Ken Christenson
@extremophilepub.bsky.social
husband/dad/grandpa; retired poly-tradesman and poor man's architect with a special interest in population evo-ecology as it relates to Humans & Nature (from an embodied-cognition perspective) Website: https://www.extremophilechoice.com
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DARWIN, DOGEN, AND THE EXTREMOPHILE CHOICE - Fifty Short Essays on What it Means to be Human in the Natural World NOTE: Paperback is first edition (2019) but updated e-book is available on Kindle and ...
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They die for what he does do, for what he doesn't do, and for what he says he'll do but doesn't.
January 17, 2026 at 2:03 AM
They die for what he does do, for what he doesn't do, and for what he says he'll do but doesn't.
Only reasonable explanation.
It's not that hard folks. Putin ordered Trump to destroy the U.S. from the inside. And that is precisely what he is doing.
January 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Only reasonable explanation.
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The financial industry is a major road block for climate change mitigation. Our research shows the beneficiaries of sticking with fossil capital: the super rich.
Great to see our chart republished by the Balanced Economy Project!
Link to full paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Great to see our chart republished by the Balanced Economy Project!
Link to full paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Very interesting new @balancedeconomy.bsky.social report setting out the links between concentration of ownership in the financial sector and climate damage.
Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
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Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
static1.squarespace.com/static/65c9d...
January 16, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The financial industry is a major road block for climate change mitigation. Our research shows the beneficiaries of sticking with fossil capital: the super rich.
Great to see our chart republished by the Balanced Economy Project!
Link to full paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Great to see our chart republished by the Balanced Economy Project!
Link to full paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Indeed.
So what happened to “we are locked and loaded and ready to go” and we “will come to their rescue?”
How many thousands died because they believed this post by Trump?
How many thousands died because they believed this post by Trump?
January 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Indeed.
As I watch what's going on around the world and even "next door" I've reached a point of ANGER my imposter syndrome has never allowed me to feel before at the TOTAL SILENCE I've been getting when I write (7 years) about our INTRINSIC human destructiveness. www.extremophilechoice.com/2023/01/09/o...
of Whippoorwills and Wolves, a Music Inviolate | The Extremophile Choice
By admin in Uncategorised I've updated this post from four years ago because it seems to speak in voices everybody can identify with. Jennifer Jacquet: Survivor guilt may also exist at a species level...
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January 15, 2026 at 4:48 PM
As I watch what's going on around the world and even "next door" I've reached a point of ANGER my imposter syndrome has never allowed me to feel before at the TOTAL SILENCE I've been getting when I write (7 years) about our INTRINSIC human destructiveness. www.extremophilechoice.com/2023/01/09/o...
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Denmark/Greenland will let us do anything we want militarily to protect our interests in Greenland with current and abandoned US military bases. We can move any assets we want there. So all the arguments about security are BS. Trump wants to OWN Greenland, not protect it.
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Denmark/Greenland will let us do anything we want militarily to protect our interests in Greenland with current and abandoned US military bases. We can move any assets we want there. So all the arguments about security are BS. Trump wants to OWN Greenland, not protect it.
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2/2 Tell Minister LeBlanc: Our cultural sovereignty is non-negotiable.
👉 Write to him now: friends.ca/takeaction/s...
#TakeAction #CulturalSovereignty #CanadianMedia #ProtectOurStories
👉 Write to him now: friends.ca/takeaction/s...
#TakeAction #CulturalSovereignty #CanadianMedia #ProtectOurStories
Stand up for Canada’s cultural sovereignty - Friends of Canadian Media
This is a decisive moment in the history of Canada-U.S. relations. For over 150 years, Canadians have been blessed with the world’s largest undefended border. Over time, we became economically […]
friends.ca
January 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
2/2 Tell Minister LeBlanc: Our cultural sovereignty is non-negotiable.
👉 Write to him now: friends.ca/takeaction/s...
#TakeAction #CulturalSovereignty #CanadianMedia #ProtectOurStories
👉 Write to him now: friends.ca/takeaction/s...
#TakeAction #CulturalSovereignty #CanadianMedia #ProtectOurStories
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Even former members of ICE are horrified by the killing of Renee Nicole Good. “They murdered her, plain and simple. That is all there is to it."
“You’ve got these officers that are pouring out of vehicles, pointing guns at US citizens—people who’ve done absolutely nothing wrong—and causing chaos.”
“You’ve got these officers that are pouring out of vehicles, pointing guns at US citizens—people who’ve done absolutely nothing wrong—and causing chaos.”
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
www.motherjones.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Even former members of ICE are horrified by the killing of Renee Nicole Good. “They murdered her, plain and simple. That is all there is to it."
“You’ve got these officers that are pouring out of vehicles, pointing guns at US citizens—people who’ve done absolutely nothing wrong—and causing chaos.”
“You’ve got these officers that are pouring out of vehicles, pointing guns at US citizens—people who’ve done absolutely nothing wrong—and causing chaos.”
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In polls, 28% of Americans say they support ICE killing Renee Good. Even if we assume another 5% like it but lied, that's still just 1/3 of Americans.
The regime tries to make up for its lack of support with bluster, lying in an effort to get others to give up. No one should help them with that.
The regime tries to make up for its lack of support with bluster, lying in an effort to get others to give up. No one should help them with that.
When you say that “most Americans support the murder of Renee Good (or most other awful MAGA actions,” you are doing Trump’s propaganda work for him.
Polling makes it very clear that most Americans do NOT support this shit.
Polling makes it very clear that most Americans do NOT support this shit.
January 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
In polls, 28% of Americans say they support ICE killing Renee Good. Even if we assume another 5% like it but lied, that's still just 1/3 of Americans.
The regime tries to make up for its lack of support with bluster, lying in an effort to get others to give up. No one should help them with that.
The regime tries to make up for its lack of support with bluster, lying in an effort to get others to give up. No one should help them with that.
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winter hitting hard
against the high wall of lies
it's time to de-ice
against the high wall of lies
it's time to de-ice
January 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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When the criminal stupidity collapses under it's own weight, make sure US follows, not East Germany nor Southern Confederacy example, but West Germany example of thorough de-Nazification.
ICE and CBP agents are responsible for the statutory offenses they're committing.
But *just one monster* established the 3,000 arrests/day quota that couldn't possibly be met without turning America into a fascist state.
This is that man. When the tables turn, he'll need to be imprisoned for life.
But *just one monster* established the 3,000 arrests/day quota that couldn't possibly be met without turning America into a fascist state.
This is that man. When the tables turn, he'll need to be imprisoned for life.
January 13, 2026 at 1:59 AM
When the criminal stupidity collapses under it's own weight, make sure US follows, not East Germany nor Southern Confederacy example, but West Germany example of thorough de-Nazification.
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Hey @thehill.com we’re still waiting on your apologies for this lie. 🤷♀️
January 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Hey @thehill.com we’re still waiting on your apologies for this lie. 🤷♀️
Canadian here. Been to Minneapolis for a few days around 2015 @DharmaFieldZenCenter. Felt like home to me. Today feels like the spirit I would expect to see if my own home town was *attacked*. 🙏
What ICE/BP is doing to Minneapolis is awful.
And it's taking everything they have. By population, Minneapolis is America's 45th largest city.
Keep both in mind at once: the regime's desire for authoritarian domination is bottomless, and they'll act on it, but their capacity to do so is limited.
And it's taking everything they have. By population, Minneapolis is America's 45th largest city.
Keep both in mind at once: the regime's desire for authoritarian domination is bottomless, and they'll act on it, but their capacity to do so is limited.
January 12, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Canadian here. Been to Minneapolis for a few days around 2015 @DharmaFieldZenCenter. Felt like home to me. Today feels like the spirit I would expect to see if my own home town was *attacked*. 🙏
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We need less research framing the problem facing our country as "polarization" and more research framing the problem as "anti-democratic radicalization".
January 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
We need less research framing the problem facing our country as "polarization" and more research framing the problem as "anti-democratic radicalization".
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Every. 10. Days.
#ThisIsClimateChange.
It’s time to #MakePollutersPay for the devastation and hold #BigOil accountable for knowingly fueling the climate crisis.
https://grist.org/extreme-weather/in-2025-america-suffered-a-billion-dollar-disaster-every-10-days/
#ThisIsClimateChange.
It’s time to #MakePollutersPay for the devastation and hold #BigOil accountable for knowingly fueling the climate crisis.
https://grist.org/extreme-weather/in-2025-america-suffered-a-billion-dollar-disaster-every-10-days/
In 2025, the US suffered a billion-dollar disaster every 10 days
A new analysis finds that in 2025 disasters in the U.S. took 276 lives and caused $115 billion in damages. It could have been much worse.
grist.org
January 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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HAPPENING NOW: Tens of thousands have filled 5th Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday (Jan 11) in a massive anti-ICE protest.
New York showed up!
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(🎥Hands Off NYC)
New York showed up!
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(🎥Hands Off NYC)
January 11, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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A group of Buddhist monks is getting viral attention with their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C.
Buddhist monks and their dog captivate Americans while walking for peace
A group of Buddhist monks is getting viral attention with their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C.
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January 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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Oh but surely we don't want those likely to be next victims to become "infuriated"!
The officer is, in fact, a murderer.
And saying that is not dangerous. The proper response to a murder is arrest and trial.
And saying that is not dangerous. The proper response to a murder is arrest and trial.
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Oh but surely we don't want those likely to be next victims to become "infuriated"!
How would you have responded if you were in Germany, January 1942?
January 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
How would you have responded if you were in Germany, January 1942?
"Knowledge without the capacity to act is irrelevant, and our species has always the same imperative: to consume what sustains us until it's gone. The truth is that this extinction isn't a problem we can solve; it's a process we set in motion simply by being what we are." But..but..but..what if...
Sobering thoughts from Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social. This excerpt is from his piece "Later is Now: The Speed of the Sixth Extinction" found here: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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January 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
"Knowledge without the capacity to act is irrelevant, and our species has always the same imperative: to consume what sustains us until it's gone. The truth is that this extinction isn't a problem we can solve; it's a process we set in motion simply by being what we are." But..but..but..what if...
Oooohh Maaann! Care care care to USA.
Things are getting really dark out here, the algo on another site just fed me this
January 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Oooohh Maaann! Care care care to USA.
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UNARMED WOMAN: “Shame on you.”
ICE GOON: “Have you not learned from the past few days?”
UNARMED WOMAN: “Learned what? What’s our lesson?”
ICE GOON: *VIOLENTLY SNATCHES HER PHONE*
(H/T @Mollyploofkins)
ICE GOON: “Have you not learned from the past few days?”
UNARMED WOMAN: “Learned what? What’s our lesson?”
ICE GOON: *VIOLENTLY SNATCHES HER PHONE*
(H/T @Mollyploofkins)
January 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
UNARMED WOMAN: “Shame on you.”
ICE GOON: “Have you not learned from the past few days?”
UNARMED WOMAN: “Learned what? What’s our lesson?”
ICE GOON: *VIOLENTLY SNATCHES HER PHONE*
(H/T @Mollyploofkins)
ICE GOON: “Have you not learned from the past few days?”
UNARMED WOMAN: “Learned what? What’s our lesson?”
ICE GOON: *VIOLENTLY SNATCHES HER PHONE*
(H/T @Mollyploofkins)
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If Carney doesn't watch it, he'll invite the ghost of Chamberlain
January 10, 2026 at 7:44 PM
If Carney doesn't watch it, he'll invite the ghost of Chamberlain
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Trump says that when it comes to Greenland "we will do it the nice way or the difficult way."
Canada is over being nice. We stand with our allies.
Canada is over being nice. We stand with our allies.
January 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Trump says that when it comes to Greenland "we will do it the nice way or the difficult way."
Canada is over being nice. We stand with our allies.
Canada is over being nice. We stand with our allies.
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I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 10, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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