Kelly Winters
@ktwinters.bsky.social
Former Minnesota farm kid and higher ed researcher now living in Northern New Mexico. Gardening with native, waterwise, pollinator- and bird-migration friendly, high-desert perennial plants.
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Kelly Winters
@ktwinters.bsky.social
· Jan 10
Welcome new followers! Look forward to learning about my life in remote northern New Mexico and the quirky high-desert, artsy, and culturally diverse region around Taos. There will be mentions of cats, native plants, romancelandia, healthcare and education policy inequities, and climate change.
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The cruelty is the point.
Trump moves to block public servants from loan forgiveness based on ideology wapo.st/3JC1wbp
Trump moves to block public servants from loan forgiveness based on ideology wapo.st/3JC1wbp
Trump moves to block public servants from loan forgiveness based on ideology
Those who work with undocumented immigrants, provide gender transition care for minors or publicly protest could be blocked from student loan forgiveness under a new rule.
wapo.st
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The cruelty is the point.
Trump moves to block public servants from loan forgiveness based on ideology wapo.st/3JC1wbp
Trump moves to block public servants from loan forgiveness based on ideology wapo.st/3JC1wbp
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It's Indian. It's Country. It's Blaine Bailey, who was the first to get booted off that Keith Urban talent show, so you know he's good.
savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...
savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...
Album Review – Blaine Bailey’s “Indian Country” - Saving Country Music
On the new album "Indian Country," the music lives up to the name. Country is exactly what you get from Blaine Bailey, and in heavy doses, only the stories are told from the Native American perspectiv...
savingcountrymusic.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's Indian. It's Country. It's Blaine Bailey, who was the first to get booted off that Keith Urban talent show, so you know he's good.
savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...
savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...
My "pawsome floofs" want to wish a very happy National Cat Day to our feline friends, companions, and situationships.
October 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
My "pawsome floofs" want to wish a very happy National Cat Day to our feline friends, companions, and situationships.
The Food Depot #foodbank serves many communities in Northern New Mexico, including several k-12 schools in the Taos area.
The "Find Food Map" tool shows several additional non-profit food pantries directly serving northern New Mexico.
thefooddepot.org/food-assista...
The "Find Food Map" tool shows several additional non-profit food pantries directly serving northern New Mexico.
thefooddepot.org/food-assista...
October 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Food Depot #foodbank serves many communities in Northern New Mexico, including several k-12 schools in the Taos area.
The "Find Food Map" tool shows several additional non-profit food pantries directly serving northern New Mexico.
thefooddepot.org/food-assista...
The "Find Food Map" tool shows several additional non-profit food pantries directly serving northern New Mexico.
thefooddepot.org/food-assista...
I have a form of cancer that is in remission and has been managed for the past 5 years through conservative, minimally-invasive care and watchful waiting.
Every year, I have had to fight my insurer, UnitedHealthcare, for pre-approvals for the routine imaging scans (MRI) used to monitor my cancer.
Every year, I have had to fight my insurer, UnitedHealthcare, for pre-approvals for the routine imaging scans (MRI) used to monitor my cancer.
October 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I have a form of cancer that is in remission and has been managed for the past 5 years through conservative, minimally-invasive care and watchful waiting.
Every year, I have had to fight my insurer, UnitedHealthcare, for pre-approvals for the routine imaging scans (MRI) used to monitor my cancer.
Every year, I have had to fight my insurer, UnitedHealthcare, for pre-approvals for the routine imaging scans (MRI) used to monitor my cancer.
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MSNBC Grandmas in Skechers seamlessly reclaiming the frog from 4chan Nazis in about six weeks has gotta be the political upset of the century.
October 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
MSNBC Grandmas in Skechers seamlessly reclaiming the frog from 4chan Nazis in about six weeks has gotta be the political upset of the century.
I’d like to see this information disaggregated by degree progress/ credit status. My suspicion is that the drop off is NEW international students (grad and undergrad) which would replace int’l students who graduated in the spring. Not having incoming cohorts of students will devastate higher ed.
The number of international students arriving in the U.S. in August fell by 19% this year compared with last year — the largest decline on record outside of the pandemic.
Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August
The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.
nyti.ms
October 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I’d like to see this information disaggregated by degree progress/ credit status. My suspicion is that the drop off is NEW international students (grad and undergrad) which would replace int’l students who graduated in the spring. Not having incoming cohorts of students will devastate higher ed.
Sangre de Christo Mountains outside Taos in a sunset color festival of pinks, oranges, and purples as a thunderstorm moves through. Large rainbow visible against the mountains with thunder and lightning overhead. Heavy rain and wind starting just as I took this photo. No filters.
#NMWx
#NMWx
October 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Sangre de Christo Mountains outside Taos in a sunset color festival of pinks, oranges, and purples as a thunderstorm moves through. Large rainbow visible against the mountains with thunder and lightning overhead. Heavy rain and wind starting just as I took this photo. No filters.
#NMWx
#NMWx
Woke up to thick, dense, heavenly fog this morning, and wondered if I had been Raptured. Asked spouse his opinion, and he thought not since we still had our cats and earthly possessions. Rapture or no, the blooming yellow chamisa looks stunning in this fog.
#nativeplants
#rapture
#NewMexico
#nativeplants
#rapture
#NewMexico
September 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Woke up to thick, dense, heavenly fog this morning, and wondered if I had been Raptured. Asked spouse his opinion, and he thought not since we still had our cats and earthly possessions. Rapture or no, the blooming yellow chamisa looks stunning in this fog.
#nativeplants
#rapture
#NewMexico
#nativeplants
#rapture
#NewMexico
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Ok its ‘feed it off an aux, speak, grunt no strength, the ladder start to clatter with fear fight down height, wire in a fire representing seven games, a government for hire and a combat site’.
September 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Ok its ‘feed it off an aux, speak, grunt no strength, the ladder start to clatter with fear fight down height, wire in a fire representing seven games, a government for hire and a combat site’.
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Tre Little's viral “Boots on the Ground” moves have introduced trail ride line dancing to many Americans outside of the Southeast, even being incorporated into Beyoncé's “Cowboy Carter” tour.
Black Cowboy joy is spread by 'Boots on the Ground' viral line dance
The “Boots on the Ground” line dance has quickly become an anticipated moment at African American gatherings, like family reunions, weddings, graduations, parties and cookouts.
bit.ly
August 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Tre Little's viral “Boots on the Ground” moves have introduced trail ride line dancing to many Americans outside of the Southeast, even being incorporated into Beyoncé's “Cowboy Carter” tour.
Sunset tonight over Pueblo Peak with clouds and virga, and not the mountains, putting on the purple, red, and pink Sangre de Christo show. Unfiltered New Mexico beauty.
August 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Sunset tonight over Pueblo Peak with clouds and virga, and not the mountains, putting on the purple, red, and pink Sangre de Christo show. Unfiltered New Mexico beauty.
Lizards sunning themselves are Must See Cat TV
July 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Lizards sunning themselves are Must See Cat TV
It's coneflower/ echinacea bloom season. I started these from seed indoors this past winter, and am very surprised to get blooms this first year. Yellow and pink flowers are the Cheyenne Spirit, and the white blossom is Powwow white variety.
July 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It's coneflower/ echinacea bloom season. I started these from seed indoors this past winter, and am very surprised to get blooms this first year. Yellow and pink flowers are the Cheyenne Spirit, and the white blossom is Powwow white variety.
First cosmo bloom of 2025.
July 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
First cosmo bloom of 2025.
During the last years of her life, my mother became severely disabled, and thanks to Medicaid was able to live in a nursing home that provided her with round the clock care. More than half of her direct caregivers were recent immigrants who were caregivers by day, college students by night.
Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump’s attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration.
Nursing homes struggle with Trump's immigration crackdown
Nursing homes around the U.S. say they're feeling the effects of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
bit.ly
July 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
During the last years of her life, my mother became severely disabled, and thanks to Medicaid was able to live in a nursing home that provided her with round the clock care. More than half of her direct caregivers were recent immigrants who were caregivers by day, college students by night.
Over the past two years, my local FB discussion groups where postings about lost cattle, finding a plumber, or reporting temporary electricity outages are the norm, have increasingly included weather conspiracies. This is the next major and dangerous alignment between the far left and the far right.
On multiple fronts the normalization of lies and conspiracy theories in American politics will only grow more dangerous, including with climate-related terrorism 👉🏻
Conspiracy Theories About the Texas Floods Lead to Death Threats www.wired.com/story/texas-...
Conspiracy Theories About the Texas Floods Lead to Death Threats www.wired.com/story/texas-...
Conspiracy Theories About the Texas Floods Lead to Death Threats
Disinformation around a “weather weapon” and cloud seeding is being widely promoted by everyone from anti-government extremists to GOP influencers—leading to real-world consequences.
www.wired.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Over the past two years, my local FB discussion groups where postings about lost cattle, finding a plumber, or reporting temporary electricity outages are the norm, have increasingly included weather conspiracies. This is the next major and dangerous alignment between the far left and the far right.
So what is the over/under on Trump watching the bad press, seeing posts on social media tonight, and then throwing his own party (and bill) under the bus by vetoing it and proclaiming himself the savior of Medicaid/SNAP? Is TACO gonna TACO?
July 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
So what is the over/under on Trump watching the bad press, seeing posts on social media tonight, and then throwing his own party (and bill) under the bus by vetoing it and proclaiming himself the savior of Medicaid/SNAP? Is TACO gonna TACO?
After waiting four years for cuttings to grow, and trying to find the perfect light in my home, my Stapelia gigantea finally bloomed for the first time.
It is a carrion plant, so the flower, which is about 8 inches wide, has a slight eau de rotting flesh to attract pollinators.
It is a carrion plant, so the flower, which is about 8 inches wide, has a slight eau de rotting flesh to attract pollinators.
July 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
After waiting four years for cuttings to grow, and trying to find the perfect light in my home, my Stapelia gigantea finally bloomed for the first time.
It is a carrion plant, so the flower, which is about 8 inches wide, has a slight eau de rotting flesh to attract pollinators.
It is a carrion plant, so the flower, which is about 8 inches wide, has a slight eau de rotting flesh to attract pollinators.
Just saw 28 Years Later. Really enjoyed it and the way it was playing with the stereotypical boy's coming-of-age tale genre. I had not read any reviews, and don't want to post any spoilers, but can say was a more surreal addition to the previous movies. Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes were excellent.
June 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Just saw 28 Years Later. Really enjoyed it and the way it was playing with the stereotypical boy's coming-of-age tale genre. I had not read any reviews, and don't want to post any spoilers, but can say was a more surreal addition to the previous movies. Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes were excellent.
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*Biden tries to forgive student loans*
SCOTUS: Whoa there, that is, uh, a major question. Which means you can't do it.
*Trump revokes part of the constitution*
SCOTUS: Obviously, we got to give the President the benefit of the doubt on this one.
SCOTUS: Whoa there, that is, uh, a major question. Which means you can't do it.
*Trump revokes part of the constitution*
SCOTUS: Obviously, we got to give the President the benefit of the doubt on this one.
June 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
*Biden tries to forgive student loans*
SCOTUS: Whoa there, that is, uh, a major question. Which means you can't do it.
*Trump revokes part of the constitution*
SCOTUS: Obviously, we got to give the President the benefit of the doubt on this one.
SCOTUS: Whoa there, that is, uh, a major question. Which means you can't do it.
*Trump revokes part of the constitution*
SCOTUS: Obviously, we got to give the President the benefit of the doubt on this one.
So, does this mean the student loan repayment formulas (SAVE Plan) get to stand? Asking for a friend…who is trying to find a silver lining in this awfulness.
there is no jurisprudence at work here. the republican court believes that anything a republican president is presumptively constitutional, even if it directly violates the unambiguous constitutional text and causes total chaos in law and policy.
June 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
So, does this mean the student loan repayment formulas (SAVE Plan) get to stand? Asking for a friend…who is trying to find a silver lining in this awfulness.
I miss living in the Twin Cities so much…
My favorite moment of the tour was when someone held up their cat to the assembled crowd and told us its name, and everyone spontaneously murmured the name back in unison like they were in thrall to a newly anointed god. 10/10 no notes.
A last-minute reschedule did not dampen attendence at this year's @wedge.live cat tour
June 27, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I miss living in the Twin Cities so much…