John Jenkins
@oteachjohn.bsky.social
Father, Birder, Ex-rancher, Naturalist, Hunter, Sophant,
Tenelach, Ex teacher, Drathaar, Tautologist, Nemophilist, Perspicacious, Orgasams for all
Tenelach, Ex teacher, Drathaar, Tautologist, Nemophilist, Perspicacious, Orgasams for all
John’s Splinters. Woke to banging wind, scourging Island! Long shadows cross pond as Sun’s zenith close to horizon. Near to longest night! After melt, gentle day yesterday, hard on old bones. Shoveling/cold hands! Fewer birds feed? 16ºF headed to 19. Ya’ll be careful out there!
December 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
John’s Splinters. Woke to banging wind, scourging Island! Long shadows cross pond as Sun’s zenith close to horizon. Near to longest night! After melt, gentle day yesterday, hard on old bones. Shoveling/cold hands! Fewer birds feed? 16ºF headed to 19. Ya’ll be careful out there!
John’s Splinters: Light flurries through out day, leaving a white covering over the land. Morning broke, layers of pinks drifting North. Cold, but only gentle breeze. Slick as ice rink. Not one Junco? rest here. Time to hang Wreath. 24ºF headed to 30. Ya’ll be careful out there!
December 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
John’s Splinters: Light flurries through out day, leaving a white covering over the land. Morning broke, layers of pinks drifting North. Cold, but only gentle breeze. Slick as ice rink. Not one Junco? rest here. Time to hang Wreath. 24ºF headed to 30. Ya’ll be careful out there!
John’s Splinters: ‘Nother day of varied weather, well cold remained. Evening clear, haze filters in. Night of strange clouds, colors highlighted with big moon circled in blue. Flurries. Weekend chores to be done. Feeder overloaded. 13ºF headed to 33. Ya’ll be careful out there!
December 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
John’s Splinters: ‘Nother day of varied weather, well cold remained. Evening clear, haze filters in. Night of strange clouds, colors highlighted with big moon circled in blue. Flurries. Weekend chores to be done. Feeder overloaded. 13ºF headed to 33. Ya’ll be careful out there!
John’s Splinters: Just plain cold! Howling wind like a banshee, clear afternoon, clouds rolled in! Quick crack gave color early evening. Morning, light haze turning to sharp, like a well honed knife, blue. Amiable feeder all eating! 4ºF headed to 23. Ya’ll be careful out there!
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
John’s Splinters: Just plain cold! Howling wind like a banshee, clear afternoon, clouds rolled in! Quick crack gave color early evening. Morning, light haze turning to sharp, like a well honed knife, blue. Amiable feeder all eating! 4ºF headed to 23. Ya’ll be careful out there!
John’s Splinters: After snowfall, mixed day of puffy clouds, overcast, then bang! Sunset with bright oranges on the blue. Monochrome skies, over freezing pond. Juncos in mass, plus the regulars. Boots found! Shoveled shot driveway. 27ºF headed to 37. Ya’ll be careful out there.
December 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
John’s Splinters: After snowfall, mixed day of puffy clouds, overcast, then bang! Sunset with bright oranges on the blue. Monochrome skies, over freezing pond. Juncos in mass, plus the regulars. Boots found! Shoveled shot driveway. 27ºF headed to 37. Ya’ll be careful out there.
John’s Splinters: Snow came, near continuous fall till morning. Quick trip down Island. Near 4” on the ground, not included melt. Trees hang low with wet White. Toweling off Askum, Shoveling, and morning chores. Birds famished. 26ºF headed to 34. Ya’ll be careful out there!
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
John’s Splinters: Snow came, near continuous fall till morning. Quick trip down Island. Near 4” on the ground, not included melt. Trees hang low with wet White. Toweling off Askum, Shoveling, and morning chores. Birds famished. 26ºF headed to 34. Ya’ll be careful out there!
John’s Splinters: Yesterday blue skies, brisk wave forming winds. Clear walk. Evening found its way here, clouds filtered in, obscuring gibbous moon. Morn’ Omnious gray slow stratus marching out East. Filling feeder twice a day now. 19ºF headed to 37. Ya’ll be careful out there!
December 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
John’s Splinters: Yesterday blue skies, brisk wave forming winds. Clear walk. Evening found its way here, clouds filtered in, obscuring gibbous moon. Morn’ Omnious gray slow stratus marching out East. Filling feeder twice a day now. 19ºF headed to 37. Ya’ll be careful out there!
John’s Splinters: Yesterday overcast, gloomy! Evening arrived, darker early. By the time headed out for last walk, down pour, dog/old Man a soaking. Morn’, westerly pushing cloud banks past. Feeders full. Sea filled with ducks. 37ºF headed to 40. Ya’ll be careful out there!
December 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
John’s Splinters: Yesterday overcast, gloomy! Evening arrived, darker early. By the time headed out for last walk, down pour, dog/old Man a soaking. Morn’, westerly pushing cloud banks past. Feeders full. Sea filled with ducks. 37ºF headed to 40. Ya’ll be careful out there!
John’s Splinters: Down to the Sea yesterday, under rafts of clouds floating cross Winter blue. Evening came with gilded clouds. As it seems most nights, filled with blazing bright moonshine! Seals basking rocks, Tree Rat visited. 24ºF headed to 45. Ya’ll be careful out there!
November 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
John’s Splinters: Down to the Sea yesterday, under rafts of clouds floating cross Winter blue. Evening came with gilded clouds. As it seems most nights, filled with blazing bright moonshine! Seals basking rocks, Tree Rat visited. 24ºF headed to 45. Ya’ll be careful out there!
John’s Splinters: Night rolled in, flurries and broody skies, by evening’s walk, night skies filled with stars. Morn’ layers of stratus headed off East. Bitey north wind, cuts through gloves, hard ground, runny nose. Winter found me. 30ºF headed to 37. Ya’ll be careful out there!
November 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
John’s Splinters: Night rolled in, flurries and broody skies, by evening’s walk, night skies filled with stars. Morn’ layers of stratus headed off East. Bitey north wind, cuts through gloves, hard ground, runny nose. Winter found me. 30ºF headed to 37. Ya’ll be careful out there!
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I’ll spare you the rest of Trump’s statement where he calls Tim Waltz the R-word & hate mongers immigrants—
On a day meant for gratitude, he ranted about “vermin,” & vengeance. It’s the clearest reminder yet — there is no moral bottom too low or autocratic line he won’t cross
On a day meant for gratitude, he ranted about “vermin,” & vengeance. It’s the clearest reminder yet — there is no moral bottom too low or autocratic line he won’t cross
November 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I’ll spare you the rest of Trump’s statement where he calls Tim Waltz the R-word & hate mongers immigrants—
On a day meant for gratitude, he ranted about “vermin,” & vengeance. It’s the clearest reminder yet — there is no moral bottom too low or autocratic line he won’t cross
On a day meant for gratitude, he ranted about “vermin,” & vengeance. It’s the clearest reminder yet — there is no moral bottom too low or autocratic line he won’t cross
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This is why it’s the radical right wing.
GUARDIAN: “Per head, 🇺🇸 output is six times China’s, and yet, inexplicably, there seem to be more abjectly poor Americans than Chinese. 🇺🇸 inequality is breathtaking… keeps getting worse…”
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This is why it’s the radical right wing.
John’s Splinters: Woke to reflections in Meadow Pond. Clear skies, fast moving sun creating long shadows. Lovely evening, filled with scattered clouds touched in subtle colors. Ate too much! Critters everywhere under yellow sun. 31ºF headed to 41. Ya’ll be careful out there!
November 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
John’s Splinters: Woke to reflections in Meadow Pond. Clear skies, fast moving sun creating long shadows. Lovely evening, filled with scattered clouds touched in subtle colors. Ate too much! Critters everywhere under yellow sun. 31ºF headed to 41. Ya’ll be careful out there!
John’s Splinters: After rains, soggy ground, muddy roads, cloud filled skies! Dawn finally arrived, quickly gray, parted filling with edged masses heading Northeast, things to do I guess? Extra nuts out. Day for reflection a Thanks. 38ºF headed to 46. Ya’ll be careful out there!
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
John’s Splinters: After rains, soggy ground, muddy roads, cloud filled skies! Dawn finally arrived, quickly gray, parted filling with edged masses heading Northeast, things to do I guess? Extra nuts out. Day for reflection a Thanks. 38ºF headed to 46. Ya’ll be careful out there!
John’s Splinters: And the rains came, creating puddles, fog on pond, replenishing ground water, softening all it touches, soaking my Old Dog, wetting glasses. Clouds rolled in quickly last night, crescent moon. Cornbread to make. 44ºF headed to 51. Ya’ll be careful out there!
November 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
John’s Splinters: And the rains came, creating puddles, fog on pond, replenishing ground water, softening all it touches, soaking my Old Dog, wetting glasses. Clouds rolled in quickly last night, crescent moon. Cornbread to make. 44ºF headed to 51. Ya’ll be careful out there!
John’s Splinters: Beautiful yesterday, fluffy floatings drifting cross baby blue. Evening, quick flash of color, gone in an instant. Morning, gray ripples in sky river! Still, absolutely fit drab sky. House clean, day to be busy. 32ºF headed to 46. Ya’ll be careful out there!
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
John’s Splinters: Beautiful yesterday, fluffy floatings drifting cross baby blue. Evening, quick flash of color, gone in an instant. Morning, gray ripples in sky river! Still, absolutely fit drab sky. House clean, day to be busy. 32ºF headed to 46. Ya’ll be careful out there!
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Reposted by John Jenkins
Mark Epstein (Jeffrey’s brother):
“The reason they’re gonna be releasing these things, the reason for the flip is that they’re sanitizing these files. There’s a facility in Winchester, Virginia where they’re scrubbing the files to take Republican names out”
“The reason they’re gonna be releasing these things, the reason for the flip is that they’re sanitizing these files. There’s a facility in Winchester, Virginia where they’re scrubbing the files to take Republican names out”
November 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Mark Epstein (Jeffrey’s brother):
“The reason they’re gonna be releasing these things, the reason for the flip is that they’re sanitizing these files. There’s a facility in Winchester, Virginia where they’re scrubbing the files to take Republican names out”
“The reason they’re gonna be releasing these things, the reason for the flip is that they’re sanitizing these files. There’s a facility in Winchester, Virginia where they’re scrubbing the files to take Republican names out”
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Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
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Things online are often not as they appear.
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Things online are often not as they appear.
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Thoughts and prayers to Donald, who now won't have his James Comey & Letitia James show trials to distract everyone from the absence of the Epstein files. Crying as I type . . .
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Thoughts and prayers to Donald, who now won't have his James Comey & Letitia James show trials to distract everyone from the absence of the Epstein files. Crying as I type . . .
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good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
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"Court video showed ICE agents, who allegedly had a 12-pack of Modelo in their car...
"“This is great,” an officer said as they started following Martinez. “This is fun,” another replied.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
"“This is great,” an officer said as they started following Martinez. “This is fun,” another replied.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Court video showed ICE agents, who allegedly had a 12-pack of Modelo in their car...
"“This is great,” an officer said as they started following Martinez. “This is fun,” another replied.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
"“This is great,” an officer said as they started following Martinez. “This is fun,” another replied.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
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Tyson is one of just a few companies that controls the entire meat market.
Just last month, it paid $85M to settle charges it illegally conspired with other meatpackers to raise pork prices.
Corporate monopolies are great for executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
Just last month, it paid $85M to settle charges it illegally conspired with other meatpackers to raise pork prices.
Corporate monopolies are great for executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
Tyson CEO Donnie King made $22.7 million last year.
The week before Thanksgiving, he told 3,200 workers in Lexington, Nebraska that they're losing their jobs.
The week before Thanksgiving, he told 3,200 workers in Lexington, Nebraska that they're losing their jobs.
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Tyson is one of just a few companies that controls the entire meat market.
Just last month, it paid $85M to settle charges it illegally conspired with other meatpackers to raise pork prices.
Corporate monopolies are great for executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
Just last month, it paid $85M to settle charges it illegally conspired with other meatpackers to raise pork prices.
Corporate monopolies are great for executives and a raw deal for everyone else.