Paul Hetzler
paulhetzler.bsky.social
Paul Hetzler
@paulhetzler.bsky.social
Helping connect folks with the planet through my quirky nature and science-y essays. Dad, arborist, writer, former homesteader. Find my books in Canada at https://www.amazon.ca/Birds-Happiness-Arent-Blue-educational/dp/B0CCZSY8N9
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The Kennedy Center isn’t closing for “renovations.” It’s closing because audiences fled, artists withdrew, and its reputation collapsed under the pressures forced upon it. Cultural trust doesn’t evaporate by accident. It happens when power treats the arts as a tool, not a public good.
February 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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“Because sometimes strength isn't swords and steel and fire, as we are so often made to believe. Sometimes it's found in quiet, gentle places.”
― Rebeca Ross

have a good one💜
February 2, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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Happy Groundhog Day!
February 2, 2026 at 4:40 PM
thank you for this much-needed comic relief - love this.
February 2, 2026 at 1:25 PM
true this!!
February 2, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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February 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Happy Groundhog Day, Candlemas, Imbolc, and St. Brighid's Day!
Here's my ode to 02 February of every year: #writingcommunity #writers #nature #wildlife #marmots
blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org/allin/2017/0...
“Whistle Pigs,” Punxsutawney and the backstory of Groundhog Day « All In
blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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Protecting Indonesia's forests isn't just about biodiversity;it's vital for disaster prevention.With over 1.2 million hectares of forest lost in Indonesia between 2000-2020 primarily due to agriculture, the link to exacerbated floods like those this November 2025 is undeniable.
February 1, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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✨Happy Saint Brigid's ✨☀️🏮🔥🍀
February 1, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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In ancient European traditions, this moon is closely associated with the festival of Imbolc or Candlemas. It is a time of purification. The hidden life: Myth says that the Snow Moon reveals the "invisible power" to us. Beneath the hard, frozen earth, the seeds are already preparing for spring.
February 1, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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Humanity is not revealed in the strength of the mind, but in the depth of empathy. It lives in a gaze that truly sees, in a hand that holds without demanding. Kindness needs no explanation; it works silently and touches where words end.
January 31, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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#CheLives #Socialismo #IrishDiaspora 🇦🇷🇨🇺🇮🇪
January 30, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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Drawing from last year ✍️
Original design by Seth Siro Anton for Belphegor’s Pestapokalypse IV

#art #drawing #charcoal #darkart
January 30, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Rosette Pyxie Cup Lichen, Cladonia Pyxidata. NWT, Canada. The lichen is approximately 1cm high.
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends
January 27, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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January 28, 2026 at 9:22 AM
wow is right. excellent work in documenting the timeline of this atrocity.
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.

Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 27, 2026 at 12:35 PM
they are ALL our children - it's beyond time for us all to speak up, loudly, clearly, insistently.
January 27, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Rare Glimpses of Diverse #Marine Life Take the Stage in This Year’s #Ocean Art #Photography Contest

Link for more #photos and information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/01/ocea...
January 26, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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🎯 🎯
January 26, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Canada showing ICE what they should really be doing. Thank you, Canada!
When the ICE agent is Canadian… | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
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January 25, 2026 at 1:38 PM
we need corny humour right about now.
January 24, 2026 at 8:25 PM