the guy behind these a “genius”? Hmm 🧐

Yeah - who knew?? 🧐

This dangerous, incompetent, careless, narcissistic, reverse DEI, treasonous idiot shouldn’t be anywhere near the halls of power. Instead he should be investigated and probably prosecuted for national security crimes. Enough already.

If you so much as look like you might be a migrant, your rights are subject to the whims of ICE and the courts now. Be careful out there. Have people ready on speed dial who can help.

A brilliant post full of important facts & figures - thank you for the information and analysis @jburnmurdoch.ft.com!

Correction - this duck is called the green winged teal in the US…

Posting my video of the stunning Eurasian teal at the Pond in Central Park today - what a lovely creature! Beauty and peace in a turbulent time. Gratitude. #birds #birding @birdcpk.bsky.social

I had a fantastic stroke of luck at the Central Park Pond today encountering my first Eurasian Teal - an absolutely stunning bird who allowed me to engage in a photo shoot - 4 of the more than 100 shots I took below - plus a video I’ll try to post here too ❤️😍🙏🏼 #birds #birding @birdcpk.bsky.social

Friday was a gorgeous day @ Central Park’s Reservoir w/ lots of happy birds in melting ice including 2 male wood ducks synchronized swimming under the watchful eyes of 2 mallards & the beautiful snow goose floating around with the large flock of Canada geese #birds #birding @birdcpk.bsky.social

Bravo!

Some duck action at the Pool in Central Park today with some gorgeous mallards & a wood duck couple with the male engaging in aggressive behavior against a male mallard. All in all the ducks seem to be enjoying the non freezing temps - we got up to 56F today! #birds #birding @birdcpk.bsky.social

A magnificent display by one of the resident wood ducks at the Central Park Reservoir today happy to luxuriate in the Warner waters and overall temperature (in the 50s!) @birdcpk.bsky.social #birds #birding

A magnificent hawk tries to grab an oblivious squirrel near Bethesda Fountain in Central Park yesterday to no avail but what a show he put on! #birds #birding @birdcpk.bsky.social

Very cold morning (windchill of 16F) with lots of birdlife at the Central Park reservoir trying to stay warm - caught the inseparable 2 male wood ducks huddling w/some mallards on ice in the cold wind & hundreds of geese on the move. Wishing them warmth 🫶 #birds #birding @birdcpk.bsky.social

Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage. So gather your justice and humanity, Illinois, and do not let despair overcome us when our country needs us the most.

Today was a spectacular sunny though wind chilling day at the Central Park reservoir with most birds looking like they were doing well - I saw 3 male wood ducks & 1 female- 2 of the males were doing synchronized swimming! 😍 #birds #birding @birdcpk.bsky.social

Nasty wet winter day in Central Park today w/freezing rain, lots of ice & sub-freezing windchill - nevertheless hearty mallards, northern shovelers, hooded mergansers & yes one of the wood duck couples all doing their best at the Reservoir. Wishing them well ❤️ #birds #birding @birdcpk.bsky.social

A very iced over Central Park reservoir - from hundreds of birds yesterday to about 10 today - a few stray mallards & northern shovelers ducks - no geese at all - what’s going on? Are they elsewhere in the park or have they flown south because of the cold? #birds #birding @birdcpk.bsky.social

After a fairly depressing day of rain, fog & sadly several dead geese (apparently from bird flu) yesterday, the Central Park reservoir today was beautiful & sunny w/ hundreds of geese & the beautiful sole snow goose amongst them #birds #birding @birdcpk.bsky.social

An ominous snow expectant sky w/struggling sun & Central Park Reservoir birds gathering around decreasing amount of unfrozen water - hope they do ok through coming week as more snow heads our way & a deep freeze returns next week…🥶😳 #birds #birding @birdcpk.bsky.social

“These stories should concern all Americans because they are our family members, neighbors and friends. No American can be proud of a government that carries out change in this way.” The American Bar Association speaks out. Please read and share. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

A glorious day at Central Park today with mergansers, buffleheads, northern shovelers and more - all braving the cold and icy waters. #birds #birding @birdcpk.bsky.social

A gorgeous post-snowfall Sunday at the Central Park reservoir with large groups of geese & ducks making the most of the challenging weather and several hooded and common mergansers up close. #birds #birding @birdcpk.bsky.social

Purrfekt