Ken Christenson
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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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This is the kind of night we hunker down and stay off the roads.
People in Minneapolis are in the streets defending democracy and defying fascists. They are heroes.
On the coldest night of the year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mwc...
People in Minneapolis are in the streets defending democracy and defying fascists. They are heroes.
On the coldest night of the year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mwc...
Bruce Cockburn - The Coldest Night Of The Year (Toronto)
YouTube video by YYZChap72
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:18 AM
This is the kind of night we hunker down and stay off the roads.
People in Minneapolis are in the streets defending democracy and defying fascists. They are heroes.
On the coldest night of the year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mwc...
People in Minneapolis are in the streets defending democracy and defying fascists. They are heroes.
On the coldest night of the year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mwc...
Yes. Right vs Left dichotomy misrepresents the reality. Which is, bigotry vs inclusivity.
One of my strongly-held beliefs is that this country will be far worse off if we end up with a dichotomy between an explicitly religious right and a self-consciously secular and even anti-religious left. To that end, I am heartened to see the number of clergy rising to action against ICE.
Running off to work on a story.
In the meantime:
Religious left: still a thing.
In the meantime:
Religious left: still a thing.
January 23, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Yes. Right vs Left dichotomy misrepresents the reality. Which is, bigotry vs inclusivity.
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From a friend in Minneapolis, just now:
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
From a friend in Minneapolis, just now:
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I really hope everyone is paying attention to who is leading the fight against fascism: women, Black and brown people, queer folks, wine moms, clergy, regular-ass Minnesotans who have had enough of ICE's shit, unions, radical coffee shops, people 3D printing a shit-ton of whistles...
*EVERYONE*
*EVERYONE*
January 23, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I really hope everyone is paying attention to who is leading the fight against fascism: women, Black and brown people, queer folks, wine moms, clergy, regular-ass Minnesotans who have had enough of ICE's shit, unions, radical coffee shops, people 3D printing a shit-ton of whistles...
*EVERYONE*
*EVERYONE*
Just another reminder to put on Humanity's to-do list. After we've dealt with all the "more urgent" headline matters.
For the third year in a row, Earth’s average temperature ran close to 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than the climate that sustained human civilizations as the 20th century began, before fossil-fuel pollution started damaging the atmosphere. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/22/n...
New climate reports reveal an ‘unprecedented run of global heat’
Data from multiple international agencies shows the reality of a rapidly warming world.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Just another reminder to put on Humanity's to-do list. After we've dealt with all the "more urgent" headline matters.
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It is -20f, and Minnesotans are still turning up by the thousands to march.
GET OUT OF MINNESOTA, ICE
GET OUT OF MINNESOTA, ICE
January 23, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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The eyes have it. (phone-cameras that is)
You literally could not have scripted something to make this admin look more cartoonishly evil than the choices they've made in the last 72 hours.
As clergy pray, arrests begin
January 23, 2026 at 6:21 PM
The eyes have it. (phone-cameras that is)
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Thousands come out to Minneapolis ICE leave the state. Clergy are arrested in a civil disobedience calling for ICE out of Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Thousands come out to Minneapolis ICE leave the state. Clergy are arrested in a civil disobedience calling for ICE out of Minnesota.
Psst... pass it on...
Journalists and bystanders are capturing what JD Vance really doesn’t want us to see.
Is this the country we want to live in?
Is this the country we want to live in?
January 23, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Psst... pass it on...
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The immature, unprofessional racists in WH Comms when asked why they digitally altered an image with AI to make it appear that an arrestee was crying so the fake image can be spread around social media as real by right-wing dipshits:
January 23, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The immature, unprofessional racists in WH Comms when asked why they digitally altered an image with AI to make it appear that an arrestee was crying so the fake image can be spread around social media as real by right-wing dipshits:
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"Canada and the United States have built a remarkable partnership in the economy, in security, and in rich cultural exchange. But Canada doesn't live because of the United States—Canada thrives because we are Canadian," says PM Mark Carney, speaking in Quebec City ahead of cabinet meeting.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
January 22, 2026 at 7:36 PM
"Canada and the United States have built a remarkable partnership in the economy, in security, and in rich cultural exchange. But Canada doesn't live because of the United States—Canada thrives because we are Canadian," says PM Mark Carney, speaking in Quebec City ahead of cabinet meeting.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
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More "wisdom" from Canada's pundit class.
I'm really sure that Prime Minister Carney needs help from this numptie.
I'm really sure that Prime Minister Carney needs help from this numptie.
January 22, 2026 at 7:49 PM
More "wisdom" from Canada's pundit class.
I'm really sure that Prime Minister Carney needs help from this numptie.
I'm really sure that Prime Minister Carney needs help from this numptie.
MAGA: "Clausewitz was a woke philosopher; what he said don't count!"
"The aggressor is always peace-loving... he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
-Clausewitz
-Clausewitz
JD Vance: "I'm headed to Minneapolis where we're gonna talk with ICE agents and local officials about how we turn down the chaos. My simple piece of advice to them is going to be if you want to turn down the chaos in Minneapolis, stop fighting immigration enforcement."
January 22, 2026 at 6:19 PM
MAGA: "Clausewitz was a woke philosopher; what he said don't count!"
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Trump demands Carney give him his standing ovation from Davos
Trump demands Carney give him his standing ovation from Davos
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - Following his poorly-received and rambling address at the World Economic Forum, U.S. President Donald Trump angrily demanded that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney personally gi...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Trump demands Carney give him his standing ovation from Davos
Is it all about saving face now? Here's hoping.
NATO & Denmark: We will give you the exact same security arrangements you have had for the past 40 years in Greenland.
Trump: Total surrender! Art of the deal!
Trump: Total surrender! Art of the deal!
January 21, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Is it all about saving face now? Here's hoping.
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Norway and Denmark
a close up of a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and blue jeans
ALT: a close up of a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and blue jeans
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Norway and Denmark
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Imagine knowing your political leader is mentally unstable, dangerous, and corrupt and refusing to admit it or do anything about it.
Now meet all GOP representatives and senators.
Now meet all GOP representatives and senators.
January 21, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Imagine knowing your political leader is mentally unstable, dangerous, and corrupt and refusing to admit it or do anything about it.
Now meet all GOP representatives and senators.
Now meet all GOP representatives and senators.
I've had cattle ranchers tell me how their beautiful green pastures lightly dotted with shade trees store more CO2 than they release into the atmosphere. Not seeing shallow rooted grass ALWAYS burning carbon just for "repair" and 100lbs grain protein producing only a fraction of that in beef protein
I’ve spent decades in ecosystems labeled “sustainably managed.”
There was none that weren’t deteriorating.
There was none that weren’t deteriorating.
January 20, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I've had cattle ranchers tell me how their beautiful green pastures lightly dotted with shade trees store more CO2 than they release into the atmosphere. Not seeing shallow rooted grass ALWAYS burning carbon just for "repair" and 100lbs grain protein producing only a fraction of that in beef protein
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Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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Any opinion with numbers beats any number of opinions.
The Trump administration has repeatedly claimed that it needs to send the military into American cities because of the unique danger faced by federal agents.
But, according to ICE's own data, the leading cause of death for agents is COVID-19.
You can read the full report here: tinyurl.com/mwc85xf5
But, according to ICE's own data, the leading cause of death for agents is COVID-19.
You can read the full report here: tinyurl.com/mwc85xf5
January 19, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Any opinion with numbers beats any number of opinions.
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Fossil fuel proponents are lobbying for and implementing policies that oppose renewables because fossil fuels cannot compete with renewables in the free market. They are faster to build out and cost less to build, operate and maintain. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 www.irena.org/News/pressre...
91% of New Renewable Projects Now Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels Alternatives
Renewables maintain their cost leadership in global power markets, IRENA’s new report on Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2024 confirms.
www.irena.org
January 19, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Fossil fuel proponents are lobbying for and implementing policies that oppose renewables because fossil fuels cannot compete with renewables in the free market. They are faster to build out and cost less to build, operate and maintain. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 www.irena.org/News/pressre...
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Just doing my part getting it out here.
In a time of crisis for U.S democracy, CBS News under new right-wing management just committed one of the worst acts of journalism in American history
What's so terrible about its unverified, unlikely Trump propaganda over the the MLPS killing by ICE
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/cbs-...
What's so terrible about its unverified, unlikely Trump propaganda over the the MLPS killing by ICE
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/cbs-...
The day that CBS News became literally ‘fake news’ for America | Will Bunch
An unverified, unlikely story about the Minneapolis ICE shooter exposes the new CBS News team as Trump's state media.
www.inquirer.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Just doing my part getting it out here.
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Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
I've been wondering too.
I increasingly wonder if US civ-mil is now operating in full Huntingtonian mode: civilians dictate political goals & mil leaders advise on technical/tactical options to implement them while siloed off from the political implications or wisdom of that advice.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say
Troops with the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska are preparing after President Donald Trump’s Insurrection Act threat, according to defense officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I've been wondering too.