Dave Haldiman
@opposablethumbs.bsky.social
Must have liberal democracy and progressive policies. Nature is my church. Science, art, humor, Tao, kindness, acceptance. Ret'd ad producer and motion camera. Here to learn, laugh, meet, interact, care. And to fight the MAGA oligarchy and AI.
Pinned
In a land of granite
an acorn finds a fissure
Boulders tumble
(A reminder that big changes often grow from small seeds.)
#Photography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Poetry #Haiku #Mountains #Yosemite #Resist
an acorn finds a fissure
Boulders tumble
(A reminder that big changes often grow from small seeds.)
#Photography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Poetry #Haiku #Mountains #Yosemite #Resist
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I know several oil barons, I’ve had the oil and gas industry as clients in a past life: none of them want the Venezuelan oil, it’s dog shit quality and getting the PDVSA fields up to modern standards would take 20 years! It’s just trump being stuck in 1987
At this point the oil barons hardly even care (they can pivot to renewables too). It’s just gender and internal combustion brain
It’s almost like green energy is the only way forward and a handful of oil barons are doing everything in their power to keep that from happening so they can get even richer at the cost of literally everything else in the world.
January 3, 2026 at 8:05 AM
I know several oil barons, I’ve had the oil and gas industry as clients in a past life: none of them want the Venezuelan oil, it’s dog shit quality and getting the PDVSA fields up to modern standards would take 20 years! It’s just trump being stuck in 1987
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this = the problem w/ X. by turning it into 4chan w/ virality distribution the platform turns everything into a meme. so it must strip away almost all context & imbue it w/ intense amounts of nihilism or so many layers of irony that there's no humanity anymore. it's a great dehumanization machine
“…the creators of these [nonconsensual, violent AI] images often seemed to be treating the action like a game or meme, with an air of laughter & detachment.”
January 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM
this = the problem w/ X. by turning it into 4chan w/ virality distribution the platform turns everything into a meme. so it must strip away almost all context & imbue it w/ intense amounts of nihilism or so many layers of irony that there's no humanity anymore. it's a great dehumanization machine
Victoria Kalaichi, Ukrainian (1986- ), Fierce Creature, oil on canvas, 16 x 16 in
January 2, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The race to infect everything with AI basically comes down to individuals, corporations, and political leaders in fear of falling behind and being dominated. Too much like the nuclear arms race – see where that’s put us now. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
January 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The race to infect everything with AI basically comes down to individuals, corporations, and political leaders in fear of falling behind and being dominated. Too much like the nuclear arms race – see where that’s put us now. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
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I actually think it's fine to position yourself against feckless elites, we should do so relative to Bari Weiss, who's given friendly interviews with Epstein grandees Alan Dershowitz and Woody Allen, and her henchman Adam Rubenstein who's a David Brooks disciple.
Bari Weiss’s CBS News directly attacking academics, subject matter experts, in the promo for her new CBS Evening News.
January 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I actually think it's fine to position yourself against feckless elites, we should do so relative to Bari Weiss, who's given friendly interviews with Epstein grandees Alan Dershowitz and Woody Allen, and her henchman Adam Rubenstein who's a David Brooks disciple.
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This maniac is trying to turn us into the best parts of Europe!
“I was elected as a democratic socialist and I will govern as a democratic socialist.”
— New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in his inaugural address
— New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in his inaugural address
Zohran Mamdani on Welcoming Bernie Sanders for a “Bread and Roses” Inaugural Celebration
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the incoming democratic socialist mayor discusses making New York a “showcase of light” through the political darkness.
www.thenation.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:14 AM
This maniac is trying to turn us into the best parts of Europe!
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A great shot by John Olson of David Crosby with his father Floyd in the family home, for a Life magazine feature, September 24, 1971.
"My parents did their absolute best, but I'm just another stumbling-along-blind human being trying to do without the instruction booklet."
"My parents did their absolute best, but I'm just another stumbling-along-blind human being trying to do without the instruction booklet."
December 31, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A great shot by John Olson of David Crosby with his father Floyd in the family home, for a Life magazine feature, September 24, 1971.
"My parents did their absolute best, but I'm just another stumbling-along-blind human being trying to do without the instruction booklet."
"My parents did their absolute best, but I'm just another stumbling-along-blind human being trying to do without the instruction booklet."
"And who ordered the calamari salad?"
December 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"And who ordered the calamari salad?"
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Silvestro Lega, Italian (1826-1895), Girl from Crespina, 1890-92, oil on canvas, 37.5 x 28.5 cm, private collection
December 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Silvestro Lega, Italian (1826-1895), Girl from Crespina, 1890-92, oil on canvas, 37.5 x 28.5 cm, private collection
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Agree 💯 With Matthew Dowd......
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Agree 💯 With Matthew Dowd......
John Pavlovitz: "I’m tired of having to treat people like children when they aren’t capable or willing to see what even a child can see . . . They know hatred and bullying and dehumanization without needing to read a think piece or do online research or unpack layers of religion and history."
Most Trump Supporters Aren't Stupid, and That's the Most Terrifying Thing
Ignorance is not a compelling argument at this point.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
John Pavlovitz: "I’m tired of having to treat people like children when they aren’t capable or willing to see what even a child can see . . . They know hatred and bullying and dehumanization without needing to read a think piece or do online research or unpack layers of religion and history."
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Yes, Stranger Things 5 is inspired by real science! 🧪
The show’s wormhole concept comes from real physics equations that allow theoretical shortcuts through spacetime, often called wormholes.
The show’s wormhole concept comes from real physics equations that allow theoretical shortcuts through spacetime, often called wormholes.
December 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Yes, Stranger Things 5 is inspired by real science! 🧪
The show’s wormhole concept comes from real physics equations that allow theoretical shortcuts through spacetime, often called wormholes.
The show’s wormhole concept comes from real physics equations that allow theoretical shortcuts through spacetime, often called wormholes.
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"Do you believe that stuff the old man was saying the other night at the 'Oso Negro' about gold changin' a man's soul so's he ain't the same sort of man as he was before findin' it?"
Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" from 1948.
Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" from 1948.
December 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"Do you believe that stuff the old man was saying the other night at the 'Oso Negro' about gold changin' a man's soul so's he ain't the same sort of man as he was before findin' it?"
Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" from 1948.
Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" from 1948.
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#IrynaBondar #Ukraine #Contemporary
Iryna Bondar (b. 1967)
ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE: DAWN IN THE FOREST, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
Iryna Bondar (b. 1967)
ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE: DAWN IN THE FOREST, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
December 27, 2025 at 6:25 AM
#IrynaBondar #Ukraine #Contemporary
Iryna Bondar (b. 1967)
ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE: DAWN IN THE FOREST, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
Iryna Bondar (b. 1967)
ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE: DAWN IN THE FOREST, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
Here's a good opportunity to contact our Congressional Rep's. offices and call for inherent contempt to be brought against bondi. Per the excellent Joyce Vance:
December 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Here's a good opportunity to contact our Congressional Rep's. offices and call for inherent contempt to be brought against bondi. Per the excellent Joyce Vance:
Here's something hopeful from the always insightful Paul Krugman. There are widening cracks visible in the maga (erm) foundation.
The Heritage Foundation Shows How MAGA Will Die
Even corrupt institutions can reach a tipping point
paulkrugman.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Here's something hopeful from the always insightful Paul Krugman. There are widening cracks visible in the maga (erm) foundation.
Yes! This!
The right, along the Roberts Court, is trying to nullify the Reconstruction amendments guaranteeing equality under the law, in order to restore the Antebellum Constitution, which envisions “liberty” as an eternal aristocracy of race and class (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 30, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Yes! This!
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Roger Hebbelinck after Valerius de Saedleer.
‘Small Village in the Snow’ [smaller version]
Etching and aquatint, 1930s.
Dimensions 49.53 cm x 55.25 cm.
robertmeyrick.co.uk/2018/05/29/v...
‘Small Village in the Snow’ [smaller version]
Etching and aquatint, 1930s.
Dimensions 49.53 cm x 55.25 cm.
robertmeyrick.co.uk/2018/05/29/v...
December 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Roger Hebbelinck after Valerius de Saedleer.
‘Small Village in the Snow’ [smaller version]
Etching and aquatint, 1930s.
Dimensions 49.53 cm x 55.25 cm.
robertmeyrick.co.uk/2018/05/29/v...
‘Small Village in the Snow’ [smaller version]
Etching and aquatint, 1930s.
Dimensions 49.53 cm x 55.25 cm.
robertmeyrick.co.uk/2018/05/29/v...
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The #photographs that defined 2025 – and the stories behind them
#Art #Photography #Photojournalism
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The #photographs that defined 2025 – and the stories behind them
#Art #Photography #Photojournalism
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
December 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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If Marjorie Taylor Greene *really* cared about the Epstein victims, she would read the names of the perpetrators on the House floor (where she would have immunity) before she leaves office.
December 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
If Marjorie Taylor Greene *really* cared about the Epstein victims, she would read the names of the perpetrators on the House floor (where she would have immunity) before she leaves office.
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We have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to destroy the armed forces of our greatest adversary for pennies on the dollar while aiding the victims of Putin’s perfidy, and this idiot is about to fuck it up, badly.
December 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to destroy the armed forces of our greatest adversary for pennies on the dollar while aiding the victims of Putin’s perfidy, and this idiot is about to fuck it up, badly.
Gov. Pritzker: "People often ask me, 'Why don't you just go make a deal with the president?' Because he doesn't live up to any of his deals. He would make agreements, break them, then sue the person he broke the agreement with to make it impossible for them to recover."
Seems relevant to #Ukraine.
Seems relevant to #Ukraine.
December 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Gov. Pritzker: "People often ask me, 'Why don't you just go make a deal with the president?' Because he doesn't live up to any of his deals. He would make agreements, break them, then sue the person he broke the agreement with to make it impossible for them to recover."
Seems relevant to #Ukraine.
Seems relevant to #Ukraine.
David Attenborough at 99, in a new documentary:
"Attenborough was keen that the documentary carry a clear message: people, and cities, need nature to be happy and healthy."
#Nature #UrbanNature
"Attenborough was keen that the documentary carry a clear message: people, and cities, need nature to be happy and healthy."
#Nature #UrbanNature
‘Cities need nature to be happy’: David Attenborough seeks out London’s hidden wildlife
Attenborough, 99, enthuses about Tube-riding pigeons, foxes, parakeets and others in Wild London for the BBC
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
David Attenborough at 99, in a new documentary:
"Attenborough was keen that the documentary carry a clear message: people, and cities, need nature to be happy and healthy."
#Nature #UrbanNature
"Attenborough was keen that the documentary carry a clear message: people, and cities, need nature to be happy and healthy."
#Nature #UrbanNature
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Remembering Candido Portinari on his birthday 🎂
📷 Luis Lemus, Vogue, 1946
"His unique paintings gave voice to those who didn’t have one: the peasants, who with their bare hands built the future of the Latin American nations."
- Luizella Mazza
📷 Luis Lemus, Vogue, 1946
"His unique paintings gave voice to those who didn’t have one: the peasants, who with their bare hands built the future of the Latin American nations."
- Luizella Mazza
December 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Remembering Candido Portinari on his birthday 🎂
📷 Luis Lemus, Vogue, 1946
"His unique paintings gave voice to those who didn’t have one: the peasants, who with their bare hands built the future of the Latin American nations."
- Luizella Mazza
📷 Luis Lemus, Vogue, 1946
"His unique paintings gave voice to those who didn’t have one: the peasants, who with their bare hands built the future of the Latin American nations."
- Luizella Mazza