Coconino
@coconinoite.bsky.social
Retired wetland/stream/404 in NM. Part-time consulting. Geologist. Daughter is a badass Marine. The Guy (who eats dinner across the table from me) did the same thing I did before he retired. I photograph wildflowers and make jewelry.
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Coconino
@coconinoite.bsky.social
· Jan 7
If I can’t find a personal skeet in your first 20-30 in your profile, I will not follow you back. If there’s nothing personal about you in your profile, I’m not following you back. If all you do is repost blue-anon, I’m definitely not following you back.
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More from the Cactus Wren nest 🪶
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
More from the Cactus Wren nest 🪶
Adorable
January 8, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Adorable
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“Al will free households from chores, says OpenAll chief economist”
Counterpoint: lmfao
Counterpoint: lmfao
Artificial intelligence will help millions of people in ways that do not appear in traditional economic statistics, says OpenAI’s chief economist ft.trib.al/toxh1Gq
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM
“Al will free households from chores, says OpenAll chief economist”
Counterpoint: lmfao
Counterpoint: lmfao
Currently drinking a glass of garnacha and awaiting some veggie empanadas at a wine bar in Palm Desert. Tomorrow Anza Borrego, a desperately needed departure from news and work. Staying at a friend’s in PHX tomorrow night and taking her back to NM to care for her mom who is now in hospice.
January 8, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Currently drinking a glass of garnacha and awaiting some veggie empanadas at a wine bar in Palm Desert. Tomorrow Anza Borrego, a desperately needed departure from news and work. Staying at a friend’s in PHX tomorrow night and taking her back to NM to care for her mom who is now in hospice.
More palate cleanser. Amazing to think (iirc a conversation with Becky Dorsey years ago) that separation/uplift along the San Jacinto fault zone occurred in around 700,000 years. View east at the intersection of Ramona Exy and Hwy 79.
January 8, 2026 at 3:18 AM
More palate cleanser. Amazing to think (iirc a conversation with Becky Dorsey years ago) that separation/uplift along the San Jacinto fault zone occurred in around 700,000 years. View east at the intersection of Ramona Exy and Hwy 79.
Some timeline palate cleansers. First phacelia and the jeep amongst the granite, Kelbaker Road.
January 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Some timeline palate cleansers. First phacelia and the jeep amongst the granite, Kelbaker Road.
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This week, I learned two new words: clicktatorship and truthstorian. Future historians might be able to make sense of a possible connection.
January 7, 2026 at 2:18 PM
This week, I learned two new words: clicktatorship and truthstorian. Future historians might be able to make sense of a possible connection.
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Welp.
We all know where we will Not be making future reservations.
How much $ hurt can we inflict on them?
We all know where we will Not be making future reservations.
How much $ hurt can we inflict on them?
UPDATE on that Hilton franchise that refused to host ICE agents:
They're no longer a Hilton franchise 😬
They're no longer a Hilton franchise 😬
Hilton said it is breaking from a franchise that was accused of canceling ICE agents' reservations at its Minneapolis-area location
January 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Welp.
We all know where we will Not be making future reservations.
How much $ hurt can we inflict on them?
We all know where we will Not be making future reservations.
How much $ hurt can we inflict on them?
This.
Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
January 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
This.
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FYI:
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
January 7, 2026 at 4:47 AM
FYI:
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
In the Irvine office for some specific rail safety training. They have fizzy water and espresso machines. Fancy!
January 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
In the Irvine office for some specific rail safety training. They have fizzy water and espresso machines. Fancy!
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Bluesky likes to think of itself as less toxic, but it truly is not. It's just that the people who view it like that think *they* have the right to be toxic for they are Righteous.
Parker and I agree on some things, disagree on others. But she is a model of thoughtfulness and good-faith. For shame.
Parker and I agree on some things, disagree on others. But she is a model of thoughtfulness and good-faith. For shame.
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Bluesky likes to think of itself as less toxic, but it truly is not. It's just that the people who view it like that think *they* have the right to be toxic for they are Righteous.
Parker and I agree on some things, disagree on others. But she is a model of thoughtfulness and good-faith. For shame.
Parker and I agree on some things, disagree on others. But she is a model of thoughtfulness and good-faith. For shame.
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Bogs are great, but I'm really into San Juan mountain fens and their restoration. 2026, year of the bogs and fens?
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Bogs are great, but I'm really into San Juan mountain fens and their restoration. 2026, year of the bogs and fens?
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Google street view of what @briandilkes.bsky.social likes to call (and I approve!) "The Church of Plant Biology" in Guatemala.
January 5, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Google street view of what @briandilkes.bsky.social likes to call (and I approve!) "The Church of Plant Biology" in Guatemala.
Cheesus, this is bad. There’s more quoted in the post below.
"While children in California, which does not allow for nonmedical vaccine exemptions, are vaccinated against measles at 96 percent, there is not a single county in Idaho, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah or Wisconsin whose kindergarten rates meet herd immunity protection."
EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected.
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
January 5, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Cheesus, this is bad. There’s more quoted in the post below.
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What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
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When I first started using Kagi, I thought unpersonalised search would be a problem; but I’ve been a user for over a year and the results are consistently better than google’s
Turns out search personalisation might have been of benefits to advertisers, not users, all along?
Turns out search personalisation might have been of benefits to advertisers, not users, all along?
January 4, 2026 at 10:01 AM
When I first started using Kagi, I thought unpersonalised search would be a problem; but I’ve been a user for over a year and the results are consistently better than google’s
Turns out search personalisation might have been of benefits to advertisers, not users, all along?
Turns out search personalisation might have been of benefits to advertisers, not users, all along?
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Def worth a read 👇
1/Leaders are abducted/allies are threatened but pundits and governments are scratching their heads on what the US is doing. Danish PM on Greenland "It makes absolutely no sense". Why? Because actors using old IR models when we need a new lens. Enter neo-royalism.
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Denmark's PM urges Trump to 'stop the threats' of annexing Greenland
The prime minister of Denmark called on Trump to “stop the threats” of the U.S. annexing Greenland after renewed comments garnered international attention.
abcnews.go.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Def worth a read 👇
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the last three Most Disturbing Ads I’ve Ever Seen have all been CandyAI. really keep raising the bar on themselves
"And I never say no"
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
December 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
the last three Most Disturbing Ads I’ve Ever Seen have all been CandyAI. really keep raising the bar on themselves
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Men: Fix your hearts. Now fix your friends' hearts. Fix other men. Please. We are begging you. We just want to go through life never having to wonder which colleague has made an electric puppet of us (or our children) to have demeaning sexual interactions with. Please.
the last three Most Disturbing Ads I’ve Ever Seen have all been CandyAI. really keep raising the bar on themselves
"And I never say no"
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
December 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Men: Fix your hearts. Now fix your friends' hearts. Fix other men. Please. We are begging you. We just want to go through life never having to wonder which colleague has made an electric puppet of us (or our children) to have demeaning sexual interactions with. Please.
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For today’s Exhibit of the Day, let’s visit the Tarugo, a dazzling elbaite tourmaline. This gem is one of the finest large crystals ever found. It is notable for its exceptional quality and unique cranberry color.
January 5, 2026 at 2:28 AM
For today’s Exhibit of the Day, let’s visit the Tarugo, a dazzling elbaite tourmaline. This gem is one of the finest large crystals ever found. It is notable for its exceptional quality and unique cranberry color.
Shitty picture of a lovely sunset while on the road. In between Ash Fork and Seligman, AZ.
January 5, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Shitty picture of a lovely sunset while on the road. In between Ash Fork and Seligman, AZ.
I really hope this is real.
January 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I really hope this is real.
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