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Montana. Back-country hike, ski, etc. Weirdo underground house in the mountains. Pottery. #mtleg #mtpol. Motivated to Love Thy Neighbor (no exceptions). Quaker.
Finally. Congress must take their constitutional war powers back.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Senate votes to repeal Middle East war laws
The repeal of the Gulf and Iraq War authorizations is included in both the House and Senate defense bills, heightening its chances of passing.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Let there be light.

... BTW, @northwesternenergy.bsky.social , when will my power be back on?

to be honest, I like a good power outage, when I get to cozy up to the woodstove and read a book by headlamp. But it will be nice to be able to pump water again.

#photography #Montana
December 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
What in hell is happening.
December 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
the GI Rights Hotline, which provides confidential counseling and information for members of the American military — has received calls from service members since the administration began blasting suspected narcotrafficking boats in September.

www.npr.org/2025/12/12/n...
U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes
Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug bo...
www.npr.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
December 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The road outta here.

#Montana #winter #photography
December 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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"coalition seeks to eliminate limits on the ability of parties ... to more freely and directly finance TV ads and organizing efforts of candidates.... The practice is known as coordinated spending" abcnews.go.com/Politics/su...
Supreme Court hears major challenge to campaign spending limits
As the midterm election campaign nears, the Supreme Court is deciding if legal limits on coordinated spending between parties and candidates violates the Constitution.
abcnews.go.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
today's ski was windy and wintry.

#photography #Montana
December 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Hello, #Winter. Nice to see you again.

#Montana #photography
December 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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put that in your pipe and oh-you’re already smoking it. didn’t even ask what it was. u wild
December 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
#MountainMonday. Had my first short ski of the year.

Still HATE my #Scarpa boots. Came back limping.

#photography #Montana
December 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Ms. Poundstone is coming to MISSOULA, MONTANA,
I'll be at The Wilma. THIS Thurs., Dec. 4. www.ticketmaster.com/event/1E0062... Get your tickets. Get your laughs.
www.ticketmaster.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Are you a business that's colluding with ICE? Caving to the biased attacks on DEI? Funding this administration for tax cuts?

Guess what? #WeAintBuyingIt Nov 27–Dec 1, instead we are putting our money where are values are.
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
If you are Nat Guard or Active Duty military, & being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens, you don't have to go through with it.

Call the GI Rights Hotline.

1-877-447-4487

www.militarytimes.com/veterans/mil...
How a Nazi trial ended the just-following-orders defense for US troops
After Nuremberg, U.S. military policy stated troops have a duty to disobey orders “a man of ordinary sense and understanding would know to be illegal."
www.militarytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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When calligraphers get mad they send strongly lettered words
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Preach.
anyone who eats a taco without tilting their head or their taco is a serial killer
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 AM
if data centers are connected to the grid without oversight, decisions will be made by fiat. Our voices should matter in this process.

dailymontanan.com/2025/11/18/c...

#mtpol #mtnews #mtleg #Montana #datacenters
Complaint calls for investigation of NorthWestern Energy's conduct with data centers • Daily Montanan
NorthWestern's plan to supply electricity to data centers before Public Service Commission finds it won't hurt other customers is illegal.
dailymontanan.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
November 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Alarming new report from Human Rights Watch:

“The Trump administration is complicit in torture, enforced disappearance, and other grave violations," @hrw.org warns.

Congress must hold Pres. Trump accountable to upholding the human rights and dignity of all.
Report Exposes Torture Endured by Migrants Trump Sent to El Salvador Prison | Common Dreams
The 252 Venezuelans US President Donald Trump deported to El Salvador were tortured and abused in the infamous CECOT prison, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch and Cristosal.
www.commondreams.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Got up extra early today in order to serve as a non-partisan election observer. Bummed that Fed Ex didn't deliver my kit with the letter authorizing me to be an election observer, so I can't go.

Fed Ex always lets me down.
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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A few days after the presidential election one year ago, we went to Fordham Road in the Bronx.

It was a little different last week.
November 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The army used to warn soldiers about the perils of fascism.
The army was Antifa.

archive.org/details/Army...
October 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Great music by a great advocate for peace, justice and community.

#americannomad

distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
If it looks like it feels by American Nomad
Stream and Save If it looks like it feels - Distributed by DistroKid
distrokid.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Venezuela has captured a group of alleged mercenaries with ties to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and accused Washington and Trinidad and Tobago of coordinating military exercises intended to provoke an armed confrontation in the Caribbean.
Venezuela claims capture of CIA group, accuses US of plotting ‘false-flag’ attack
www.stripes.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM