Geologist. Mostly Quaternary. Earthquakes, landscapes, and whatever else looks interesting.https://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3mgjbnahrms2aOne billion dollars per day08 Mar 2026 02:18 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgjbnahrms2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3mfhth5yxgk23ChatGPT tried and failed to render a location map of California. Not a ChatGIS.22 Feb 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhth5yxgk23https://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3mc4pyyagzs2oCongress and the courts need to step up and stop the narcissist in chief from starting World War III. I can’t believe we’ve descended to this point.11 Jan 2026 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc4pyyagzs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3mbjxhjyb4s2mGreat example we are setting for other autocrats coveting a neighbor’s territory and resources.03 Jan 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbjxhjyb4s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3lp7mkjgrxk2vThis sums up well the feeling I get from watching the destruction of the scientific enterprise in the U.S. The downstream effects of this will be the loss of a generation of scientists. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2025 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7mkjgrxk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3lnw62m5qpk2mGrants cancelled. Centers defunded. What more wrecking will there be? The war on science is getting grim.29 Apr 2025 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnw62m5qpk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3llm3ecuzxs2nIf you haven’t heard of canary mission yet, search for it and check if your name or your friends are listed, then ask yourself about the future of dissent in America.30 Mar 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3llm3ecuzxs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3lhx36weisc2rFor the next 3.95 years: [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2025 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhx36weisc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3lhfqxzwnnk2oAs I was saying… [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2025 04:41 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhfqxzwnnk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3lh4wmrxjpc2jEvery day reveals a new level of irresponsible stupidity.01 Feb 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4wmrxjpc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3lgcc56h2t222Chasing ancient earthquakes in the Mojave was a great way avoid thinking about the awful things in the world.22 Jan 2025 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgcc56h2t222https://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3lfpkvn5bq22oUsing AI to write is plagiarism with an egg beater.14 Jan 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpkvn5bq22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3lfoayh6lik2fI fondly recall Altadena as a diverse, bucolic neighborhood. I hope it rebuilds with that same energy.14 Jan 2025 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfoayh6lik2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3lfbxzwxzpk2jI never imagined the Altadena neighborhood I once lived in could be gone this way. Feeling sad for all the loss. No doubt involving people I know. I hope they are ok.09 Jan 2025 05:46 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfbxzwxzpk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3lf7b77npxs2gAnybody with 88 in their username is an automatic block. I mean, seriously?08 Jan 2025 03:52 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf7b77npxs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3ldmv2jllck2oAs if Elsevier needed more reasons for academics to publish elsewhere. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Dec 2024 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldmv2jllck2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3ldlpxrwe7c2oInSAR is magic! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Dec 2024 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlpxrwe7c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3lcninv4pps2bIs anyone putting out an onshore seismometer array near the Cape Mendocino EQ? Do they need help from enthusiastic students? Great opportunity to improve imaging of a complicated place.06 Dec 2024 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcninv4pps2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3lbqfz4rqwc2eIn the field this week working on the transition from soil-mantled to emergence of core stones. Or how to make potato-boulder landscapes like this:25 Nov 2024 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbqfz4rqwc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3lbiypg4bbk2dFungi on a burned tree from the Dixie Fire. #fungifriends22 Nov 2024 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbiypg4bbk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3lbaak3asyk27A warmer view of Lassen area, at one of the locations where I teach our summer field course.18 Nov 2024 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbaak3asyk27https://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3lb3hxlbugk2zSo nice to find the geotwitter community here! I missed this.16 Nov 2024 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3hxlbugk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3laxdbpabml2uLess than optimal fieldwork conditions near Lassen yesterday.15 Nov 2024 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxdbpabml2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3laxcwt7drt2uWill the Xodus stick this time?15 Nov 2024 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxcwt7drt2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikeoskin.bsky.social/post/3khqjjo4dt62oHello! (((echo))) anybody home?30 Dec 2023 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:regp7eeibcfukfz4y35goi46/app.bsky.feed.post/3khqjjo4dt62o