Garn LeBaron
@glebaron.bsky.social
Sometimes I write stuff.
https://garnlebaron.wordpress.com
https://palisadepost.com
Pronouns: dude/dude.
Places lived: Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Nevada, Ohio, California, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado
Retired Sysadmin
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https://garnlebaron.wordpress.com
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Pronouns: dude/dude.
Places lived: Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Nevada, Ohio, California, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado
Retired Sysadmin
Signal: https://tinyurl.com/mtu4y9ea
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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.
A snow shortage also means a water shortage...
February 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
A snow shortage also means a water shortage...
Only problem here is I already pay for none of these. I don't think I have any monthly subscriptions.
Scott Galloway Unveils “Resist and Unsubscribe,” an Action Plan for Consumers to Push Back Against Government Overreach
Scott Galloway Unveils “Resist and Unsubscribe,” an Action Plan for Consumers to Push Back Against Government Overreach
As mentioned here last week, Scott Galloway argued that Americans have one way to reverse the violent overreach of the federal government: launch a one-month economic strike aimed at major tech and AI...
www.openculture.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Only problem here is I already pay for none of these. I don't think I have any monthly subscriptions.
Highly illegal.
The Trump administration moves to strip 50,000 agency staff of civil service protections & give himself the power to fire them without just cause.
This...
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
This...
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
Trump admin moves to finalize return of Schedule F
Officials estimate that around 50,000 federal workers will be stripped of their civil service protections beginning in around a month, as unions, employee associations and good government groups decry...
www.govexec.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Highly illegal.
I urge you to decide for yourself...
Every land cession in the US, tied to the actual documents.
Every land cession in the US, tied to the actual documents.
February 5, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I urge you to decide for yourself...
Every land cession in the US, tied to the actual documents.
Every land cession in the US, tied to the actual documents.
We are seeing the files, but where are the trials?
February 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM
We are seeing the files, but where are the trials?
The Washington Post was killed the day Bezos bought it. This is just the aftermath.
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The Washington Post was killed the day Bezos bought it. This is just the aftermath.
Reposted by Garn LeBaron
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict (Pink Floyd)
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict (Pink Floyd)
Columbia: Can we give you any more money?
Trump to Harvard: 2 billion $
NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$
Harvard: no
Trump: 1B
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations intensify
Trump: 200 million
NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal
Harvard: no
Trump: 0$
Harvard: ok
NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses.
Trump: How about 1B$
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations resume!
NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$
Harvard: no
Trump: 1B
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations intensify
Trump: 200 million
NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal
Harvard: no
Trump: 0$
Harvard: ok
NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses.
Trump: How about 1B$
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations resume!
February 3, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Columbia: Can we give you any more money?
Some good news...
Guinea Worm Disease Reaches All-Time Low: Only 10 Human Cases Reported in 2025
Only 10 human cases of Guinea worm were reported worldwide in 2025, the lowest number ever recorded, bringing the ancient disease closer than ever to eradication.
www.cartercenter.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Some good news...
This was written in 2007, yet remains relevant today.
Chip Ward, How the Public Library Became Heartbreak Hotel
Back in the 1950s, when every domestic scandal and nightmare, political or familial, wasn't the subject of a television show, the library was my peephole into the mysteries of the adult universe. The ...
tomdispatch.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
This was written in 2007, yet remains relevant today.
Suggestion for North Carolina: Fire this dude.
Rep. Mark Harris: "Some of these things are nonstarters. Having judicial warrants? To me, hat's a nonstarter. Being able to make off their mask, putting them at risk? That's a nonstarter. I would say anything that's going to hamstring the work of ICE, that's just not going to go anywhere."
February 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Suggestion for North Carolina: Fire this dude.
Like the 7 deadly sins all rolled into one nasty package. 🤮
OPINION | He is also the creepiest among us, the sleaziest, and, as we have seen with special clarity over the past few days, quite possibly the man with the worst, most vulgar taste in the country, writes @djrothkopf.bsky.social.
Our President is Truly the Ugliest American
When Donald Trump can find a way to do lasting damage, to create monuments to his vileness, he will most certainly do so.
trib.al
February 2, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Like the 7 deadly sins all rolled into one nasty package. 🤮
What if a child rapist took over a respected performing arts center and all the artists refused to perform?
CNN is reporting the real reason Trump is closing the Kennedy Centre for two years is not for renovation: “the Kennedy Center does not have a 2026/2027 season. There would not have been any programming to announce."
February 2, 2026 at 8:27 PM
What if a child rapist took over a respected performing arts center and all the artists refused to perform?
Reposted by Garn LeBaron
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
I'm really glad all my computers have 32gb RAM and that I purchased 100tb of storage right before all the prices went nuts.
February 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I'm really glad all my computers have 32gb RAM and that I purchased 100tb of storage right before all the prices went nuts.
Want affordable housing? Get rid of billionaires and Redfin. Immigrants are NOT making your life worse.
February 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Want affordable housing? Get rid of billionaires and Redfin. Immigrants are NOT making your life worse.
Steve Bannon is in the Epstein files. Why is he still running around with a platform and a bullhorn?
February 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Steve Bannon is in the Epstein files. Why is he still running around with a platform and a bullhorn?
If you need another reason to scapegoat billionaires just look at how many are in the Epstein files.
Scapegoats. That's what the Trump administration is trying to make out of immigrants and transgender people.
If you need a true scapegoat, try billionaires instead. A small group, and far more likely to be the true source of your problems.
If you need a true scapegoat, try billionaires instead. A small group, and far more likely to be the true source of your problems.
February 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM
If you need another reason to scapegoat billionaires just look at how many are in the Epstein files.
Scapegoats. That's what the Trump administration is trying to make out of immigrants and transgender people.
If you need a true scapegoat, try billionaires instead. A small group, and far more likely to be the true source of your problems.
If you need a true scapegoat, try billionaires instead. A small group, and far more likely to be the true source of your problems.
January 31, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Scapegoats. That's what the Trump administration is trying to make out of immigrants and transgender people.
If you need a true scapegoat, try billionaires instead. A small group, and far more likely to be the true source of your problems.
If you need a true scapegoat, try billionaires instead. A small group, and far more likely to be the true source of your problems.
Merrick Garland is a fucking idiot.
January 31, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Merrick Garland is a fucking idiot.
Scapegoats. That's what the Trump administration is trying to make out of immigrants and transgender people.
If you need a true scapegoat, try billionaires instead. A small group, and far more likely to be the true source of your problems.
If you need a true scapegoat, try billionaires instead. A small group, and far more likely to be the true source of your problems.
January 30, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Scapegoats. That's what the Trump administration is trying to make out of immigrants and transgender people.
If you need a true scapegoat, try billionaires instead. A small group, and far more likely to be the true source of your problems.
If you need a true scapegoat, try billionaires instead. A small group, and far more likely to be the true source of your problems.
A perfect picture of the idiots in charge...
Greenland is now Colorado's problem. And that's a good thing. | Vince Bzdek
A 1951 treaty already gives the U.S. Northern Command, based in Colorado Springs, sweeping authority to expand the American security footprint in Greenland
www.coloradopolitics.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:26 PM
A perfect picture of the idiots in charge...