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L Chupacabra: The Pope Of Chili Town @lchupacabra.bsky.social · 16d

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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 16d

Does anyone have any good home remedies for treating the aching void inside the dark hearts of men

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · 15d

On the podcast, Enrique Romero talks with RIn and I about acequias and querencia: www.buzzsprout.com/2465964/epis...

5: Acequias in New Mexico - Water Matters!

Acequias are a traditional irrigation practice with roots across the world. The inhabitants of New Mexico have used ditch irrigation since time immemorial, though the acequias used today took their pr...

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Sep 9

Echoes of @nora.zone glass?

MoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social · Sep 9

Mel Bochner, Atoll, 1983 #artbots #moma
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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Sep 9

Fun with water policy, autocorrect version: “irrigable” != “irritable”.

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · Aug 23

Hi all! I have a jewelry store at nora.jewelry and I'd love to sell you something nice!

Nora Reed Designs / nora.jewelry ad featuring bolo ties, sterling silver earrings, two kinds of pendants, cufflinks and game tokens

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Librarian Soul @librariansoul.bsky.social · Aug 23

The game tokens are a great way to liven up your TTRPG battles. What if that horde of zombies or pack of wolves were sparkly DICHROIC GLASS???

Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · Aug 23

Hi all! I have a jewelry store at nora.jewelry and I'd love to sell you something nice!

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · Aug 18

Worked with more of @nora.zone's beautiful glass this morning.

A swirling black blue and silver cushion shaped piece of fused glass encased in warped silver to make a pendant.

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Aug 18

And a reminder of what a weird and wonderful cultural asset/business model is @dcrainmaker.com

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Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · Aug 14

The University of Arizona is hiring a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Physical Geography! Research specialities could include wildfire, climate and water resources, and/or natural hazards, amongst others. Please apply and join us! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Assistant or Associate Professor, Physical Geography (T/TE) (Updated)

Develop and maintain an active research program.Teach undergraduate and graduate courses.Develop advanced courses at the graduate level.Mentor and adv...

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · Aug 16

Hey all! I have a jewelry shop at nora.jewelry. I focus on fused glass, handmade in my kiln. Sales have been slow lately, so I'd really appreciate having this shared around.

#bsnm

Nora Reed Designs ad featuring a background of an aventurine sheet. In the foreground is a series of pendants, earrings, cufflinks and bolo ties; most of them have interesting swirling patterns.

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Aug 16

How dry is this year on New Mexico's Rio Grande? In which I push the envelope of my modest data visualization skills. Maybe driest since 1964? www.inkstain.net/2025/08/drie... Maybe the couch tells the story best....

Driest on New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande since when? 1972? 1964?

I spent some time this morning crunching numbers, trying to make numerical sense of how bad this year is on New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande. We keep saying it’s only the second time the …

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Jul 26

I’m OK, just sad. UNM is a place I love, it’s my community.

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Jul 17

On the #ColoradoRiver, stuff's not going well: www.inkstain.net/2025/07/retu...

Return of the Deadpool Diaries: The Colorado River news keeps getting worse

With the latest Bureau of Reclamation model runs highlighting the serious risks posed by the declining reservoir levels that Utah State’s Jack Schmidt has been warning about, there are signs …

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Jul 4

Waffles with gooseberry compote. That’s what the wizard would suggest.

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Jul 4

With the wizard’s help, I have returned to my breakfast waffle roots. The wizard arrived in my life at an important time.

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Jul 4

It helps me imagine which jellies to put on my waffles every morning.

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · Jul 4

i think it's important to not let "ai" steal my joy so i kept doing it

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Jul 3

Does this translation means chickens will now understand my book? Because the chicken market is huge. I mean, there are a *lot* of chickens.

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Jul 3

Well actually, I do think bok, but also bok.

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Apr 4

Sizing up a remarkable year as we head into runoff season - or lack thereof - on New Mexico's Middle Rio Grande: www.inkstain.net/2025/04/danc...

Dancing with Deadpool on New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande

We are heading into a remarkable year on New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande. Here are some critical factors: The preliminary April 1 forecast from the NRCS is for 27 percent of median April &#821…

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Mar 22

We’re inching toward perilous times in the U.S.-Mexico river management relationship as Mexico’s struggle to meet its treaty obligations on the Rio Grande collide with the wrecking ball approach of the new administration: www.inkstain.net/2025/03/wrec...

Wrecking ball report: blowing up 25 years of productive US-Mexico collaboration on the Colorado River

Via Annie Snider at Politico: The Trump administration escalated a water fight with Mexico on Thursday, saying it will cut off Colorado River water deliveries to the city of Tijuana. In a post on X…

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Mar 22

One of my other collaborators, Jack Schmidt (with help from a bunch of us) updated the status of Colorado River reservoirs. That status is not good: www.inkstain.net/2025/03/colo...

Colorado River Reservoir Storage in Mid-March: Where do we stand?

By Jack Schmidt (1), John Fleck (2), Kathryn Sorensen (3), Eric Kuhn (4), Katherine Tara (2) | March 21, 2025 1 Center for Colorado River Studies, Utah State University 2 Utton Transboundary Resour…

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Mar 22

My co-author Eric Kuhn, whose command of the minutiae of the Law of the River is unsurpassed, wrote this about the legal context should flows at Lee Ferry cross the “compact tripwire” - so low they trigger litigation: www.inkstain.net/2025/03/the-...

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Mar 22

I’ve been managing my health by staying off social media, but jumped back to share some stuff my colleagues and I have been writing about the Colorado River that feels important. A thread….

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John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social · Feb 5

Today I am learning about “shithousery” and California water policy! I love learning new things. www.inkstain.net/2025/02/shit...

Shithousery and California’s Success Reservoir

There’s a tactic in football (what we Americans refer to as “soccer”) called “shithousery.” It’s a style of norm-breaking behavior – constant stoppages, niggling fouls, feigning injury &#8211…

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