Federal appeals court affirms public access to streambeds on private land in New Mexico The federal judges affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by five New Mexico landowners with property on the Rio Tusas or Pecos River.

Federal judges sided with New Mexico officials Tuesday in a case regarding public access to rivers and streams that flow on private land.

Vaccines save lives.

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The beatings will continue until morale improves...

well done, GOP. Well done.

EVERYONE should be so vigorous against that jerk. Good for AOC.

“I’m with her.”

Hugs

On the Porch by John Steuart Curry, 1926, Private Collection

#ArtHistory #ModernArt #Regionalism

AOC talking to RFK Jr. Her facial and hand gesture has the spiritual energy of that Italian hand gesture where you pinch your fingers and wave your hand (the "ma che vuo" gesture).

how it feels to say "sprezzatura"

From Heather Cox Richardson-
A quote and oh, so very true.

No kidding

A microcosm of life under Republican leadership.

Amazing long read about the death of the Florida orange, which also feels obliquely like a commentary on the extinction of long reads, like John McPhee’s magnificent “Oranges”, which it mentions.

My exact thoughts!!

What happens when Republicans run a state.

Do him first. 🙄 Smut

Greater exposure of their lies, fraud, corruption, and scandal.

The Leaf Sheep Slug: The Animal That Eats Sunshine This is an animal called the leaf sheep: It’s a species of slug that is partially solar-powered, like a plant. Leaf sheep are kleptoplastic organisms that steal chloroplasts from algae, store them in their b

The Leaf Sheep Slug: The Animal That Eats Sunshine. A few animals can get their energy from photosynthesis; one of those is the adorable leaf sheep, which steals chloroplasts from algae and stores them to run on solar. [kottke.org]

Is Kash Patel trying to prove he can skip happy hour without getting the shakes?

He only did it for the stock market deals. Sigh. 🤬

How’s the stock market doing?

Tired of this shit.

Remove him.

The $50 Million That Bought Trump's Executive Orders All those Christian nationalist policies didn't just emerge out of nowhere.

The Christian nationalist policies coming out of the Trump administration have been years in the making with tons of dark money behind them.

Perfectly put.

Beautiful

"Coming Through!" ~ Taken on a beautiful winter morning this past January in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.

Nikon Z9, Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary lens at 600mm (DX crop on), f6.3, ISO3200, 1/4000 second

So very very good. Can't wait to get my hands on the book (I have to wait because my local booksellers are all out of it--but it's on order . . .)

Get rid of all the grifters and rapists.

Photo showing the exterior of the Old Colorado City Carnegie Library from the steps, looking up at the early 1900s structure with blue sky above it.

It’s National Library Week! Visited one of my favorites today, @ppld.org’s Old Colorado City branch housed in an original Carnegie Library building.

What a cool library!

“…chosen” Just shut up. Judgments have no place here. Attend to your own issues. Clearly, you need to…