"the AI slop ecosystem is full of scammers: people selling tips and courses on how to make viral content – who often make more money than the AI slop producers themselves." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

This is a beautiful memory of a wonderful day.

I can't tell you what it is just yet, but it's going to be very cool.

"Providing this kind of context isn’t just ethically permissible — it is ethically required. Good journalism requires a complete analysis. When the press ascribes Trump’s public rudeness to simple boorishness, it is only telling part of the story." thehill.com/opinion/whit...

"It’s worth noting that Trump’s proposed Patriot Games do not actually expect competitors to fight to the death." www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

Do you still think that the state of the US is Democrat vs Republican? Blue vs red? Progressive vs Conservative? That is a construct. An artificial situation created specifically to distract us so that those with power become more difficult to dislodge. Don't fall for this. Fight the real enemy.

"It is not that men do not feel deeply. It’s that most have never been shown where, how, or with whom those feelings are allowed to land." Another, from the wonderful Hank Shaw. When the Bourbon Starts Flowing open.substack.com/pub/tothebon...

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

This data center complex is one of the reasons that @val-weston.bsky.social and I decided not to build the house we planned on our little 10-acre ranch. We were less than 10 miles away and needed to drill a 400-foot well for water. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

"I’m entitled ..." That sums up just about everything to do with this administration. thehill.com/homenews/adm...

"Industrywide, the $21 million collected from ranchers by the BLM and Forest Service was about $284 million below market rate for forage last year." www.hcn.org/issues/57-12...

"Like so many things these days, using Sora feels like it’s a little bit of a naughty thing to do, even if you don’t know exactly why." gizmodo.com/all-the-bad-...

"Now that we’re actually targeting boats and killing people, a lot of people have a lot of questions—and I don’t feel like I can answer them wisely." slate.com/news-and-pol...

I’m currently visiting Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, with @val-weston.bsky.social. The art in our motel room depicts a majestic herd of bison crossing a river, beneath a dramatic cliff.

Is anyone surprised by this? FBI urges ICE to ID themselves as criminals impersonate officers thehill.com/policy/natio...

This is not among the top 10 things I care most about today. "... there is a 'high potential' that fecal matter and disease-causing organisms have entered the town’s infrastructure." www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...

“It smelled of onions and mustard,” Lairmore said of the sandwich, which “exploded all over my chest.” www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...

"Pentagon orders ‘quick reaction force’ of 500 troops per state "Each state also will be given '100 sets of crowd control equipment to be used to support this requirement,' such as Tasers, pepper spray, batons, and body shields." thehill.com/policy/defen...

"This machine is a stark reminder that automation doesn’t ask for permission." How many fast-food employees will this device replace? Most of them, I think. www.yankodesign.com/2025/10/29/t...

“He is acclimating people to the notion that the military is his private army, unconstrained by law, unconstrained by norms, unconstrained by American traditions.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

"For years, the Senate eroded its own authority through silence and submission. Facing another turning point in U.S. foreign policy, its members now find they have no authority left to surrender." thehill.com/opinion/cong...

"... former SpaceX intern" plans to offer a “sunlight on demand service" to “leading brands who want to bring a novel touch to their promotions.” And you thought AI was the techno threat of the day. futurism.com/space/scient...

"By the time we agree that our minds are no longer our own, that we simply cannot think clearly without tech assistance, how much of us will be left to resist?" This article makes some pretty profound observations. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

It appears that The Onion is watching southwest New Mexico.

Please consider this as you decide what to pay attention to, what to ignore, and how to spend your money.

"Three years from now you’ll be getting ChatGPT to give you a bullet-pointed precis of an AI-generated criticism of a show that was presented by AI-generated hosts, while you dig in the dirt for worms to feed your family." www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

"That appeals court decision protected access to more than 3.5 million acres of public lands in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Kansas, and Oklahoma, with implications for an estimated 8.3 million acres across the West." www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details...

Very proud of our little town. And it was very fun to be there yesterday. I didn't see any hostile behavior at all.

"The government’s cases are sometimes so muddied that it’s unclear why agents actually arrested a citizen." www.propublica.org/article/immi...

"... a new parent searching for 'baby thermometers' might find pricier products on the first page of their results than a nonparent would. It’s not surprising that many people think this is unfair." theconversation.com/in-defense-o...

I think this is worth your time. www.democracynow.org/2025/10/10/c...

"Social movements are bigger than political parties, and focused on more than just passing bills in Congress. They push for change on civic, cultural, institutional, and legislative fronts all at once. They change the climate of the age." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

I've been lax about putting a photo of myself up on my profile. I'll get around to it, at some point. Meanwhile, here's me, with my partner, Val.

"... how will the American people find out what is being done at the Pentagon in their name, with their hard-earned tax dollars, and more importantly, the decisions that may put their sons and daughters in harm's way?" www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...

"Fully 92% of American parents of children under five support universal childcare, as do 79% of Republicans with kids under 18." From an opinion in the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"... the sight of a lowered flag today is more likely to trigger a generalized sense of disquiet: Something bad has happened, just like it always does. Flag lowering has become a largely empty gesture, illegible to the broader public and ultimately ignored." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Pope Leo throws it down: "... you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing. You can also be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth." www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday the U.S. will host a new Qatari air force facility in Idaho, where pilots will train to fly F-15s." thehill.com/policy/defen...

“What country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

“So let’s just abide. Abide together. Yes, we can do this." www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

"... the rest of us, whether we’re elected officials or ordinary citizens, should do everything we can to let our fellow Americans in uniform know that if they risk their careers and even their freedom to protect the Constitution, we will stand with them." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

I'm really looking forward to these workshops. Should be fun.

This place is a community gem, in remote, rural, southwestern New Mexico. www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/the-...

Because, yeah!

"Previous attempts to monitor consumers’ location data for immigration enforcement were found to be illegal." newrepublic.com/post/201294/...

"... nearly 30 private analysts at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in Vermont and Southern California. Their job: Scour Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and other platforms, converting posts and profiles into fresh leads for enforcement raids." www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

"I have been hanging around the demonstration that the president wants to crush. What I’ve found is an atmosphere that is more like a carnival than combat." www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

"...the trend is not without precedent, economic experts fear future market impacts if the government doesn't eventually disentangle itself from these companies. They also acknowledged that these arrangements are more commonly seen in socialist governments." thenevadaindependent.com/article/how-...

This video is about network theory. And it also explains why most social media is so toxic. youtu.be/CYlon2tvywA?...

"At one point, he mentioned that the Atomic Energy Commission had confirmed that his strike on Iran had destroyed Tehran’s nuclear program. (Iran still has a nuclear program, and the AEC hasn’t existed since the mid-’70s.)" www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...