Brian at Hickory Nut Gap
@bchunter.bsky.social
Life in Asheville & the French Broad River watershed.
Rivers, salt marsh, conservation.
UNC grad. Former financial & tax consultant. Now I'm a fish bum, it seems.
Reading: Native Nations, by @kathleenduval.bsky.social
#humanist #globalist #flyfishing
Rivers, salt marsh, conservation.
UNC grad. Former financial & tax consultant. Now I'm a fish bum, it seems.
Reading: Native Nations, by @kathleenduval.bsky.social
#humanist #globalist #flyfishing
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Summer 1936 portrait of an unknown Gitano/Roma militiaman with anarchist scarf. One of many remarkable photos of Barcelona in Spanish Civil War by Antoni Campañà. Beautifully colourised by Julius Backman. (Insgrm). Working class power saying no pasarán.
February 10, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Summer 1936 portrait of an unknown Gitano/Roma militiaman with anarchist scarf. One of many remarkable photos of Barcelona in Spanish Civil War by Antoni Campañà. Beautifully colourised by Julius Backman. (Insgrm). Working class power saying no pasarán.
And again, a frontal assault by the federal government on MN and all Americans. 🌏
“There’s never been a president with zero interest in protecting the natural world until Donald Trump,” said presidential historian Douglas Brinkley.
“There’s never been a president with zero interest in protecting the natural world until Donald Trump,” said presidential historian Douglas Brinkley.
Teddy Roosevelt’s Family Urges G.O.P. to Protect Public Lands
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM
And again, a frontal assault by the federal government on MN and all Americans. 🌏
“There’s never been a president with zero interest in protecting the natural world until Donald Trump,” said presidential historian Douglas Brinkley.
“There’s never been a president with zero interest in protecting the natural world until Donald Trump,” said presidential historian Douglas Brinkley.
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Somehow, all the programs that help the majority of Americans are decried as “wasteful spending,” but the ones that help billionaires aren’t…
Funny how that works.
Funny how that works.
February 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Somehow, all the programs that help the majority of Americans are decried as “wasteful spending,” but the ones that help billionaires aren’t…
Funny how that works.
Funny how that works.
After selling out our biggest arena 4 nights in a row, Billy Strings gets a Valentine's Day gift from the mayor of Asheville!
#AVL and #BMFS - well, that's a match...
#AVL and #BMFS - well, that's a match...
Billy Strings gets the key to the city of Asheville NC 2/14/26
YouTube video by Jason White
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February 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
"UNC founders created our university (1793) to educate citizens. It was not intended to be an education in trade skills."
-Dr. Kathleen DuVal, Historian, UNC Professor
@kathleenduval.bsky.social #goheels
-Dr. Kathleen DuVal, Historian, UNC Professor
@kathleenduval.bsky.social #goheels
February 12, 2026 at 4:12 PM
"UNC founders created our university (1793) to educate citizens. It was not intended to be an education in trade skills."
-Dr. Kathleen DuVal, Historian, UNC Professor
@kathleenduval.bsky.social #goheels
-Dr. Kathleen DuVal, Historian, UNC Professor
@kathleenduval.bsky.social #goheels
18 minutes on the history and meaning of Academic Freedom at UNC and universities all across the US. This freedom is now under attack by the President of the US and the federal government under his control. #goheels
Lloyd Kramer speaks about Academic Freedom
YouTube video by Coalition for Carolina
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
18 minutes on the history and meaning of Academic Freedom at UNC and universities all across the US. This freedom is now under attack by the President of the US and the federal government under his control. #goheels
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A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
February 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM
A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
Time to remove the Craggy Dam in Asheville, NC! Local governments and the #MSD must lead the charge. Thank you @americanrivers.bsky.social #MountainTrue @riverlink.bsky.social.
🌎#flyfishing #AVL #environment #sufficiency #thisplacematters #FrenchBroadRiver #fishbum
youtu.be/1HTaTVXl10s?...
🌎#flyfishing #AVL #environment #sufficiency #thisplacematters #FrenchBroadRiver #fishbum
youtu.be/1HTaTVXl10s?...
Craggy Dam Removal Benefits
YouTube video by AmericanRivers
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Time to remove the Craggy Dam in Asheville, NC! Local governments and the #MSD must lead the charge. Thank you @americanrivers.bsky.social #MountainTrue @riverlink.bsky.social.
🌎#flyfishing #AVL #environment #sufficiency #thisplacematters #FrenchBroadRiver #fishbum
youtu.be/1HTaTVXl10s?...
🌎#flyfishing #AVL #environment #sufficiency #thisplacematters #FrenchBroadRiver #fishbum
youtu.be/1HTaTVXl10s?...
Bezos buys the Post just so he could destroy it. This is part of the broader authoritarian plan to destroy freedom of the press in the US, even though it's guaranteed by the very First Amendment of the US Constitution.
Wake up and stand up, American, before it's too late.
Wake up and stand up, American, before it's too late.
Washington Post Begins Laying Off More Than 300 Journalists
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Bezos buys the Post just so he could destroy it. This is part of the broader authoritarian plan to destroy freedom of the press in the US, even though it's guaranteed by the very First Amendment of the US Constitution.
Wake up and stand up, American, before it's too late.
Wake up and stand up, American, before it's too late.
Flat out not gone listen to Jay Williams call any UNC game in the Smith Center, no way, Dukie. Jones and Tyler on the radio network, thank you! @goheels GDTBAFTH
February 3, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Flat out not gone listen to Jay Williams call any UNC game in the Smith Center, no way, Dukie. Jones and Tyler on the radio network, thank you! @goheels GDTBAFTH
I love this wonderful micro-autobiography from my friend, neighbor, musician, author, playwright and consummate Tarheel: Bland Simpson. Give it a read
alumni.unc.edu/about-caroli...
alumni.unc.edu/about-caroli...
February 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
David misses the mark with his final NYT article. The American Dream declined due to economics, not values and culture. The richest Americans gained control of our economy and democracy, eroding the middle class, starting in 1980 with RR and his oligarch friends.
Opinion | Time to Say Goodbye
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:06 PM
David misses the mark with his final NYT article. The American Dream declined due to economics, not values and culture. The richest Americans gained control of our economy and democracy, eroding the middle class, starting in 1980 with RR and his oligarch friends.
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MY TAKE: There's nothing better than live sports on TV when you wake up. The toxic American mania for starting games at 9pm must be vanquished. NFL games should kick off at 6 in the morning. NBA games can start at 7:30 because you actually have to pay attention
January 30, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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Sobering analysis of our country's inflection point. From an elite journalist and publication we are fortunate to have here in Asheville.
Please continue to support the free, local, not-for-profit avlwatchdog.org/.
Please continue to support the free, local, not-for-profit avlwatchdog.org/.
January 30, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Sobering analysis of our country's inflection point. From an elite journalist and publication we are fortunate to have here in Asheville.
Please continue to support the free, local, not-for-profit avlwatchdog.org/.
Please continue to support the free, local, not-for-profit avlwatchdog.org/.
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SC has almost 800 Measles cases. 8 in my county in NC. You little fuckers need to stay in SC and hang out with RFK Jr.
January 30, 2026 at 2:18 AM
SC has almost 800 Measles cases. 8 in my county in NC. You little fuckers need to stay in SC and hang out with RFK Jr.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar attacked at town hall
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anntelnaes.substack.com/p/rep-ilhan-...
January 28, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Rep. Ilhan Omar attacked at town hall
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/rep-ilhan-...
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/rep-ilhan-...
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“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own #WomensArt
Portrait by her sister Vanessa Bell
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own #WomensArt
Portrait by her sister Vanessa Bell
January 28, 2026 at 3:42 AM
“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own #WomensArt
Portrait by her sister Vanessa Bell
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own #WomensArt
Portrait by her sister Vanessa Bell
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It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
"...the specific moral question being put to the nation: Does the president of the United States get to murder American citizens?" - US Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut
January 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"...the specific moral question being put to the nation: Does the president of the United States get to murder American citizens?" - US Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut
Asheville this morning. Stay off these streets.
January 25, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Asheville this morning. Stay off these streets.
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Is this the SCOTUS skin tone test?
January 25, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Is this the SCOTUS skin tone test?
"Never does time go quicker than when you're haulin' them in." - Colin Macleod #flyfishing #Scotland
January 23, 2026 at 9:52 PM
"Never does time go quicker than when you're haulin' them in." - Colin Macleod #flyfishing #Scotland