I have been avoiding this topic because it brings a lot of stress and sadness for me. I've never felt so unwelcome as I do now (I'm in the U.S since 2017). Why are academics' H1B being targeted? We cost universities more than hiring an American, we are here because we bring something else. (1/2)

Don't take this week's good election news for granted. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Maths... If you make $100,000 a year (not bad), it will take you 10 MILLION years to earn a trillion dollars. If you make a million dollars a year (wow!), it'll still take you a million years to earn a trillion dollars. Tax the rich.

It's a sad day when a conservative Republican--I've met Adam, he really is--can see a dangerous fascist like MTG more clearly than some who consider themselves left or liberal.

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Oil tycoon Steve Pearce is a disastrous pick to run the BLM. He's long pushed for the liquidation of public lands & championed efforts to obliterate national monuments. Just like Sen. Lee, he'll be chomping at the bit so sell our public lands off to corporations & billionaires. He's also a creep.

Rainfall brings #ColoradoRiver drought relief, but concerns for next year’s water supply remain --  Cassie Sherwood (WaterDesk.org) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2025/11/06/r...

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In Colorado, some school board elections rejected conservative candidates, and in conservative Aurora, an incumbent ultra conservative wacko lost her bid for re-election. These local election outcomes really fueled my hope.

Judge orders White House to use American Sign Language interpreters at briefings www.publicradiotulsa.org/npr-national...

While the government remains shut down and NPS staff either furloughed or working without pay, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum spent this week in Abu Dhabi, speaking about AI and selling American oil and gas. #publiclands #nationalparks #nationalparkservice #climatechange

Relieved to see all the DEMocracy wins tonight.

Your Governors-elect for New Jersey and Virginia: Democrats Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger

The different colors of the cells indicate pollen from different species of plants, packed away to be used as food for hungry honey bee larvae.

Today's river views

I certainly hope more young people vote before the day is done. Every election matters. Your vote matters. VOTE!!

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Great piece on the inspiring return of beavers to Glen Canyon 🦫 insideclimatenews.org/news/2710202...

More than 450 former NPS employees, including two past directors of the agency and more than 90 former park superintendents, last week urged Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to close all the national parks until the government reopens.

Reminder — Earlier this year, House Republicans CUT food assistance programs, while increasing the deficit by trillions of dollars, all to fund tax breaks for billionaires. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

This is a crucial point, along with the need for access to wireless service. ⭐️🆓🗞️➡️ I know it takes an extra digital click or two, but I’d like to remind ppl that most Public Libraries offer 💥FREE ACCESS💥 to magazines & newspapers online. All you need to use them is a library card.⚡️

Thank you, Rep. Neguse! More of this, Dems!!

A good news story from the Lake Tahoe area, where Hope and her cub Bounce were going to be euthanized as nuisance bears, hemmed in by development and necessity. But the community wouldn't let it happen, keeping watch, & working hard to retrain the bears. Now they seem to be out of danger for awhile.

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The public comment period ends November 10th to oppose the rollback of the BLM Public Lands Rule.

What’s holding up the #ColoradoRiver negotiations? Experts break down the sticking points -- Shannon Mullane (Fresh Water News) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2025/10/31/w...

Just seeing this. So powerful.

Worth remembering…

There are no national media outlets in Durango, CO - 8 hours from Denver - like there are in Chicago or LA. Grateful to have local journalists + the Durango Herald covering the latest ICE thuggery.

"..Ray took his complaints about his agency’s injection pressure regulations to the EPA. “I have been trying for more than a year to convince everyone that this is a major problem in Oklahoma,” he wrote in a memo to the head of the EPA’s regional office. The EPA did not respond to questions."

1/ If the headlines have felt heavy lately, you’re not alone. Between outbreaks, lawsuits, and fast spreading falsehoods, it’s easy to forget that #publichealth is still working. So today I'm sharing 4 pieces of good news worth celebrating from the past few weeks. 🧵

I'm so glad the flickers have finally realized the water is there for them, too.

Eric is a Missouri congressman. He is quite literally dependent on the federal government for his paycheck, his housing, and his free healthcare. He’s a tax recipient.

We need to keep them closed. Yellowstone National Park closes roads following more than 30 traffic incidents dailymontanan.com/briefs/yello...

Is it reasonable to assume so-called leader Mike Johnson has zero intention of calling the House back in session? Seems like that would mean the end of our democracy. If any Republican voters care, today and every day would be a good day to call your reps.

Stunning Bull Moose visits us at Katmai.

Wish I had pics of the red-breasted nuthatch that stopped by too briefly, and the cedar waxwings in the neighbor's junipers, but alas, nope. Also, robins sure poop a lot.🙄

Let's hear from Jack Smith! 🧵 @neguse.house.gov

When we rebuild this country, it would be best to do so with the confiscated assets of this expertly curated list of corrupt companies, each of which should be banned and their executives imprisoned.

So the billionaire president with the billionaire cabinet supported by billionaires gives tax cuts an sweetheart deals to billionaires and tears down the White House to build a billionaire ballroom while making food and healthcare unaffordable for everyone else? And half America is ok with that?

It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.

"This canyon country stillness is under attack. The assaults come in waves powered by motorized vehicles, engines revving." writersontherange.org/jane-goodall...

Some further details on the rainfall and flooding in southwest Colorado last week, including storm-total rain amounts, comparison to a similar event in October 1911, and improvements to the drought situation in the area. #cowx

A message from an Austin arborist: Please Water Your Trees. For the second year running, the fall rains have failed and we're facing significant tree deaths in Central Texas.

The Preamble to the Constitution began with three magic words and they were not “I, the King.”

Nice to be with so many like minded Democracy supporters! #NoKings #FOCO

Chris Murphy is one of the only Dems who gets that there is no budget “deal” to make. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...

Hope you can make it to the launch of Borderlings, my new book of poetry, this Saturday, Oct. 18, 6:30-8. Reading at 7. Signed copies available at event. If not, you can order a copy through ArtSpeak Press here: www.artspeakpress.com/shop/p/borde...

I usually take a quick look at my weather app when I get up. Air quality 158! (It's down to 111 now). Checked AirNow and PurpleAir and they show 20s and 30s in my town and the sky looks clear to me. But what's going on a little north of Longmont at Crazy Daisy Farm - 492? Yikes.

Highly recommend every American listen to today's On Point Stalinism program. Not sure if it's available yet other than on NPR programming but it should be later today or tomorrow. www.wbur.org/radio/progra...