AJ Hooks
@ajhooks.bsky.social
Author, Flâneur, Optimist, Traveler - #AJHooks
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A very interesting set of maps and perspectives on the global security environment, produced by the Council on Geostrategy .
www.geostrategy.org.uk/research/bri...
www.geostrategy.org.uk/research/bri...
Britain’s world: The strategy of security in twelve geopolitical maps – Council on Geostrategy
James Rogers and Andrew Young offer this collection of visualisations that outline the United Kingdom’s global position and interests
www.geostrategy.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 5:17 AM
A very interesting set of maps and perspectives on the global security environment, produced by the Council on Geostrategy .
www.geostrategy.org.uk/research/bri...
www.geostrategy.org.uk/research/bri...
January 21, 2026 at 4:27 AM
As the 44th MLK Day arrives on January 19th, a reminder that awakening and change is an ongoing journey.
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nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...
The 15 Year Battle for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Despite the national fervor inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death, it took 15 years of persistence by civil rights activists for a holiday created to honor him to be approved by the fed...
nmaahc.si.edu
January 19, 2026 at 4:17 AM
As the 44th MLK Day arrives on January 19th, a reminder that awakening and change is an ongoing journey.
nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...
nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...
The #Shell Scenarios have a history going back decades and are always worth a read.
#energy #security
www.shell.com/news-and-ins...
#energy #security
www.shell.com/news-and-ins...
The 2026 Energy Security Scenarios | Shell Global
Shell’s 2026 Energy Security Scenarios explore the forces reshaping the global energy system. How can nations navigate growing geopolitical tensions and how can the world power an AI revolution? The t...
www.shell.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:59 AM
The #Shell Scenarios have a history going back decades and are always worth a read.
#energy #security
www.shell.com/news-and-ins...
#energy #security
www.shell.com/news-and-ins...
Return of these culturally-significant #indigenous sites is an important step in reconciliation and recognizing past injustices.
cardinalpine.com/2026/01/07/n...
cardinalpine.com/2026/01/07/n...
NC town to return historic cultural site to the Cherokee
The town of Franklin, NC, took the steps this week to return a crucial cultural site to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Here's what to know.
cardinalpine.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Return of these culturally-significant #indigenous sites is an important step in reconciliation and recognizing past injustices.
cardinalpine.com/2026/01/07/n...
cardinalpine.com/2026/01/07/n...
A warning about privilege & power, from Thomas Paine’s revolutionary pamphlet ‘Common Sense’, published this month 250 years ago.
January 11, 2026 at 6:22 PM
A warning about privilege & power, from Thomas Paine’s revolutionary pamphlet ‘Common Sense’, published this month 250 years ago.
Encouraging to see this evolution of solid-state #battery technology for #EV applications.
www.autoblog.com/news/donut-l...
www.autoblog.com/news/donut-l...
World's First Production Solid-State Battery Charges in Just 5 Minutes
It's also got twice the energy density of a typical Tesla battery.
www.autoblog.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Encouraging to see this evolution of solid-state #battery technology for #EV applications.
www.autoblog.com/news/donut-l...
www.autoblog.com/news/donut-l...
A timely publication, in a complex moment of global change
www.eurasiagroup.net/issues/Top-R...
www.eurasiagroup.net/issues/Top-R...
Eurasia Group | The Top Risks of 2026
www.eurasiagroup.net
January 5, 2026 at 5:11 PM
A timely publication, in a complex moment of global change
www.eurasiagroup.net/issues/Top-R...
www.eurasiagroup.net/issues/Top-R...
#FortWorth, #Texas getting their own version of a ‘riverwalk’ district
www.star-telegram.com/news/local/f...
www.star-telegram.com/news/local/f...
What is the Panther Island project? A closer look at Fort Worth’s future riverwalk
Similar to San Antonio, the $1 billion project will have restaurants and entertainment, plus 10,000 residents, on two new islands just north of downtown.
www.star-telegram.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:23 AM
#FortWorth, #Texas getting their own version of a ‘riverwalk’ district
www.star-telegram.com/news/local/f...
www.star-telegram.com/news/local/f...
Rongorongo - the mysterious hieroglyphs of Easter Island. The world is still full of mysteries, waiting to be uncovered.
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/r...
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/r...
Did the People of Easter Island Invent a Writing System From Scratch?
Radiocarbon dating has found that a tablet inscribed with the mysterious rongorongo script predates European contact
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Rongorongo - the mysterious hieroglyphs of Easter Island. The world is still full of mysteries, waiting to be uncovered.
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/r...
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/r...
An excellent book that pretty convincingly demonstrates how adaptability and openness to new or different ideas has been a defining characteristic of civilizations that achieved remarkable advancement and prosperity.
December 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
An excellent book that pretty convincingly demonstrates how adaptability and openness to new or different ideas has been a defining characteristic of civilizations that achieved remarkable advancement and prosperity.
For those in the #SanFrancisco Bay Area, a #LiveMusic show this Friday (12/19) @ 8pm in #RedwoodCity. #KiraHooks & #JeffGoodkind will be featured.
December 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
For those in the #SanFrancisco Bay Area, a #LiveMusic show this Friday (12/19) @ 8pm in #RedwoodCity. #KiraHooks & #JeffGoodkind will be featured.
Here are my 6 year-end non-fiction book picks (1/2)
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Here are my 6 year-end non-fiction book picks (1/2)
Read more books and live longer!
@wildinkpublishing.bsky.social
@wildinkpublishing.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Read more books and live longer!
@wildinkpublishing.bsky.social
@wildinkpublishing.bsky.social
“Worldwide #solar and #wind power generation has outpaced #electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, #renewable energies combined generated more #power than coal, according to a new analysis.”
apnews.com/article/clim...
apnews.com/article/clim...
Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says
A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.
apnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“Worldwide #solar and #wind power generation has outpaced #electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, #renewable energies combined generated more #power than coal, according to a new analysis.”
apnews.com/article/clim...
apnews.com/article/clim...
Uranium mining on the land of the #Navajo Nation has left a toxic legacy that many of the #Diné people are still suffering from and which remains to be properly addressed.
inthesetimes.com/article/they...
inthesetimes.com/article/they...
They Worked Underground in the Uranium Mines. They've Been Surrounded by Death Ever Since.
The uranium industry left a trail of sickness and loss through Navajo territory, yet Trump is pushing for another mining boom.
inthesetimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Uranium mining on the land of the #Navajo Nation has left a toxic legacy that many of the #Diné people are still suffering from and which remains to be properly addressed.
inthesetimes.com/article/they...
inthesetimes.com/article/they...
Like the campaigns against #NativeAmericans in the same century, The Black War against the #Palawa people in Tasmania was another dark chapter in the history of the treatment of #indigenous people by Western colonial powers.
artark.com.au/en-us/blogs/...
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Tasmanian Aboriginal History: The Black War
The Black War in Tasmania, which lasted from 1824 to 1831, was one of the most intense frontier conflicts in Australia's history. It was a clash between the British settlers and the Indigenous Tas...
artark.com.au
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Like the campaigns against #NativeAmericans in the same century, The Black War against the #Palawa people in Tasmania was another dark chapter in the history of the treatment of #indigenous people by Western colonial powers.
artark.com.au/en-us/blogs/...
artark.com.au/en-us/blogs/...
Today is #NativeAmerican Heritage Day. A time to recognize the rich heritage of peoples who have been here for thousands of years.
November 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Today is #NativeAmerican Heritage Day. A time to recognize the rich heritage of peoples who have been here for thousands of years.
