Lori Witzel
@loriaustex.bsky.social
(She/Her) #PNW #botany #lichens #MedievalArt #poetry #photography Work: #marketing #analytics #data Other: http://chatoyance.blogspot.com #arthistory Thoughts mine, don't represent my employer.
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Word is from my music circles that the great Joe Ely has passed away. One of the all time great Texans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZG5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZG5...
Joe Ely Austin City Limits 1984
YouTube video by livemusic55
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December 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Word is from my music circles that the great Joe Ely has passed away. One of the all time great Texans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZG5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZG5...
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Maybe you need to see Large Teenage Wootz getting all snuggly on my lap. #CatsOfBluesky #catsky #cats #tabby
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Maybe you need to see Large Teenage Wootz getting all snuggly on my lap. #CatsOfBluesky #catsky #cats #tabby
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
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No todo lo pequeño es irrelevante. 🪰
Esta diminuta mosca, apoyada en la mano, es parte de la diversidad que solemos pasar por alto.
Thaumatomyia notata (Chloropidae) con sus 3mm la podemos encontrar en las flores bebiendo néctar. Sus larvas son predadoras de pulgones. 🌸
@ebdonana.bsky.social
Esta diminuta mosca, apoyada en la mano, es parte de la diversidad que solemos pasar por alto.
Thaumatomyia notata (Chloropidae) con sus 3mm la podemos encontrar en las flores bebiendo néctar. Sus larvas son predadoras de pulgones. 🌸
@ebdonana.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
No todo lo pequeño es irrelevante. 🪰
Esta diminuta mosca, apoyada en la mano, es parte de la diversidad que solemos pasar por alto.
Thaumatomyia notata (Chloropidae) con sus 3mm la podemos encontrar en las flores bebiendo néctar. Sus larvas son predadoras de pulgones. 🌸
@ebdonana.bsky.social
Esta diminuta mosca, apoyada en la mano, es parte de la diversidad que solemos pasar por alto.
Thaumatomyia notata (Chloropidae) con sus 3mm la podemos encontrar en las flores bebiendo néctar. Sus larvas son predadoras de pulgones. 🌸
@ebdonana.bsky.social
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Tell me something that brought you joy this week.
Any old thing will do. Small joys are as good as big ones—sometimes even better.
Any old thing will do. Small joys are as good as big ones—sometimes even better.
December 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Tell me something that brought you joy this week.
Any old thing will do. Small joys are as good as big ones—sometimes even better.
Any old thing will do. Small joys are as good as big ones—sometimes even better.
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Earlier: Par is what you set it at.
No more than 12 in your 4-some.
Missing balls are considered stolen. (No penalty.)
Bikinis Ok.
No more than 12 in your 4-some.
Missing balls are considered stolen. (No penalty.)
Bikinis Ok.
A Trip Through Willie Nelson’s Golf Course, His Unorthodox Rules, and His Uncertain Tribal Identity
My wife Monica and I had different reasons for journeying to Pedernales. She’s a fan. But our visit to Willie’s golf course was partly for my research on a book on Native-owned golf courses.
www.texasobserver.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Earlier: Par is what you set it at.
No more than 12 in your 4-some.
Missing balls are considered stolen. (No penalty.)
Bikinis Ok.
No more than 12 in your 4-some.
Missing balls are considered stolen. (No penalty.)
Bikinis Ok.
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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no weapon formed against silly whimsy will prosper
July 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
no weapon formed against silly whimsy will prosper
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160 years ago, the 13th Amendment was ratified, ending slavery. But that amendment came with a sinister loophole: a Slavery Clause that allowed for slavery “as punishment for crime.”
We need to pass @repnikema.bsky.social’s and my Abolition Amendment to #EndTheException once and for all!
We need to pass @repnikema.bsky.social’s and my Abolition Amendment to #EndTheException once and for all!
December 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
160 years ago, the 13th Amendment was ratified, ending slavery. But that amendment came with a sinister loophole: a Slavery Clause that allowed for slavery “as punishment for crime.”
We need to pass @repnikema.bsky.social’s and my Abolition Amendment to #EndTheException once and for all!
We need to pass @repnikema.bsky.social’s and my Abolition Amendment to #EndTheException once and for all!
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But if AI is so userful and everyone wants it, why does Microsoft have to cut its AI sales targets in half?
Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas
Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas
December 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
But if AI is so userful and everyone wants it, why does Microsoft have to cut its AI sales targets in half?
Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas
Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas
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Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
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December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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From our magazine: Billing data from Corpus Christi Water obtained by the Observer shows the Bitcoin mine guzzled 11,563,000 gallons from May to August this year. It consumed 3,950,000 gallons in July alone, about 127,500 gallons a day.
Crypto's Cryptic Texas Takeover
State regulators don't want you to know about the 60-plus Bitcoin mines guzzling public water and electricity—even though consumers are already paying the price.
www.texasobserver.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
From our magazine: Billing data from Corpus Christi Water obtained by the Observer shows the Bitcoin mine guzzled 11,563,000 gallons from May to August this year. It consumed 3,950,000 gallons in July alone, about 127,500 gallons a day.
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I’m kind of new to the Democrats, but I thought we were FOR respecting the legal process, and also that we were AGAINST political corruption. And that it was especially important to hold to these principles at this time.
But I guess there’s some insider memo I didn’t get that would set me straight?
But I guess there’s some insider memo I didn’t get that would set me straight?
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I’m kind of new to the Democrats, but I thought we were FOR respecting the legal process, and also that we were AGAINST political corruption. And that it was especially important to hold to these principles at this time.
But I guess there’s some insider memo I didn’t get that would set me straight?
But I guess there’s some insider memo I didn’t get that would set me straight?
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Tonight, we did something everyone counted out. We proved to a nation that states like Tennessee are still worth fighting for. The margin was close, and that can only be attributed to the thousands of volunteers who showed out. This is just the beginning.
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Tonight, we did something everyone counted out. We proved to a nation that states like Tennessee are still worth fighting for. The margin was close, and that can only be attributed to the thousands of volunteers who showed out. This is just the beginning.
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First, Trump conducts extrajudicial murders of boaters in the Caribbean and Pacific suspected of transporting drugs destined for Europe.
Then, Trump pardons the drug kingpin who built the cocaine superhighway to the U.S.
In no way do those decisions put America—or Americans—first.
Then, Trump pardons the drug kingpin who built the cocaine superhighway to the U.S.
In no way do those decisions put America—or Americans—first.
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
First, Trump conducts extrajudicial murders of boaters in the Caribbean and Pacific suspected of transporting drugs destined for Europe.
Then, Trump pardons the drug kingpin who built the cocaine superhighway to the U.S.
In no way do those decisions put America—or Americans—first.
Then, Trump pardons the drug kingpin who built the cocaine superhighway to the U.S.
In no way do those decisions put America—or Americans—first.
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Read these words. This is your country doing this:
“Pregnant & postpartum women report starving in ICE custody, freezing cells, invasive procedures, miscarriages, their pleas for help going unanswered.”
Thank you @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social @the-independent.com for shining a light on these horrors
“Pregnant & postpartum women report starving in ICE custody, freezing cells, invasive procedures, miscarriages, their pleas for help going unanswered.”
Thank you @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social @the-independent.com for shining a light on these horrors
(1/4) ICE detention has become a black box. Oversight has been gutted. Families are being separated. Pregnant and postpartum women report starving in custody, freezing cells, invasive procedures, miscarriages, and their pleas for help going unanswered.
Miscarriages, infections, neglect: The pregnant women detained by ICE
Until last year, Congress required reports on the pregnant, postpartum or nursing women in ICE custody, including ‘detailed justification’ for their detention. This requirement no longer exists, Kelly...
www.independent.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Read these words. This is your country doing this:
“Pregnant & postpartum women report starving in ICE custody, freezing cells, invasive procedures, miscarriages, their pleas for help going unanswered.”
Thank you @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social @the-independent.com for shining a light on these horrors
“Pregnant & postpartum women report starving in ICE custody, freezing cells, invasive procedures, miscarriages, their pleas for help going unanswered.”
Thank you @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social @the-independent.com for shining a light on these horrors
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
I hope my Senator @merkley.senate.gov brings the fight club energy to this. cc @wyden.senate.gov @repdexteror.bsky.social
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I hope my Senator @merkley.senate.gov brings the fight club energy to this. cc @wyden.senate.gov @repdexteror.bsky.social
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To my reps in Congress:
Are these Hegseth-ordered murders violations of U.S. criminal statute?
@wyden.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov
Are these Hegseth-ordered murders violations of U.S. criminal statute?
@wyden.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov
SCOOP: For the Trump admin's Sept. 2 strike targeting 11 men on a boat suspected of ferrying drugs, SecDef Hegseth gave an order, officials say, to kill them all. When two men were still alive, orders were given to strike again, finishing them off.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
To my reps in Congress:
Are these Hegseth-ordered murders violations of U.S. criminal statute?
@wyden.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov
Are these Hegseth-ordered murders violations of U.S. criminal statute?
@wyden.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov
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Writing about my wife’s naked political corruption like a Dan Brown novel
This is a lot, but (allegedly) Olivia Nuzzi sent a secret recorder with a sketch artist to tape Trump at Mar-a-Lago so she could feed campaign intel to RFK, where [pauses to take a breath] something Trump said about his assassination attempt “would shatter our understanding of recent history”??
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Writing about my wife’s naked political corruption like a Dan Brown novel
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If you're interested, this tribute to Alice Wong was written by one of the people who knew her best
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
A Tribute to an Oracle, Alice Wong
Alice had the ability to look to the future and a world where laws and attitudes did not keep disabled people poor, pitied, and isolated.
www.thenation.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If you're interested, this tribute to Alice Wong was written by one of the people who knew her best
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.