Susan Hinton
@susanhinton
I believe in the campground rule: Leave the world in a better state than found. #climate #global #heat #plastic #outdoors #life #bio #diversity #diversity #diversity
Now T likes crypto, for money laundering? Reuters. “Capital One gave notice of its plans to close more than 300 Trump-affiliated bank accounts in March 2021. The Trump Org. … filed a lawsuit in March 2025 in a Florida federal court, alleging the accounts were closed because of … ‘woke’ beliefs”
On some days it seems the news is the same as yesterday’s or the day before. Other days there’s a torrent. Today feels like the latter. OpenAI's agent hacked a company for days. It took them a week to notice - www.reuters.com/business/its...
What’s better than a bus (in Silicon Valley), cheaper than commercial rides, that, among other useful destinations, will take you to trailheads in Cupertino: Stevens Creek Canyon, Coyote Ridge, Fremont Older, or to Ultisac Natural Area in Santa Clara? city.ridewithvia.com/hopper
According to Condi Naste’s take on 2 rankings: A list of most powerful passports in 2026. Canada is there …
Taking a short break: this morning at Shorelines Parklands, in Mt. View, CA.
Fires & flooding. Meanwhile our leaders are obsessed with testosterone, reducing voter rolls, rolling back protection against pollution & generally wishing most of their constituents would go away.
A few of the: Complaints about the King of England, taken from the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776:
Environmental situational awareness. (If you’re anywhere else except Florida - who knew there were so many fire incidents there?)
Page 202 in the book I’m reading, “ ‘dumber people make more money’ … Kafe Hu (censored musician in China) told me. ‘And smarter people are quiet & do not speak often.’ “ That sounds like our government today & the entire GOP.
This is why I rarely “like” or forward memes. The funnier they are, the harder they ignite prejudice, bypassing thought. “I think therefore I am” becomes “I click therefore I disappear.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
More from Sunnyvale. The signs are more pointed than at earlier rallies. There are more young people & people of multiple ethnicities.
Plastic pollution is a complicated problem; more complex than people expect. The book below, for 9-12 year olds, does an excellent job of explaining why people liked plastic, at first, that plastic is “forever” disintegrating into tinier pieces, that the problem is global, etc. Thumbs up.
I’m glad somebody is doing something sane. The U.S. Senate doesn’t seem up to it.
Environmentally, Newsom aligns with GOP. He knows desalination is energy-intensive, often relying on fossil fuels, which contributes to global warming. Also, toxic brine is a byproduct, which can harm coastal ecosystems and marine life. Recycled wastewater is cheaper and more eco-friendly.
This isn’t widely reported yet. Fox News confirms the first part - that a 2-year old was “detained” and that a court said she should not be sent away - but apparently ICE doesn’t care about court orders.
It takes a while for the general public to catch up with events. Still, 61% is nearing a supermajority.
Projected images and words on an overpass at San Tomas Expressway & Moorpark in San Jose, CA tonight.