@cortezmasto.senate.gov Why did you vote for this? Do better.

Beautiful juvenile Red Tailed Hawk at the ranch this evening.

This study will be weaponized against indigenous rights in 3,2,1…

I wonder if there’s a word to describe the Government owning the means of production?

Love the Sierra Nevada!

This is smart.

Current inventory of our Little Free Library. I built this 15? years ago for Mother’s day. The library’s getting a lot of use these days. 📚 #library #littlefreelibrary #books #reading

I emailed and demanded Kilmeade’s immediate termination. I hate that we have to do this.

Harvesting perfectly ripe Himrod grapes. The vines are a little over 20 years old and produce prolifically. These are the best grapes I’ve ever tasted. We know fall is here when they’re ripe.

Our small garden has gifted us pounds of Chile de Arbol this season. They’re hotter than I like to eat fresh. Maybe ferment and make hot sauce?

All decisions at this level are inherently political BUT there are serious issues with the vitrification process being proposed. The DOE has spent so much $$ on the glass process they can’t entertain better, cheaper grout technology. A total shitshow. Trump’s still a douche, BTW.

As we're all taught, you can (usually) only directly date the age of a rock if it cooled from lava. But here, scientists have dated dinosaur eggs, using uranium-lead ratios in the calcite. Hugely exciting, maybe groundbreaking. My take @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

#Garnet swimming in a sea of #Titanite in a Franciscan Complex metamorphic rock, as seen in plane and cross polarized light. Photo by Sarah Brandt. #MinCup25

Oscar Wilde said it best, “Sometimes men make the world better only by leaving it.” He was talking about Charlie Kirk.

permits are waaaaay down multifamily construction is down architecture billings are down firms have started furloughing and laying off staff the self-induced recession is here www.wsj.com/finance/comm...

I work in mining in the Great Basin. This is another poorly calculated move by the Trump admin. We can both protect sagehen AND have a healthy mineral industry. This is a pure giveaway to donors. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

#burningman is obviously over. Lots of private jets are leaving the Reno airport.

Dear Sir: Thou eunuch of language; thou Englishman, who never was south the Tweed; thou servile echo of fashionable barbarisms; thou quack, vending the nostrums of empirical elocution… —Robert Burns, Letter to a critic (1791) #WorldLetterWritingDay #C18th news.lettersofnote.com/p/thou-pickl...

@aarondfordnv.bsky.social where are you with this? This happened in Vegas, I think you probably know the details.

This tech could be deployed worldwide. Cheaply. newatlas.com/energy/large...

the most useful thing LLMs can is force us to do is to reconsider the way we use linguistic dexterity as a proxy for intelligence

Seems Anthropic will settle the claims for illegal downloads (subverting royalty payments) BUT the court has acknowledged training of AI is protected by Fair Use.

So this big bastard rolled down the hill at the quarry. The dozer weighs around 75 tons. We figure the brute weighs around 30T. I’d love to find a buyer for this beautiful boulder but it’s sadly too big to load. #quarry #rhyolite #boulder

Chili peppers are ripening! 🌶️ Have two types this year; Chili Arbol and supposedly Scotch Bonnet (i think they’re really Jamaican Mushroom Peppers). #chili #peppers #garden #summertime

LOOK AT MY BOOKPLATES BY @landisblair.bsky.social

Here’s a cross-section of modern Roman concrete created in my lab. This material has NO Portland cement but is comprised of lime, pozzolan, and aggregates. Despite the hype, real RC is relatively weak (1400 psi) but is highly strain tolerant and is self-healing so very survivable. #roman #concrete

Robert Burns: Not In My Name 11 & 18 Aug, Edinburgh – from £9.38 Showcasing the radical subversive poetry of Robert Burns: the stuff he couldn’t put his name to during his lifetime. A performance by @kevwilliamson.bsky.social with films by Alastair Cook #C18th www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-bur...

First Edition of The Hobbit Found in House Clearance to Auction www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...

@schumer.senate.gov This is on you. You assholes are sitting back and watching America burn. Resign.

Welcomed a new member to the family yesterday! Say hi to Pearl! #puppy #bostonterrier #dog #friday

relief to those That weary-laden mourn."

This is cool but likely way better for the mining industry than for heavy civil construction. Conditions on heavy construction sites change daily/hourly which still may be difficult for nascent autonomous tech. Either way this will impact industry productivity.

Beautiful water lilies at the pond today! It’s so hot, the fish are all crowding in the shade. #fish #summer #pond #flowers #koi

Despite high temps (104F) we had a great day in the field today mapping a Triassic marine limestone in nowhere, Nevada. Had a couple of great encounters!

. In the latest issue of #ForgottenPoets . . . —Alex Posey (Creek/Muscogee) From 'The Poems of Alexander Lawrence Posey', one of the earliest collections of poetry in English by a Native American author, first published in 1910. #poetry #poems #booksky

Had a great time today at Haleakala NP! Saw some bucket list birds including these beautiful Nene foraging #birdwatching #maui #bird #hawaii #geese

Robert Burns: Not In My Name 11 & 18 Aug, Edinburgh – tickets from £9.38 Showcasing the radical subversive poetry of Robert Burns: the stuff he couldn’t put his name to during his lifetime. A performance by @kevwilliamson.bsky.social with films by Alastair Cook www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-bur...

We had a chance to visit the Merwin Conservancy in Haiku Maui today. Beyond his prolific writings, Merwin left an inspiring legacy of restoration and healing of ravaged lands. #WSMerwin #poetry #maui

#OTD, 24 June, in 1314, the Scottish army under King Robert I destroyed a much larger English invasion force at Bannockburn, in one of the most decisive battles in medieval history. In 1793 Robert Burns composed “Scots Wha Hae”, originally entitled “Robert Bruce’s March To Bannockburn” #C18th ⚔️🧵 1/5

Happy Bloomsday to all who observe! #Bloomsday

7,000+ strong and growing — thank you. Turns out there’s power in old verse. In times like these, when rights erode and noise reigns, poetry becomes rebellion. Burns wrote for the people, against the powerful. Glad his fire still burns—and glad you’re here to feel its warmth. —Admin

No tariffs on shitposts yet. Let’s fuckin go, fellow Bluesky freaks

Talk of a third term for the Dotard needs to be shut down now. This is an excellent article that outlines the history and rationale for the 22nd amendment. Reach out to your legislators aggressively. theconversation.com/why-a-presid...

This filibuster speech is phenomenal. I’ve been really down on Dems as an opposition party. @corybooker.com breathing fire is starting to meet the moment.

Impeach Hegseth Now.

Spring has arrived in the Sierra!