Tiny praying mantis. Blue to the left is a power cord for size reference.

Great photo AND forecast! Follow this account if you are in the region.

Interesting framing. I wonder what Xi takes from Iran conflict, Straits of Hormuz thinking about Straits of Taiwan. Obviously different geographies, but I can't imagine they anticipate ability to take or neuter Taiwan. When the Davidson Window Meets the ‘Xi Window’ thediplomat.com/2026/06/when...

This is a pretty interesting perspective and frame for analysis. The local matters to local economies, people, and more, but we haven't yet figured out how to evaluate and place based on these aspects plus power, land, and more. I wonder if renewables can meet need. arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/w...

Weird neighbor observation. He's wearing a bicycle helmet on his (very slow, old) John Deere riding mower. He's later riding his mountain bike down the hill sans helmet. I don't understand.

D.C.’s Capital Weather, formerly with the “Gang” appendage, has moved out of the Washington Post for reasons most of us can gather. Supporting their new thing (@capitalweather.bsky.social) is a good use of old Post subscription money.

Under ‘Drone Dominance’ push, Pentagon begins receiving small drones breakingdefense.com/2026/06/unde... #MilitaryTech #DefenseIndustry

Our (new) housekeeper put standard pillowcases on king pillows. I know, I know. First world problems.

Maryland could use more of these bumper stickers.

Blue. The gift that keeps on giving. Ostensibly a rescue.

Gosh, maybe college pays off?? “Net Worth by Education Level: Just How Much Wealthier Are College Graduates?” Daniel Liberto Investopedia apple.news/AoWGKe9c_Rlm...

Here are the undergraduate programs that pay off (and some that don’t) - The Washington Post One that gets me, but not sure if she just wasn’t fully quoted, is below. Isn’t it also useful to identify the programs that do pay off? Why only the anti-college program take?

More people are going hungry now than at the height of the pandemic - NPR apple.news/AN2YePArmSKq...

My dog. Yes. He’s a bit odd. But comfy! This is Blue, our Cairn.

Pleasantly surprised: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/n...

Not surprised but still shocked.

After the rain.

🚨 🚨 🚨 NEW: A shocking @USCIS memo seems to declare that hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in this country and applying for green cards must instead apply for visas abroad; which could MASSIVELY disrupt lives. 🧵 on what we know, and what we don’t.

This seems bad. Gift link. (never sure if they work for lots of people or only the first, sorry) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“We ask you move out of the boarding lane until your group is called.” Stops. Stares. Points. “Yes, you.” lol.

Garden flowers and plants.

A flowering plant.

Interesting issue. I imagine it is probably widespread without regard to which countries are involved?

You’ve probably had your limit at this point, please read this explanation of what happened yesterday and share it widely. It’s more important than ever to make sure people understand why we have to vote for democracy and we have to get started now if we want to be able to vote.

Centurion Club @americanexpress.bsky.social in DCA more challenging than needed. Waitlist. OK, I get it. But when guy at front said I was #2 for admission and 9 people over 5 minutes departed while waiting seems ridiculous. Front desk? Failed scans. Food? Ok. Bar staff and cleaning? EXCELLENT.

Up In the Air is one of my favorite movies. Not the layoffs, but the flying. I will never achieve that milestone (thank goodness) but I appreciate the sentiments about traveling, routines, and more. Must have been filmed before PreCheck and Clear of course. What year? I haven't even looked. George!

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A local rural property just came on the market. Over 20 acres. Plenty of buildings in various states of repair and use. I wonder if beer farms make money? There are five nearby. I don’t have a passion for making beer but I wonder if that could be a next career? I’ve wanted that property and barns.

Satellite images tell more of the story than some would like. It's going to cost a lot to rebuild some of this. I wonder how much is rebuilt and how much gets abandoned? www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

US falls below Ukraine in press freedom as global autocracy takes hold arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Fantastic. /sarcasm - trust in government data eroding means the data will be less useful because of lack of participation not because the data was bad to begin. And, oh, BTW, eliminates the ability of farmers to understand what's happening to them and why. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This makes me happy. Book bans and culture wars came for libraries. They’re still standing strong. - The 19th News apple.news/A0amW5ERFTLy...

Seems like a good time to have some US companies dive into using these and jumping ahead. We have innovative designers here, right? And money? Where’s the massive chip factory we need at the bleeding edge? finance.yahoo.com/markets/stoc...

I discussed this very thing last night. California and Virginia had the voters decide. NOT Texas.

As my maternity leave comes to an end, a reminder that I’m now offering an archive photography service primarily for museums/archives in the south east England (IWM, TNA, BL etc etc) to help make ends meet. Details below: lucybetteridgedyson.com/archive-rese...

Someday this will provide fascinating corruption trials. One hopes.

What if — and hear me out here — rebalancing via taxation and properly-funded public services makes for a better foundation from which to build sustainable businesses? Just spitballing from here in the Netherlands, like.

Last vacation sunrise in Cabo San Lucas.

Sunrise over the Sea of Cortez.

Good observation.

Thread. NB: “The deeper issue is scale. European states do not need hundreds of missiles; they need thousands. Current production lines cannot sustain resupply during war, including across the late-2020s, the period officials have identified as the period of greatest danger for Europe.”

Facts have become obsolete

That would not have been what I would have expected to see. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

San Diego just gave us the best reveal of No Kings Day. #NoKings

Maryland sky.

Confirming the scepticism I had from the earlier weeks of the war where some wonks believed the US was on the right side of cost-exchange ratios with Iran - even before considering impacts on other theatres.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, top Dem on the House appropriations panel, says DHS is *choosing* not to pay TSA workers while paying its other employees. She says: 85% of ICE + CBP are being paid 75% of Secret Service 0% of TSA workers "The Department made that decision," DeLauro says on the House floor.

This is an interesting case study of our adversaries observing, learning & adapting around preferred western ways of war. The authoritarian learning & adaptation bloc is almost certainly sharing these ideas among themselves. www.justsecurity.org/134720/iran-...

This is very direct, probably correct throughout, and concerning as hell.

Rothko-esque skies inspired by Stieglitz.