TODAY 3PM ET; Noon PT: How To Win The Climate Struggle
TODAY 3PM ET; Noon PT: How To Win The Climate Struggle photo: Climate Activists Demand the Declaration of a Climate Emergency, (Takver • CC BY-SA 2.0) In solidarity, Mike Hersh … Read More
Category: Pacific
The Daily Bucket–Ready, Steady GO!
The Tualatin Valley of Northwest Oregon forms a shallow bowl, about 50 miles in diameter, with 1000-2000 foot tall eroded volcanoes walling in the lowlands, separating the region from the … Read More
New book, 'Very Stable Genius,' contains smorgasbord of Trump stupidity
And here we go again. Another book revealing what an irredeemable idiot our pr*sident is — and, of course, the people who really should read it won’t. Because, by and large, … Read More
Fire and heat conditions in Australia 'may not be survivable' for those 'too late' to escape.
The firestorms continue unabated in smoldering Australia. If you are a praying person, now would be the time as extreme conditions threaten the lives of thousands of our brothers and … Read More
We always knew they would be first.
The horrors of climate change are unfolding around the world with smothering heatwaves, agricultural losses from flooding, and drought — higher storm surge along with powerful and deadly cyclonic windstorms … Read More
The Daily Bucket–I Shouldn't Wear White, and You Can't Afford a Ring
I began tracking the migrations of the Great Egret (ardea alba), when I worked at a golf course near Banks in NW Oregon. An Egret would migrate to the golf … Read More
The Daily Bucket–Odyssey of the Ancient Lotuses
A year ago, I attempted to resurrect a handful of lotus seeds, that had sat, forgotten, on a high shelf, for almost 20 years. I dutifully roughed up one corner … Read More
The Daily Bucket–Working on some Night Moves
Sundown in Portland Oregon was at 4:32 pm. At 4:40 pm, I walked past my kitchen window and startled a Great Blue Heron who was eating goldfish out of my … Read More
Jane's Drug Boats, because radar and market demand
Drug dealers do the kind of architecting that Ivanka Trump is so fond of quoting. The same style of drug smuggling boat appears in more than one ocean. Forbes magazine … Read More
The Daily Bucket–Eagle Eyes
I walk from my house to Bethany Lake, west of Portland Oregon, on many days. The Lake is adjacent to a wide utility easement, a golf course, a park, and … Read More
The Daily Bucket–A Tree for the Redwood Man.
He wakes up at dawn and peeks out the window, looking for the heron feeding at the fishpond in the first light. No heron yet today. He starts the espresso … Read More
Elizabeth Warren: A Great Public School Education for Every Student
I attended public school growing up in Oklahoma. After I graduated from the University of Houston, a public university where tuition cost only $50 a semester, my first job was … Read More
The Daily Bucket–Trigger Warning
The Great Blue Heron is one of the largest birds in North America, standing 4 feet tall with a six foot wing span. When the birds evolved from the dinosaurs, … Read More
The Daily Bucket–The Daily Eagle.
I often walk around Bethany Lake, 10 miles west of Portland Oregon. Swollen creeks pour into it from two directions, after the rains start. The Park Dept. stocks the lake with rainbow … Read More
Alaskan climate shocks hinder migration of Bowhead whales through the Bering Sea to the Beaufort.
The Arctic has been warming faster than any other region on earth. The marginal sea of the Pacific which divides the most extensive landmasses on earth, Eurasia (Russia) and North … Read More
The Daily Bucket–I Fly to Pieces
I fly to pieces, Every time that I see you preen I fly to pieces, I can’t forget what I’ve just seen. A little one-legged clean-up, You want me to act as if … Read More
The Daily Bucket–The Foliage Frogs of Fall.
Some years I stop seeing my tiny backyard frogs by August. The Spring-hatch of tadpoles have all morphed, and the older frogs have dispersed to nearby areas, beyond my vision. This … Read More
Trump conned stock traders … again … with his 'exaggerations' about China deal
Remember about a month and a half ago when Donald Trump claimed China had called his top negotiators and a trade deal was on its way? I remember thinking you’d … Read More
Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday – Band aids for banned books
Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual kitchen table with other readers of Daily Kos who aren’t throwing pies at one another. … Read More
The Daily Bucket–Surburban Serengeti
The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania is especially known for its mammoth annual migrations of 1.5 million wildebeests and 250,000 zebras. It’s on my bucket list. But until I make … Read More
The Daily Bucket–The Artichoke Frog
I ventured out into a crisp Autumn morning with my camera. This was the first year we’d successfully grew artichokes in our backyard and I wanted pictures. After harvesting a … Read More
The Most Segregated City
To many, Omaha Nebraska is where you could buy insurance from the company that sponsored the Wild Kingdom TV show. Henry Fonda and Johny Carson were from Omaha. The liberal … Read More
The Daily Heron Bucket
At 8:59 PDT, a Great Blue Heron glided from a nearby roof into my backyard, next to my gold fish ponds. Every few minutes there is one less fish. I never … Read More
The Daily Bucket–Live From The Heron Feeder
The Great Blue Heron abruptly appeared at my back yard this morning at 10:13, and promptly ate two large goldfish in two minutes. Good bye, Goldie. It strolled to another … Read More
The Daily Bucket–You Can't Hide Beautiful
Yesterday I went looking for an especially beautifully colored chorus frog that had shown up in my Lamb’s Ear. To my prolonged amusement, this lovely frog hopped from the Lamb’s … Read More
The Daily Bucket–The Frog Goddess
Dozens of tadpoles are morphing into tiny frogs in my backyard ponds. This year, they are morphing busily in late August. In prior years, they usually morphed from tadpoles into … Read More
Daily Bucket–Beware the Vamp Squirrels
During this Kattywampus year, my latest garden oddity is the tasty, and a two-week-early Bartlett Pear harvest. The trick is to harvest them immediately before, or just after they fall. … Read More
For the first time in recorded history, Anchorage enters “extreme drought”.
Alaska's temperate rainforest is in a historic drought. The climate crisis is known to alter the Globe's rainfall patterns. The city of Anchorage was carved out of the rainforest known … Read More
The Daily Bucket–The Tadpoles of August
In August, many tadpoles in my hand-dug backyard ponds change into small chorus frogs. For several years now, the frogs have returned to my backyard in March, bred in the … Read More
The Daily Bucket–Pretty
A single water bead, as pretty as a jewel, perhaps a moonstone. Now it’s your turn. You’ve been reading The Daily Bucket, a nature refuge. We amicably discuss frogs, animals, … Read More
Dead bodies piling up on Alaska's beaches due to an extraordinary marine heatwave.
And all those facing outward, towards the planetary, the geologic, the unknown, raised a great cry, a witnessing of the very tide that had been predicted. Homo Colossus did not … Read More
The Daily Bucket–Photobombed!!
I have 5 hummingbird feeders, and my neighbors have feeders also. I have at least 3 hummingbirds patronizing my yard. However they appear to simply chase each other from feeder … Read More
The Daily Bucket–The 2nd Yellow Jacket Handling Cult Meeting has been cancelled.
Can you tell the difference from 10 feet? At night? When it’s buzzing right at you? Last year, a large wasp nest appeared under the rafters of my house, near the … Read More
Alaskan marine-terminating glacier melting 100 times faster than current models predict.
“We found that melt rates are significantly higher than expected across the whole underwater face of the glacier – in some places 100 times higher than theory would predict.” – … Read More
Yes, Virginia – EVs Can Take The Backroads
Every so often one encounters a myth about electric vehicles that's so odd it makes you scratch your head. When it happens just once, it's easy to dismiss, but when … Read More
The press soft-pedals GOP’s wild and dangerous insurrection in Oregon
The political and militia showdown that's been unfolding around Oregon's state Capitol is a stunning news event by any modern standard. After fleeing the state in order to prevent a quorum that's … Read More
Castro, Gillibrand, Harris, Sanders, and Warren To Appear On Stage At MoveOn’s “Big Ideas Forum” June 1 In San Francisco
2020 Democratic presidential candidates Secretary Julián Castro, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Senator Kamala Harris, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Senator Elizabeth Warren will all appear on stage at MoveOn’s “Big Ideas Forum” … Read More
Act Now! Impeachment Investigations Will Protect Our Constitutional Democracy
photo: The Constitution of the United States (Image from the U.S. Archives) In solidarity, Alan Minsky for Deb, Dan, Bryan, Mike F, Shayna, Dr. Bill, Janis, Kimberly, and Mike H—your … Read More
Janet Yellen: Trump doesn't know squat about economics
In an interview today with Kai Ryssdal of Marketplace, former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen did not mince words when it came to Donald Trump’s (lack of) qualifications to be … Read More
The Daily Bucket–Flooded!!
This week of dire weather forecasts for the Pacific Northwest saw a year’s worth of snow fall on Seattle in a few remarkable days. Yet the lower elevations of Washington County, … Read More
I discover “illegal” laborers, and make the phone call.
My gardener brought in two of his friends to help repair my garden walkways, by leveling the paths and laying paving stones. One of them could barely speak English but boy … Read More
Are Women People? PDA Says Of Course!
In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Janis, Deb, Dan, Dr. Bill, Kim, Bryan, Dr. Bill, and Shayna—your PDA National Team Tell Congress Women Deserve EqualityDemand They Lift The … Read More
Also, PDA is expanding overseas!
photo: The Yellow Vests protest movement. Photo: Obier • CC BY-SA 4.0 In solidarity, Alan Minsky for Mike H., Mike F., Deb, Janis, Dan, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, Bryan, and Shayna—your … Read More
A big week that was—and will be
photo: Our friend Erika Andiola’s tweet about tragedy at the border In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Janis, Deb, Dan, Dr. Bill, Kim, Bryan, and Shayna—your PDA National … Read More
Former Sanders Delegates Vote Overwhelmingly To Relaunch Bernie Delegates Network for 2019
By Bernie’s Delegate Network for Political Revolution Former Bernie Sanders delegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention have voted to reconstitute the independent Bernie Delegates Network. The vote was 408 … Read More
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x These Trump toilet brushes are selling out for the holidays pic.twitter.com/keNqi0h25m — NowThis (@nowthisnews) November 20, 2018 “Due to the overwhelming response we have recieved we are currently looking … Read More
The Week That Was
Photos: The United States Supreme Court Building, by Joe Ravi • CC BY-SA 3.0 and Kavanaugh at his confirmation hearing in 2004, CSPAN • Public domain By Debra Schrishuhn for Mike … Read More
An Easy Way To Bring Change In DC: Join Our Letter Drop Team!
photo: Kelley Johnson And Larry Cervelli Deliver To Rep. Jim McGovern’s Office By Mike Fox for Mike H., Donna, Dr. Bill, Janis, Dan, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Shayna—Your PDA National Team Join … Read More
Celebrating Organized Labor
By Mike Hersh for Mike F, Janis, Deb, Dan, Dr. Bill, Shayna, Bryan, Kim, Donna, and Judy—your PDA National Team Show You Appreciate Organized Labor Every Day Support PDA’s Organizing with … Read More
Sounds Like Vice President of American Soybean Association Has a Bad Case of Gas Over Trump Tariffs.
It will still take a lot of damage before farmers who voted for Trump to think — not publicly admit — that they bet the farm and lost, but the vice president … Read More
