This is a project that @valwestonnm.bsky.social and I have been working on for quite some time.

@jcbrandon.bsky.social and I often say "you don't have to participate" but we may need to update that to "you have a societal obligation not to participate."

"Female rage is an extremely effective survival strategy because it doesn’t seek to overpower men’s bodies. Rather, it short-circuits their brains." medium.com/bitchy/studi...

"It's all of us as a broader society that needs to be part of a shared conversation to decolonize, deconstruct and disrupt binary ways of thinking, feeling and behaving." Powerful TED Talk from a truly charming speaker. www.ted.com/talks/jioji_...

Spot on. medium.com/@kristieb/ex...

Overheard at the dentist office– Receptionist: “I’m still busy scheduling all the people with broken teeth from over the weekend” 😲🎃🍬

"Basically, drivers adopt the speed dictated to them by the design of the road." americawalks.org/improving-pe...

Bringing this over from FB for public lands advocates. www.nmwild.org/report-an-is...

In Which Nadine Amuses a Dragon and Makes Autumn Happen

"The National Forest System already contains twice as many miles of roads as the U.S. interstate highway system. Expanding this network would fragment wildlife habitat, degrade water quality, and increase wildfire risk." www.backcountryhunters.org/backcountry_...

Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.

🏕️ The REI Labor Day sale ends this weekend. If you’re camping curious, here’s a short list of what to buy at the sale. (Also, please feel free to hit me up with any questions) → What car camping stuff to buy at REI this year

And this was back in 2019 😥 "The dystopian immigration systems being built up in first-world countries are a test of citizens to see how far you're willing to let the government go in taking away other people's rights when you think it won't happen to you. 1/2 www.ted.com/talks/erika_...

Great short talk with several key messages. He's talking about vaccines but the larger message of staying true to data but using authenticity to connect with people about that data to promote change has such broad applications, especially in today's supercharged political climate.

An explanation of Trump’s DC takeover: though crime in the city is at a 30-year low, interest in the Epstein Files is at a 30-year high

So many layers of fascinating to this. In a world that seems to demand specialization, we polymaths may have the upper hand. 😉 www.ted.com/talks/david_...

Great read. "Planning decisions are, at their core, decisions about public health." www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

Small businesses, know your rights if ICE shows up at your place of business. Save these graphics and keep them handy, just in case. For more KYR information, visit: stansbury.house.gov/YourRights #KnowledgeIsPower

Not realistic to pull a few good quotes from Ash Beckham's powerful TED talk. There are just too many.

On a road trip with @jcbrandon.bsky.social and a jerk tailgates quite dangerously us until he can pass. We just passed him pulled over by state police. And I can say we're not gloating. 😏

Hmmmm. 🤔

People so often overlook the importance of good penmanship.

Happy #NationalPollinatorMonth! Each year our little #NativeGarden gets more and more established. We'll soon have lots of yummies for our pollinators to do their good work like this big girl did last year. 😃 #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #PlantForPollinators

Join me tomorrow morning! May 30th 10 am Mountain time. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

"Strains bounds of propriety"? How about "shatters every ethical norm of public service"? I truly want to know what the headline writers at the @nytimes.com are smoking, and to what end.

The Atlantic wins the ASME 2025 Best Cover Award for our October 2024 issue. Inspired by the visual language of old Ray Bradbury and Stephen King paperbacks, Justin Metz created this illustration—among the only covers without a headline or typography in our history. https://theatln.tc/o0BM860L

🥰 Remember to give your favorite small business owners some extra love this month.

May is #NationalPhotographyMonth! Fun fact: My photography journey began because I wanted to take better pictures of my kids. Early on I took this shot of a harvestman. It's not technically a great shot but it was the moment I caught the photography bug. (Ironic, huh?) #ValWestonNM

Gotta love scrappy women. 😁 www.ted.com/talks/tracy_...

A growing crowd in Silver City NM #NoKings #50501

"Resilience isn't some fixed trait. It's not elusive, that some people have and some people don't. It actually requires very ordinary processes. Just the willingness to give them a go." www.ted.com/talks/lucy_h...

Sorry for the late-night update. Musk’s staffers are reaching out to leaders of nonprofit organizations, demanding to assign DOGE team members to any institute or agency receiving federal funds.

Tucson has a disturbing lack of left turn lead signals. it’s particularly challenging while towing a trailer. 😡

Guessing the Mirriam-Webster word of the day is not exactly a coincidence 🤔 Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day is "apparatchik" www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...

Oh the irony. Just witnessed the driver of a City of Socorro trash truck throw a fast food cup out the window. 🤔 #SocorroNM

💯 Fascinating. "Stick to your strong arguments, because your arguments don't add up in the minds of the receiver, they average out." www.ted.com/talks/niro_s...

😠 Scamming is a $12.5 billion industry. consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-ale...

This amazing event is a bit difficult to wrap one's head around. Celebrating the invasion of the US by Pancho Villa? Not really. I suspect even most folks in New Mexico are not familiar with this. Anyway, @val-weston.bsky.social and I were there today. Big fun. www.scdailypress.com/2025/03/08/c...

🤣 “Activity pack” they call it. #IsItHappyHourYet #PropaneAndBourbon

ICYMI, the March e-Val is live. Have at it 👇 🔗 mailchi.mp/valinreallif... #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure

Wordle was trying to punk me today. 😅 Wordle 1,350 5/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

We humans can be a silly bunch. "And after analyzing the answers, it turned out that more than half of them believe that they haven't changed their minds. They're actually confident that they have liked congestion pricing all along." www.ted.com/talks/jonas_...

Sitting in the podiatrist’s office and he comes out to get a patient but can’t pinpoint who’s next. He says “I can’t remember faces but I remember feet.” 🤣

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet. They are vital members of our community. They make our government actually work for people. Remember this.

"We are teetering on the brink of the end of reality." And this was in 2018. www.ted.com/talks/sinan_...

Wordle Art: 🖕 Wordle 1,338 5/6* ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

This is bad news for #publicland owners. If you live in the US, that's you. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

So @jcbrandon.bsky.social did the AI marriage query challenge for me and discovered that I'm apparently married to @artbykgh.bsky.social . That's certainly news to me. 🤔😅

It’s no secret that Chair Powell and I disagree on a lot, but today we agreed: without the CFPB, there is no federal regulator making sure giants banks don't cheat you.

So apparently I have a Hulu account I forgot about. They're updating their T&Cs. 🤔 Gee, really makes me want to dive into paying for their service. #WhenNoAdsDoesntMeanNoAds #Enshittification