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Tom Ryan @tom-sam-emi.bsky.social · 9h

Same here, Tom! We in the White Mountains of New Hampshire have not had this kind of rain since the spring. Our foliage is not the spectacular display it typically is because of the drought, but now our rivers and streams are singing this morning.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Tom Ryan @tom-sam-emi.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations, Dan.

Tom Ryan @tom-sam-emi.bsky.social · 1d

They make for perfect writing, nesting, and cooking days, Tom.

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Tom Ryan @tom-sam-emi.bsky.social · 4d

Or a Red Sox fan who is happy for the Blue Jays, but happier for every Yankees loss.

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Tom Ryan @tom-sam-emi.bsky.social · 4d

@msnbc.com, you could really use these kinds of insights that @matthewjdowd.bsky.social regularly shares.

Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 4d

Some times in America we have the exact right President in office to lead in crucial moments (i.e. Lincoln). But at other times we have the exact wrong President in office (i.e. Andrew Johnson). Today we have the worst President in our history in office at a most crucial moment.

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Tom Ryan @tom-sam-emi.bsky.social · 6d

I am not on Twitter. Dumped it the day Musk bought it.

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Tom Ryan @tom-sam-emi.bsky.social · 7d

True words from one of the better public lands-based accounts: “Public lands need support now more than ever.”

Black Hills Parks & Forests Association @blackhillsparks.bsky.social · 7d

Visitor centers are closed.
Our in-person stores and phone lines shut with them.

But we’re still here. The online store is open, and email still works.

Public lands need support now more than ever.

Shop. Donate. Join. Let's reopen stronger.
bhpfa.org

#ParkChat #NationalParks #Shutdown

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 7d

Pope Leo yesterday: “Someone who says ‘I’m against abortion but says I am in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life, someone who says that ‘I’m against abortion, but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States,’ I don’t know if that’s pro-life.”

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Tom Ryan @tom-sam-emi.bsky.social · 7d

Leo is the right soul in Rome for our troubled times. He is humble, kind, and brave, unlike our country’s elected leaders. He handled that abortion question with wisdom and grace.

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Tom Ryan @tom-sam-emi.bsky.social · 7d

Safe travels and joyous October views to you, Matthew. Our long summer drought has made for a less-than-stellar New Hampshire fall bloom. Nevertheless autumn stuns—even in an off year.

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UAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 9d

National Congress of American Indians" "Wounded Knee Was Not a Battle.
It Was the Deliberate Mass Killing of 350 Lakota."
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NCAI: "Wounded Knee Was Not a Battle, It Was the Deliberate Mass Killing of 350 Lakota

On Friday, the National Congress of American Indians pushed back on the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision to retain the Medals of Honor awarded to soldiers involved in the Wounded Knee Massacre ...

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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 9d

Because Democrats prosecuted Republicans for crimes they committed (to be precise, there was probable cause), it's only fair that Republicans prosecute Democrats for crimes they didn't commit. Do I have that right?

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 9d

“US Tourism Sector Hit Hard By Collapse In Canadian Travel, With Border States Like New York And Michigan Experiencing Historic Losses”
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US Tourism Sector Hit Hard By Collapse In Canadian Travel, With Border States Like New York And Michigan Experiencing Historic Losses - Travel And Tour World

The US tourism sector is facing a major setback this summer as millions of Canadians scaled back cross-border travel, driving both road and air visits to record lows.

www.travelandtourworld.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 10d

Hakeem Jeffries twisting a huge dial labeled “appeasement” back and forth as he anxiously looks out at a crowd of consultants, waiting for them to boo or clap

Andrew Solender @andrewsolender.bsky.social · 10d

NEW: Jeffries praises Eric Adams in a statement, saying he has "served courageously and authentically for decades" and that "meaningful progress has been made" during his mayoralty.

Says he will "publicly weigh in" on the mayoral race "well before the start of early voting.”

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Tom Ryan @tom-sam-emi.bsky.social · 10d

First week of autumn in NH’s White Mountains.

Two dogs hiking along the Saco River under orange and gold foliage.

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Melissa Sevigny @melissasevigny.bsky.social · 11d

Someone asked me recently what we do about #science stories that are lost or destroyed or buried. I was lucky to have diaries to reconstruct this story; what if we don't? I said art - fiction, plays, poems - have a lot of power to take fragments and show how things might have been, or could be.

David Daniel @daviddaniel.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you, @melissasevigny.bsky.social, for introducing me to Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter. As you noted, their story matters, for so many reasons.

My wife and I both devoured BRAVE THE WILD RIVER, and have recommended it to our daughter, an environmental science major.

Book cover of Brave The Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of The Grand Canyon, by Melissa L. Sevigny. The title and author are listed in white type against a green background in the middle of the cover. Above it is a black-and-white photo of the book’s subjects, Lois Jotter and Elzada Clover; below is a painting of trees on either side of the Grand Canyon rim.

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Red Sox @redsox.com · 11d

YOUR BOSTON RED SOX ARE POSTSEASON BOUND!

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Tom Ryan @tom-sam-emi.bsky.social · 12d

You are a good man, Mike Reiss.

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Sam Pfeifle @sampfeifle.bsky.social · 12d

To add to this, in 1990, both house of Congress, under President Bush, passed a resolution expressing "deep regret" for Wounded Knee. Anyone who takes pride in what happened there is a scumbag of the highest order.

Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 12d

Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/

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Entertainment Weekly @ew.com · 13d

Rick Moranis officially returns to acting in first photo from 'Spaceballs' sequel table read featuring a cast reunion with Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, and more.

See Rick Moranis officially return to acting in first photo from 'Spaceballs' sequel table read

Rick Moranis officially returns to acting in first photo from 'Spaceballs' sequel table read featuring a cast reunion with Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, and more.

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Tom Ryan @tom-sam-emi.bsky.social · 13d

Good morning, Matthew. A gift of thanks to you: these are photos from our stop in Faulkner's Oxford last December.

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Tom Ryan @tom-sam-emi.bsky.social · 15d

This is great to read. Thanks for sharing it, Tom.

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Tom Ryan @tom-sam-emi.bsky.social · 16d

This was my first time listening to Watt. He was good. Better yet, what could have been an awkward or silly situation with his brother was handled professionally. I was happily surprised by all of this, Chad.

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Tom Ryan @tom-sam-emi.bsky.social · 18d

Add one more to the list. Canceled this afternoon after subscribing for close to a decade.

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks to everyone who canceled their Disney Plus subscriptions we’ve had over 50,000 people confirm they’ve canceled!

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