The anti-makeup guys are the funniest. "I thought u were genetically born with eyeliner u tricked me"

so like lemme weigh in on this as someone who is more financially comfortable than many in my generational cohort: everything I have gained seems precarious and temporary because I know the people with real money will take it all from me the second they get an opportunity and no one will protect me.

similarly, ChatGPT was not born of some grand conspiracy to destroy the labor power of the tech worker it was a tech demo that took off by accident, fruits of a paper written by researchers at Google five years earlier the modern world is too complex to be designed by conspirators

A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines

we don’t need to do food delivery discourse again. it was solved last go around by a user named “creamytoes” who pointed out that learning what ingredients are is, for most people, physically impossible

Razorbills have the slickest design in the animal kingdom. They look like they were made by Yves Saint Laurent

the president loves stealing your money and giving it to pedophiles, folks. it’s like his favorite thing to do

It's kind of ironic that Democrats think they're acting responsibly by tamping down this kind of justified anger instead of channeling it, but it's really the opposite. Leads to disaffection, radicalization

I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined.

it's cool that the president is trying to steal two billion dollars from my taxes to give to his pedophile friends and i'm supposed to like keep doing my job or whatever

Pearce’s ideas align closely w/ the objectives of Cliven Bundy, and his role as BLM Director significantly shifts the enforcement regarding Bundy's illegal cattle grazing in Gold Butte National Monument that was specifically designated as Critical Habitat for the Threatened Mojave Desert tortoise.

Weirton Pipe City Shooting these specific colors on a sunny day on this film is straight up cheating. Phoenix 2 Nikon n80 #filmphotography

today on the streetcar the man sitting across from me ended what seemed like an important business call with “well, as snoopy would say: gawrsh!” then he frowned, looked at me, mouthed “goofy?”, I nodded, then he said “I’m just being goofy!” and hung up, and gave me a thumbs up

Technoexistentialism and questions about data centers in Utah. open.substack.com/pub/wildword...

the title pic hides the fact that this sign is ruined, looks like a bunch of garbage in the desert

My carousel of nature photos, taken on a day offline between mega deadlines, turned technoexistential in a blink. When we turn the lens on ourselves, that is, make it about us humans, we must be prepared to see harsh, unfiltered truths. wildwords.substack.com/p/utah-natur...

gwen does fantastic work as usual on some of the 401,000 trans people who’ve had to flee hostile territory in their own country in the past 18 months.

I am so grateful for the support of the Ellen Meloy Fund for Desert Writers as I toil over my next (two) books. ellenmeloy.com/2026-award-w...

Thats probably not the fuck desert you need to be worried about being in

Rotating villain theory

It is wrong and criminal for government agents to kidnap someone, send them to die in a concentration camp, and disappear them, regardless of immigration status. But it's still worth noting she has a green card. The government doesn't even pretend this is about deporting undocumented people.

Any problems to basing society on cheap gratification and shortcuts?

Pallid Desert-Digger (Centris pallida) from last weekend, visiting smoketree

when my friend tosses me a burger

Thanks to @morgansjogren.bsky.social for introducing me to an Ellen Meloy themed cocktail

set up a nesting box with cam nine days ago and this morning got a prospective tenant - fingers crossed that his mate will approve

They suspended @cara.city for this!!! Dogshit website run by absolute babies. It is a Serious Violation to point out that the head of trust and safety’s pants fell down and everyone saw his little red ass and laughed

he’s responsible for what may be The Perfect Joke:

wandering the Sonora desert in a carefree fashion like

time to repost one of my favorite images

fighting drought by harvesting energy. you love to see it

I’m pro-critter. Show me a little furry guy out there just trying his best and I’m gonna root for him

rise and shine!!!

honestly the only Millennial / Gen Z dividing point that matters to me is this: do you remember how things were pre-9/11? and, crucially, how everyone lost their minds on and after 9/11? If so, you're a millennial or older.

Research Points to Looming Electricity and Water Strains in Northern Nevada Due to Increasing Data Centers www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...

Can you be happy with a drawing while at the same time be 100 percent sure you will re-do it?

there are few activities more meditative than truing your bike's wheels

kfc in my small town has started halving their chicken breasts and selling it as a 2-piece. Multiple people have brought this up to me in the past week. It is quite literally the talk of the town. Someone called into the radio station about it and said it should be burned down with the owner inside

I can't stop laughing at this guy

Pour one out for the Hilton staff who are working perhaps the worst shift in food service history rn.

u never see this on a tradlife mood board

Backers of the massive data center campus say at full buildout it will consume 9GW of electricity, more than double the entire state of Utah’s current energy use. They say they intend to burn fossil fuels on site to make all that electricity. Box Elder County will vote on the proposal Monday.

"The logical outcome of fascism is an aestheticization of political life" - Walter Benjamin