Elizabeth
@kitabet.bsky.social
earthquake aficionado & disaster studies scholar at large. "you know istanbul is always the first stop."
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Fountain on the mountain time at Kīlauea in Hawai'i. Check out the livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKu...
February 16, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Fountain on the mountain time at Kīlauea in Hawai'i. Check out the livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKu...
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Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
How a TikToker and former actress is helping lead California’s earthquake work
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
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a gold stripe on each smokestack of a @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov vessel means that it has served us in Washington for *50 years*! This is one of the smokestacks of the M/V Kaleetan, launched in 1967.
Nikon N60 | Fuji 400
#filmphotography
Nikon N60 | Fuji 400
#filmphotography
February 14, 2026 at 3:49 AM
a gold stripe on each smokestack of a @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov vessel means that it has served us in Washington for *50 years*! This is one of the smokestacks of the M/V Kaleetan, launched in 1967.
Nikon N60 | Fuji 400
#filmphotography
Nikon N60 | Fuji 400
#filmphotography
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mods on vacation. time to deep fry a turkey inside the house
Note: The social media person is taking a planned vacation next week. Recalls will go out on Thursday as is the custom but subscribe for recall emails so you don't miss them. The social media person will be *absolutely unreachable* and any content you see from our accounts will be pre-scheduled.
February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
mods on vacation. time to deep fry a turkey inside the house
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That's right, in fact it's a giant catfish that thrashes the underground and causes the shaking. ⚒️
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 PM
That's right, in fact it's a giant catfish that thrashes the underground and causes the shaking. ⚒️
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu
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that's certainly what it brings to mind
The largest federal prison in the nation is Fort Dix, which has a rated capacity of 4,600 people. The largest of these warehouse camps may hold more than twice that number of people.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
February 10, 2026 at 1:50 AM
that's certainly what it brings to mind
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Three years after the deadly earthquakes of Feb 6 2023, 1,300 cases are pending, and nearly 1,850 people are being prosecuted. At least 118 convictions have been finalized. No government officials who granted building permits/approved safety inspections are included.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa....
www.lemonde.fr/internationa....
En Turquie, trois ans après le séisme qui a tué 54 000 personnes, les procédures judiciaires s’enlisent
Les familles de victimes dénoncent l’extrême lenteur des procédures et l’impunité persistante des responsables. Près de 270 000 personnes vivent encore dans des conteneurs.
www.lemonde.fr
February 10, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Three years after the deadly earthquakes of Feb 6 2023, 1,300 cases are pending, and nearly 1,850 people are being prosecuted. At least 118 convictions have been finalized. No government officials who granted building permits/approved safety inspections are included.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa....
www.lemonde.fr/internationa....
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An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:53 PM
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
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US Geological Scientists have installed new seismometers at the South Pole. These super-deep instruments are the quietest (and deepest) on Earth and piggyback on other scientific projects in Antarctica.
Take a listen here: www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
Take a listen here: www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
The seismometers at the end of the earth have names
Scientists have placed two seismometers 8000 feet below the ice cap at the South Pole to measure earthquakes and support tsunami alerts.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
US Geological Scientists have installed new seismometers at the South Pole. These super-deep instruments are the quietest (and deepest) on Earth and piggyback on other scientific projects in Antarctica.
Take a listen here: www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
Take a listen here: www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
lol
So the intersection of SW Alaska and California Ave SW is a 4-way pedestrian signal — all cars stopped while fans rushed into the middle of the street with the walk sign and ran out when the red hand came back.
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 AM
lol
nothing makes me feel more like an alien in my hometown than my habitual jaywalking
For those who missed it 12 years ago, this was people in Ballard making sure to obey traffic lights while celebrating the Seahawks' first-ever Super Bowl win. 😁💙💚
February 9, 2026 at 4:55 AM
nothing makes me feel more like an alien in my hometown than my habitual jaywalking
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SEATTLE CULTURAL VICTORY. WOKE 1. CHUD 0.
February 9, 2026 at 3:31 AM
SEATTLE CULTURAL VICTORY. WOKE 1. CHUD 0.
inshallah
Next year’s halftime show
Palestinian Uncles doing freestyle poetry battles coming with some of the hardest lines I’ve heard in a long time.
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 AM
inshallah
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If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Washington’s Corruption Has Created Another Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico
The island’s earthquakes are its latest man-made disaster.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Kid Rock: "god bless the stars and stripes, I love my truck almost as much as Donny's dumptruck" or some shit idk
Bad Bunny:
Bad Bunny:
February 9, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Kid Rock: "god bless the stars and stripes, I love my truck almost as much as Donny's dumptruck" or some shit idk
Bad Bunny:
Bad Bunny:
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
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THE TELEPHONE POLEOGRAPHY. the connection of the sugar cane fields and the electric grid
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
THE TELEPHONE POLEOGRAPHY. the connection of the sugar cane fields and the electric grid
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We all saw the fellas grindin right? That may be a first for the super bowl.
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 AM
We all saw the fellas grindin right? That may be a first for the super bowl.
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Hey there Seattle fans! Your tears of joy this afternoon could be blotted up by tissues erupted out of 3D printed tissue box covers in the shape of your state’s volcanoes! In Seahawk InSAR no less! Only 10 available in my Etsy store and they’ll likely be gone before kickoff!
phaneritic.etsy.com
phaneritic.etsy.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Hey there Seattle fans! Your tears of joy this afternoon could be blotted up by tissues erupted out of 3D printed tissue box covers in the shape of your state’s volcanoes! In Seahawk InSAR no less! Only 10 available in my Etsy store and they’ll likely be gone before kickoff!
phaneritic.etsy.com
phaneritic.etsy.com
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This Super Bowl Sunday, I’d like to introduce you all to the magical curse bowls used in Upper Mesopotamia and Syria in late antiquity. Written in Mandaic (as here) or Syriac Aramaic, they trap demons who trespass on a household by sucking them in with spiraling spells to the center of the bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
This Super Bowl Sunday, I’d like to introduce you all to the magical curse bowls used in Upper Mesopotamia and Syria in late antiquity. Written in Mandaic (as here) or Syriac Aramaic, they trap demons who trespass on a household by sucking them in with spiraling spells to the center of the bowl.
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both solid competitors but after "Someone accustomed to burlap is different from someone who wears silk" you have to give this round to Blazer Unc
Palestinian Uncles doing freestyle poetry battles coming with some of the hardest lines I’ve heard in a long time.
February 8, 2026 at 3:13 PM
both solid competitors but after "Someone accustomed to burlap is different from someone who wears silk" you have to give this round to Blazer Unc
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MERIP has a long, storied history in independent media and Middle East Studies. When I took charge nearly two years ago, the org had made some shrewd decisions to try and wade through a challenging environment of the late-teens/early 2020s. We closed the DC office in 2017 and went virtual. 1/
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February 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
MERIP has a long, storied history in independent media and Middle East Studies. When I took charge nearly two years ago, the org had made some shrewd decisions to try and wade through a challenging environment of the late-teens/early 2020s. We closed the DC office in 2017 and went virtual. 1/
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Need a mood boost?
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl
February 6, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Need a mood boost?
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl