Joshua Shepherd
@joshuashepherd.bsky.social
In good faith. Veteran
🛢 1 Barrel of Oil = 4.5 Years Human Labor
We can transition voluntarily, or involuntarily.
What are you building?
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🛢 1 Barrel of Oil = 4.5 Years Human Labor
We can transition voluntarily, or involuntarily.
What are you building?
📢- @tumblefeed.bsky.social
📚- @SaltyOptimistBooks.bsky.social
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Our in-depth look by the @azcir.org
at Arizona’s groundwater crisis from the state’s northwest corner and the ongoing struggle over groundwater between out-of-state and foreign-owned corporate farms and this rural county.
at Arizona’s groundwater crisis from the state’s northwest corner and the ongoing struggle over groundwater between out-of-state and foreign-owned corporate farms and this rural county.
NEW: When CA and NV tightened groundwater rules, investors didn’t stop drilling — they just moved into AZ. Now, more than 99% of cropland in one rural basin is owned or controlled by out-of-state interests. @azcir.org's latest, via @clomahqu.bsky.social & Brendon Derr:
azcir.org/news/2025/11...
azcir.org/news/2025/11...
Arizona's Hualapai Valley now a 'de facto transfer basin' for out-of-state interests
Since 2014, an influx of out-of-state interests have drilled nearly 200 agricultural wells in Mohave County’s Hualapai Valley groundwater basin, straining the aquifer and putting residential water sup...
azcir.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Our in-depth look by the @azcir.org
at Arizona’s groundwater crisis from the state’s northwest corner and the ongoing struggle over groundwater between out-of-state and foreign-owned corporate farms and this rural county.
at Arizona’s groundwater crisis from the state’s northwest corner and the ongoing struggle over groundwater between out-of-state and foreign-owned corporate farms and this rural county.
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Breaking a little news tonight: Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov, speaking tonight at Progressive Maryland's annual gala, just announced he will be sponsoring Medicare for All legislation in the US Senate. This is his first time sponsoring 👀👀👀
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Breaking a little news tonight: Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov, speaking tonight at Progressive Maryland's annual gala, just announced he will be sponsoring Medicare for All legislation in the US Senate. This is his first time sponsoring 👀👀👀
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VA To Improve Veterans’ Health Care With New $500 Million Waiting Room https://theonion.com/va-to-improve-veterans-health-care-with-new-500-milli-1819576535/
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
VA To Improve Veterans’ Health Care With New $500 Million Waiting Room https://theonion.com/va-to-improve-veterans-health-care-with-new-500-milli-1819576535/
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The City Council voted to postpone a five-year, $450K renewal of its Automated License Plate Reader system amid growing privacy and immigrant rights concerns.
www.paloaltoonline.c...
#surveillance #privacy #immigrantrights #eastpaloalto
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#surveillance #privacy #immigrantrights #eastpaloalto
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East Palo Alto leaders push back on license plate readers amid privacy concerns
East Palo City Council on Tuesday postponed a five-year contract renewal of its Flock Automated License Plate Reader technology, citing concerns over data privacy and immigrant rights. The city entered a year-long pilot program in December 2024, installing 25 non-mobile cameras throughout the city to document the rear license plates on cars at a time […]
www.paloaltoonline.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The City Council voted to postpone a five-year, $450K renewal of its Automated License Plate Reader system amid growing privacy and immigrant rights concerns.
www.paloaltoonline.c...
#surveillance #privacy #immigrantrights #eastpaloalto
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#surveillance #privacy #immigrantrights #eastpaloalto
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A Reno man is suing a police officer in federal court after being wrongfully arrested at the Peppermill Casino due to an artificial intelligence facial recognition error.
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/11/pepp...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/11/pepp...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
AI Facial Recognition Leads to Wrongful Arrest at Casino
Peppermill Casino's AI facial recognition system misidentifies a UPS driver as a trespasser, leading to wrongful arrest and lawsuit.
thisisreno.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
A Reno man is suing a police officer in federal court after being wrongfully arrested at the Peppermill Casino due to an artificial intelligence facial recognition error.
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/11/pepp...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/11/pepp...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
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Check it out! The northern lights were spotted above Lake Mead tonight 📸
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Check it out! The northern lights were spotted above Lake Mead tonight 📸
Can somebody put me on the solarpunk advertising algorithm?
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Can somebody put me on the solarpunk advertising algorithm?
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People are finally catching on to just how toxic Turning Point USA really is, even Christian colleges are saying no thanks. 👀
This week, Point Loma Nazarene Univ. rejected a proposed TPUSA chapter after student leaders said its goals clashed with the school’s values.
obrag.org/2025/11/pt-l...
People are finally catching on to just how toxic Turning Point USA really is, even Christian colleges are saying no thanks. 👀
This week, Point Loma Nazarene Univ. rejected a proposed TPUSA chapter after student leaders said its goals clashed with the school’s values.
obrag.org/2025/11/pt-l...
Pt Loma Nazarene ASB Votes Against Turning Point USA Club on Campus
By Grace Chaves / The Point - PLNU / Nov 5, 2025
In an email to Point Loma Nazarene University’s student body from President Kerry Fulcher, it was announced that the Associated Student Body (ASB) re...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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People are finally catching on to just how toxic Turning Point USA really is, even Christian colleges are saying no thanks. 👀
This week, Point Loma Nazarene Univ. rejected a proposed TPUSA chapter after student leaders said its goals clashed with the school’s values.
obrag.org/2025/11/pt-l...
People are finally catching on to just how toxic Turning Point USA really is, even Christian colleges are saying no thanks. 👀
This week, Point Loma Nazarene Univ. rejected a proposed TPUSA chapter after student leaders said its goals clashed with the school’s values.
obrag.org/2025/11/pt-l...
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On Nov. 11, the seven Colorado River basin states need to reach a consensus on how to split up the dwindling river. If they do, the agreement goes into place in 2026. If the states don't agree, the feds could step in. #cawater www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
Trump's Colorado River deadline is almost here. Are states ready for cuts?
Because of drought, mandatory water cuts are nothing new in Utah. But the potential of large-scale reductions across the Colorado River Basin would present a steep challenge.
www.kjzz.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
On Nov. 11, the seven Colorado River basin states need to reach a consensus on how to split up the dwindling river. If they do, the agreement goes into place in 2026. If the states don't agree, the feds could step in. #cawater www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
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BREAKING: Book banning extremist group “Moms For Liberty” LOST ALL 31 of their races.
Moms for Liberty is now 0-59 in contested school board races since 2023.
This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!
Moms for Liberty is now 0-59 in contested school board races since 2023.
This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
BREAKING: Book banning extremist group “Moms For Liberty” LOST ALL 31 of their races.
Moms for Liberty is now 0-59 in contested school board races since 2023.
This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!
Moms for Liberty is now 0-59 in contested school board races since 2023.
This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!
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Cheating is how the Republicans are hiding the Epstein Files, and at the same time denying over 800 Arizona Voters representation!
November 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Cheating is how the Republicans are hiding the Epstein Files, and at the same time denying over 800 Arizona Voters representation!
Interesting #Craigslist Listings:
NW #Denver Area #ToolRental service.
denver.craigslist.org/bar/d/arvada...
#SharingEconomy #LibraryOfThings
NW #Denver Area #ToolRental service.
denver.craigslist.org/bar/d/arvada...
#SharingEconomy #LibraryOfThings
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Interesting #Craigslist Listings:
NW #Denver Area #ToolRental service.
denver.craigslist.org/bar/d/arvada...
#SharingEconomy #LibraryOfThings
NW #Denver Area #ToolRental service.
denver.craigslist.org/bar/d/arvada...
#SharingEconomy #LibraryOfThings
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#OtD 31 Oct 1517 Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, setting in motion a chain of events which would change Europe forever stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1039...
October 31, 2025 at 5:55 AM
#OtD 31 Oct 1517 Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, setting in motion a chain of events which would change Europe forever stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1039...
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Brightline has started major construction of its train station on South Las Vegas Boulevard just south of Warm Springs Road, causing temporary lane restrictions in the area.
Cone Zone: Brightline begins construction on Las Vegas train station
Brightline has started major construction of its train station, causing temporary lane restrictions in the area.
www.fox5vegas.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Brightline has started major construction of its train station on South Las Vegas Boulevard just south of Warm Springs Road, causing temporary lane restrictions in the area.
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5/x Go shopping at rotordc.com or build your own stash we need circular material banks everywhere.
Rotor Deconstruction – Reuse of building materials made easy
We are a cooperative that organises the reuse of construction materials. We dismantle, process and trade
salvaged building components.
rotordc.com
December 7, 2024 at 6:52 PM
5/x Go shopping at rotordc.com or build your own stash we need circular material banks everywhere.
Maria Corina Machado as Nobel recipient punctuates the moment.
As Machado brings the gasoline Super Soaker to the campfire, she carries Alfred Nobel's dynamite torch in the procession of mercenary technocrats. Nobel brought us WWI. Sarah Winchester-esque gunpowder madness.
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#Venezuela
As Machado brings the gasoline Super Soaker to the campfire, she carries Alfred Nobel's dynamite torch in the procession of mercenary technocrats. Nobel brought us WWI. Sarah Winchester-esque gunpowder madness.
💥😱
#Venezuela
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Maria Corina Machado as Nobel recipient punctuates the moment.
As Machado brings the gasoline Super Soaker to the campfire, she carries Alfred Nobel's dynamite torch in the procession of mercenary technocrats. Nobel brought us WWI. Sarah Winchester-esque gunpowder madness.
💥😱
#Venezuela
As Machado brings the gasoline Super Soaker to the campfire, she carries Alfred Nobel's dynamite torch in the procession of mercenary technocrats. Nobel brought us WWI. Sarah Winchester-esque gunpowder madness.
💥😱
#Venezuela
In an era of exponentially higher data transfer capacity, these parasites will stake their future margins on the continued destabilization of those incarcerated people, and their families with the most barriers.
🚨NEW: The FCC has voted to raise calling rates for incarcerated people – a move that bends to the will of telecomm companies, jails and prisons, while saddling poor families with higher costs.
Now, prices could hike as much as 83% 🧵
Now, prices could hike as much as 83% 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In an era of exponentially higher data transfer capacity, these parasites will stake their future margins on the continued destabilization of those incarcerated people, and their families with the most barriers.
The Mohave County Sheriff's Office is investigating the apparent accidental shooting death of a 19-year-old man. Story link in comments ⬇️
October 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Have you listened to the latest Snake Talk Podcast episode yet?
Dr. Jenkins sits down with rattlesnake expert Mike Cardwell for a deep dive into one of North America’s most fascinating and misunderstood species—the Mohave Rattlesnake.
Listen in: www.oriannesociety.org/snake-talk/
Dr. Jenkins sits down with rattlesnake expert Mike Cardwell for a deep dive into one of North America’s most fascinating and misunderstood species—the Mohave Rattlesnake.
Listen in: www.oriannesociety.org/snake-talk/
October 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Have you listened to the latest Snake Talk Podcast episode yet?
Dr. Jenkins sits down with rattlesnake expert Mike Cardwell for a deep dive into one of North America’s most fascinating and misunderstood species—the Mohave Rattlesnake.
Listen in: www.oriannesociety.org/snake-talk/
Dr. Jenkins sits down with rattlesnake expert Mike Cardwell for a deep dive into one of North America’s most fascinating and misunderstood species—the Mohave Rattlesnake.
Listen in: www.oriannesociety.org/snake-talk/
Silicon Valley wants to make cities more efficient by taking away anything that makes them enjoyable.
This week @jomc.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss why robotaxis and delivery bots aren’t solving any real problems with transport and cities.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/299_...
This week @jomc.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss why robotaxis and delivery bots aren’t solving any real problems with transport and cities.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/299_...
October 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Can we acknowledge Canadian 'media' and a separatist Scottish newspaper are vastly different?
No lies told from The National, but acting as if Canadian media might rise to the occasion misrepresents what they fundamentally are and why they exist.
No lies told from The National, but acting as if Canadian media might rise to the occasion misrepresents what they fundamentally are and why they exist.
canadian media would never have this courage
Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.
October 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Can we acknowledge Canadian 'media' and a separatist Scottish newspaper are vastly different?
No lies told from The National, but acting as if Canadian media might rise to the occasion misrepresents what they fundamentally are and why they exist.
No lies told from The National, but acting as if Canadian media might rise to the occasion misrepresents what they fundamentally are and why they exist.
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🔴 In the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported an additional 151 killed (116 of whom were recovered from the rubble) and 72 injured arriving at hospitals.
This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to 67,682 and 170,033 injuries (likely 3-5x higher).
This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to 67,682 and 170,033 injuries (likely 3-5x higher).
October 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
🔴 In the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported an additional 151 killed (116 of whom were recovered from the rubble) and 72 injured arriving at hospitals.
This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to 67,682 and 170,033 injuries (likely 3-5x higher).
This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to 67,682 and 170,033 injuries (likely 3-5x higher).
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Religious leaders here are not mincing words. They have repeatedly used the word "evil."
"Detention and deportation are acts that wound the body of Christ, and deny the dignity of God's people."
"Detention and deportation are acts that wound the body of Christ, and deny the dignity of God's people."
October 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Religious leaders here are not mincing words. They have repeatedly used the word "evil."
"Detention and deportation are acts that wound the body of Christ, and deny the dignity of God's people."
"Detention and deportation are acts that wound the body of Christ, and deny the dignity of God's people."
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I told the mycelia about you and it wanted me to tell you to not worry about today. They said “just absorb nutrients for now, you’ll grow big mushrooms later when the weather is right and your roots are ready”
June 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I told the mycelia about you and it wanted me to tell you to not worry about today. They said “just absorb nutrients for now, you’ll grow big mushrooms later when the weather is right and your roots are ready”
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How do you raise children — or support future generations — in an environment where they can thrive, connect, and safely explore the world beyond the screen? Join us October 9 at 12pm CT for a Local-Motive session with Vanessa Elias!
October 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
How do you raise children — or support future generations — in an environment where they can thrive, connect, and safely explore the world beyond the screen? Join us October 9 at 12pm CT for a Local-Motive session with Vanessa Elias!