90 Miles from Needles
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The desert protection podcast. A project of the Desert Advocacy Media Network. 90milesfromneedles.com or WYGYP. Skeets probably by Chris Clarke. Deserts are not wastelands. We're not as sure about the internet though. https://linktr.ee/90milesfromneedles
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Standing with a "honk if you oppose fascism" sign in downtown Twentynine Palms yesterday, an SUV with some MAGA types rolled by. Dude riding shotgun looked at me and said "get a fucking life."
Oh, sweetie. If only you knew how much happier and more fulfilled you'd be if you had my life.
Oh, sweetie. If only you knew how much happier and more fulfilled you'd be if you had my life.
February 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Standing with a "honk if you oppose fascism" sign in downtown Twentynine Palms yesterday, an SUV with some MAGA types rolled by. Dude riding shotgun looked at me and said "get a fucking life."
Oh, sweetie. If only you knew how much happier and more fulfilled you'd be if you had my life.
Oh, sweetie. If only you knew how much happier and more fulfilled you'd be if you had my life.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Year-end reminder: independent desert reporting only works if listeners back it.
If 90 Miles from Needles mattered to you in 2025, please consider a donation today:
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If 90 Miles from Needles mattered to you in 2025, please consider a donation today:
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We are currently looking for a legislative champion to get a bill through Congress that would require the government sell off Senator Mike Lee to the highest bidder.
December 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
We are currently looking for a legislative champion to get a bill through Congress that would require the government sell off Senator Mike Lee to the highest bidder.
Thanks to Dre for a great interview an episode! Check this event out if you can.
Rally for San Rafael Valley in Southern Arizona on Nov 15! If you care about wildlife, migration corridors & the integrity of open spaces, you'll want to join us! Check out my interview on @90milesfromneedles.com today!
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S4E40: The Battle for the San Rafael Valley
Join host Chris Clarke on 90 Miles from Needles as he speaks with Andrea Hoerr of Save the Scenic Santa Ritas and Great Old Broads for Wilderness. They discuss the …
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November 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Thanks to Dre for a great interview an episode! Check this event out if you can.
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No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Posting this as a fire burns through a campground in Joshua Tree.
S4E38: 2 Big Reasons to Avoid National Parks During the Shutdown
With reduced staffing, National Parks in the American Deserts face risks of vandalism and inadequate visitor safety.
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October 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Posting this as a fire burns through a campground in Joshua Tree.
Pseudointellectual is a *kind* of intellectual. #peterthiel
October 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Pseudointellectual is a *kind* of intellectual. #peterthiel
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Charlie Kirk woke up every day and made a conscious decision to be the Charlie Kirk we all saw. That’s the meanest thing I can think of to say about pretty much anyone, and it also happens to be completely true.
We can remember what he did, and we can remember who he did it to.
We can remember what he did, and we can remember who he did it to.
September 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Charlie Kirk woke up every day and made a conscious decision to be the Charlie Kirk we all saw. That’s the meanest thing I can think of to say about pretty much anyone, and it also happens to be completely true.
We can remember what he did, and we can remember who he did it to.
We can remember what he did, and we can remember who he did it to.
The Dangerous Desert: new episode of 90MFN
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The Dangerous Desert: new episode of 90MFN
Plus some exciting news.
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July 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Dangerous Desert: new episode of 90MFN
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New episode for July 4.
S4E21: Give us a Desert Without Borders
Episode Summary: Chris Clarke unravels the intertwined issues of border politics and desert protection. This episode highlights the human cost of migration through …
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July 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
New episode for July 4.
Put this to bed last night set to publish this morning. Woke up, checked email, then recorded an emergency update. We've made some progress but the fight continues. Alt text: a For Sale sign in red rock country.
S4E20: You Can Help Save Public Lands from Privatization
Explore the evolving debate over a budget rider proposed by Senator Mike Lee that threatens to privatize millions of acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of …
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June 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Put this to bed last night set to publish this morning. Woke up, checked email, then recorded an emergency update. We've made some progress but the fight continues. Alt text: a For Sale sign in red rock country.
In our most recent episode, Chris checks out a 12-acre nature preserve being restored in the middle of Salt Lake City's industrial suburbs.
S4E19: Finding Nature's Refuge in Salt Lake Sprawl
Explore urban environmental restoration at the Nature Center at Pia Okwai in South Salt Lake, guided by Parker Lloyd from the Tracy Aviary. Discover how this innova…
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June 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
In our most recent episode, Chris checks out a 12-acre nature preserve being restored in the middle of Salt Lake City's industrial suburbs.
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We send this compilation out almost every week, for free. Environmental news gleaned from 60+ news sources from the big sites to little-known desert hyperlocal sites.
We send this compilation out almost every week, for free. Environmental news gleaned from 60+ news sources from the big sites to little-known desert hyperlocal sites.
Desert Environmental News, June 16, 2025
Lots of #NoKings news, including a needless tragedy.
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June 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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We send this compilation out almost every week, for free. Environmental news gleaned from 60+ news sources from the big sites to little-known desert hyperlocal sites.
We send this compilation out almost every week, for free. Environmental news gleaned from 60+ news sources from the big sites to little-known desert hyperlocal sites.
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In the latest episode of @90milesfromneedles.com, Davina Smith (Diné), Co-Chair of the BEITC, shares powerful reflections on the cultural and spiritual significance of Bears Ears, the threats it faces, and the urgent need to honor Tribal leadership in protecting these sacred lands.
June 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
In the latest episode of @90milesfromneedles.com, Davina Smith (Diné), Co-Chair of the BEITC, shares powerful reflections on the cultural and spiritual significance of Bears Ears, the threats it faces, and the urgent need to honor Tribal leadership in protecting these sacred lands.
I am profoundly sick of old white guys tone-policing the demonstrators.
You want to shape the way the demonstrations go in favor of better optics than screaming? Great. With you 100%. Do it in person. Put some skin in the game.
You want to shape the way the demonstrations go in favor of better optics than screaming? Great. With you 100%. Do it in person. Put some skin in the game.
June 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I am profoundly sick of old white guys tone-policing the demonstrators.
You want to shape the way the demonstrations go in favor of better optics than screaming? Great. With you 100%. Do it in person. Put some skin in the game.
You want to shape the way the demonstrations go in favor of better optics than screaming? Great. With you 100%. Do it in person. Put some skin in the game.
Desert Environmental News, June 9 2025
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Desert Environmental News, June 9 2025
It's hot.
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June 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Desert Environmental News, June 9 2025
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Here's our review of Abundance. We aren't impressed. seems to be a festival of cherry-picking only without a subsequent delicious pie.
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June 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Here's our review of Abundance. We aren't impressed. seems to be a festival of cherry-picking only without a subsequent delicious pie.
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Scuttlebutt from our sources: 5/15 will bring another massive layoff in the National Park Service, around 1,500 people, primarily but probably not exclusively from the science staff of parks and regional offices.
May 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Scuttlebutt from our sources: 5/15 will bring another massive layoff in the National Park Service, around 1,500 people, primarily but probably not exclusively from the science staff of parks and regional offices.
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I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.
May 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.
For the record: our organization will not comply in advance. Our 501(c)3 status is important to us. But our consciences are more important.
Megan Markle & Harry Pulling Nonprofit Funding Is Part of Chilling Pattern
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April 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
For the record: our organization will not comply in advance. Our 501(c)3 status is important to us. But our consciences are more important.
Voted with my wallet
April 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Voted with my wallet
This is our boy Jack. He's about 110 pounds these days, all muscle and bone and tooth. He's mostly GSD with one great grandparent that was a Belgian shepherd, and another that was a Vlcak. And he's every bit as much a dire wolf as the slightly edited Gray wolves Colossal is flogging.
April 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This is our boy Jack. He's about 110 pounds these days, all muscle and bone and tooth. He's mostly GSD with one great grandparent that was a Belgian shepherd, and another that was a Vlcak. And he's every bit as much a dire wolf as the slightly edited Gray wolves Colossal is flogging.
Colossal Bioscience: "We've unlocked the lost secret of Greek Fire!"
Other Scientists: "Dude, this is oatmeal with what looks like feta and habañero sprinkled on top."
Colossal Bioscience: "LOST SECRET OF GREEK FIRE"
#thatisnotafreakingdirewolf
Other Scientists: "Dude, this is oatmeal with what looks like feta and habañero sprinkled on top."
Colossal Bioscience: "LOST SECRET OF GREEK FIRE"
#thatisnotafreakingdirewolf
April 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Colossal Bioscience: "We've unlocked the lost secret of Greek Fire!"
Other Scientists: "Dude, this is oatmeal with what looks like feta and habañero sprinkled on top."
Colossal Bioscience: "LOST SECRET OF GREEK FIRE"
#thatisnotafreakingdirewolf
Other Scientists: "Dude, this is oatmeal with what looks like feta and habañero sprinkled on top."
Colossal Bioscience: "LOST SECRET OF GREEK FIRE"
#thatisnotafreakingdirewolf
Just to show how frivolously he regards his illegal actions harming millions of people, Musk named his agency so that its acronym references an obsolete Internet meme.
We therefore propose we start referring to it as the "Government Office for Administrative Transition, Streamlining & Efficiency."
We therefore propose we start referring to it as the "Government Office for Administrative Transition, Streamlining & Efficiency."
April 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Just to show how frivolously he regards his illegal actions harming millions of people, Musk named his agency so that its acronym references an obsolete Internet meme.
We therefore propose we start referring to it as the "Government Office for Administrative Transition, Streamlining & Efficiency."
We therefore propose we start referring to it as the "Government Office for Administrative Transition, Streamlining & Efficiency."