Paul Deaton

Wonder how the folks in deep red Southern Utah feel about being irradiated again

Sunrise through trees.

Sunrise sky through trees.

Happy Halloween 🎃 😆

Nobel Peace Prize my ass!

Could take photos of this tree all day long.

I think the remarks from the men about believing their eventual wives need to be "trained" and saying, "A real man provides discipline, and any talking back or acting out is asking for punishment" deserve some follow up questions!

As the sun rises, hunters are out in force, discharging their weapons.

Camelot: Easy come, easy go.
Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover
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Getting a Pumpkin The pumpkin I bought at Kroul Farms on Saturday. It has been a couple of years since I froze pumpkin for smoothies so Saturday I went to Kroul Farms which specializes in growing pumpkins. They have…

Happy Halloween!
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when I worked in community services in the US, I helped fill out SNAP applications for people who'd once had successful careers as lawyers, healthcare professionals, bankers. The jaws of poverty can snap shut on anyone.

A Chinese book printing company quoted in a trade journal article:

"Around 15% of our business comes from the US," says Lai.... "We are working on minimizing business risks due to geopolitical instability and trade disagreements while developing different markets."

This is what the tariffs cost us

39°F at 3:32 a.m. CDT. Happy Halloween to those who celebrate! Cheers! #morningcoffee

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Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

Ukrainian energy engineers are real heroes bringing the lights back after every russian terrorist attack.

Media should stop being stenographers for the GOP. Tell the truth. You all know what's going on.

Living with AI Analog sunrise on the state park trail. It seems clear we will have to live with artificial intelligence, like it or not. As Scottish data scientist and senior researcher at the University of Oxfor…

"It is far from easy to use and keeps crashing on what I believe are easy tasks." My latest at this link.
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While doing that senior activity of going through stuff, I found half a dozen clean sheets of poster cards just perfect for making signs for peaceful protests. Now I just need to find markers. Cheers!

Administration has a history of killing off people. First USAID, then extrajudicial executions on the high seas, and now, apparently, Americans who don't have enough to make ends meet and use SNAP. This is not the country I know.

37°F at 3:16 a.m. CDT. I read the news and shake my head some days. If journalists simply revealed facts about things in context, I would be happier. Not about me, is it? Cheers! #morningcoffee

Jar of cayenne pepper.

Ground my own cayenne pepper today. Recycled this jar which already had the name on it. One-by-one fall tasks are getting done.

Will the U.S.-Russia Extend New START? B-61 Nuclear Bombs Oct. 28 marked 100 days until the expiration of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between Russia and the United States. Russian President Vladimir Putin said pu…

"Will Trump act, put America first, and do what is best for the United States? Who knows? In the meanwhile, tick tock on the last remaining arms control treaty."
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Nigeria’s Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka says his US visa was revoked | CNN Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it may be because he recently criticized U.S. P...

Active interference in the fine arts is in the best interests of zero people.

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Dealing with insurance company today. My Medicare Part D Rx drug plan monthly premium was $0 in 2025 and will be $9.60 with increased deductible/maximum out of pocket under the new regime. I don't have but one Rx med and it is cheap even without insurance. Seems like a lot more $$ to the insurer.

Zach Wahls Discusses Fairness, Corruption and Iowa's Future Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Zach Wahls sat down Friday at Impact Coffee in downtown Decorah for an extended interview about his campaign priorities

We’re building a new coalition of Iowans sick of the political games and corruption.

I sat down with the Decorah News for a candid conversation about fairness, Iowa agriculture, immigration, and political accountability.

Good grief!

I don't watch or listen to news anymore...too visceral. Sticking with print only...gives me some emotional buffer.

Have gotten to the moment in a (public radio) news cast, about 18 minutes in, when I just have to turn it off.

Trail walking.

The Climate Catastrophe & Critical Infrastructure COP30 Coverage

In the run up to COP30, the Anti-Dystopians will be posting series of eps about climate catastrophe. First up, one of my all-time favorite episodes from the archive “Nationalize Gmail!: Climate Change, Critical Infrastructure, and the USPS” with @jlappen1.bsky.social

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