A thin layer of fog, a moon that's not too bright, the Milky Way and a sky full of stars, a tall tree to block the moon's direct rays, and a wide-angle lens. Taken in the mountains of southern New Mexico after the evening monsoon storms had passed […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

LOL "I spoke to the governor, she was very nice. But I said, 'Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening? My people tell me different.' They are literally attacking and there are fires all over the place... www.kgw.com/article/news...

Eric Adams drops out of New York City mayoral race. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/28/eric-adams-drops-out-new-york-mayor-race #nyc #nycmayor #uspol

A growing storm at sunset. Late monsoon in the mountains of southern New Mexico. #newmexico #photography #monsoon #Thunderstorms #mountains #clouds

Autumn in the mountains of southern New Mexico. Some aspen have only partly turned golden. #newmexico #mountains #autumn #aspen #photography

Here's the official Global Meteor Network camera video from Lucky Lake, Saskatchewan! This video is courtesy University of Western Ontario and Defence R&D Canada. I counted 13 pieces in the video, how many do we think made it to the ground and are sitting on canola stubble east of Saskatoon?

Tropical Depression Nine in the Atlantic. #tropicalwx #tropics #hurricanes

Associated Press: Sinclair brings Jimmy Kimmel’s show back to its ABC-affiliated stations, ending blackout https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-kimmel-sinclair-affiliates-40489e9058a609029ebcb2ef894221e9 #jimmykimmel #politics #uspol

Autumn in the mountains of southern New Mexico. Entire trees have not yet started turning, but individual Aspen leaves fall to the ground carrying the colors of brilliant yellow, gold, and orange. #newmexico #autumn #photography #aspen

Can we just make her president by acclamation?

Pete Hegseth recently announced new personal grooming standards. Naturally, they're designed to push Black soldiers out of the armed forces. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/hegseth-military-shave-waiver-black-troops/ ----- If Only Pete Hegseth’s Military Shaving Crusade Was Just […]

Installing the flaperon on the glider's wing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaperon It's a full-span flaperon, in two halves. Each half is almost 12 feet long. Each flaperon half has 8 hinges made of a pintle/gudgeon pair. (1st photo) […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

Evening trio...near, far, very far. The three-day old crescent moon is the brightest object in this twilight image, but to the right and a bit higher is the planet Mars. In the lower right corner, just above a narrow band of clouds and where the sky is […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

Full comedy special available here: youtu.be/ojBM2e4hsjg

A weak backdoor cold front is pushing a low layer of cold wet air over the flanks of the Sierra Blanca massif. This infrared monochrome image shows the advancing clouds moving from right to left. Infrared makes the clear 'blue' sky look rather dark, and […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

Yes I will be fighting back against the unjust firing by @washingtonpost.com. I have filed a grievance and will be represented by none other than the amazing @katiephang.bsky.social and an incredible legal team. Journalistic freedom is a bedrock of a healthy society and is worth battling for.

HELP ON THE WAY! The Italian Navy sends ship to Gaza flotilla to grant "possible assistance" following Israeli drone attack in international waters. #aurefreepress #News #press #headline #Israel #gaza #Italy #Breaking #breakingnews

Sinclair Makes Itself Visible www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/24/s...

If you did not watch the Jimmy Kimmel Live opening last night, definitely well done monologue on what free speech is all about and the slippery slope we are on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tjh_ZO_tY

I will be on @CNN at 9:15 am EST. Tune in.

I somehow had missed this news, but this is huge and wonderful news in the midst of so much bad stuff. Alaa being freed is great...

I don't usually stay up this late, but tonight I'm making an exception to watch the return of #jimmykimmel. Who wants to do a #jimmykimmelwatchparty with me? #tv #abc #disney

I wrote a few days ago about writing Disney a LETTER. As in paper, as in an envelope, as in a fucking STAMP. https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/09/22/write-disney-a-letter/ Letters. are. _scary_. Tonight, I'm writing a letter to the local Sinclair […] [Original post on mastodon.murkworks.net]

The mountain monsoon magic light show continues at sunset in the mountains of southern New Mexico. (This is a follow-up to: https://universeodon.com/@KrajciTom/115250676469500973 ) The wall of storms has finally reached me. A gap in the clouds allowed me […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

THE WHITE HOUSE DESIGNATES ANTIFA AS A DOMESTIC TERRORIST ORGANIZATION https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/ #uspol #politics #fascism #trump #antifa

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Another dynamic monsoon afternoon in southern New Mexico. Looking north, a wall of thunderstorms is moving toward us...and from the high terrain you can see them coming from quite a long way off. Looking west, the gust front from the advancing storms is […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

#BREAKING: Over dissents from Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the Slaughter case (allowing President Trump to remove the last Dem member of the FTC), *and* grants certiorari "before judgment" to decide whether to formally overrule its 1935 ruling in Humphrey's Executor.

⚡️ZOHRAN PULLS OUT OF ABC TOWN HALL IN SUPPORT OF KIMMEL: “The message it sends Americans is the first amendment is no longer a right that can be counted on… we cannot normalize these kinds of acts nor offenses.” www.amny.com/news/mamdani...

I'm honestly disappointed to know that you can buy a Cabinet official for $50k shit if that's all it takes let's Go Fund Me some political reforms

I am almost finished with wet sanding the last side of the last glider wing. The orbital sander has done all it can do on the mostly flat top and bottom of the wing, but the leading edge is strongly curved. I'll sand that narrow strip by hand...tomorrow […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

Last night I could clearly see light pollution...coming from a weird direction. See the attached photo. (This was from last night's post, and learning more about this light pollution was the motivation to take those photos […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

The memorial of CK that seems to have been a Christian revival with all the top leaders in this regime is frightening. Not only the melding of church & state, but the worship & sainthood of someone who himself preached a lot of hate — As a Jew, it brings up layers of generational trauma…

It is extremely disturbing to me that I have only seen coverage of this in smaller media outlets, none of the major ones. I know, there is a lot of shit going on in this country and around the world, but "Lynching is Back, Maybe?" is surely a big goddamn story […]

my 1980s republican in-laws are going to some kind of no kings protest in the suburbs A PROTEST it’s so over

Last day of summer and the aspen in the mountains of southern New Mexico are starting to turn. #newmexico #autumn #summer #equinox #photography #aspen

According to WaPo’s termination letter my post referencing Kirk’s views on Black women was not even brought up. The Post’s stated reasons are *worse*. Read the termination letter for yourself. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Even at the 2025 World Athletics Championships the relay races can be a rough and tumble event. Because of physical interference by other teams, there have been two re-runs of relay races to try and patch things up. South Africa races the clock for final spot in 4x100 final at Tokyo World […]

It's a glorious Saturday night in the mountains of southern New Mexico. The Milky Way stretches from horizon to horizon. Cygnus the swan is at the zenith. (North is left) First photo is a circular fisheye. It's field of view is greater than 180 degrees […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

MSNBC - In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now the White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help win government contracts in a second Trump administration […]

I can’t repost so I’ll screenshot. This is an excellent point:

I will soon be receiving my mail-in ballot for the New Mexico local elections. This letter is to inform me that the mail-in ballot will be coming in several weeks. I am now on the permanent mail-in ballot list. This is far better than requesting a mail-in […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

It’s not lost on me that the only profession mentioned in the Constitution (the press) is a constant target by those who profess their love for the founding document, who loudly say that we can only have a society based on rules set 250 yrs ago.

**Hi, I'm micr0, the creator of Altbot.** Almost a year ago, your incredible generosity helped us raise the funds to buy the server that Altbot runs on today (locally and privately) It's been operating from my home ever since, and I'm so grateful for the support that made that possible. But […]

It was very telling that for three days, none of the major TV anchors would have me on air one-on-one to talk about my firing from the Washington Post over Charlie Kirk. The first offers were from Black media, independent media, Substackers, and podcasters.

A morning trio - the waning crescent moon, Venus, and the star Regulus...in morning twilight and draped in soft pink clouds that catch the light of the coming sunrise. Seen in the mountains of southern New Mexico. #NewMexico #Photography #Astrophotography […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

[Gun violence] Prosecutor says stalking suspect ambushed Pennsylvania police officers, killing 3 https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-shooting-officers-killed-wounded-f3872f254eeb60ec9cfe1dbc4d0ce695 Suspect in killing of Pennsylvania officers was a 24-year-old being sought on stalking […]

I gave my heart and soul to that place. Built entire sections for journalists pushed out of their home countries. When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom. I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.

@ai6yr Well you know what they say… abstinence makes the church grow fondlers.