"liberties of our country, freedoms of our civil constitution are worth defending at all hazards; it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We received them an inheritance from our worthy ancestors. They purchased them with toil & danger & expense of […] [Original post on mastodon.world]

MAGAts Outraged Comey Indictment Dismissed on Same "Technicality" Trump's Was! www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/25/m...

Bandelier National Monument protects over 33,000 acres of rugged canyon and mesa country, preserving Ancestral Puebloan ruins from approximately 1150 & 1600 AD. Ancient dwellings are carved into soft volcanic rock cliffs. #travel #NewMexico #roadtrip #NativeAmerican #culture #history #heritage

Cold weather warnings yesterday. They recommend that in icy conditions you should always travel with a shovel, blankets, 24 hours worth of food and drinks, rock salt, de-icer spray, torch and batteries, first aid kit and a set of jump leads. I felt a right idiot on the bus.

Solidarity in Apathy This is what many Americans will find around the Thanksgiving dinner table. Denial and avoidance will be the main dishes, with a heaping side of helplessness. Dessert will not be sweet. Only justice can be that, and it has been delayed indefinitely.

Liubov and Prez talked the "peace plan" over. Russia gets land, Donald gets a bribe and Ukraine gets some empty promises. https://youtu.be/4GhVS_Gmvm0

DOGE was a failure if the goal was saving money. It was a huge success if the goal was giving a bunch of techbro adjacent people unfettered access to govt data in ways that, thus far, are evading the Privacy Act.

Had a great time last night visiting the Hook & Ladder theater in #Minneapolis - caught two acts I've been meaning to see for a long time. Turn Turn Turn (pictured) and Maygen & the Birdwatcher. My favorite part about the Hook might not be the the cozy […] [Original post on mapstodon.space]

And speaking of last year's hack of Trump flunkies by Iran, I've been meaning to revisit the disclosure that the "lawyer" involved was none other than Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer. How did the people who invented chess figure out Lindsey was a weak link? 😀 www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Not to minimize what it took to get there, but not only were the charges against Marimar Martinez (shot by CBP in Chicago) dropped, but they're keeping her car to investigate the goons in the incident.

More undercutting the middle / professional class, a war that has been going on for 50 years. And which we are losing might add. 😡😳

Until 1984, the Santa Fe Railroad moved freight cars across the San Francisco Bay by barge. Railroad cars were decoupled from trains and loaded onto special "carfloat" barges, which were pulled across the bay by a small fleet of tug boats, to be re-attached to trains at the other end. The […]

Ruins of Santa Fe Carfloat Pier, Port Richmond, CA, 2011. All the pixels, slightly used, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/5485081030/ #photography

Next up on the CDC website: "The germ theory of disease is just a theory. There are no recent controlled studies to support sterilizing surgical instruments; this superstitious practice costs hospitals, taxpayers and insurance providers millions of dollars in needless expenses." […]

This is what you get for voting for DJT and the GOP. If you are not feeling any issues or are not concerned then you are part of the problem! https://www.newsweek.com/number-americans-living-paycheck-paycheck-surges-11079125

The Bisti Badlands (Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness) is a surreal, otherworldly landscape known for its bizarre hoodoos, petrified wood, and rich dinosaur fossils, shaped by millions of years of erosion from shale hills. No set design needed for sci-fi ambiance. newmexiconomad.com/bisti/ #NewMexico

Take a break. Look around. Have a good day. #photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #trailrunning #nature #trees #morning #sunrise

Since many are boycotting Amazon and big box retailers this holiday season, it might be a good time to mention some local artists and small business alternatives, starting with J. Mohr studios - jmohrstudio.com #shoplocal #smallbusiness #NewMexico #artist #Christmas #handmade

Maybe the reason Trump is now agreeing to open up the Epstein files is that his apparatchiks at the "Justice" Dept have had enough time to complete their destruction of documents etc that would nail him, and/or forgery of ones implicating his enemies.

#levparnas, fighting the good fight. https://substack.com/home/post/p-179144147

Am oldie, but goodie!

Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing @[email protected] as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the […]

Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]

#TIL about bulbils: a plant reproductive organ or "a small, young plant that is reproduced vegetatively from axillary buds on the parent plant's stem" Only some bulbils may be bulbs Actually I learned first about むかご (mukago)‡ the bulbil from nagaimo a type […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

A did a video on the import of Jim Comey's claims that Kash Patel's FBI didn't get (new) warrants for their investigation into him. If he proves this, it should be a glaring warning for every Trump target who has ever been investigated by DOJ. www.youtube.com/watch?v=auQZ...

Some good news on the USA grocery front. Unfortunately, this does nothing for my olive oils doubling in price from last year. "Trump signed an executive order that also removes tariffs on tea, fruit juice, cocoa, spices, bananas, oranges, tomatoes and certain fertilizers. Some of the products […]

Love the oul Fish N Chip. It used to be Italians who were the Kings of the Fish n Chipper in Dublin. https://hyphenonline.com/2024/01/15/the-pakistani-brothers-making-a-splash-in-spain-with-british-fish-and-chips

Belushi on SNL - Cheeseburger! #CharactersComfortFoods #HashtagGames

There's a lot we have not visualized in a useful way. One of the big ones is the SHIFT in govt employment from "people who cure cancer" and "people who make sure your Social Security comes on time" and "people who care for veterans" to "people who kidnap your neighbors."

The Democrats who engineered and/or voted for the odious shutdown deal are even more cowardly and reckless than anyone could have imagined. See this: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/shutdown-deal-would-let-senators-sue-over-jack-smith-searches

Delivery person rang the bell to drop off a package earlier, and for a brief moment I was expecting to open the door to find two neatly dressed, smiling strangers asking me if I’ve heard the good news about content warnings and hashtags.

It has been an especially tough couple of days in a very rough time. I needed to remember beauty, so pulled up some photos of the aspens in their fall glory, from several weeks ago here in #newmexico. Maybe they can provide a moment of tonic for you too.

I guess I'm #writing again, because yesterday I brainstormed a bunch of ideas for #book three, (Moon,) and then I woke up at 2:30 AM, realizing (I think) that I had messed up the #generalrelativity between #books#generalrelativity#book#writinge (Atmosphere,) and two, (Ocean.) This, after I spent a whole lot of time trying […]

Any #physicist out there who can help me with a #physics#physicistquestion?

On this Veterans Day, I pay special tribute to those who served, especially the trans service members, only to have Whiskey Pete Hegseth shit all over their service because he's an insecure, inadequate right wing white man.

My grandad Arthur Hitcham came home from WW1 and WW2. So many didn’t. We remember. ❤️ 🌺 #lestweforget #remembranceday

Sunday: Trump applauds the resignation of Beeb execs bc Panorama truthfully said that Trump encouraged rioters. Monday: Trump pardons over 50 of his co-conspirators and enablers in attempting to steal the 2020 election.

Eight Senate Dems Caved, and Caved Too Early With one more week, Trump would have owned far more of the responsibility for SNAP and flight cutbacks. www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/10/e...

Geebus the food here in Japan both looks and tastes so blinking good! (And the dishes/pottery are beautiful too) Just a random neighborhood spot in a small town - with four 4-tops and 8 counter seats.

*Always* blame the "other" — it's easier than hard work and fixing things. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/trump-ukraine-israel/684858/?gift=mBLCHcnsd_Gd3EecvWSKTWbbaHOkpcJXixHrkUah3rU #uspol #uspolitics

#silentsunday — morning glow. #photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #trailrunning #nature #trees #morning #sunshine

#WindowFriday #Fensterfreitag #windowfreitag #photography

#WindowFriday #Fensterfreitag #windowfreitag #photography #faroeislands

#Norway #mountains #landscapephotography #hiking

#landscapephotography #snowscape #lapland

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Incidentally, I've been wondering if the Senate passed bills opposing Trump's tariffs last week to set up the SCOTUS discussion about how hard it would be to claw back tariff authority.