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Forest ecologist in the PNW. I hug trees, with a diameter tape! Love to ramble in forests and mountains and make lame attempts to photograph them.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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#FungusOnFriday
#FungiFriends
#Mushrooms

These are Hoof or Tinder Fungus. Not edible but useful in starting (camp)fires.

#Photography
#Nature #Fungi
#ArtOfPhotography
📷 Janusz Slowinski
December 6, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.

Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Finally someone with stones !!!!!
December 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Frayed fungus in a mountain meadow #FungiFriday #PNW
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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That study the federal government relied on heavily to contend that Roundup is safe. Yeah, well, it was ghostwritten by Monsanto. In fact, the evidence suggests glyphosate causes cancer in humans. Here's a dispatch from our resident Roundup expert.
Science journal retracts widely cited study that claimed Roundup is safe
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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"If you want candidates who come from outside the system and aren’t puppets of big donors and corrupt political machines, then you should get behind the nonpartisan movement to publicly finance the elections in your community, your state, and your country." @davidsirota.com @thenation.com
The Real Lesson From Zohran Mamdani’s Ascent
The decisive factor isn’t his ads or charisma. It is the public financing of election campaigns, and it should be replicated across the United States.
www.thenation.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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December 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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In December, they’re legally bound.

But, the orange one flaunts the Constitution.
December 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Giant sequoia with a large fire scar for #ThickTrunkTuesday. Sequoias can live for more than 3 thousand years; the scar was probably acquired centuries ago and refreshed by a recent prescribed burn. #SierraNevada #NationalParks
December 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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November 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US | US news | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US
Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Time to recognize e-bikes for what they are - electric motor bikes - and regulate them accordingly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/m...
The Shocking Crash That Led One County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Sagarmatha and Nuptse on a #Stunday
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"The United States is the world’s largest fossil fuel producer, which makes the growth of green energy a threat to the country’s economic power and other forms of global dominance."
Why is the US the worst nation on the planet?

www.politico.com/news/magazin...
A Test Drive Through Brazil in Donald Trump’s Worst Nightmare
The biggest story of the climate summit might be the brand-new EVs on the streets outside.
www.politico.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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November 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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The Citizens United decision has corrupted our government and is destroying our democracy. Here's a way to get rid of it. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
robertreich.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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HE IS ABOUT TO GO TO WAR WITH VENEZUELA FOR IMPORTING COCAINE TO AMERICA AND NOW HE PARDONS A DRUG KINGPIN CONVICTED IN 2024 OF IMPORTING COCAINE TO AMERICA

WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK
Trump plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
www.npr.org
November 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Red, Blue, Rich, Poor, Urban, Rural, Right, Left (you get the idea) we generally, universally, agree there is a problem with money in politics. I've heard from folks for years "we need to do something!!". I 100% agree!. Let's do this, as Montanans! montanaplan.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM