Garn LeBaron
@glebaron.bsky.social
Sometimes I write stuff.
https://garnlebaron.wordpress.com
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Places lived: Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Nevada, Ohio, California, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado
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Pronouns: dude/dude.
Places lived: Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Nevada, Ohio, California, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado
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Garn LeBaron
@glebaron.bsky.social
· Nov 4
okay, time for a prompt post to distract us all from the horrors. quote this post with your areas of expertise, interest, hyperfixation and/or obsession and invite your audience to ask you questions about them.
Linux and Free Software.
Writing.
Western US History.
Irrigation and water law.
Ranching and grazing.
Engineering and engineering disasters.
Environmentalism and ecology.
Rhetoric and postmodernism.
Communication theory and the transfer of ideas.
Writing.
Western US History.
Irrigation and water law.
Ranching and grazing.
Engineering and engineering disasters.
Environmentalism and ecology.
Rhetoric and postmodernism.
Communication theory and the transfer of ideas.
And whose fault is that? Huh? Sean?
Sean Duffy: "We have a number of people who want to get home for the holidays, they want to see their family. Listen, many of them are not going to be able to get on an airplane."
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
And whose fault is that? Huh? Sean?
Perhaps we need some French style here...
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Perhaps we need some French style here...
Sen. Mullin on Jan.6, 2020.
November 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Sen. Mullin on Jan.6, 2020.
I built and hosted some early LLMs pre-covid, but I have actually never used one myself and I don't intend to. I feel it would compromise the integrity of my writing.
A friend recently texted me the same thing. “Do you really not use ChatGPT?!” It was a sign of where we are culturally on this. People are compelled to use it but also starting to question the normalcy?
Recently met someone who was very surprised to hear I didn’t use ChatGPT or any LLM.
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I built and hosted some early LLMs pre-covid, but I have actually never used one myself and I don't intend to. I feel it would compromise the integrity of my writing.
Reposted by Garn LeBaron
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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I'm going to start using "I could smell the onions and the mustard" in everyday conversations.
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'm going to start using "I could smell the onions and the mustard" in everyday conversations.
I wish I could go my entire life without ever seeing this stupid fuckin tie again...
November 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I wish I could go my entire life without ever seeing this stupid fuckin tie again...
Here's a big question for you. Why do Americans need SNAP? Why do Americans need Home Heating Assistance? Who are the corporate bastards who aren't paying enough wages?
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Here's a big question for you. Why do Americans need SNAP? Why do Americans need Home Heating Assistance? Who are the corporate bastards who aren't paying enough wages?
Sure glad I'm not a Cornell alum. Don't comply with fascism folks.
BREAKING: Cornell caved.
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Sure glad I'm not a Cornell alum. Don't comply with fascism folks.
Backlash from people who enjoy seeing children starve. Boo fucking Hoo.
Fort Lewis College faces backlash from Republicans after denying Turning Point USA chapter
Republican state lawmakers are criticizing the student government at Durango’s Fort Lewis College for rejecting a proposal to establish a Turning Point USA chapter on campus. Turning Point USA is a no...
www.coloradopolitics.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Backlash from people who enjoy seeing children starve. Boo fucking Hoo.
Remember Meals on Wheels? It was a program delivering hot meals to the elderly and infirm. Mostly by volunteers. Our taxes paid for the food . Cut by Elon and Trump earlier this year.
We need to get it back. Cutting it must have been illegal.
We need to get it back. Cutting it must have been illegal.
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Remember Meals on Wheels? It was a program delivering hot meals to the elderly and infirm. Mostly by volunteers. Our taxes paid for the food . Cut by Elon and Trump earlier this year.
We need to get it back. Cutting it must have been illegal.
We need to get it back. Cutting it must have been illegal.
These people make it a point of pride to be stupid about every little thing.
Oz: We thought it was 125 million pounds. Our estimate is Americans will lose 135 billion pounds by the midterms
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
These people make it a point of pride to be stupid about every little thing.
Ok dude. We literally closed a business because tariffs put raw materials costs through the roof. I still buy stuff everyday and you're not fooling anyone.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump, stung by Republican losses, stands his ground on affordability
Democrats running on cost-of-living anxieties outperformed Republicans in Tuesday’s elections by greater-than-expected margins. The president chalked it up to partisan lies.
www.politico.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Ok dude. We literally closed a business because tariffs put raw materials costs through the roof. I still buy stuff everyday and you're not fooling anyone.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Gregory Lairmore is a big giant baby.
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Gregory Lairmore is a big giant baby.
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He lost. Corner crossing ruled legal by the court.
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
He lost. Corner crossing ruled legal by the court.
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Diminish a band name:
Daisy Mae Tull
No
Sticks
Aluminum Zeppelin
Mist-hat
Lukewarm Play
Hedgehog Tree
Cranky Femmes
Tinfoil Drivers
The Eaglets
The Tooty Blues
Cream Theater
Judas Altar Boy
Jefferson GoKart
Daisy Mae Tull
No
Sticks
Aluminum Zeppelin
Mist-hat
Lukewarm Play
Hedgehog Tree
Cranky Femmes
Tinfoil Drivers
The Eaglets
The Tooty Blues
Cream Theater
Judas Altar Boy
Jefferson GoKart
August 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Diminish a band name:
Daisy Mae Tull
No
Sticks
Aluminum Zeppelin
Mist-hat
Lukewarm Play
Hedgehog Tree
Cranky Femmes
Tinfoil Drivers
The Eaglets
The Tooty Blues
Cream Theater
Judas Altar Boy
Jefferson GoKart
Daisy Mae Tull
No
Sticks
Aluminum Zeppelin
Mist-hat
Lukewarm Play
Hedgehog Tree
Cranky Femmes
Tinfoil Drivers
The Eaglets
The Tooty Blues
Cream Theater
Judas Altar Boy
Jefferson GoKart
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The drought in the American Southwest is now expected to last the rest of the century and beyond. The Pacific is absorbing way too much heat and altering the Pacific Decadal Oscillation pattern.
August 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The drought in the American Southwest is now expected to last the rest of the century and beyond. The Pacific is absorbing way too much heat and altering the Pacific Decadal Oscillation pattern.
Milquetoast pussy. Is everyone seated yet? Is the House in session?
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Milquetoast pussy. Is everyone seated yet? Is the House in session?
In the Trump Era, Cheney's brand of evil suddenly doesn't seem as evil as it once did...
In the Trump Era, Cheney’s Brand of Conservatism Became Obsolete
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In the Trump Era, Cheney's brand of evil suddenly doesn't seem as evil as it once did...
The House is back in session?
Hurd introduces House bill to transfer Crystal Reservoir to Ouray - News
U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd has introduced legislation to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir from the U.S. Forest Service to the city of Ouray, identical to a Senate bill introduced in September, after w...
www.ouraynews.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The House is back in session?
So proud that Colorado voted 60% in favor of taxing the 300K+ earners to pay for free school lunches.
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
So proud that Colorado voted 60% in favor of taxing the 300K+ earners to pay for free school lunches.
THE BEATINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES!!
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
THE BEATINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES!!