Groundhog confusion as snow drought grips West

Also: On protests, then and now.

Satellite image of snow cover from Jan. 15, 2026. It should be far whiter than this! Source: NASA.

🥵 Aridification Watch 🐫

I don’t know if the groundhog saw its shadow yesterday or not (I can never remember whether the shadow is a sign of an early spring or a late one, anyway). But one thing is certain if the little dude was in the Western U.S.: He did…