Highly recommend reading this thoughtful feature by @ferrisjabr.bsky.social as well his thread on the joys and challenges of native plant gardening. I also recommend reading Doug Tallamy's books and checking out his org Homegrown National Park.

Pics or it couldn't possibly have happened

I had the honor of copyediting Stacey Patton's "Strung Up" from @beaconpress.bsky.social, to be published in October. This is a great promo for it. Looking forward to the conversation about this excellent book and the devastating history it uncovers.

Iranian goalkeeper has that shit locked down like it’s the Strait of Hormuz.

one of the oldest running dialogues in history is "war is a massively complicated political, bureaucratic, and logistical endeavor" vs. "fuck you pussy, war is when you're a fucking badass, oh shit I lost"

I was already rooting for Japan, but this is just icing on the cake.

Robert Moor's In Trees: An Exploration (Simon & Schuster) makes the case for protecting, learning from, and reconnecting with trees. A review on my Substack, The Taproot Review.

To state the obvious, if you act tough and talk shit like this, you better be able to back it up. At some point, perhaps not long from now, someone tougher than this demon twerp (which is essentially anyone) is going to demonstrate there are consequences. Just sayin'.

Happy #PublicationDay, @kpc.bsky.social! ⚛️ ENTANGLED STATES, their exploration of mind-bending physics concepts to as a way to understand their life journey and queerness, “stings like an exposed nerve and shines with humanity.”—Kirkus Reviews, ⭐️Starred Review

I'm calling it: the original "nine most terrifying words" is done. Good riddance.

My good friend Dom has done a superb job charting the mammoth influence of ‘Trane, McCoy Tyner, and modal jazz on a lil outfit from the Bay Area.

"One of the settlement options the Justice Department and White House officials are reviewing is the possibility of the I.R.S. dropping any audits of Mr. Trump, his family members or businesses, according to two of the people." IT'S ... A ... FUCKING ... SHAKEDOWN!!

RIP to former NBA player Jason Collins, the first openly Gay, active, male pro athlete. Hard to explain what a big deal it was in 2014 when Collins signed with the Nets. He took number 98 in tribute to Matthew Shepard, the Gay teen murdered in a horrific hate crime. JC was brave and will be missed.

Happy #PublicationDay, @lodrinkswater.bsky.social! 🥳 BODY WEATHER, her lyrical exploration of the interconnected relationship between chronic illness and Earth’s meteorology, is “a timely and thought-provoking ode to discovery and recovery.” — @libraryjournal.bsky.social

Wouldn't it be nice if this was the agenda that every progressive ran on, in every city, state, and federal election?

I wrote about the end of the U.S. Forest Service and the arrogance of trying to kill something like a forest: defector.com/the-trump-ad...

Since our one precious world has avoided nuclear holocaust (at least for a few days), it would be great if news sites scrubbed their "Trump Threaten to 'Blow Up' Iran" headlines from landing pages. It's a bit triggering, no?

I just did this. Called my rep and my senators. I highly recommend it. Doing nothing is not an option.

The world not screeching to a halt when the US killed more than 100 little school girls on the very first day of this "liberating war" led us exactly to this moment

I'll never get over how much data is available on climate change--and some of it, like this chart, is fascinating--and how we do so very little in response to it.

74% of Americans now say the government isn’t doing enough to regulate AI. They’re right. That’s why I introduced a moratorium bill - to give us time to address the risks and to ensure that this technology works for all of us, not just the billionaires who own it.

A gigantic record-breaking heat dome is baking the US and war is skyrocketing fuel prices and the cost of living. If only scientists and climate activists had warned us…. Oh wait they did.

Epidemiologists Confirm First Airborne Transmission Of Mar-A-Lago Face

Hats off to caller Jack. God willing, more and more Americans display this kind of courage, giving it straight to Trump's enablers and anyone else willfully driving our country off the cliff.

I don't think either political party -- or anyone in politics, really -- is thinking in ambitious enough terms about the electricity grid. We need to start thinking of it as the foundation of our 21st century economy & prosperity. It needs to be rethought, rebuilt, & made a solid base for growth.

I’ve seen enough. Not about the election. Just generally.

Let’s be clear: these protections help keep our air breathable, our water drinkable, and our communities healthy. However, Trump decided to prioritize the interests of fossil fuel companies over the health and safety of Americans. Climate change isn't a scam; he is. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...

Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.

Concerning Miles Davis, adaptive introgression, and long geological time. My review of "Oak Origins: From Acorns to Species and the Tree of Life," over at my Substack, The Taproot Review. brianbaughan.substack.com/p/evolutions...

Italians, your white card has been revoked. Stefani Germanotta is a perfidious latin

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Haymarket coming through once again with free ebooks to better understand the polycrisis.

Another reason to support independent bookstores, either in person or through Bookshop.org and similar marketplaces.

"The whole time our posse of masked goons were kidnapping a 5yo child and sending him to prison in a different state, their primary concern was the safety and welfare of that child."

Honestly boycotting the World Cup would be the most effective and probably the least disruptive of all of the options available to Europe. I’m not sure how you can send teams and fans to contribute to a spectacle designed entirely to celebrate a guy trying to invade your territory.

Counterpoint: Does anyone give a shit at this point? I'm sick of hearing about this peace prize. Trump ruined it. Let's move on.

ICE agents enjoyed a meal at a Mexican restaurant, then arrested the very people who served them. Unfathomably cruel.

🖤 A close friend of mine died in ICE custody after being denied medical care. His name was Parady La. This was preventable. Please watch and share so his family’s story is not erased. #ICEDetention

Happy Pub Day to @wralpheubanks.bsky.social. I'm grateful for the opportunity to be copyeditor on "When It's Darkness on the Delta: How America's Richest Soil Became Its Poorest Land" (@beaconpress.bsky.social). Check out this terrific book AND its accompanying playlist!

It's a murder.

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

All of this is confounding and infuriating, in equal measure. From the moment he opens his mouth to the "I do not play favorites with mobs" pronouncement that closes the clip. This MF's gonna lecture us about hypocrisy?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

But what if Maduro’s involvement in the drug trade was an “official act”?

The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.

An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth

When are we going to start protecting children and young adults? When are we going to stop traumatizing and re-traumatizing them?

Reporters, please go back to Cotton and Perdue. Either "Why do they send us people from shithole countries?" is a vile, racist remark that Trump "never said" in 2018, or it's NOT a racist remark because, uh, the Cheeto God-King said it (and still says it), and they totally condone it. Which is it?