Michael Klaas
@michaelklaas.com
I travel. I take photos. I like mountains & beaches, Blazers 🏀🔴⚫️, Palace ⚽️🔴🔵 and Timbers ⚽️🟢🟡.
You'll see a lot of Earth science stuff on this feed, a bit of my photography and a sprinkle of sports & politics.
He/Him
https://MichaelKlaas.com
You'll see a lot of Earth science stuff on this feed, a bit of my photography and a sprinkle of sports & politics.
He/Him
https://MichaelKlaas.com
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Deni Avdija with the beautiful spinning layup on Jimmy Butler III to give him 19 points (with a replay)
December 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Deni Avdija with the beautiful spinning layup on Jimmy Butler III to give him 19 points (with a replay)
🥰 <-- Me watching the Blazers tonight.
December 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
🥰 <-- Me watching the Blazers tonight.
Pain
Crystal Palace attempted 16 shots, their most without scoring since October 2024 (20 vs. Nottingham Forest). (Squawka)
December 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Pain
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just. brutal.
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 14, 2025 at 4:57 AM
just. brutal.
All of this wet is really doing a number on the mountain roads in the Pacific Northwest!
Portion of rural Oregon highway disappears under massive slide
YouTube video by The Oregonian
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December 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
All of this wet is really doing a number on the mountain roads in the Pacific Northwest!
At my first Remix game of the season!
December 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
At my first Remix game of the season!
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commission this ridiculously talented artist but then do a fun prank of tipping so much you put a 0 after that 15.
In some less fortunate news though I've been put on medical leave by my university which has ironically put a huge strain on myself.
I've had to give up a lot of items in the process, including my own drawing tablet and computer, and so will be taking commissions until I can get back on my feet
I've had to give up a lot of items in the process, including my own drawing tablet and computer, and so will be taking commissions until I can get back on my feet
December 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
commission this ridiculously talented artist but then do a fun prank of tipping so much you put a 0 after that 15.
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Every online space is now a casino that has been rigged against you
Study: ~200 Instacart shoppers in four US cities were shown different prices for the same 20 grocery items; Instacart confirms it is running short term "tests" (Ben Casselman/New York Times)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Every online space is now a casino that has been rigged against you
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Good read from Joe Freeman.
The silence is deafening: A look at 1 of the Trail Blazers’ quietest problems
The Blazers are working on their communication.
www.oregonlive.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Good read from Joe Freeman.
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Crystal Palace have won more away games (5) and taken more points (16) away from home than any other side in the Premier League this season. (Squawka)
December 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Crystal Palace have won more away games (5) and taken more points (16) away from home than any other side in the Premier League this season. (Squawka)
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*This* is what the people of Pompeii, and Herculaneum, and many other hapless souls saw—this is what a pyroclastic density current looks coming RIGHT at you.
Filmed from a CCTV camera during the Mount Semeru eruption on Java, Indonesia on 4 December 2022.
Video credit: PT United Tractors Tbk
Filmed from a CCTV camera during the Mount Semeru eruption on Java, Indonesia on 4 December 2022.
Video credit: PT United Tractors Tbk
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
*This* is what the people of Pompeii, and Herculaneum, and many other hapless souls saw—this is what a pyroclastic density current looks coming RIGHT at you.
Filmed from a CCTV camera during the Mount Semeru eruption on Java, Indonesia on 4 December 2022.
Video credit: PT United Tractors Tbk
Filmed from a CCTV camera during the Mount Semeru eruption on Java, Indonesia on 4 December 2022.
Video credit: PT United Tractors Tbk
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For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
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PSA: Kīlauea here in Hawaiʻi is doing its thing and you want to see it.
[V3cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (south Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
PSA: Kīlauea here in Hawaiʻi is doing its thing and you want to see it.
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He's got his country's 250th anniversary to plan, a wedding to arrange, a wife to murder, and Guilder to frame for it. He's swamped.
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made several revealing admissions about the stressful and chaotic nature of his job, according to a recent New York Times report.The Times' Annie Karni wrote in a Wednesday article that Johnson turned what was meant to be an easy interview with a friendly podcast h...
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 6:42 AM
He's got his country's 250th anniversary to plan, a wedding to arrange, a wife to murder, and Guilder to frame for it. He's swamped.
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If you’ve been following along with our thirty-day training plan, you should be consuming an entire roast turkey and ten cups of stuffing today in preparation for the Big Meal
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If you’ve been following along with our thirty-day training plan, you should be consuming an entire roast turkey and ten cups of stuffing today in preparation for the Big Meal
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“Hughesy!!”
No. 3 in my #cpfc FA Cup Final collection of 🖌️🎨🦅❤️💙🏆
As always any likes and comments would be 🔥 & you can follow me on Instagram at studioartwork_2020 #art #football #FACup #Winners @fiveyearplan.bsky.social @officialcpfc.bsky.social @wingingitcpfc.bsky.social @cpfchq.bsky.social
No. 3 in my #cpfc FA Cup Final collection of 🖌️🎨🦅❤️💙🏆
As always any likes and comments would be 🔥 & you can follow me on Instagram at studioartwork_2020 #art #football #FACup #Winners @fiveyearplan.bsky.social @officialcpfc.bsky.social @wingingitcpfc.bsky.social @cpfchq.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
“Hughesy!!”
No. 3 in my #cpfc FA Cup Final collection of 🖌️🎨🦅❤️💙🏆
As always any likes and comments would be 🔥 & you can follow me on Instagram at studioartwork_2020 #art #football #FACup #Winners @fiveyearplan.bsky.social @officialcpfc.bsky.social @wingingitcpfc.bsky.social @cpfchq.bsky.social
No. 3 in my #cpfc FA Cup Final collection of 🖌️🎨🦅❤️💙🏆
As always any likes and comments would be 🔥 & you can follow me on Instagram at studioartwork_2020 #art #football #FACup #Winners @fiveyearplan.bsky.social @officialcpfc.bsky.social @wingingitcpfc.bsky.social @cpfchq.bsky.social
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After finishing The You You Are by Dr. Ricken Lazlo Hale, jump into your next romantasy obsession: Bloodsong of Wycaro by Carol Sturka, a book which is definitely real and enjoyed by others outside of the hive mind:
#Pluribus
#Pluribus
Pluribus: You Can Now Read an Excerpt From Carol’s Winds of Wycaro Romantasy Series - Reactor
It includes a steamy passage with Raban, in case you were wondering...
reactormag.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
After finishing The You You Are by Dr. Ricken Lazlo Hale, jump into your next romantasy obsession: Bloodsong of Wycaro by Carol Sturka, a book which is definitely real and enjoyed by others outside of the hive mind:
#Pluribus
#Pluribus
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“Maybe somebody thought ‘Oh it’s a small place, it’s rural, they’re probably quiet, we can overpower them,” said City Councilor Steve Hickman.
“We’ve been underestimated.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...
“We’ve been underestimated.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...
Federal defense contractor backs out of potential Oregon Coast ICE facility
A defense contractor with a history of providing housing for military operations withdrew its inquiry seeking land at the Newport Municipal Airport, a city official said Wednesday, as growing evidence...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
“Maybe somebody thought ‘Oh it’s a small place, it’s rural, they’re probably quiet, we can overpower them,” said City Councilor Steve Hickman.
“We’ve been underestimated.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...
“We’ve been underestimated.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...
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The Spear of the Gods Saga concludes with Fallen to Fury, and I finally have print copies! Shipping these out to Kickstarter backers as fast as I can.
Preorders also live: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#norse #norsemythology #fantasy #booksky
Preorders also live: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#norse #norsemythology #fantasy #booksky
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The Spear of the Gods Saga concludes with Fallen to Fury, and I finally have print copies! Shipping these out to Kickstarter backers as fast as I can.
Preorders also live: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#norse #norsemythology #fantasy #booksky
Preorders also live: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#norse #norsemythology #fantasy #booksky
🤨 This hotel coffee machine says it will dispense decaf but, suspiciously, I see only one hopper with beans.
This is a very risky nightcap.
This is a very risky nightcap.
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
🤨 This hotel coffee machine says it will dispense decaf but, suspiciously, I see only one hopper with beans.
This is a very risky nightcap.
This is a very risky nightcap.
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We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
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NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.