trygman
@trygman.bsky.social
Minnesota native, lived and worked in Chicago, Washington D.C., then abroad; now living in and loving the PNW. Writer, editor. . . especially education and environmental issues. Oxford comma enthusiast. Struggling optimist.
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NOAA just announced that this summer was the hottest on record in the United States.
September 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
NOAA just announced that this summer was the hottest on record in the United States.
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Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...
September 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...
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This cartoon was created by Pulitzer Prize winning artist Adam Zyglis for The Buffalo News in November, 2024.
It hits even harder now.
It hits even harder now.
September 7, 2026 at 9:08 PM
This cartoon was created by Pulitzer Prize winning artist Adam Zyglis for The Buffalo News in November, 2024.
It hits even harder now.
It hits even harder now.
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UN votes 164-1 to adopt Equal Earth map projection, replacing centuries-old Mercator distortion
September 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
UN votes 164-1 to adopt Equal Earth map projection, replacing centuries-old Mercator distortion
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Got a new ribbon for the first time since about 1994 so the nine-year-old is trying his hand at mystery-writing.
September 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Got a new ribbon for the first time since about 1994 so the nine-year-old is trying his hand at mystery-writing.
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Whoever realized that publishing focus group conversations was a way to launder diner-level insights into something resembling quantitative research should face a five-year ban from journalism.
September 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Whoever realized that publishing focus group conversations was a way to launder diner-level insights into something resembling quantitative research should face a five-year ban from journalism.
Federal judge extends prohibition against the U.S. Postal Service implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to limit mail voting.
Judge again blocks Trump’s effort to restrict mail voting as ballots start going out
The move comes as the Trump administration appeals a related order to the Supreme Court.
www.nbcnews.com
September 4, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Federal judge extends prohibition against the U.S. Postal Service implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to limit mail voting.
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“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ”
—Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
—Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
September 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ”
—Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
—Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
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A bird crashed into the glass and lay motionless, but its companion didn't abandon it. It stayed by its side until it was sure that they could both fly again.
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September 3, 2026 at 8:38 AM
A bird crashed into the glass and lay motionless, but its companion didn't abandon it. It stayed by its side until it was sure that they could both fly again.
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1. Rick Steves has spent $2 million of his own money to rescue a single-screen theater in Edmonds, WA.
This is part of a multi-million-dollar effort he has made to invest in community properties in order to preserve local institutions and keep them serving the communities they were built for.
This is part of a multi-million-dollar effort he has made to invest in community properties in order to preserve local institutions and keep them serving the communities they were built for.
September 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
1. Rick Steves has spent $2 million of his own money to rescue a single-screen theater in Edmonds, WA.
This is part of a multi-million-dollar effort he has made to invest in community properties in order to preserve local institutions and keep them serving the communities they were built for.
This is part of a multi-million-dollar effort he has made to invest in community properties in order to preserve local institutions and keep them serving the communities they were built for.
A new report by the UN Environment Programme warns that as global temperature rise and cross 1.5°C, we will push climate risks to dangerous new heights.
Limiting Overshoot: Navigating exceedance of 1.5°C and pathways towards return
wedocs.unep.org
September 2, 2026 at 9:59 PM
A new report by the UN Environment Programme warns that as global temperature rise and cross 1.5°C, we will push climate risks to dangerous new heights.
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In almost half of states, Canada is the largest source of imports by value. In 15 states, imports from Canada made up at least 25% of the 2025 total.
But I'm sure these tariffs will be great.
www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
But I'm sure these tariffs will be great.
www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
September 1, 2026 at 4:12 PM
In almost half of states, Canada is the largest source of imports by value. In 15 states, imports from Canada made up at least 25% of the 2025 total.
But I'm sure these tariffs will be great.
www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
But I'm sure these tariffs will be great.
www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
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You get energy affordability by getting off fossil fuel. Clean energy is least expensive on the grid. Clean energy has less “negative externalities” (pollution). Get enough clean energy and you get free electricity periods of the day. Our offshore is 9 cents/kwh in 18-cent grid.
September 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM
You get energy affordability by getting off fossil fuel. Clean energy is least expensive on the grid. Clean energy has less “negative externalities” (pollution). Get enough clean energy and you get free electricity periods of the day. Our offshore is 9 cents/kwh in 18-cent grid.
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The overwhelming majority of Norwegian car buyers want EVs—and almost none want gas cars or hybrids.
EVs Hit A Record 98.7% Market Share In Norway. These Are The Top Sellers
The overwhelming majority of Norwegian car buyers want EVs—and almost none want gas cars or hybrids.
insideevs.com
September 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The overwhelming majority of Norwegian car buyers want EVs—and almost none want gas cars or hybrids.
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Calvin and Hobbes really called it, didn’t they?
September 1, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Calvin and Hobbes really called it, didn’t they?
"Instead of just telling readers what happened, news organizations should understand what people actually need from them and build journalism that does those jobs."
To survive, journalism must become indispensable - Poynter
News organizations need to understand what audiences actually need — and build their journalism around those needs
www.poynter.org
August 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
"Instead of just telling readers what happened, news organizations should understand what people actually need from them and build journalism that does those jobs."
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Another beautiful sunset over the waters of Lake Ontario.
#sunset #GreatLakes #LakeOntatio #photography
#sunset #GreatLakes #LakeOntatio #photography
August 29, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Another beautiful sunset over the waters of Lake Ontario.
#sunset #GreatLakes #LakeOntatio #photography
#sunset #GreatLakes #LakeOntatio #photography
Fired Stars and Stripes staffers file lawsuit against Pentagon, Hegseth
Fired Stars and Stripes staffers file lawsuit against Pentagon, Hegseth - Editor and Publisher
The Pentagon’s firing last week of three employees of the newspaper Stars and Stripes was done out of retaliation over unflattering coverage of a Navy deployment and in violation of the protected righ...
www.editorandpublisher.com
August 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Fired Stars and Stripes staffers file lawsuit against Pentagon, Hegseth
Time for some ground rules for AI and writing
Time for some ground rules for AI and writing - Editor and Publisher
“There seems to be an increasing amount of heat, and precious little light, surrounding the issue of using AI to write. This week, I want to see if we can get past that, and begin to move toward a set...
www.editorandpublisher.com
August 27, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Time for some ground rules for AI and writing
It Just Got Way Easier to Sue Fossil Fuel Companies Over Climate Change - Mother Jones
August 26, 2026 at 10:51 PM
It Just Got Way Easier to Sue Fossil Fuel Companies Over Climate Change - Mother Jones