It's illegal for the president to relieve student loan debt. It's completely fine for the president to unilaterally decide to have the head of a foreign nation black bagged on foreign soil.

From $8 to thousands! Watch all ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Season 29 Best Moments now: to.pbs.org/4qhzGAU!

Further erosion of USPS, one of the last equalizing forces keeping those of us living in remote or rural areas connected to the larger economy.

The cruelty is the point. Trump moves to block public servants from loan forgiveness based on ideology wapo.st/3JC1wbp

It's Indian. It's Country. It's Blaine Bailey, who was the first to get booted off that Keith Urban talent show, so you know he's good. savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...

My "pawsome floofs" want to wish a very happy National Cat Day to our feline friends, companions, and situationships.

The Food Depot #foodbank serves many communities in Northern New Mexico, including several k-12 schools in the Taos area. The "Find Food Map" tool shows several additional non-profit food pantries directly serving northern New Mexico. thefooddepot.org/food-assista...

I have a form of cancer that is in remission and has been managed for the past 5 years through conservative, minimally-invasive care and watchful waiting. Every year, I have had to fight my insurer, UnitedHealthcare, for pre-approvals for the routine imaging scans (MRI) used to monitor my cancer.

MSNBC Grandmas in Skechers seamlessly reclaiming the frog from 4chan Nazis in about six weeks has gotta be the political upset of the century.

I’d like to see this information disaggregated by degree progress/ credit status. My suspicion is that the drop off is NEW international students (grad and undergrad) which would replace int’l students who graduated in the spring. Not having incoming cohorts of students will devastate higher ed.

Sangre de Christo Mountains outside Taos in a sunset color festival of pinks, oranges, and purples as a thunderstorm moves through. Large rainbow visible against the mountains with thunder and lightning overhead. Heavy rain and wind starting just as I took this photo. No filters. #NMWx

Woke up to thick, dense, heavenly fog this morning, and wondered if I had been Raptured. Asked spouse his opinion, and he thought not since we still had our cats and earthly possessions. Rapture or no, the blooming yellow chamisa looks stunning in this fog. #nativeplants #rapture #NewMexico

Ok its ‘feed it off an aux, speak, grunt no strength, the ladder start to clatter with fear fight down height, wire in a fire representing seven games, a government for hire and a combat site’.

Tre Little's viral “Boots on the Ground” moves have introduced trail ride line dancing to many Americans outside of the Southeast, even being incorporated into Beyoncé's “Cowboy Carter” tour.

Sunset tonight over Pueblo Peak with clouds and virga, and not the mountains, putting on the purple, red, and pink Sangre de Christo show. Unfiltered New Mexico beauty.

Lizards sunning themselves are Must See Cat TV

It's coneflower/ echinacea bloom season. I started these from seed indoors this past winter, and am very surprised to get blooms this first year. Yellow and pink flowers are the Cheyenne Spirit, and the white blossom is Powwow white variety.

First cosmo bloom of 2025.

Black headed grosbeak caught in yesterday's afternoon monsoon in Taos and not looking very happy about it. #birds #NMwx

During the last years of her life, my mother became severely disabled, and thanks to Medicaid was able to live in a nursing home that provided her with round the clock care. More than half of her direct caregivers were recent immigrants who were caregivers by day, college students by night.

Over the past two years, my local FB discussion groups where postings about lost cattle, finding a plumber, or reporting temporary electricity outages are the norm, have increasingly included weather conspiracies. This is the next major and dangerous alignment between the far left and the far right.

So what is the over/under on Trump watching the bad press, seeing posts on social media tonight, and then throwing his own party (and bill) under the bus by vetoing it and proclaiming himself the savior of Medicaid/SNAP? Is TACO gonna TACO?

After waiting four years for cuttings to grow, and trying to find the perfect light in my home, my Stapelia gigantea finally bloomed for the first time. It is a carrion plant, so the flower, which is about 8 inches wide, has a slight eau de rotting flesh to attract pollinators.

Fiver looking down at me from on top of the kitchen cabinets while I cook dinner this #caturday

Just saw 28 Years Later. Really enjoyed it and the way it was playing with the stereotypical boy's coming-of-age tale genre. I had not read any reviews, and don't want to post any spoilers, but can say was a more surreal addition to the previous movies. Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes were excellent.

*Biden tries to forgive student loans* SCOTUS: Whoa there, that is, uh, a major question. Which means you can't do it. *Trump revokes part of the constitution* SCOTUS: Obviously, we got to give the President the benefit of the doubt on this one.

So, does this mean the student loan repayment formulas (SAVE Plan) get to stand? Asking for a friend…who is trying to find a silver lining in this awfulness.

I miss living in the Twin Cities so much…

#nowspinning Freedom of Choice by Devo (1980), Warner Brothers. The rhythm section in "Ton O'Luv" is really matching the mood and sounds of wind and rain hitting our roof right now. Loving the operatic vocal runs. Bought this album at an antiques store in Spokane, WA in the early 2000s. #vinyl

Our accidental patch of white prickly poppies is putting on quite the show next to our deck. We’ve been encouraging this plant to reseed annually because their seeds are a favorite of the scaled quail, which are also abundant on our acreage. #nativeplants #wildflowers

#nowspinning Latin ala Lee! (1960) by Peggy Lee with arrangement by Jack Marshall's orchestra. Martin Schwartz won the 1959 Grammy for Best Album Cover. One of my all-time favorite lounge albums. In each track, Lee's sultry voice blends with a flute section and four Afro-Cuban drummers. #vinyl

June in northern New Mexico is peak prickly pear prettiness. #nativeplants

Picture this moment from 1994: Some lucky person snagged this cat-shaped toilet brush holder from the Spiegel 1994 Fall/Winter catalog ON SALE for $29.90. The joy this person felt in acquiring the pièce de résistance for their ruffle-themed bathroom. Pic from my catalog collection. #caturday

When you are eating some cherries and have to do a double take...

Good to see the White Sands Archaeological team be validated here.We cover these in episode one of A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

On Tuesday, Gabe Vasquez rallied at OMDP alongside conservationists and local leaders. The message was clear: our public lands are not for sale.

Organizers announced a headcount of more than 1,500 at our peaceful #nokings protest today lining the road in Taos. Lots of cars honking in solidarity as they drove by, many waving their own flags.

Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

Mina v potted spider plant, final results: 1-0.

The tech industry wants you lonely, disconnected, friendless, and utterly dependent on them for information, transportation, employment, entertainment, and emotional engagement. Ask yourself why.

2 high agency cats going at it this #caturday.

Just finished #Mountainhead, loved it. Fave laugh: Soups (Jason Schwartzman) pushes the boundaries of what No Meals! means by introducing a whole, hand-line caught turbot with lemon in a copper French roasting pan. It was but "a picking fish."

Scary monster vacuum out on #caturday.

Two black-headed grosbeaks tussle at the feeder, throwing seeds into the air.

The Apache plume growing next to our driveway has gone into bloom, and I'm enjoying watching one of our pollinators at the blossom buffet. This shrub is a native to the Taos area and a member of the rose family. It will soon "fruit" with pink fringe. #nativeplants

One of my favorite native wildflowers, blue flax, newly opened to greet the day. Had to repost because I somehow accidentally clicked a weird Flashes filter. Really wish we had an edit option. #nativeplants

Western fence lizard catching some rays (and bugs) while hanging out with me this morning.

On of my favorite native wildflowers, blue flax, newly opened to greet the day. #nativeplants

Kitty in the gloaming.

‘They say, We leave you our deaths. Give them their meaning.’ —Archibald MacLeish Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.