Mel A. James

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YIMBY. ADHD. Meditator. Artist. Dancer. Small biz owner. Former Illinoisan, currently habitating in New Mexico. Insatiably curious about people, technology, science, and space. She/her
Or maybe I'm in denial that it could be as bad as last year.
Fire season is upon us. I don't like how calm I am about it this year... am I desensitized after all the stress and drama of Calf Canyon Hermit's Peak last year? #nmfire
I have no idea how long it takes to cross an entire desert on horseback but I bet it's probably enough time to name the horse

A while ago, I read about the psycholgical effect that kicks in when someone tries to fight for a good cause, but then makes a tiny mistake.

We are very hard on hypocrisy because our brains like when things add up.

I.e. a climate activist with a plastic cup triggers much harder than Elon taking a 5 minute flight in his private jet every other day.

The first feels wrong, while the second just meets our expectations.

I can't stop seeng this everywhere ever since.

TikTok user and British journalist Christina Criddle was spied on by TikTok employees who tracked her to uncover her sources.

Do it now: Uninstall China from your phone!

https://youtu.be/q0WMxiF0idA

#TikTok

TikTok tracked UK journalist via her cat's account – BBC News

YouTube

taos, new mexico
1957

man on foot

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@nickdewolfphoto It's clearly facing west, based on the angle of the sun and the lack of horizon landmarks. There's not a lot of large roads that run that direction: Kit Carson being one, but I don't think that's where this is. It's driving me nuts, lol.
@nickdewolfphoto Not me trying to figure out where this was taken!
@jeridansky Thanks! I'm hoping to be more informed this year. My best source of information was on Twitter, but she doesn't really post much here.