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Musician, catlady, informed voter, hiker, climber, she/her. Living in the Land of Enchantment. #AbortionIsHealthCare #CapitalismKills #BlackKittiesRule
I can hardly wait to see this documentary.
"Mr. Gibney did not respond to a request for comment. Jigsaw released a statement that read, in part, 'Except for one man, everyone in the world wants to see this film.'”
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September 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I can hardly wait to see this documentary.
#MinCup26 I'm in it for the sparkly many-colored crystals this year. Check out this gallery of gorgeous samples and vote for #vesuvianite
www.mindat.org/gm/4223
www.mindat.org/gm/4223
September 18, 2026 at 12:22 AM
#MinCup26 I'm in it for the sparkly many-colored crystals this year. Check out this gallery of gorgeous samples and vote for #vesuvianite
www.mindat.org/gm/4223
www.mindat.org/gm/4223
I mean, look at these gorgeous, flashy #sphalerite cut gems! Vote for #sphalerite in the next hour; they're neck and neck with the blue guy. #MinCup26
Two faceted sphalerites from my collections. It's hard to document dispersion on camera, but these things have 3 times the fire of diamonds #MinCup26
September 17, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I mean, look at these gorgeous, flashy #sphalerite cut gems! Vote for #sphalerite in the next hour; they're neck and neck with the blue guy. #MinCup26
Let's go, #sphalerite, with all of your varied colors! We need more votes because the one-trick-pony blue stuff is closing the gap. #MinCup2026
September 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Let's go, #sphalerite, with all of your varied colors! We need more votes because the one-trick-pony blue stuff is closing the gap. #MinCup2026
Dammit
NEW: The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday denied two environmental advocacy groups' challenges to permitting processes for Project Jupiter and lifted pauses justices had placed last month on the proceedings. sfnm.co/3UZm2YV
New Mexico Supreme Court allows Project Jupiter permit proceedings to advance
The state high court passed down orders Thursday denying petitions filed by environmental groups against the hyperscale data center.
sfnm.co
September 17, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Dammit
will something something turbulent something?
A political adviser to the IRGC commander, Mohammad Bakr Zo-Alkadar, said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as long as Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu hold power.
September 17, 2026 at 8:09 PM
will something something turbulent something?
#sphalerite is hanging in there, but #azurite is catching up. I suspect a close race with #azurite rallying in the last few hours. #TeamSphalerite #MinCup26
Interesting. #Azurite had an early lead, but now my multicolored fave #sphalerite has rocketed into the lead. #MinCup26
#MinCup26 Round 2 Match 1:
It’s a visually-striking start to Round 2 as deep blue pigment #Azurite is against lead- and zinc-rich #Sphalerite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
It’s a visually-striking start to Round 2 as deep blue pigment #Azurite is against lead- and zinc-rich #Sphalerite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
September 17, 2026 at 7:58 PM
#sphalerite is hanging in there, but #azurite is catching up. I suspect a close race with #azurite rallying in the last few hours. #TeamSphalerite #MinCup26
Fascinating stuff here about AI and chatbots. Stay human, y'all.
In one of the most important convos I’ve had this year, I talked with Sherry Turkle about how our interactions with AI platforms, simulated companions, and artificial personalities can reshape us, diminish our capacities, and alter our very conceptions of ourselves and what it means to be a person.
Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are
“We start to judge our human interactions by what the chatbot can deliver,” says author Sherry Turkle.
truthout.org
September 17, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Fascinating stuff here about AI and chatbots. Stay human, y'all.
20 y/o me would be surprised at the twists and turns her life took, but pleased to know she could make a living with a portmanteau music career and eventually retire. Her notions about love and relationships would be totally dashed.
Would 20 y/o you be impressed or disappointed by you today?
September 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
20 y/o me would be surprised at the twists and turns her life took, but pleased to know she could make a living with a portmanteau music career and eventually retire. Her notions about love and relationships would be totally dashed.
New cat just dropped.
Landed on its feet, it’s fine.
Landed on its feet, it’s fine.
Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
www.nationalgeographic.com
September 17, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Getting bids to repair/replace the synthetic stucco on my house. First rep just inspected/measured the house. Don't want to know how expensive it's going to be, but it's necessary work. I've been here 10 years, and I think current stucco was done ca. 2011, when the house was flipped (for cheap).
September 17, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Getting bids to repair/replace the synthetic stucco on my house. First rep just inspected/measured the house. Don't want to know how expensive it's going to be, but it's necessary work. I've been here 10 years, and I think current stucco was done ca. 2011, when the house was flipped (for cheap).
the beauty of the infinitesimal world
Sparks joy.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/s...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/s...
Microscopic Videos That Show the Invisible Wonders Around Us (Gift Article)
The winners of this year’s Nikon Small World in Motion competition showcase the wiggly, feathery, undulating beauty of invisible life.
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2026 at 3:58 PM
the beauty of the infinitesimal world
Interesting. #Azurite had an early lead, but now my multicolored fave #sphalerite has rocketed into the lead. #MinCup26
#MinCup26 Round 2 Match 1:
It’s a visually-striking start to Round 2 as deep blue pigment #Azurite is against lead- and zinc-rich #Sphalerite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
It’s a visually-striking start to Round 2 as deep blue pigment #Azurite is against lead- and zinc-rich #Sphalerite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
September 17, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Interesting. #Azurite had an early lead, but now my multicolored fave #sphalerite has rocketed into the lead. #MinCup26
Where's Monty Hall when you need him?
CNN airs compilation of Trump claiming for months that he is close to making a deal with Iran
September 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Where's Monty Hall when you need him?
Ah, no wonder Mikey is scared. Several Rs joined Ds last night to pass a bill to end the illegal war with Iran, and he's afraid to risk a vote on Hegseth's impeachment.
September 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Ah, no wonder Mikey is scared. Several Rs joined Ds last night to pass a bill to end the illegal war with Iran, and he's afraid to risk a vote on Hegseth's impeachment.
Crime is fast. Justice is slow.
I know it's slow for a reason, but right now, it's _way_ too slow (and corrupt).
I know it's slow for a reason, but right now, it's _way_ too slow (and corrupt).
The destruction of the Kennedy Center shows how accountability for the depredations of Trump II — if it ever comes — will be so slow, drawn-out, exhausting, and limited that it will never feel satisfying, complete, or just.
Trump: If I Can’t Have the Kennedy Center, No One Can
The Grinding Long Haul of Trump II The news this week is...
talkingpointsmemo.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Crime is fast. Justice is slow.
I know it's slow for a reason, but right now, it's _way_ too slow (and corrupt).
I know it's slow for a reason, but right now, it's _way_ too slow (and corrupt).
Trump's tool, Mike Johnson: "Run away! Run away!"
I wish Congressional Dems would create a serious shadow legislature and continue to meet, debate, and propose policy, very publically.
I wish Congressional Dems would create a serious shadow legislature and continue to meet, debate, and propose policy, very publically.
BREAKING: The House is going home again—this time to avoid a vote on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s impeachment.
September 16, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Trump's tool, Mike Johnson: "Run away! Run away!"
I wish Congressional Dems would create a serious shadow legislature and continue to meet, debate, and propose policy, very publically.
I wish Congressional Dems would create a serious shadow legislature and continue to meet, debate, and propose policy, very publically.
Transnational crime syndicate masquerading as government. Donald is the distracting clown; Kushner is the mob boss.
The New Yorker has some concerning reporting in its deep dive on Jared Kushner suggesting that a future Russia/Ukraine peace deal could be tied to potential Russian business deals for Trump, Kushner and Witkoff.
⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
September 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Transnational crime syndicate masquerading as government. Donald is the distracting clown; Kushner is the mob boss.
We already live in a drought-stricken desert, and Blackstone wants to buy our power company so they can build data centers here.
Hey New Mexicans … Blackstone who wants to buy PNM is the world’s largest owner of data center infrastructure. If the NMPRC lets them buy our public utility now you know why they want our energy grid in their own hands. This is their vision for our dystopian future www.blackstone.com/infrastructu...
Blackstone - Infrastructure of the Future
Explore how Blackstone is investing in the infrastructure of the future through AI, energy and power, life sciences, and the digital economy.
www.blackstone.com
September 16, 2026 at 3:22 PM
We already live in a drought-stricken desert, and Blackstone wants to buy our power company so they can build data centers here.
I’ll take it.
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September 16, 2026 at 12:32 PM
I’ll take it.
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nice work, Elmo
Federal employees were paid $9.5 billion not to work in 2025 under DOGE.
As part of the Trump-Musk DOGE program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435%.
As part of the Trump-Musk DOGE program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435%.
Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort
As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent.
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:30 PM
nice work, Elmo
insanity
Going forward, the US National Science Foundation research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and Earth sciences is $110 million per year.
Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.
Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.
Estimating the Cost of Combat Operations Against Iran
CBO assesses the Department of Defense's costs for the current armed conflict against Iran, as well as the conflict's economic and budgetary effects.
www.cbo.gov
September 15, 2026 at 11:05 PM
insanity
it's a start. Impeach early, impeach often.
September 15, 2026 at 7:44 PM
it's a start. Impeach early, impeach often.