Jamie Tommins
@jtommins.bsky.social
backcountry trail builder and maple sugarmaker on life sabbatical with long covid. sometimes writer and illustrator. outlive the bastards
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more adventures in critical theory
"Lukacs himself does not consider the implications of his theory for... the problem of the environment. It would of course be too much to ask of him in 1923 to come up with an environmental ethic."
...why? others did much earlier
"Lukacs himself does not consider the implications of his theory for... the problem of the environment. It would of course be too much to ask of him in 1923 to come up with an environmental ethic."
...why? others did much earlier
November 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
more adventures in critical theory
"Lukacs himself does not consider the implications of his theory for... the problem of the environment. It would of course be too much to ask of him in 1923 to come up with an environmental ethic."
...why? others did much earlier
"Lukacs himself does not consider the implications of his theory for... the problem of the environment. It would of course be too much to ask of him in 1923 to come up with an environmental ethic."
...why? others did much earlier
officially taking a break from social media. unofficially i'm reading deep into science and technology studies, critical theory, constructivism, latour, steve fuller, the ontological turn, etc., and thinking, man what a load of horseshit
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
officially taking a break from social media. unofficially i'm reading deep into science and technology studies, critical theory, constructivism, latour, steve fuller, the ontological turn, etc., and thinking, man what a load of horseshit
been doing a lot of research about ADA laws for backcountry mobility aids and i'm sad to say that allowing able-bodied people onto the trails will only ruin the experience for the rest of us. the hard truth is that we, the disabled community, must exclude them until better systems are in place
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
been doing a lot of research about ADA laws for backcountry mobility aids and i'm sad to say that allowing able-bodied people onto the trails will only ruin the experience for the rest of us. the hard truth is that we, the disabled community, must exclude them until better systems are in place
"the mary ellen carter" by stan rogers helped save the life of a sailor shipwrecked off the atlantic coast of maryland when he started singing it while clinging to a half-swamped lifeboat in freezing water until the coast guard arrived in the morning
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
"the mary ellen carter" by stan rogers helped save the life of a sailor shipwrecked off the atlantic coast of maryland when he started singing it while clinging to a half-swamped lifeboat in freezing water until the coast guard arrived in the morning
when i was so sick i couldn't walk a quarter mile i used to sing to myself "there will come a leg day hallelujah what a leg day". folks there has come a leg day hallelujah what a leg day
October 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
when i was so sick i couldn't walk a quarter mile i used to sing to myself "there will come a leg day hallelujah what a leg day". folks there has come a leg day hallelujah what a leg day
let's do squats tonight
you can help me fix my POTS tonight
you can help me fix my POTS tonight
October 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
let's do squats tonight
you can help me fix my POTS tonight
you can help me fix my POTS tonight
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another reason florida is cool is that it's the home of more world surfing champions than anywhere else. kind of like with east coast skiing the bad waves make good surfers
October 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
another reason florida is cool is that it's the home of more world surfing champions than anywhere else. kind of like with east coast skiing the bad waves make good surfers
facebook marketplace find for some bucket list stuff. pray for me
October 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
facebook marketplace find for some bucket list stuff. pray for me
the number of children with long covid rivals ADHD, and those numbers are almost certainly undercounted. they have debilitating fatigue, brain fog, chronic pain. many progressives and leftists today are failing the aids crisis of our time
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation
Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.
www.rollingstone.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
the number of children with long covid rivals ADHD, and those numbers are almost certainly undercounted. they have debilitating fatigue, brain fog, chronic pain. many progressives and leftists today are failing the aids crisis of our time
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
listening to the first album i ever owned myself, a cassette of the beach boys compilation endless summer with artwork that's haunted and guided me ever since
October 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
listening to the first album i ever owned myself, a cassette of the beach boys compilation endless summer with artwork that's haunted and guided me ever since
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interviewed my trail worker pal about the last two years of upheaval and downsizing in the Forest Service
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jamietommins.substack.com/p/i-came-in-...
I Came In At the End
An interview with a Forest Service trail worker
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October 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
interviewed my trail worker pal about the last two years of upheaval and downsizing in the Forest Service
jamietommins.substack.com/p/i-came-in-...
jamietommins.substack.com/p/i-came-in-...
hey doctor yeah so my brain’s been knocking. i had a head gasket leak for a while and was getting sludgy oil and brown coolant that should’ve been bright green but i heard it throw the rod the other day. how much to do a swap
October 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
hey doctor yeah so my brain’s been knocking. i had a head gasket leak for a while and was getting sludgy oil and brown coolant that should’ve been bright green but i heard it throw the rod the other day. how much to do a swap
car mechanic instagram reels are the funniest instagram reels if you stick with it. the joke is that machines exist to vex and infuriate us
October 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
car mechanic instagram reels are the funniest instagram reels if you stick with it. the joke is that machines exist to vex and infuriate us
interviewed my trail worker pal about the last two years of upheaval and downsizing in the Forest Service
jamietommins.substack.com/p/i-came-in-...
jamietommins.substack.com/p/i-came-in-...
I Came In At the End
An interview with a Forest Service trail worker
jamietommins.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
interviewed my trail worker pal about the last two years of upheaval and downsizing in the Forest Service
jamietommins.substack.com/p/i-came-in-...
jamietommins.substack.com/p/i-came-in-...
apparently governor desantis approved an $83 million purchase of a four-acre property owned by a wealthy donor that the donor bought for just $8 million less than a decade ago. for “wildlife conservation”
October 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
apparently governor desantis approved an $83 million purchase of a four-acre property owned by a wealthy donor that the donor bought for just $8 million less than a decade ago. for “wildlife conservation”
i'm oldmanmaxxing. sunday paper. flannel shirt, gray sweatpants, big wool socks. cup of coffee, bills opened and sorted on the table. soon to start a little weekend project that will leave me vexxed and fuming but in a healthy way to vent some steam
October 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
i'm oldmanmaxxing. sunday paper. flannel shirt, gray sweatpants, big wool socks. cup of coffee, bills opened and sorted on the table. soon to start a little weekend project that will leave me vexxed and fuming but in a healthy way to vent some steam
a few words about the government shutdown on public lands
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jamietommins.substack.com/p/shutdown-b...
October 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
a few words about the government shutdown on public lands
jamietommins.substack.com/p/shutdown-b...
jamietommins.substack.com/p/shutdown-b...
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September 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
half off annual subscription to my newsletter. $15 one time to help me keep writing and drinking coffee while i job search. your support means a lot, thanks friends enjoy the woods
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went on The Rift radio show this week to talk about trail work and a left vision for public lands. listen here and read some more of my thoughts on being a wilderness proponent
jamietommins.substack.com/p/interview-...
jamietommins.substack.com/p/interview-...
Interview: Public Lands from the Left
I went on the radio this week
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September 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
went on The Rift radio show this week to talk about trail work and a left vision for public lands. listen here and read some more of my thoughts on being a wilderness proponent
jamietommins.substack.com/p/interview-...
jamietommins.substack.com/p/interview-...
went on The Rift radio show this week to talk about trail work and a left vision for public lands. listen here and read some more of my thoughts on being a wilderness proponent
jamietommins.substack.com/p/interview-...
jamietommins.substack.com/p/interview-...
Interview: Public Lands from the Left
I went on the radio this week
jamietommins.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
went on The Rift radio show this week to talk about trail work and a left vision for public lands. listen here and read some more of my thoughts on being a wilderness proponent
jamietommins.substack.com/p/interview-...
jamietommins.substack.com/p/interview-...
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really nice map of inventoried roadless areas, now under threat
good news: mike lee greatly reduced the amount of land eligible for sale in his bill. bad news: Trump's UDSA secretary is ending protections for Inventoried Roadless Areas, possibly the most important public lands you've never heard of. new map here
jtommins.github.io/ira_web_map/
jtommins.github.io/ira_web_map/
June 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
really nice map of inventoried roadless areas, now under threat
good news: mike lee greatly reduced the amount of land eligible for sale in his bill. bad news: Trump's UDSA secretary is ending protections for Inventoried Roadless Areas, possibly the most important public lands you've never heard of. new map here
jtommins.github.io/ira_web_map/
jtommins.github.io/ira_web_map/
June 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
good news: mike lee greatly reduced the amount of land eligible for sale in his bill. bad news: Trump's UDSA secretary is ending protections for Inventoried Roadless Areas, possibly the most important public lands you've never heard of. new map here
jtommins.github.io/ira_web_map/
jtommins.github.io/ira_web_map/
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Needless to say, lands that are not currently designated as a National Park, Wildlife Refuge, or Wilderness, are often just as valuable or even more so, and at greater risk.
hey y'all its been a minute. just wanted to share this thing i made. they're trying to sell off our roadless areas, wilderness study areas, and more special designations. view the map here
jtommins.github.io/public_lands...
jtommins.github.io/public_lands...
June 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Needless to say, lands that are not currently designated as a National Park, Wildlife Refuge, or Wilderness, are often just as valuable or even more so, and at greater risk.