I saw the bison herd in Custer State Park (talk about the need for a name change, but puppy murderer probably loves it), but much preferred the prairie dog town in Niobrara Wildlife Refuge (Nebraska). Saw elk at the dude ranch in Montana. When we entered the Gardiner Gate into Yellowstone (original entrance), we drove for a bit to the visitor center. There was a big, beautiful bison right outside the center. The asshole I was with thought it was animatronic.
Growing up in KS, we had privilege to be able to see these majestic animals quite often if we happened to pass by a wildlife preserve (there are several around the state). I never took it for granted because they are quite a thing to see.
True Story ~ Back in 1984, when I was a systems engineer for a computer company that no longer exists, I was installing minicomputers for the US Forest Service offices and one of them was in Deadwood, SD. After the tasks were done, on my way back to the Rapid City airport, I drove through a buffalo reserve. This was in December and it was snowing and seeing the animals hunkered in the drifts with the snowflakes falling was just so picturesque. I also stopped at Mount Rushmore which was a once in a lifetime experience.
Years ago I volunteered as a tutor on the Yakima Indian Reservation, and part of that incredible experience was spending time around the herd of buffalo the tribe kept and cared for affectionately.
For the record, buffalo STINK to high heaven and have a NASTY disposition. Making an effort to PET one of the horned beasties is NOT advised.
They're magnificent beasts. Since moving to NM, I've been blessed with seeing all kinds of critters, elk, antelope, big horn sheep. wolves and roadrunners! I finally saw a herd of these at a small village up by Taos. No, I did not insist on a selfie.
If this is about undocumented migrants, Congressperson Cornhole, then why the fuck isn't ICE focusing on Texas and Florida instead of states with much smaller populations of their supposed target populations? Oh, it's not about that, but about terrorizing everyday U.S. citizens and pressuring states into releasing information that your fascist administrations has no fucking right to? In that case, carry on and hopefully you'll be on the docket for Neuremberg 2.0 as well.
I was wondering where in bloody hell was the NRA. I guess Pretti is a more acceptable person than Philando Castile? At any rate, it is interesting to read that they have reacted.
Last night I got back from visiting my favorite uncle, who is in memory care in Chicago with whatever stage of Alzheimer's lets you remember family members but not what you said ten seconds ago. He was a high school biology teacher who knew every birdcall and wildflower and, more importantly, made so many kids understand they were worthy of being taught and being loved. Now he gets lost halfway through a sentence. He is still himself in many ways, the quick witted humor fully intact, but unable to process basic things like am I inside or outside, so do I need to zip my coat, and why didn't I get lunch (he finished lunch 30 seconds ago)? And halfway through the weekend THAT absolute horror happened in Minneapolis and the world reeled even more off its axis. My immediate world and the greater world imploding all at once.
We said goodbye yesterday and he walked partway down the hall with us, and then some of his friends called him over to the table where they were sitting. So I walked the rest of the way to the door without him, but accompanied by the familiar sound of his voice and laughter behind me. I am so gratified he is in a place where he is surrounded by people who love him, and I can't stop the tears. Just wanted to share with y'all b/c I am struggling here. Blah.
If ICE and CBP think Baltimore is going to be an easier place to make their point than Minneapolis, they should consider Baltimore history. Baltimore is loud about two things - their sports teams and Fort McHenry, birthplace of the National Anthem. The citizens of Baltimore are the descendants of the people who participated in a successful 𝘤𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 uprising that defeated the British army in 1814. I predict they won't go away quietly when invading authoritarians try to boss them around.
The wild part isn’t that ICE is out of control. It’s that even the NRA, Newsmax, and James Comer are blinking like cartoon characters who just ran off a cliff and looked down. When the authoritarians start alarming the gun lobby and the Times notices the lies three days late, that’s not “polarization” — that’s the system audibly cracking.
Oh, so the immigration is so bad they have to invade with war talk and terrorize the neighborhood....but it is not bad enough to stay if Minnesota just gives them all the secret ballot data?
Hey, the press, gonna pick up on THAT? That they are holding a city hostage so they can break the fucking law? That they offered a RANSOM?
"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist."
“Before mass leaders seize the power to fit reality to their lies, their propaganda is marked by its extreme contempt for facts as such, for in their opinion fact depends entirely on the power of man who can fabricate it.”
“One of the greatest advantages of the totalitarian elites of the twenties and thirties was to turn any statement of fact into a question of motive.”
Your hed gif info: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/europe-has-bison-too
And meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/8f117a81-24d0-43d0-8a3f-2aad8d3cd7c1
I saw the bison herd in Custer State Park (talk about the need for a name change, but puppy murderer probably loves it), but much preferred the prairie dog town in Niobrara Wildlife Refuge (Nebraska). Saw elk at the dude ranch in Montana. When we entered the Gardiner Gate into Yellowstone (original entrance), we drove for a bit to the visitor center. There was a big, beautiful bison right outside the center. The asshole I was with thought it was animatronic.
Growing up in KS, we had privilege to be able to see these majestic animals quite often if we happened to pass by a wildlife preserve (there are several around the state). I never took it for granted because they are quite a thing to see.
The buffalo were heavy to the great plains states that now are farms.
True Story ~ Back in 1984, when I was a systems engineer for a computer company that no longer exists, I was installing minicomputers for the US Forest Service offices and one of them was in Deadwood, SD. After the tasks were done, on my way back to the Rapid City airport, I drove through a buffalo reserve. This was in December and it was snowing and seeing the animals hunkered in the drifts with the snowflakes falling was just so picturesque. I also stopped at Mount Rushmore which was a once in a lifetime experience.
My interest would be risin'
To poemize 'bout snow
But another one on bison
Has got me buffaloed
It isn't that they bore me
Or that they're hard to take
It's just whene'er I see one
My brain starts thinking STEAK!
“You may have heard it before, but here is visual confirmation: A Buffalo buffalo buffaloes a Buffalo buffalo.”
Years ago I volunteered as a tutor on the Yakima Indian Reservation, and part of that incredible experience was spending time around the herd of buffalo the tribe kept and cared for affectionately.
For the record, buffalo STINK to high heaven and have a NASTY disposition. Making an effort to PET one of the horned beasties is NOT advised.
Nudgies!!!
The best of the American Bisons should join up in solidarity withe the best of the European Bisons.
These two are getting ready for the spring battles.
Also tastes great as a burger, but you need to add some fat, very lean!
They're magnificent beasts. Since moving to NM, I've been blessed with seeing all kinds of critters, elk, antelope, big horn sheep. wolves and roadrunners! I finally saw a herd of these at a small village up by Taos. No, I did not insist on a selfie.
Your hed gif sound track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTZYI5NR8wc
Bisons battling but just butting heads.
'round the outside, 'round the outside...
"Two buffalo girls -
Wait, six buffalo girls -
And a boy -
Oops, I gotta get out of this park"
Babby bisons and musk ox cubs are about THE cutiest hoofers there are.
"𝘉𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 weather out there..."
I don't think that would catch on around here. Though It is 𝘉𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 as hell out.
Nice butts…🦬
They like big butts and they cannot lie.
DO NOT LEAVE A CARD IN A US POST OFFICE BOX! It is against the law and we know they will come after you for any penny ante offense.
My Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelharkin/p/executive-branch?r=3j0cc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
I am cheering so hard for Minnesotans, that they might even hear me across the 1000 +/- miles between us.
Yes, convince U.S. troops that they are smart enough, good enough, and that people like them, Finns.
If this is about undocumented migrants, Congressperson Cornhole, then why the fuck isn't ICE focusing on Texas and Florida instead of states with much smaller populations of their supposed target populations? Oh, it's not about that, but about terrorizing everyday U.S. citizens and pressuring states into releasing information that your fascist administrations has no fucking right to? In that case, carry on and hopefully you'll be on the docket for Neuremberg 2.0 as well.
I happened on this pretty funny snark piece about the VIP screening of "Melania" at the WH last evening:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2026/jan/26/melania-amazon-authorised-documentary-white-house-premiere
Commemorative black and white popcorn boxes? OMG, we missed out!!
I was wondering where in bloody hell was the NRA. I guess Pretti is a more acceptable person than Philando Castile? At any rate, it is interesting to read that they have reacted.
Last night I got back from visiting my favorite uncle, who is in memory care in Chicago with whatever stage of Alzheimer's lets you remember family members but not what you said ten seconds ago. He was a high school biology teacher who knew every birdcall and wildflower and, more importantly, made so many kids understand they were worthy of being taught and being loved. Now he gets lost halfway through a sentence. He is still himself in many ways, the quick witted humor fully intact, but unable to process basic things like am I inside or outside, so do I need to zip my coat, and why didn't I get lunch (he finished lunch 30 seconds ago)? And halfway through the weekend THAT absolute horror happened in Minneapolis and the world reeled even more off its axis. My immediate world and the greater world imploding all at once.
We said goodbye yesterday and he walked partway down the hall with us, and then some of his friends called him over to the table where they were sitting. So I walked the rest of the way to the door without him, but accompanied by the familiar sound of his voice and laughter behind me. I am so gratified he is in a place where he is surrounded by people who love him, and I can't stop the tears. Just wanted to share with y'all b/c I am struggling here. Blah.
"And there’s a chance of losing more innocent lives or whatever."
Or whatever.
If ICE and CBP think Baltimore is going to be an easier place to make their point than Minneapolis, they should consider Baltimore history. Baltimore is loud about two things - their sports teams and Fort McHenry, birthplace of the National Anthem. The citizens of Baltimore are the descendants of the people who participated in a successful 𝘤𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 uprising that defeated the British army in 1814. I predict they won't go away quietly when invading authoritarians try to boss them around.
John Waters has entered the chat.
Any invading American troops might also be unpleasantly surprised by the winter warfare skills of Canadian soldiers.
The wild part isn’t that ICE is out of control. It’s that even the NRA, Newsmax, and James Comer are blinking like cartoon characters who just ran off a cliff and looked down. When the authoritarians start alarming the gun lobby and the Times notices the lies three days late, that’s not “polarization” — that’s the system audibly cracking.
Needs to crack more.
Trump has the same option Putin has if he really wants peace: he can yank his fucking goons out of the place he invaded.
Oh, so the immigration is so bad they have to invade with war talk and terrorize the neighborhood....but it is not bad enough to stay if Minnesota just gives them all the secret ballot data?
Hey, the press, gonna pick up on THAT? That they are holding a city hostage so they can break the fucking law? That they offered a RANSOM?
I think the city of Minneapolis has decided, GTFO!
Hannah Arendt, on totaliarianism and truth:
"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist."
“Before mass leaders seize the power to fit reality to their lies, their propaganda is marked by its extreme contempt for facts as such, for in their opinion fact depends entirely on the power of man who can fabricate it.”
“One of the greatest advantages of the totalitarian elites of the twenties and thirties was to turn any statement of fact into a question of motive.”