Michael Routery
@routery.bsky.social
books trees gods queer based in Portland OR
One of my favorite neighbors.
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
One of my favorite neighbors.
Some good news here.
When I was a teen in the long ago I used to dive in these spectacular kelp forests.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
When I was a teen in the long ago I used to dive in these spectacular kelp forests.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California, and That Might be Good News for the Entire Planet
Wondrous kelp beds harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Some good news here.
When I was a teen in the long ago I used to dive in these spectacular kelp forests.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
When I was a teen in the long ago I used to dive in these spectacular kelp forests.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
Edward Butler's Substack, an author always worth reading.
epbutler.substack.com?r=k7157&utm_...
epbutler.substack.com?r=k7157&utm_...
Henadologia | Substack
Polytheist philosopher. Click to read Henadologia, a Substack publication. Launched 5 hours ago.
epbutler.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Edward Butler's Substack, an author always worth reading.
epbutler.substack.com?r=k7157&utm_...
epbutler.substack.com?r=k7157&utm_...
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The Butlerian jihad makes more sense every day.
May 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Butlerian jihad makes more sense every day.
Even more relevant now. In so many ways.
Walt Kelly’s Pogo poster for the inaugural #EarthDay on April 22, 1970.
April 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Even more relevant now. In so many ways.
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Insanity. Sheer insanity.
April 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Insanity. Sheer insanity.
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A reader (@paulobro.bsky.social) points out that crowds don't gather to watch a building being constructed, whose stages are slow and steady and undramatic.
But thousands might assemble to see its demolition.
It's a great way of understanding how Trump commands the world's attention.
But thousands might assemble to see its demolition.
It's a great way of understanding how Trump commands the world's attention.
April 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A reader (@paulobro.bsky.social) points out that crowds don't gather to watch a building being constructed, whose stages are slow and steady and undramatic.
But thousands might assemble to see its demolition.
It's a great way of understanding how Trump commands the world's attention.
But thousands might assemble to see its demolition.
It's a great way of understanding how Trump commands the world's attention.
Marking Brigid's Way - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/we... @uplift-ireland.bsky.social
We Have Brigid's Day, let's Sign Brigid's Way
I just signed this petition calling for proper signage and maintenance of St Brigid's Way. Will you sign too?
my.uplift.ie
April 11, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Marking Brigid's Way - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/we... @uplift-ireland.bsky.social
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ChatGPT consumes so much water and energy each week that it could power entire countries for YEARS and folk act like you told them to kill their selves cause you want them to write their own emails and not to steal art. 😂
April 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
ChatGPT consumes so much water and energy each week that it could power entire countries for YEARS and folk act like you told them to kill their selves cause you want them to write their own emails and not to steal art. 😂
A little respite from all the terrible things happening in the US.
At Reed College campus.
At Reed College campus.
March 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
A little respite from all the terrible things happening in the US.
At Reed College campus.
At Reed College campus.
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1. What explains the paralysis that seems to have overcome us, as we watch the most powerful nation of Earth spiralling towards fascist dictatorship? Well, a large part of it, I feel, is the surreal, astonishing uselessness of the Democratic Party. 🧵
March 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
1. What explains the paralysis that seems to have overcome us, as we watch the most powerful nation of Earth spiralling towards fascist dictatorship? Well, a large part of it, I feel, is the surreal, astonishing uselessness of the Democratic Party. 🧵
A little sweetness for dark days.
February 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
A little sweetness for dark days.
At Portland City Hall.
February 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
At Portland City Hall.
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Rooting deeply, keeping vital in winter's hold.
February 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Rooting deeply, keeping vital in winter's hold.
A strong standing community of tree, lichen and moss+.
A language of mutuality.
Portland.
A language of mutuality.
Portland.
February 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A strong standing community of tree, lichen and moss+.
A language of mutuality.
Portland.
A language of mutuality.
Portland.
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No, I don't need a bloody copilot for this document, thank you.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
January 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
No, I don't need a bloody copilot for this document, thank you.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
The wisdom of oaks.
A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳
January 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The wisdom of oaks.
An estimated one *billion* birds die each year in the US from hitting windows. Architects are designing windows that bring these collisions way down.
If you need a spot of good news... do not want to minimize awful things going on. But as a wildlife lover, this bird news is encouraging: In Chi, McCormick Place applied a film to its huge glass exterior & bird collisions are down **95%** Hope other bldgs do this blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/09/h...
How Window Dots At McCormick Place Are Saving Bird Lives
Following a mass collision in 2023, the installation of bird-safe window film and other measures have significantly reduced migratory bird deaths at the Chicago convention center.
blockclubchicago.org
January 10, 2025 at 5:37 AM
An estimated one *billion* birds die each year in the US from hitting windows. Architects are designing windows that bring these collisions way down.
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Yeah, this is the sort of thing I wish I could get folks to read to understand how universities are run.
The problem is that the professorate is the 'face' of the university, and so gets blamed for its policies, but hasn't had a meaningful say in those policies in decades.
The problem is that the professorate is the 'face' of the university, and so gets blamed for its policies, but hasn't had a meaningful say in those policies in decades.
This is a really good essay from Johns Hopkins professor Francois Furstenberg about universities, which are under threat from right-wing attacks but which have no credibility as defenders of democracy, since they don't practice democracy internally.
prospect.org/education/20...
prospect.org/education/20...
Universities and the Coming Storm
It’s difficult for colleges to defend democracy if they aren’t run democratically.
prospect.org
January 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Yeah, this is the sort of thing I wish I could get folks to read to understand how universities are run.
The problem is that the professorate is the 'face' of the university, and so gets blamed for its policies, but hasn't had a meaningful say in those policies in decades.
The problem is that the professorate is the 'face' of the university, and so gets blamed for its policies, but hasn't had a meaningful say in those policies in decades.
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The most vital thing for every Earth citizen to understand, and act on.
Get into THE fight of all time: for your mother planet.
Every one of us has a part to play, you just need to find it.
🌍
Get into THE fight of all time: for your mother planet.
Every one of us has a part to play, you just need to find it.
🌍
December 31, 2024 at 9:00 AM
The most vital thing for every Earth citizen to understand, and act on.
Get into THE fight of all time: for your mother planet.
Every one of us has a part to play, you just need to find it.
🌍
Get into THE fight of all time: for your mother planet.
Every one of us has a part to play, you just need to find it.
🌍
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Technology was a mistake.
December 24, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Technology was a mistake.
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you can substitute diamond dust in for whatever it was in the backstory of Snowpiercer, but I know the backstory of Snowpiercer when I see it
De Beers PR is at it again…
“Scientists say sprinkling diamond dust into the sky could offset almost all of climate change so far — but it'll cost $175 trillion”
“Scientists say sprinkling diamond dust into the sky could offset almost all of climate change so far — but it'll cost $175 trillion”
Scientists say sprinkling diamond dust into the sky could offset almost all of climate change so far — but it'll cost $175 trillion
The geoengineering scheme, known as stratospheric aerosol injection, would not be cheap, but scientists say it could buy us some time until we reach net-zero carbon.
www.livescience.com
December 19, 2024 at 8:28 PM
you can substitute diamond dust in for whatever it was in the backstory of Snowpiercer, but I know the backstory of Snowpiercer when I see it
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