MereTheeWell
@mymerehut.bsky.social
Colorado native, hiker, horse & music lover, collectivist, Buddhist, reader, Spanish student, happily married. I take too many photos. I use lists to help me find accts I follow. If you don't like being on a list, let me know in advance.
The war in Iran has shown that Trump’s inability to perceive reality has become truly dangerous. Iran is a disaster, but Trump’s irrationality could create other, even more perilous situations. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous
The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.
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This image is from a book produced by the Denver Post in 1959 to commemorate the 100 yr anniversary of the Rush to the Rockies. My father worked at Martin Marietta & at our home in Littleton, the china in our cabinet was often rattled by tests at that facility. #ColoradoHistory
Democrats have legislation that will make Social Security solvent for as far as the actuarial eye can see without cutting benefits. Where's the Republican proposal? It doesn't exist. - @whitehouse.senate.gov
as noted yesterday, Trump has now come around to treating an Iranian toll system covering the Strait of Hormuz as a given. Hard to overstate the level of strategic failure. US started the war purely as a war of choice and ends up dramatically empowering Iran and given the Iranian govt big wins.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 5h agoReuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be unlikely to risk transit without paying."
Kristiana Williams images on the menu for the historic Pump Room in Bath, GB. #Art #KristianaWilliams #PumpRoom #BathGB
A turkey vulture perches high in a dead snag along St. Vrain Creek as the moon sets in Longmont, Colorado. •Focus stack of two images. #StunDay #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfJuly #bird #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky #BirdsSeenln2026 #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography
A Shaolin Kung Fu group of marchers at Boulder County Fair Parade in Longmont. The person in the dragon costume noticed that I was filming them. This was one of the most entertaining entries in the parade. #BoulderCountyFair #Parade #LongmontCO
Flyover at the Boulder County Fair Parade in Longmont. #Parade #BoulderCountyFair #LongmontCO
Our daughter and her family riding in the Boulder County Fair Parade in Longmont, CO. #LongmontCO #Parade
Mike Finders and Joe Schicke at City Star Brewing in Berthoud, CO. Two very talented local musicians. We are so lucky! #guitar #RollingStonesCover #BerthoudCO #LiveMusic
Todd Blanche quite obviously lied to the Senate Judiciary Committee when he told them this was dead. It was never dead. It was just on hold until he was confirmed.
Let’s not forget that this illegal Reflecting Pool indictment was also overseen by Todd Blanche. He could have stopped this at any time, but he was a corrupt and willing accomplice to this fraud upon the court. How can any decent person possibly vote for this man as AG?
LAWSUIT UPDATE: Elon Musk waited until the last minute to try to stop our law banning nudification technology, and now he's paying the consequences. Our ban WILL take effect August 1. #ElonMusk #Minnesota #MNLeg
Minnesota Senate DFL@senatedfl.bsky.social · 7d agoStarting August 1, Minnesota will ban AI technology that creates fake nude images without consent, while providing victims a path to justice, and holding companies who facilitate this abuse accountable. #AI #BigTech
Our friend Brian Keating wrote a book about how he uses Minecraft to engage the young people he counsels in his practice. He spoke at the Boulder Bookstore last night. #BoulderBookstore #BoulderColorado #Minecraft
Hell on Earth. www.severe-weather.eu/global-weath...
Europe's Heat Dome Furnace Returns: Brutal 40+ °C Record Heatwave Builds Into August
The Heat Dome is forecast to bring a historic 4th heatwave across Europe, as the peak holiday season emerges over the Mediterranean. Heat Furnace delivers 40+ °C.
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Really sad news. #GlenHansard
Glen Hansard@glenhansard.bsky.social · last wk.With broken hearts we announce the passing of Glen Hansard in the early hours of this morning. We are still dealing with the shock of it all, so we kindly ask that the privacy of Glen’s family, colleagues and friends is respected at this difficult time. . Photo by Mikolaj Rotowski
Golden hour alignment. As a moon-driven photographer, I capture the full moon rising over mountain silhouettes. High dynamic range documents soft warm light against cool twilight tones in an artistic landscape study #luiscordobapharchive #moon #mountains #scape #night
1. This New York Post cover: “Thousands of 9/11 families demand Mamdani be banned from 25th-Anniversary” is a brazen lie. How do I know? I interviewed the organizer of the petition.
"Everything alive is sentient." Michael Pollan from his book "A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness." Mind blowing. #sentience #Consciousness #BlackEyedSusan #MichaelPollan
A tiny home village built largely by volunteers to house unhoused veterans is now operating at full capacity in Longmont.
Longmont tiny home village for veterans reaches full capacity after community steps in to close funding gap
Longmont's Veterans Community Project, a nonprofit providing transitional housing for veterans, reaches full capacity after community efforts close a funding gap.
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My husband retired from Oracle. He referred to Oracle as "One Real Asshole Called Larry Ellison."
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last wk.“.. Despite all this government backing, Oracle’s stock price has been on a wild round trip to nowhere .. “.. S&P Global Ratings downgraded the .. debt to one level above junk, and the threat of a Moody’s Ratings cut looms.” @markgongloff.bsky.social $ORCL $PSKY www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Three killed, four wounded in Seattle food festival shooting, police say - www.reuters.com/world/us/sea...
Three killed, four wounded in Seattle food festival shooting, police say
Three people were killed and four others, including a toddler, were wounded on Sunday in a shooting at a downtown Seattle food festival, police said, adding that a suspect had been taken into custody...
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What better way to experience the golden hour than rolling around in the grass at Antietam National Battlefield photographing grasshopper sparrows? (Luckily the ticks were sleeping in.) 📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 1800, f9, 1/500s) 🪶 #birds #birdphotography
NEW: One killed, 4 others injured after a lightning strike atop Mt. Blue Sky earlier today. This is Colorado's first lightning fatality since Sep. 2025, when two hikers were found dead in far SW Colorado. Devastating news.
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