@jcbrandon.bsky.social
Profound statement still in development. Meanwhile, just a guy, living my life. Silver City, New Mexico, USA
That was a great read. Thanks for sharing.
14.11.2025 14:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Portion of an image of bison depicting hornless cows with a horny bull.
Both male bison—bulls, and females—cows, have horns. Except when they are in this painting.
08.11.2025 20:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Portion of an image of bison crossing a river.
I’m pretty sure the artist who created this image was not actually familiar with bison.
08.11.2025 20:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Bison depicted crossing a river beneath a cliff.
I’m currently visiting Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, with @val-weston.bsky.social.
The art in our motel room depicts a majestic herd of bison crossing a river, beneath a dramatic cliff.
Is anyone surprised by this?
FBI urges ICE to ID themselves as criminals impersonate officers
thehill.com/policy/natio...
This is not among the top 10 things I care most about today.
"... there is a 'high potential' that fecal matter and disease-causing organisms have entered the town’s infrastructure."
www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...
“It smelled of onions and mustard,” Lairmore said of the sandwich, which “exploded all over my chest.”
www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
One of my instructors emphasized that finding yourself with an empty gun was, by definition, a failure. During his defensive pistol and shotgun training courses we practiced reloading before the mag ran dry under escalating levels of duress.
03.11.2025 20:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0"Pentagon orders ‘quick reaction force’ of 500 troops per state
"Each state also will be given '100 sets of crowd control equipment to be used to support this requirement,' such as Tasers, pepper spray, batons, and body shields."
thehill.com/policy/defen...
"This machine is a stark reminder that automation doesn’t ask for permission."
How many fast-food employees will this device replace? Most of them, I think.
www.yankodesign.com/2025/10/29/t...
“He is acclimating people to the notion that the military is his private army, unconstrained by law, unconstrained by norms, unconstrained by American traditions.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
"For years, the Senate eroded its own authority through silence and submission. Facing another turning point in U.S. foreign policy, its members now find they have no authority left to surrender."
thehill.com/opinion/cong...
Please check your facts. New Mexico is a solidly Democrat state.
26.10.2025 15:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"... former SpaceX intern" plans to offer a “sunlight on demand service" to “leading brands who want to bring a novel touch to their promotions.”
And you thought AI was the techno threat of the day.
futurism.com/space/scient...
"By the time we agree that our minds are no longer our own, that we simply cannot think clearly without tech assistance, how much of us will be left to resist?"
This article makes some pretty profound observations.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
It appears that The Onion is watching southwest New Mexico.
25.10.2025 13:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Please consider this as you decide what to pay attention to, what to ignore, and how to spend your money.
24.10.2025 15:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"Three years from now you’ll be getting ChatGPT to give you a bullet-pointed precis of an AI-generated criticism of a show that was presented by AI-generated hosts, while you dig in the dirt for worms to feed your family."
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
If you're not sure what this is all about, watch this video explanation from U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico.
"What checkers, a ladder, and the Supreme Court have in common."
youtu.be/k83zMfnVO1k?...
"That appeals court decision protected access to more than 3.5 million acres of public lands in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Kansas, and Oklahoma, with implications for an estimated 8.3 million acres across the West."
www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details...
Very proud of our little town.
And it was very fun to be there yesterday. I didn't see any hostile behavior at all.
Some really pretty country up that way.
18.10.2025 12:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Welcome to the neighborhood! One of our favorite places, close to home.
17.10.2025 18:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
"The government’s cases are sometimes so muddied that it’s unclear why agents actually arrested a citizen."
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
"... a new parent searching for 'baby thermometers' might find pricier products on the first page of their results than a nonparent would. It’s not surprising that many people think this is unfair."
theconversation.com/in-defense-o...
I think this is worth your time.
www.democracynow.org/2025/10/10/c...
"Social movements are bigger than political parties, and focused on more than just passing bills in Congress. They push for change on civic, cultural, institutional, and legislative fronts all at once. They change the climate of the age."
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
I've been lax about putting a photo of myself up on my profile. I'll get around to it, at some point.
Meanwhile, here's me, with my partner, Val.
"... how will the American people find out what is being done at the Pentagon in their name, with their hard-earned tax dollars, and more importantly, the decisions that may put their sons and daughters in harm's way?"
www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...
"Fully 92% of American parents of children under five support universal childcare, as do 79% of Republicans with kids under 18."
From an opinion in the Guardian.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
