Tonight was a very bad night.

Schumer has to go. He caved just when the Dems finally had some momentum and power. He sold out the middle class and working poor who needed affordable health insurance.

Great day to watch former #GoHeels stars turning into #NFL stars right before your eyes! #DrakeMaye #MackHollins #Patriots

Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.

"Well, order is now restored in the basketball universe..." -Dave Nathan. #GoHeels

Tar Heels zero turnovers in second half. #goheels

UNC must have Wilson on the floor or they'll get blown out of their own gym. Sombody gotta hit some shots, and please guard the 3 on other end! #GoHeels

Conservation news for the Asheville area, from the General Council of MountainTrue.org. Represented by SELC.org, they have sued the US Forest Service to cease a secret, illegal logging project in the #NolichuckyRiver gorge. Stay informed, share, support, etc. 🌎 mountaintrue.org/mountaintrue...

Zohran is stone cold man. Putting out an ad in Arabic after all the Islamophobic shit that’s been thrown his way? Pure swag. Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.

I love my freak town!👋

"Let’s try to grab the dollars for these less healthy purchases." So, not whole foods? And, why shop where owner is the enemy of liberal democracy in America? No thanks. For me in Asheville, it's the beloved co-ops. www.hendersonville.coop frenchbroadfood.coop

"Canada PM Mark Carney has announced ambitions for the country to become an "energy superpower" in clean electricity, oil and gas." Jobs, investments vs. environmental costs? #conservation #flyfishing #renewables #carbon #liveclean 🌎 @aarnegranlund.bsky.social @lissaharris.bsky.social

#NFL MVP 2025...#10 Drake Maye

Revisiting our days of Helene... in Asheville...with @blueridgepublic.bsky.social and Helen Chickering.

ICYMI, here's a sobering view inside the Dept. of Justice, where lying to federal judges and defying their rulings is the order of the day. #ruleoflaw #freedom #justice #democracy #dueprocess

Loving the start this season by the #Patriots featuring the passing of my fellow #TarHeel Drake Maye. But it's gonna hit the wall fast if they can't find a running game! #NFL #UNC

9 months later, and I still love this post! ❤️ #flyfishing

Fly fishing daily: “The guy who didn’t catch fish must not whine or complain or offer excuses, and the guy who has landed a few (whether through luck or skill) is not allowed to either preen or engage in false modesty. I’ve been on both sides often, and I don’t know which is harder.” -John Gierach

"When I take off on a trip I always think, Please, if I'm going to get killed on this one, let it be on the way back, after I've caught some fish." - John Gierach fly fishing

my mom took tylenol when she was pregnant, which made me super focused on menswear and now i have a million followers on twitter

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Hope this guy went on to have a good life.

“There’s a little known law in Colorado that every fly shop must have a bird dog on duty during business hours.” - John Gierach Does your state have a similar law? Fly fishing

Pretty Asheville sky this Friday evening…

Bowser: "I think I speak for all Americans -- we don't believe it's legal to use the American military against American citizens on American soil."

As if the massive destruction from 2024 Hurricane Helene weren't enough, now we have illegal mining right near our prime smallmouth fly fishing waters, claiming "cover" from POTUS Executive Orders. And this from a right-wing Sinclair local channel, no less. 🌎, rivers.

"Beneath the sun-dappled surface of burbling Appalachian rivers, giants lurk." This is my home...and my river. Sharing to: rivers, fly fishing, 🌎. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/t...

Fly fishing daily. "This is where I should point out that I'm far from an expert on cane fly rods. I can spot good ones and appreciate them when I get my hands on them, but that's about as far as it goes. So be it. You don't have to be smart to be in love." --John Gierach

The only fillet knife I’ve ever needed…in my tacklebox for about 50 years. Thin, light, holds an edge. Made in Finland by J Marttiini. #flyfishing @aarnegranlund.bsky.social

Aitana in Bern last night. #womensfootball #WEuro2025 #Euro2025 www.uefa.com/womenseuro/v...

"I think your body remembers how you treat it." --Aitana Bonmati

Upgraded my wet wading tools for summer Smallmouth river fishing here in the Blue Ridge. These should keep me comfortable and safe through September. #flyfishing

Different worldviews and knowledge systems influence the ways people interact with and value nature. 🌿- IPBES #ValuesAssessment All these values must be considered to effectively address the #biodiversity crisis. 🌍🧪 Read the Values Assessment Report: www.ipbes.net/the-values-a...

The spoils of this plunder are trillions of dollars in tax cuts for the wealthiest 1%—a massive upward transfer of wealth for people who need it least. This is exactly why billionaires spend so much money on our elections.

Warnock: "We are engaged in Robin Hood in reverse ... this is socialism for the rich."

Warnock: If I'm honest, there are days when I have to ask people of my faith tradition as a Christian, are we reading the same book?  The book I know says I was hungry and you fed me. I was sick, I was in prison and you visited me, I was a stranger and you welcomed me….

“I represent 67,000 pediatricians, and let me be clear: this bill will devastate children’s health,” said Dr. Susan Kressly, President of @ameracadpeds.bsky.social “Kids are 22% of our population—but 100% of our future. We cannot afford to fail them.” Call your senators and demand a NO vote.

The Pigeon River in Haywood County, NC. Lots of hard bottom with crevices...hiding places for smallmouth bass. Great spots for wet wading all summer when it's too hot to safely catch and release the trout here in the Blue Ridge. Full disclosure: I prefer brawling with smallmouth anyway! #flyfishing

Over 6 years ago, the House first passed my Enhanced Background Checks Act to close the Charleston Loophole that allowed a white supremacist to obtain the gun he used to murder nine worshipers at Emanuel AME Church on June 17, 2015.   I'll never stop fighting to pass this law.

This isn’t leadership — it’s authoritarianism in action. #FreedomToDissent

3rd base coach should never have sent #Acuna. He's made several poor decisions like that this year. Needs to be replaced. #Braves #RedSox

"Trumpism can be seen as a giant attempt to amputate the highest aspirations of the human spirit and to reduce us to our most primitive, atavistic tendencies."--David Brooks

Releasing big reds back in the creeks. #saltmarsh #seaislands #flyfishing #lowcountry #southcarolina #redfish #marshlife

One voice of true independence, experience, skill and integrity in our federal government. American citizens must defend Chairman Powell during this tenuous moment in history.

BREAKING: Scott Pelley just risked everything to make one thing clear: The attack on free speech isn’t coming—it’s already here. Journalists are being silenced, critics are being punished, and most of the media’s playing dead. This is state-sponsored suppression. This is dictatorship in real time.

Been out of Asheville for a month chasing redfish in the sea islands. What dat out here in #Fairview, Cicada? #flyfishing

Recent post from our pre-spawn float trip in March. I truly value my small group of treasured guides, in both saltwater and fresh. Best way to learn new skills and new water, and to have a chance at a trophy! #Smallmouth #flyfishing #Asheville #fishbum #FrenchBroad #tightlines

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