Brian Mannal

Civil litigator & contemporary American artist whose paintings focus on natural landscapes, architecture, and the people, places, and things that surround him.

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Trailhead to the Sandias
(El Pino Trail at Elena Gallegos Open Space)
Oil on wood panel
16.5” x 23.25”

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

MESSAGE

I wholeheartedly endorse the powerful appeal for peace made by the Holy Father, Pope Leo, during his Palm Sunday Mass. His call for the laying down of arms and the renunciation of violence resonated profoundly with me, as it speaks to the very essence of what all major religions teach.

Indeed, whether we look to Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism or any of the world's great spiritual traditions, the message is fundamentally the same: love, compassion, tolerance, and self-discipline. Violence finds no true home in any of these teachings. History has shown us time and again that violence only begets more violence and is never a lasting foundation for peace.

An enduring resolution to conflict, including the ones we see in the Middle East or between Russia and Ukraine, must be rooted in dialogue, diplomacy and mutual respect — approached with the understanding that, at the deepest level, we are all brothers and sisters.

I urge for and pray that the violence and conflicts may soon come to an end.

DALAI LAMA

31 March 2026

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: “Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood” (Is 1:15).

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@JustinFishelABC Well said.

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@JustinFishelABC The issue is not whether Israel “forced” the United States into war in a formal sense, but whether U.S. material support creates a nexus that predictably implicates the United States in any resulting escalation. Of course it does, and the intelligence community knows it. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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@JustinFishelABC When those weapons are then used in hostilities against Iran, it is entirely foreseeable, as a matter of basic causation and strategic logic, that Iran would view the United States as a contributing source of the force used against it and respond accordingly.

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@JustinFishelABC The Director’s conclusion is inconsistent. If the U.S. would be “immediately attacked” by Iran in an Israel–Iran conflict regardless of direct involvement, that outcome cannot be separated from the fact that the U.S. has supplied military aid and weapons to Israel for decades.

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@Teddy4630241319 @JadiannTV Why does it always go to “Why aren’t you married?” Seriously, why ask her that? Who cares? She’s at the top of her game. She’s a force. She’s happy, she’s healthy, and she doesn’t need to be married— not everyone does. Let her be herself. She’s doing great. End of story.

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@TessaMentus Honestly, all of these are awesome. 👏

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@TessaMentus @balloonfiesta @cabq Maybe call it the “Tessa Mentus Honorary Bathroom” instead of the “Memorial Bathroom.” “Memorial Bathroom” sounds like something tragic happened in there — like a plumbing disaster. “Honorary Bathroom” has a much better vibe, as if something legendary (but survivable) took place.

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Calavera en Corrales
Oil on canvas panel
16” x 20”

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Sunlit pears
Oil on canvas panel
9” x 12”

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Off the Plaza
Oil on canvas panel
9” x 12”

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Rio Vallecitos
Oil on stretched canvas
16” x 20”

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@KOB4 I don’t doubt that crime on Central caused Rude Boy to close that location, but why are they closing all 3 locations. It seems like they’re scapegoating a lack of paying customers on Central for their business woes everywhere. Maybe dropping their prices would help save the biz.

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@TessaMentus Amazing how, when Twitter became X, it devolved into a cesspool of toxic behavior, populated by incel trolls who hide behind fake profiles and contribute nothing to public discussion, yet find every opportunity to harass and insult hardworking reporters and public officials.

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Don Quixote (and Sancho Panza), tilting at windmills
24”x36”
Oil on canvas

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The Historic Taos Inn
Oil on canvas panel
11” x 14”

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Cerrito Blanco, Abiquiu
Oil on canvas panel
12” x 16”

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Galisteo and West San Francisco, Santa Fe, NM
12” x 16”
Oil on canvas panel