Val Weston

An explanation of Trump’s DC takeover: though crime in the city is at a 30-year low, interest in the Epstein Files is at a 30-year high

You know, that's a good point I hadn't considered. 💯

Right there with ya!

Why specializing early doesn't always mean career success A head start doesn't always ... well, help you get ahead. With examples from sports, technology and economics, journalist David Epstein shares how specializing in a particular skill too early in life ...

So many layers of fascinating to this. In a world that seems to demand specialization, we polymaths may have the upper hand. 😉

www.ted.com/talks/david_...

How to design urban environments to avoid anxious cities See how, with foresight and compassion, anxious cities can shift from being quiet contributors to distress to become active protectors of human well-being.

Great read.

"Planning decisions are, at their core, decisions about public health."

www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

Small businesses, know your rights if ICE shows up at your place of business. Save these graphics and keep them handy, just in case.

For more KYR information, visit: stansbury.house.gov/YourRights
#KnowledgeIsPower

When to take a stand -- and when to let it go Ash Beckham recently found herself in a situation that made her ask: who am I? She felt pulled between two roles — as an aunt and as an advocate. Each of us feels this struggle sometimes, she says -- ...

Not realistic to pull a few good quotes from Ash Beckham's powerful TED talk. There are just too many.

On a road trip with @jcbrandon.bsky.social and a jerk tailgates quite dangerously us until he can pass. We just passed him pulled over by state police. And I can say we're not gloating. 😏

We Need To Rethink How We Recommend Women On LinkedIn, Study Says A new study of recommendations on LinkedIn profiles finds women are seen as detail-driven, while men are more big-picture thinkers.

Hmmmm. 🤔

People so often overlook the importance of good penmanship.

Happy #NationalPollinatorMonth!

Each year our little #NativeGarden gets more and more established. We'll soon have lots of yummies for our pollinators to do their good work like this big girl did last year. 😃 #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #PlantForPollinators

Join me tomorrow morning!
May 30th 10 am Mountain time.

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Trump’s Plan to Accept Luxury Jet From Qatar Strains Bounds of Propriety

"Strains bounds of propriety"?

How about "shatters every ethical norm of public service"?

I truly want to know what the headline writers at the
@nytimes.com are smoking, and to what end.

The Atlantic wins the ASME 2025 Best Cover Award for our October 2024 issue.

Inspired by the visual language of old Ray Bradbury and Stephen King paperbacks, Justin Metz created this illustration—among the only covers without a headline or typography in our history. https://theatln.tc/o0BM860L

🥰 Remember to give your favorite small business owners some extra love this month.

Graphic reading National Photography Month - May with a close up image of a harvestman on a pine tree and a photographer's silhouette lit by an orange sky.

May is #NationalPhotographyMonth!

Fun fact: My photography journey began because I wanted to take better pictures of my kids.

Early on I took this shot of a harvestman. It's not technically a great shot but it was the moment I caught the photography bug. (Ironic, huh?)

#ValWestonNM

Stop being a bystander in your own life "Life doesn't go from A to B -- it's messy," says sailing legend Tracy Edwards. In this inspiring talk, she tells how she went from teenage misfit to skipper of the first all-female crew in the toughe...

Gotta love scrappy women. 😁
www.ted.com/talks/tracy_...

A growing crowd in Silver City NM #NoKings #50501

The call is coming from inside the house.

"If you ever find yourselves in a situation where you think "There's no way I'm coming back from this," I urge you to lean into these strategies and think again."

3 secrets of resilient people Everyone experiences loss, but how do you cope with the tough moments that follow? Resilience researcher Lucy Hone shares three hard-won strategies for developing the capacity to brave adversity, over...

"Resilience isn't some fixed trait. It's not elusive, that some people have and some people don't. It actually requires very ordinary processes. Just the willingness to give them a go."

www.ted.com/talks/lucy_h...

Sorry for the late-night update. Musk’s staffers are reaching out to leaders of nonprofit organizations, demanding to assign DOGE team members to any institute or agency receiving federal funds.

Yes, @the-honey-badger.bsky.social , inquiring minds want to know.

My first gut reaction was Walker but 🤷‍♀️. Hmmmmm 'tis quite the puzzle

Tucson has a disturbing lack of left turn lead signals. it’s particularly challenging while towing a trailer. 😡

Word of the Day: Apparatchik The apparat in apparatchik (a term English speakers borrowed from Russian) essentially means 'party machine,' with machine referring to a highly organized political group under the leadership of a

Guessing the Mirriam-Webster word of the day is not exactly a coincidence 🤔

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day is "apparatchik" www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...

Thanks babe! 🥰

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Oh the irony. Just witnessed the driver of a City of Socorro trash truck throw a fast food cup out the window. 🤔

#SocorroNM

The counterintuitive way to be more persuasive What's the best way to make a good point? Organizational psychologist Niro Sivanathan offers a fascinating lesson on the "dilution effect," a cognitive quirk that weakens our strongest cases -- and re...

💯 Fascinating.

"Stick to your strong arguments, because your arguments don't add up in the minds of the receiver, they average out."

www.ted.com/talks/niro_s...