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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Neil Young wrote Heart of Gold. Dolly Parton actually had one.

Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

RIMPAC takes place on and below #Hawaiian waters, on land, in the air, and in space and cyber domains...and provides an opportunity to test unmanned systems and robotic surface vessel-fired missiles. truthout.org/articles/as-... #Hawaii #wargames

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

This is پل طبیعت,Tabiat Po, the "nature bridge" completed in Tehran, Iran in 2010. It was designed with gardens, small restaurants in the middle of the bridge, and runs between to large parks in central #Tehran. It was co-designed by a young Iranian female architect. #Iran

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

17th century پل خواجو, Khaju Bridge in Isfahan, #Iran. For those of you who know Kyoto, this spot reminded me of the scene over 鴨川 Kamogawa at Shijo and Sanjo bridges. In fact, many things about Isfahan reminded me of #Kyoto -- where Trump is now bombing indiscriminately.

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Politicians hide themselves away They only started the war Why should they go out to fight? They leave that role to the poor www.war.gov/News/News-St...

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

with a sadistic glee and shameful amateurism at a level almost unimaginable. trump calls his war an "excursion" and speaks of dropping bombs "just for fun." www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

As civilians are being killed, livelihoods, cities, and cultural heritage is being destroyed, air, water and land being poisoned, and untold chaos and instability is spread throughout the Middle East and around the world, trump and his sycophant administration execute a needless war

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Why didn’t @kristenwelker.bsky.social stop this pro-military commentator when he misleadingly said a U.S. objective in Iran was to “take care of the nuclear weapons” when she knows his statement wrongly suggests Iran has nuclear weapons. She should have quickly pointed out his inaccuracy.

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

“When crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen.”

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Read this. And this. And this. *I wish those in Trump administration had done so years ago

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Today, January 17, is the 133rd anniversary of the illegal US overthrow of the #Hawaiian kingdom in 1893. @ainamomona offers a history lesson and a reminder: www.kaainamomona.org

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Merry Jólabókaflóð 📚🎄

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Finally, something that reflects his contributions to this country.

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

share.google/jSe0r0IyNGxw...

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

@nukestrat.bsky.social breaking down the unimaginable destructive power of today’s nuclear arsenals at the 3rd meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the UN 🇺🇳 last March. #bantreaty

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

We’ve seen the horror of #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki yet we allow ourselves to be held hostage by nine nuclear armed nations who have the equivalent of 146,605 Hiroshima-sized bombs (nearly 90% belong to 🇺🇸& 🇷🇺). Learn more at @banmonitor.bsky.social and @scientistsorg.bsky.social

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

As #SouthKorea debates developing its own nuclear weapon, there's a group of #Koreans who know the horrors of nuclear war firsthand. For South Korea's 원폭치해자 (atomic bomb victims) nuclear weapons represent a painful history. My latest for @thediplomat.com thediplomat.com/2025/06/kore... #Korea

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Tell me again, who is the greatest bully and threat to peace in the world?

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

From the westernmost protest point in the 🇺🇸, Puhi, Kauai #NoKings #NOTRUMP 🌺🌈🌴 #NoWars

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Imagine "celebrating" the completion of a new nuclear bomb.......🤯 www.energy.gov/nnsa/article...

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Malama plants of Hawaii 🌱

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

I wrote this in 2018 but it shows the importance of sustained commitment to fighting for what you believe in: www.civilbeat.org/2018/06/mili... #Hawaii #AlohaAina

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

From a 2019 study that considered what could happen if #India and #Pakistan fought a war with nuclear weapons. Researchers examined a possible scenario taking place in the near future -- 2025. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

After a century of expansion of press rights in the United States, the country is experiencing its first significant and prolonged decline in #PressFreedom in modern history, and Trump’s return to the presidency is greatly exacerbating the situation. rsf.org/en/country/u...

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

One of my favorite indy bookstores: Left Bank Books in Seattle (collectively operated since 1973). #WorldBookDay

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

"Color is my daylong obsession, joy, and torment." –Claude Monet denverartmuseum.org/en/blog/20-q... #WorldArtDay

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I saw #Blondie in concert just one time (Aug 7, 1982). They closed the set with the Rolling Stones Start Me Up. At the end of the show drummer Clem Burke kicked over his drum kit and yelled, "this is for Keith Moon."

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

The way to address difficult, painful history is not to hide it or erase it, but to face it squarely with an open mind and learn from it. Smaller minds must not prevail: Trump seeks to exert more control over what is displayed at Smithsonian museums search.app/8zubsua1RNeU...

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Last week parliamentarians from around the world (🇯🇵🇩🇪🇳🇴🇫🇷🇮🇹🇧🇪🇱🇺🇵🇫🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇹+) met at the UN to discuss the need to universalize the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Their presence reflects the growing recognition that the threat of nuclear war is rising, posing an existential risk to humanity.

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Thank goodness for the #Japanese media who is covering the Third Meeting of States Parties to the #nuclearban treaty at the UN this week. Where’s the US media??

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

This is #nuclearban week in New York when people are gathering from around the world to discuss and advance the TPNW (Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons). I’m here to learn more about the growing number of nations that have signed (94) and ratified (73) the treaty that bans the bomb.

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

If you haven’t been to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, save the better part of a day for it when you’re next in DC. I was fortunate enough to visit in December. Outstanding exhibits, powerful presentation.

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

ICYMI: The B61-12 is the new variant of a US nuclear gravity bomb with a variable yield and can be dropped by fighter jets. These weapons are stored on bases in NATO allied nations. These guys seem pretty pleased considering what they are posing next to... Read more: www.icanw.org/b61-12_new_u...

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I took this photo one month ago today, the spot where today Jimmy Carter lies in state. America of the past is gone and an uncertain American age is about to begin. It’s hard not to feel sad that this the path Americans have chosen.

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

A few of my most memorable reads of the year with recently published books by @bengoldfarb.bsky.social, @corinnefowler.bsky.social, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social, and others. #readinglist

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Today’s view of Moku ‘ae‘ae just off the Kīlaeua Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kaua‘i. Strong trade winds and good conditions for watching seabirds like ‘iwa (great frigate birds) ‘ā (red footed boobies), mōlī (Layson albatross) and for spotting koholā (humpback whales). $10 well spent.

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Christmas Hanukkah tempura udon 🎅🏽🎄🌺🌴🍤🥢

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I know @jonathanslaght.com will appreciate this: I found a new first edition of Tigers in the Snow with a bookplate signed by the author for $20 at Capitol Hill Books in DC last weekend 🐅📕🤯

Signed first edition of Peter Matthiessen’s book Tigers in the Snow

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

The word on the streets of DC.

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Excellent first full day of a Nuclear Reporting Summit organized by @outrider.org with a broad range of thoughtful insights on multiple aspects of nuclear weapons, climate crisis, and more. Speakers incl. @jamiekwong.bsky.social, @justinworland.com, @beafihn.bsky.social, @nukestrat.bsky.social

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

View of west Shinjuku from the tiny window in my hotel room. Cozy as a coffin.

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

富士山マスク付けている

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

A flash of autumn🍁color. This photo was taken in late October at Arnold Arboretum in Boston by Michael Dosmann, Keeper of the Living Collections. Shared with permission. 🍂

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Jon Letman @jonletman.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I just finished reading @corinnefowler.bsky.social’s brilliant book examining the often overlooked ties between the bucolic British countryside, stately manor homes, and the wealth generated by colonialism, exploitation, and the slave trade. A really thoughtful walking journey through Britain.

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