Arnold Erickson
@geodarts.bsky.social
Another person who believes in peace, protecting the environment and social justice while hiking, kayaking, finding petroglyphs and standing stones. A former public defender. Occasionally geocaching, camping and watching darts. Skeptical of space operas.
At Yosemite, Rangers Are Scarce and Visitors Have Gone Wild
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:40 AM
All of Trump’s talk about being called Daddy reminded me of Clifton Chenier singing “You used to call me Daddy, Daddy oh Daddy, but now you don’t call me anymore.” I can hear him now. I’m surprised he doesn’t release it as a single.
January 21, 2026 at 11:35 PM
All of Trump’s talk about being called Daddy reminded me of Clifton Chenier singing “You used to call me Daddy, Daddy oh Daddy, but now you don’t call me anymore.” I can hear him now. I’m surprised he doesn’t release it as a single.
Wouldn’t an infinite deal like Trump announced violate the rule against perpetuities? I never understood that stuff which is why I never mastered the art of the deal.
January 21, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Wouldn’t an infinite deal like Trump announced violate the rule against perpetuities? I never understood that stuff which is why I never mastered the art of the deal.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“This is tyranny,” Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s attorney general, told our columnist Lydia Polgreen as she was reporting from Minneapolis. “We now don’t have to speculate as to what American fascism looks like. It’s right outside the door.”
“This is tyranny,” Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s attorney general, told our columnist Lydia Polgreen as she was reporting from Minneapolis. “We now don’t have to speculate as to what American fascism looks like. It’s right outside the door.”
Opinion | There’s a Reason Trump Is Targeting Minneapolis
Minneapolis stands in defiance against Trump’s dark vision of America.
nyti.ms
January 20, 2026 at 2:30 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“This is tyranny,” Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s attorney general, told our columnist Lydia Polgreen as she was reporting from Minneapolis. “We now don’t have to speculate as to what American fascism looks like. It’s right outside the door.”
“This is tyranny,” Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s attorney general, told our columnist Lydia Polgreen as she was reporting from Minneapolis. “We now don’t have to speculate as to what American fascism looks like. It’s right outside the door.”
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As promised, here is a devastating new report on Minnesota—and a coming war.
As Trump Regime Readies a Military Invasion of Minnesota, New Evidence Confirms Renee Good Was Executed
This update on the situation in Minnesota holds at least a dozen revelations about what’s happening there that—individually—would each qualify as a sign of the imminent collapse of American democracy.
sethabramson.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM
As promised, here is a devastating new report on Minnesota—and a coming war.
My favorite sport, professional darts is now playing in Saudi Arabia. I think of the murder of Jamāl Khāshqujī, of the 347 executions last year, the lack of LBGTQ rights, discrimination against women.
And then I think about darts normalizing this. I will not watch.
@officialpdc.bsky.social
And then I think about darts normalizing this. I will not watch.
@officialpdc.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 4:42 AM
My favorite sport, professional darts is now playing in Saudi Arabia. I think of the murder of Jamāl Khāshqujī, of the 347 executions last year, the lack of LBGTQ rights, discrimination against women.
And then I think about darts normalizing this. I will not watch.
@officialpdc.bsky.social
And then I think about darts normalizing this. I will not watch.
@officialpdc.bsky.social
How about a fully disclosed competency exam admitted by a neutral doctor? I had them after an injury and stroke and would love to compare the results.
January 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
How about a fully disclosed competency exam admitted by a neutral doctor? I had them after an injury and stroke and would love to compare the results.
Things we learned fron Trump today. Apparently he thinks Maduro was jealous over his dancing. Protesters are ugly but the soldiers in DC are beautiful. “I’m the king”!because he sells Boeings. And we are going to keep the oil at taxpayer expense.
January 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Things we learned fron Trump today. Apparently he thinks Maduro was jealous over his dancing. Protesters are ugly but the soldiers in DC are beautiful. “I’m the king”!because he sells Boeings. And we are going to keep the oil at taxpayer expense.
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From @theathletic.com: Luke Littler is just 18 and has been described as “arguably the greatest athlete in the world right now.” The British teenager's achievements in the darts world have drawn comparisons to Pele and Serena Williams.
Luke Littler is on the path to greatness: ‘I’ll be around for a very long time’
Luke Littler emphatically retained his world title and can now be regarded as an all-time great of his sport
nyti.ms
January 5, 2026 at 6:29 PM
From @theathletic.com: Luke Littler is just 18 and has been described as “arguably the greatest athlete in the world right now.” The British teenager's achievements in the darts world have drawn comparisons to Pele and Serena Williams.
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Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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"If you think that God the father, Creator God, Yahweh, is not the only God and the one true God and the God America was founded on, you're delusional. And you're dumb."
January 5, 2026 at 6:13 PM
"If you think that God the father, Creator God, Yahweh, is not the only God and the one true God and the God America was founded on, you're delusional. And you're dumb."
So now we have a president with dementia talking about war in Greenland. The Donroe doctrine with theft of Venezuela’s resources and Cuba on the horizon. Mexico and other countries in our sight. And he is still crying about the peace prize.
January 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
So now we have a president with dementia talking about war in Greenland. The Donroe doctrine with theft of Venezuela’s resources and Cuba on the horizon. Mexico and other countries in our sight. And he is still crying about the peace prize.
We were in Iceland when they turned on many of the lights, including the Christmas cat. This is not your average sweet cat. It will eat people who don’t get new clothes.
December 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
We were in Iceland when they turned on many of the lights, including the Christmas cat. This is not your average sweet cat. It will eat people who don’t get new clothes.
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Six years ago we decided Christmas Day would be a good time to review what we knew about Shelly Miscavige, wife to #Scientology leader David Miscavige, who vanished in 2005. We wondered if Shelly, kept hidden in a remote mountain compound, even knew what day it was.
Does Shelly Miscavige know it's Christmas 2025?
Six years ago we decided that on Christmas Day it would be a good time to review what we knew about the disappearance of Shelly Miscavige, wife to Scientology’s leader David Miscavige, who vanished fr...
tonyortega.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Six years ago we decided Christmas Day would be a good time to review what we knew about Shelly Miscavige, wife to #Scientology leader David Miscavige, who vanished in 2005. We wondered if Shelly, kept hidden in a remote mountain compound, even knew what day it was.
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UPDATE
I have updated my story linked below with a high-quality broadcast version of the 60 Minutes segment that was pulled by Bari Weiss.
Here it is (no paywall): bit.ly/4qn6Jn5
I have updated my story linked below with a high-quality broadcast version of the 60 Minutes segment that was pulled by Bari Weiss.
Here it is (no paywall): bit.ly/4qn6Jn5
December 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
UPDATE
I have updated my story linked below with a high-quality broadcast version of the 60 Minutes segment that was pulled by Bari Weiss.
Here it is (no paywall): bit.ly/4qn6Jn5
I have updated my story linked below with a high-quality broadcast version of the 60 Minutes segment that was pulled by Bari Weiss.
Here it is (no paywall): bit.ly/4qn6Jn5
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The Trump-Republican “Big Beautiful Bill” is actually a “Big Ugly Nightmare.”
Much of what’s included in it will begin in 2026.
Here’s what you should know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hbwm7LrKW0
Much of what’s included in it will begin in 2026.
Here’s what you should know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hbwm7LrKW0
Is This Trump’s Biggest Scam Yet?
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The Trump-Republican “Big Beautiful Bill” is actually a “Big Ugly Nightmare.”
Much of what’s included in it will begin in 2026.
Here’s what you should know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hbwm7LrKW0
Much of what’s included in it will begin in 2026.
Here’s what you should know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hbwm7LrKW0
Tourons. Point Reyes is the closest national seashore to my home. I wish I had been there. . . Do we really have to be told not to throw rocks at wildlife?
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Calif. national park officials look for tourists caught throwing rocks at seal
Several of the rocks appear to have hit the seal, according to the Park Service.
www.sfgate.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Tourons. Point Reyes is the closest national seashore to my home. I wish I had been there. . . Do we really have to be told not to throw rocks at wildlife?
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
California’s approach to development is allow whatever developers want. I am watching what this is doing to my town. Newsom and others lost my support, but that matters little. We were warned about the consequences of paving over paradise.
www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...
www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...
California law turned a four-story site into a 25-story tower. S.F. is scrambling to catch up
The Marina Safeway project now stands as an interesting case study of what’s to come in San Francisco’s rapidly evolving housing landscape.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
California’s approach to development is allow whatever developers want. I am watching what this is doing to my town. Newsom and others lost my support, but that matters little. We were warned about the consequences of paving over paradise.
www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...
www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...
Imagining Peace is a start. Reykjavik.
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Imagining Peace is a start. Reykjavik.
Take a deep breath following the elections. Then organize.
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Take a deep breath following the elections. Then organize.
The National Park Service restored a statue in Washington DC of a Confederate who was known to have misappropriated funds and likely joined the KKK. He would have right in today.
www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...
A Confederate statue toppled in Washington, D.C., in 2020 has been reinstalled
A statue of Confederate general Albert Pike, which had been pulled down during the Black Lives Matter movement, has been put back up in Washington, D.C.'s Judiciary Square.
www.npr.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The National Park Service restored a statue in Washington DC of a Confederate who was known to have misappropriated funds and likely joined the KKK. He would have right in today.
www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...
@atreides78723.bsky.social I am still finding out how the game can mix with progressive ideals. But I do know it’s about more than finding a container.
caching.spacecapn.com
caching.spacecapn.com
The Caching Diaries - It’s Not About The Containers
The Caching Diaries are not simply about just finding a container, but how the language of location can be used to preserve our stories.
caching.spacecapn.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
@atreides78723.bsky.social I am still finding out how the game can mix with progressive ideals. But I do know it’s about more than finding a container.
caching.spacecapn.com
caching.spacecapn.com
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‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
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I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview António Guterres. How many others will listen?
Humanity has failed to limit global heating to 1.5C and must change course immediately, the secretary general of the UN has warned.
In his only interview before next month’s Cop30 climate summit, António Guterres acknowledged it is now “inevitable” that humanity will overshoot the target in the Paris climate agreement, with “devastating consequences” for the world.
This interview is also published in English, Portuguese and Spanish by Sumaúma. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
A long memory is important when so much if the story told through public lands is being erased
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
The Trump Administration Is Erasing American History Told by Public Lands and Waters
Through a series of executive orders targeting place names, signage on, and access to public lands and waters, the Trump administration is erasing important chapters of American history.
www.americanprogress.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A long memory is important when so much if the story told through public lands is being erased
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
In 1976, the Continental Walk for peace and social justice arrived in Washington DC. Things have not turned for the better since then, but in many ways the walk will never end. We continue to resist and to believe that peace is the way.
October 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
In 1976, the Continental Walk for peace and social justice arrived in Washington DC. Things have not turned for the better since then, but in many ways the walk will never end. We continue to resist and to believe that peace is the way.