Nate Schweber
@nateschweber.bsky.social
Author, "This America of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild." Also journalism, music, trout, birds, books, Montana.
Didn’t make the final story, but:
Ethan Hawke blended into the crowd alongside two of his kids.
“We’re supposed to be the shining city on the hill,” he said. “This is not the America I grew up in, this is not OK.”
“We’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Ethan Hawke blended into the crowd alongside two of his kids.
“We’re supposed to be the shining city on the hill,” he said. “This is not the America I grew up in, this is not OK.”
“We’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
January 31, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Didn’t make the final story, but:
Ethan Hawke blended into the crowd alongside two of his kids.
“We’re supposed to be the shining city on the hill,” he said. “This is not the America I grew up in, this is not OK.”
“We’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Ethan Hawke blended into the crowd alongside two of his kids.
“We’re supposed to be the shining city on the hill,” he said. “This is not the America I grew up in, this is not OK.”
“We’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Who’s Supposed to Clear the Snow From New York City’s Street Corners? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/n...
Who’s Supposed to Clear the Snow From New York City’s Street Corners?
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January 29, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Who’s Supposed to Clear the Snow From New York City’s Street Corners? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/n...
Union Square, NYC, 1/24/26
January 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Union Square, NYC, 1/24/26
Over a Thousand Protesters in New York Denounce ICE After Latest Killing www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Over a Thousand Protesters in New York Denounce ICE After Latest Killing
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January 25, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Over a Thousand Protesters in New York Denounce ICE After Latest Killing www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Woody Guthrie appears, Midtown Manhattan.
January 20, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Woody Guthrie appears, Midtown Manhattan.
Before Criticizing Pro-Hamas Chants, Mamdani Sought Jewish Leaders’ Input www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/n...
Before Criticizing Pro-Hamas Chants, Mamdani Sought Jewish Leaders’ Input
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Before Criticizing Pro-Hamas Chants, Mamdani Sought Jewish Leaders’ Input www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/n...
Great to talk with Adam Bronstein on his excellent podcast. #59 - Bernard and Avis DeVoto: The Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild w/ Nate Schweber open.substack.com/pub/ourpubli...
#59 - Bernard and Avis DeVoto: The Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild w/ Nate Schweber
Nate tells the story of how Bernard and Avis DeVoto foiled the livestock industry's sinister plot to sell off 230 million acres of public lands to wealthy western ranch owners. Sound familiar?
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January 16, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Great to talk with Adam Bronstein on his excellent podcast. #59 - Bernard and Avis DeVoto: The Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild w/ Nate Schweber open.substack.com/pub/ourpubli...
Proud to have worked for the University of Montana student newspaper with John.
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Proud to have worked for the University of Montana student newspaper with John.
Defense Challenges Pizza Evidence in Gilgo Beach Serial Killings Case www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/n...
Defense Challenges Pizza Evidence in Gilgo Beach Serial Killings Case
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January 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Defense Challenges Pizza Evidence in Gilgo Beach Serial Killings Case www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/n...
Reposted by Nate Schweber
Our three-part investigation into public lands ranching explores the subsidies baked into ranching, environmental impacts, and politics working behind the scenes. Read the takeaways from @jamesctobias.bsky.social & Mark Olalde's collaborative @propublica.org & @highcountrynews.org project.
The Biggest Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Grazing on Public Lands
Livestock grazing is allowed across 240 million acres of federal land. Our investigation revealed the subsidies propping up ranching, its impact on the environment and the politics underpinning the sy...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Our three-part investigation into public lands ranching explores the subsidies baked into ranching, environmental impacts, and politics working behind the scenes. Read the takeaways from @jamesctobias.bsky.social & Mark Olalde's collaborative @propublica.org & @highcountrynews.org project.
“I wish he would put America first." Thousands March in New York to Protest ICE Killing and Denounce Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Thousands March in New York to Protest ICE Killing and Denounce Trump
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January 12, 2026 at 12:27 AM
“I wish he would put America first." Thousands March in New York to Protest ICE Killing and Denounce Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Mamdani Condemns Slurs and Pro-Hamas Chant at Heated Queens Protest www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/n...
Mamdani Condemns Slurs and Pro-Hamas Chant at Heated Queens Protest
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January 10, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Mamdani Condemns Slurs and Pro-Hamas Chant at Heated Queens Protest www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/n...
Nov. 15, 2024:
“How, she asked Ms. Widlanski, would Mr. Trump end the wars?
“‘I don’t know how,” Ms. Widlanski said. “But he’s going to end them.’”
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/n...
“How, she asked Ms. Widlanski, would Mr. Trump end the wars?
“‘I don’t know how,” Ms. Widlanski said. “But he’s going to end them.’”
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/n...
When Trump Won the First Time, New York Resisted. Now? It’s Complicated. (Published 2024)
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January 3, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Nov. 15, 2024:
“How, she asked Ms. Widlanski, would Mr. Trump end the wars?
“‘I don’t know how,” Ms. Widlanski said. “But he’s going to end them.’”
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/n...
“How, she asked Ms. Widlanski, would Mr. Trump end the wars?
“‘I don’t know how,” Ms. Widlanski said. “But he’s going to end them.’”
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/n...
Amid Poetry, Song and the Cold, Mamdani’s Inauguration Evokes Hope www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
Amid Poetry, Song and the Cold, Mamdani’s Inauguration Evokes Hope
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January 2, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Amid Poetry, Song and the Cold, Mamdani’s Inauguration Evokes Hope www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
Zohran Mamdani Is Sworn In as Mayor of New York City www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/n...
Zohran Mamdani Is Sworn In as Mayor of New York City
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January 1, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Zohran Mamdani Is Sworn In as Mayor of New York City www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/n...
Revelers Crowd Into Times Square to Ring in 2026 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/n...
Revelers Crowd Into Times Square to Ring in 2026
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January 1, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Revelers Crowd Into Times Square to Ring in 2026 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/n...
Thanks to the staff at KAXE in Northern Minnesota — the oldest rural community radio station in the U.S. — for naming my book a favorite 2025 read! www.kaxe.org/show/what-we...
What We Read: KAXE staff favorite books of 2025
From historical fiction to contemporary stories, non-fiction to science fiction, or poetry to fantasy--it’s clear we love to read. The KAXE staff share their favorite or most memorable books read in 2...
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December 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Thanks to the staff at KAXE in Northern Minnesota — the oldest rural community radio station in the U.S. — for naming my book a favorite 2025 read! www.kaxe.org/show/what-we...
Unexpectedly, 2025 was the best year yet for Westslope cutthroat trout in their most vivid colors.
December 30, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Unexpectedly, 2025 was the best year yet for Westslope cutthroat trout in their most vivid colors.
A nice 2025 memory.
December 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A nice 2025 memory.
Man Accused of Dismembering Woman Had Surgical Skills www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/n...
Man Accused of Dismembering Woman Had Surgical Skills
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December 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Man Accused of Dismembering Woman Had Surgical Skills www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/n...
Third in this outstanding, vital series: www.propublica.org/article/poli...
Powerful Friends: Sympathetic Officials and “Cultural Power” Help Ranchers Dodge Oversight
Elected officials are quick to support public lands ranchers who are accused of breaking rules. As a result, federal agencies pull punches when enforcing regulations.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Third in this outstanding, vital series: www.propublica.org/article/poli...
More outstanding, vital reporting from ProPublica and High Country News: www.propublica.org/article/graz...
Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab.
A ProPublica and High Country News investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment. The Trump administration is supe...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
More outstanding, vital reporting from ProPublica and High Country News: www.propublica.org/article/graz...
Spikes, Fins, Guards: How New York Is Trying to Stop Subway Fare Evasion www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/n...
Spikes, Fins, Guards: How New York Is Trying to Stop Subway Fare Evasion
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December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Spikes, Fins, Guards: How New York Is Trying to Stop Subway Fare Evasion www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/n...