Finch in Albuquerque
@finchinabq.bsky.social
Not all who wander are lost, but I definitely am.
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I post about the library and my dog Higgins a lot.
DC➡️ABQ
she/her
I post about the library and my dog Higgins a lot.
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Phone numbers for New Mexico Federal legislators:
NM Sen Ben Ray Luján
(202) 224-6621
(505) 337-7023
(575) 288-4644
(505) 398-9465
NM Sen Martin Heinrich
(202) 224-5521
(505) 346-6601
NM Rep Melanie Stansbury
(202) 225-6316
(505) 346-6781
NM Sen Ben Ray Luján
(202) 224-6621
(505) 337-7023
(575) 288-4644
(505) 398-9465
NM Sen Martin Heinrich
(202) 224-5521
(505) 346-6601
NM Rep Melanie Stansbury
(202) 225-6316
(505) 346-6781
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Wild how many people operate on the assumption that all women work corporate email jobs and men work 16-hour shifts mud-wrestling in mine shafts. The most common sector for women is healthcare. And I have seen things working in healthcare that would make men yearn for the mines.
February 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Wild how many people operate on the assumption that all women work corporate email jobs and men work 16-hour shifts mud-wrestling in mine shafts. The most common sector for women is healthcare. And I have seen things working in healthcare that would make men yearn for the mines.
A SINGLE DAY
February 18, 2026 at 9:58 PM
A SINGLE DAY
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NO NO NO NO NO NO NO - dashare.zone ADMIN
February 18, 2026 at 9:55 PM
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO - dashare.zone ADMIN
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performative ass wednesday
February 18, 2026 at 8:42 PM
performative ass wednesday
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American politicians always think Americans want jobs but what we actually want is money
February 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
American politicians always think Americans want jobs but what we actually want is money
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An absurd thing is that New Mexico is the last state to not pay its legislators (they get per-diems) which among everything else explains why it's mostly lawyers that can take 1-2 months off every year writing all our laws.
New Mexico voters will decide in November whether lawmakers should receive salaries after the Legislature approved a resolution placing the question on the statewide ballot.
NM Legislature approves resolution for lawmaker pay, sending question to voters on November ballot
New Mexico lawmakers approved a resolution asking voters to decide in November whether legislators should receive salaries, potentially ending the state’s long-standing unpaid Legislature.
www.organmountainnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:18 PM
An absurd thing is that New Mexico is the last state to not pay its legislators (they get per-diems) which among everything else explains why it's mostly lawyers that can take 1-2 months off every year writing all our laws.
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I was vaxxed as a kid in the 80s/90s but no longer have titers for measles. Maybe worth checking!
Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases
Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.
www.thebanner.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I was vaxxed as a kid in the 80s/90s but no longer have titers for measles. Maybe worth checking!
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I say this as someone who loves technology but hates the tech industry - why do we have to love technology? why do we have to give something like AI clemency for its errors? It's a product we are being sold, it should have to earn our money or attention.
I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!
February 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I say this as someone who loves technology but hates the tech industry - why do we have to love technology? why do we have to give something like AI clemency for its errors? It's a product we are being sold, it should have to earn our money or attention.
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They also did it in Charlottesville. I know a lot of people thought her death would move the political needle but they are just going to call her a race traitor in their little groups just like they did white protesters during the height of the Civil Rights movement. These people love to hate.
This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
February 18, 2026 at 7:40 PM
They also did it in Charlottesville. I know a lot of people thought her death would move the political needle but they are just going to call her a race traitor in their little groups just like they did white protesters during the height of the Civil Rights movement. These people love to hate.
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It is Wednesday and possibly you might enjoy this succulent that will bloom soon.
February 18, 2026 at 7:16 PM
It is Wednesday and possibly you might enjoy this succulent that will bloom soon.
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some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing
February 18, 2026 at 7:41 PM
some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing
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I heard someone say "respect without accountability is enabling, accountability without respect is policing" and it's just been stuck in my head for the past week so hard
February 18, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I heard someone say "respect without accountability is enabling, accountability without respect is policing" and it's just been stuck in my head for the past week so hard
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Gentlemen... we've got him
February 18, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Gentlemen... we've got him
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The decline of right wing cultural production is just due to the fact that they don’t like culture, they like the signifiers of culture, ie “classic sculpture means white people are better.” They don’t like art at all except for this purpose. They don’t even like the nerd stuff they whine about
February 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The decline of right wing cultural production is just due to the fact that they don’t like culture, they like the signifiers of culture, ie “classic sculpture means white people are better.” They don’t like art at all except for this purpose. They don’t even like the nerd stuff they whine about
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“Get fucked.”
I absolutely love Nat's What I Reckon, and if this man would have me, I would totes and thoroughly wed him.
Avocado seed removal trick
YouTube video by Nat’s What I Reckon
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February 18, 2026 at 7:20 PM
“Get fucked.”
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I absolutely love Nat's What I Reckon, and if this man would have me, I would totes and thoroughly wed him.
Avocado seed removal trick
YouTube video by Nat’s What I Reckon
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I absolutely love Nat's What I Reckon, and if this man would have me, I would totes and thoroughly wed him.
Foot
February 18, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Foot
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Why not cultivate more effective candidates that actually have messaging and a platform that matches the need of the moment?
It’s not difficult 😭
It’s not difficult 😭
February 18, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Why not cultivate more effective candidates that actually have messaging and a platform that matches the need of the moment?
It’s not difficult 😭
It’s not difficult 😭
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Setting this reminder was perhaps my most brilliant move ever
February 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Setting this reminder was perhaps my most brilliant move ever
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Well which is it? Are you for birthright citizenship or against?
From @theathletic.com: Vice President JD Vance does not seem to agree with Eileen Gu's choice to represent China, rather than the United States, at the Olympics. Gu, who was born in San Francisco, has won five medals for China, where her mother is from. nyti.ms/3ZJtaYv
JD Vance insinuates Eileen Gu should be representing the United States at Winter Olympics
Gu was born in 2003, and her mother, Yan Gu, is a first-generation Chinese immigrant. Her father is American.
nyti.ms
February 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Well which is it? Are you for birthright citizenship or against?
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“Budgets are moral documents” is an evergreen statement 💗
February 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
“Budgets are moral documents” is an evergreen statement 💗
Your budget indicates your priorities.
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Your budget indicates your priorities.
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And here comes the mandatory caveat: It's not a high salary, it's very competitive, it needs more funding and it's by no means a perfect system. But it's the reason why I've been able to write full time the past 10 years or so.
February 18, 2026 at 2:27 PM
And here comes the mandatory caveat: It's not a high salary, it's very competitive, it needs more funding and it's by no means a perfect system. But it's the reason why I've been able to write full time the past 10 years or so.
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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.