Val Weston
@val-weston.bsky.social
🏍️ Motorcyclist (BMW R1200GS)
🌻 Native plant gardening advocate
🧡 New Mexican
🌻 Native plant gardening advocate
🧡 New Mexican
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This is a project that @valwestonnm.bsky.social and I have been working on for quite some time.
Answering the burning question many have had! Who is Southwest ArtTowns for?
It's for anyone who supports art in the southwest. It's for artists who create or exhibit here—or want to!
southwestarttowns.com
#SouthwestArtTowns #SWArtTowns #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration
It's for anyone who supports art in the southwest. It's for artists who create or exhibit here—or want to!
southwestarttowns.com
#SouthwestArtTowns #SWArtTowns #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration
December 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is a project that @valwestonnm.bsky.social and I have been working on for quite some time.
@jcbrandon.bsky.social and I often say "you don't have to participate" but we may need to update that to "you have a societal obligation not to participate."
Don't like clickbait? Don't click
Doesn't it seem like a lot of online news sites have moved beyond reporting the news to openly inciting your outrage (and your page views)? News analyst Sally Kohn suggests — don't engage with news th...
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December 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
@jcbrandon.bsky.social and I often say "you don't have to participate" but we may need to update that to "you have a societal obligation not to participate."
"Female rage is an extremely effective survival strategy because it doesn’t seek to overpower men’s bodies. Rather, it short-circuits their brains."
medium.com/bitchy/studi...
medium.com/bitchy/studi...
Studies Show That Predators Target Women Based on One Thing
Attackers all chose similar victims — and it wasn’t what they were wearing.
medium.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"Female rage is an extremely effective survival strategy because it doesn’t seek to overpower men’s bodies. Rather, it short-circuits their brains."
medium.com/bitchy/studi...
medium.com/bitchy/studi...
"It's all of us as a broader society that needs to be part of a shared conversation to decolonize, deconstruct and disrupt binary ways of thinking, feeling and behaving."
Powerful TED Talk from a truly charming speaker.
www.ted.com/talks/jioji_...
Powerful TED Talk from a truly charming speaker.
www.ted.com/talks/jioji_...
A liberating vision of identity that transcends labels
How can we move past society's inclination to box people in with binary thinking and labels? Social work professor Jioji Ravulo believes we need to embrace multiplicity, exploring how Indigenous persp...
www.ted.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"It's all of us as a broader society that needs to be part of a shared conversation to decolonize, deconstruct and disrupt binary ways of thinking, feeling and behaving."
Powerful TED Talk from a truly charming speaker.
www.ted.com/talks/jioji_...
Powerful TED Talk from a truly charming speaker.
www.ted.com/talks/jioji_...
Spot on.
medium.com/@kristieb/ex...
medium.com/@kristieb/ex...
Existing in the Age of Dupe-Culture Philosophy
Why are we ghost quoting for clout now?
medium.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Spot on.
medium.com/@kristieb/ex...
medium.com/@kristieb/ex...
Overheard at the dentist office–
Receptionist: “I’m still busy scheduling all the people with broken teeth from over the weekend” 😲🎃🍬
Receptionist: “I’m still busy scheduling all the people with broken teeth from over the weekend” 😲🎃🍬
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Overheard at the dentist office–
Receptionist: “I’m still busy scheduling all the people with broken teeth from over the weekend” 😲🎃🍬
Receptionist: “I’m still busy scheduling all the people with broken teeth from over the weekend” 😲🎃🍬
"Basically, drivers adopt the speed dictated to them by the design of the road."
americawalks.org/improving-pe...
americawalks.org/improving-pe...
Quick-Build Projects Lead to Improvements in Pedestrian Safety: Here's How!
Quick-build projects have the potential to improve pedestrian safety, as demonstrated during a workshop and event for the Road to Zero.
americawalks.org
November 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"Basically, drivers adopt the speed dictated to them by the design of the road."
americawalks.org/improving-pe...
americawalks.org/improving-pe...
Bringing this over from FB for public lands advocates.
www.nmwild.org/report-an-is...
www.nmwild.org/report-an-is...
October 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Bringing this over from FB for public lands advocates.
www.nmwild.org/report-an-is...
www.nmwild.org/report-an-is...
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In Which Nadine Amuses a Dragon and Makes Autumn Happen
August 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
In Which Nadine Amuses a Dragon and Makes Autumn Happen
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"The National Forest System already contains twice as many miles of roads as the U.S. interstate highway system. Expanding this network would fragment wildlife habitat, degrade water quality, and increase wildfire risk."
www.backcountryhunters.org/backcountry_...
www.backcountryhunters.org/backcountry_...
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Readies Grassroots Network for Roadless Rule Comment Period
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is the voice for our wild public lands, waters and wildlife.
www.backcountryhunters.org
August 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"The National Forest System already contains twice as many miles of roads as the U.S. interstate highway system. Expanding this network would fragment wildlife habitat, degrade water quality, and increase wildfire risk."
www.backcountryhunters.org/backcountry_...
www.backcountryhunters.org/backcountry_...
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Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
Public media stations in rural America say emergency alert funding is in jeopardy
Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
n.pr
August 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
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🏕️ The REI Labor Day sale ends this weekend. If you’re camping curious, here’s a short list of what to buy at the sale. (Also, please feel free to hit me up with any questions)
→ What car camping stuff to buy at REI this year
→ What car camping stuff to buy at REI this year
August 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
🏕️ The REI Labor Day sale ends this weekend. If you’re camping curious, here’s a short list of what to buy at the sale. (Also, please feel free to hit me up with any questions)
→ What car camping stuff to buy at REI this year
→ What car camping stuff to buy at REI this year
And this was back in 2019 😥
"The dystopian immigration systems being built up in first-world countries are a test of citizens to see how far you're willing to let the government go in taking away other people's rights when you think it won't happen to you. 1/2
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"The dystopian immigration systems being built up in first-world countries are a test of citizens to see how far you're willing to let the government go in taking away other people's rights when you think it won't happen to you. 1/2
www.ted.com/talks/erika_...
Erika Pinheiro: What's really happening at the US-Mexico border -- and how we can do better
At the US-Mexico border, policies of prolonged detention and family separation have made seeking asylum in the United States difficult and dangerous. In this raw and heartfelt talk, immigration attorn...
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August 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
And this was back in 2019 😥
"The dystopian immigration systems being built up in first-world countries are a test of citizens to see how far you're willing to let the government go in taking away other people's rights when you think it won't happen to you. 1/2
www.ted.com/talks/erika_...
"The dystopian immigration systems being built up in first-world countries are a test of citizens to see how far you're willing to let the government go in taking away other people's rights when you think it won't happen to you. 1/2
www.ted.com/talks/erika_...
Great short talk with several key messages. He's talking about vaccines but the larger message of staying true to data but using authenticity to connect with people about that data to promote change has such broad applications, especially in today's supercharged political climate.
How I went viral for getting vaccinated
Ethan Lindenberger never got vaccinated as a kid. So one day, he went on Reddit and asked a simple question: "Where do I go to get vaccinated?"
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August 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Great short talk with several key messages. He's talking about vaccines but the larger message of staying true to data but using authenticity to connect with people about that data to promote change has such broad applications, especially in today's supercharged political climate.
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An explanation of Trump’s DC takeover: though crime in the city is at a 30-year low, interest in the Epstein Files is at a 30-year high
August 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
An explanation of Trump’s DC takeover: though crime in the city is at a 30-year low, interest in the Epstein Files is at a 30-year high
So many layers of fascinating to this. In a world that seems to demand specialization, we polymaths may have the upper hand. 😉
www.ted.com/talks/david_...
www.ted.com/talks/david_...
Why specializing early doesn't always mean career success
A head start doesn't always ... well, help you get ahead. With examples from sports, technology and economics, journalist David Epstein shares how specializing in a particular skill too early in life ...
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August 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
So many layers of fascinating to this. In a world that seems to demand specialization, we polymaths may have the upper hand. 😉
www.ted.com/talks/david_...
www.ted.com/talks/david_...
Great read.
"Planning decisions are, at their core, decisions about public health."
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
"Planning decisions are, at their core, decisions about public health."
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
How to design urban environments to avoid anxious cities
See how, with foresight and compassion, anxious cities can shift from being quiet contributors to distress to become active protectors of human well-being.
www.weforum.org
August 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Great read.
"Planning decisions are, at their core, decisions about public health."
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
"Planning decisions are, at their core, decisions about public health."
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
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Small businesses, know your rights if ICE shows up at your place of business. Save these graphics and keep them handy, just in case.
For more KYR information, visit: stansbury.house.gov/YourRights
#KnowledgeIsPower
For more KYR information, visit: stansbury.house.gov/YourRights
#KnowledgeIsPower
July 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Small businesses, know your rights if ICE shows up at your place of business. Save these graphics and keep them handy, just in case.
For more KYR information, visit: stansbury.house.gov/YourRights
#KnowledgeIsPower
For more KYR information, visit: stansbury.house.gov/YourRights
#KnowledgeIsPower
Not realistic to pull a few good quotes from Ash Beckham's powerful TED talk. There are just too many.
When to take a stand -- and when to let it go
Ash Beckham recently found herself in a situation that made her ask: who am I? She felt pulled between two roles — as an aunt and as an advocate. Each of us feels this struggle sometimes, she says -- ...
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July 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Not realistic to pull a few good quotes from Ash Beckham's powerful TED talk. There are just too many.
On a road trip with @jcbrandon.bsky.social and a jerk tailgates quite dangerously us until he can pass. We just passed him pulled over by state police. And I can say we're not gloating. 😏
June 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
On a road trip with @jcbrandon.bsky.social and a jerk tailgates quite dangerously us until he can pass. We just passed him pulled over by state police. And I can say we're not gloating. 😏
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People so often overlook the importance of good penmanship.
June 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
People so often overlook the importance of good penmanship.
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Happy #NationalPollinatorMonth!
Each year our little #NativeGarden gets more and more established. We'll soon have lots of yummies for our pollinators to do their good work like this big girl did last year. 😃 #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #PlantForPollinators
Each year our little #NativeGarden gets more and more established. We'll soon have lots of yummies for our pollinators to do their good work like this big girl did last year. 😃 #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #PlantForPollinators
June 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Happy #NationalPollinatorMonth!
Each year our little #NativeGarden gets more and more established. We'll soon have lots of yummies for our pollinators to do their good work like this big girl did last year. 😃 #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #PlantForPollinators
Each year our little #NativeGarden gets more and more established. We'll soon have lots of yummies for our pollinators to do their good work like this big girl did last year. 😃 #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #PlantForPollinators
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May 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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"Strains bounds of propriety"?
How about "shatters every ethical norm of public service"?
I truly want to know what the headline writers at the
@nytimes.com are smoking, and to what end.
How about "shatters every ethical norm of public service"?
I truly want to know what the headline writers at the
@nytimes.com are smoking, and to what end.
May 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"Strains bounds of propriety"?
How about "shatters every ethical norm of public service"?
I truly want to know what the headline writers at the
@nytimes.com are smoking, and to what end.
How about "shatters every ethical norm of public service"?
I truly want to know what the headline writers at the
@nytimes.com are smoking, and to what end.