A fight. - I don't know what they were fighting about; there was no female nearby. Territory? No one got hurt; one of them just gave up and left.

Let’s all post it and see if they indict all of us.

H.R. 1897 is moving fast in the House and could hit the floor for a full vote as soon as tomorrow. This bill would gut the Endangered Species Act forcing economic impact considerations into listing decisions, limiting your ability to challenge bad science in court,

and handing politicians more control over which species get protected. These changes would weaken the ESA at every stage slower listings, faster delisting before recovery is real, and less accountability. Please call your Reps: (202) 224-3121

It just never ends. The Trump administration has officially scheduled an auction for drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Companies can bid for the right to drill in ANWR starting June 5.

Please click on the Alt National Park Service post, below, and read the group of posts on their page. I didn't realize this until I tried it, but if you post the latest one first, the order is reversed and it gets needlessly confusing. (Will know better next time.)

Here’s what’s happening. The House already passed H.J. Res. 140 a resolution that would wipe out the 20-year mining ban protecting the Boundary Waters watershed in Minnesota. 225,000 acres of Superior National Forest. 1,100 lakes. The most visited wilderness in the country.

The Senate vote to destroy America’s most visited wilderness could happen with 24 hours’ notice and the deadline runs out at the end of April.

PSA: Support for my claim one should never kill snakes. Embarrassed to admit, rushing to do morning chores I set that water bowl in part ON that copperhead. She gave me a dirty look and left - very slowly. (We live inside a national forest. They belong; we are guests. And usually I am more careful!)

The SAVE America Act Trump wants is pretty openly a voter suppression measure: voting by undocumented immigrants is already virtually nonexistent, and it is already illegal. Do read all of it - scary, but extremely informative! heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-24-2...

(I can't listen to him, haven't in ages; I just read the usually sanitized press reports. And that is bad enough!) www.stopthepresses.news/p/media-must...

Please stop using ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Grok for legal things. Please. It doesn't make you a good researcher to use them. They destroy the planet. They destroy the Global South. They destroy Black neighborhoods. They destroy water supplies. And they're WRONG.

An album that helps support aid for children in conflict zones? Sounds like a win.

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS GEORGETOWN” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Lovely thing to find in my email first thing this morning! (Also once you read it, scroll down to the little section "about this poem"!) poets.org/poem/our-lad...

Want a fun and easy way to support Palestine? Pick a brand on this list and stop patronizing it! Then, add another! The best part is that many of these companies also support Trump, so your boycott benefits multiple great causes simultaneously!

From today's (Monday, March 2) Indivisible Charleston email

February 26 is an important date in the history of resistance, and it has to do with knitters during WWII. Come read the story. If you’re a knitter, maybe you’ll want to cast on with me tomorrow? And if you aren’t, there are other ideas for you here. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Tonight is a full boycott of the State of the Union. If there’s one thing Trump can’t stand, it’s low ratings 😉 MoveOn and MeidasTouch announced they’ll host a “People’s State of the Union” rally at 8:30 p.m. ET near the Capitol on the National Mall.

The article republished here is eight years old, and I am embarrassed to admit that quite a lot of it was news to me. (The good news: I learned a lot!) www.theflytrapmedia.com/the-future-i...

Cory Booker warns of a constitutional crisis, saying fear and political retaliation are silencing Congress. “When the people are afraid of government, there is tyranny.” He argues silence in the face of executive overreach is complicity. #ConstitutionalCrisis #Democracy @democrats.senate.gov

Wayback Machine director Mark Graham pushes back on unfounded claims from media organizations that the Wayback Machine is a backdoor for AI scraping.⁠ ⁠ Read more via @techdirt.com 🔗 www.techdirt.com/2026/02/17/p...

"One estimate suggests that since the beginning of 2025, USAID cuts have led to 880,000 excess deaths, including almost 550,000 children. If cuts are not reversed by 2030, 14 million people could die" open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

Happy Presidents' Day

Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)

New study provides framework for addressing racism, discrimination and marginalization in global conservation: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/new-study-provides-framework-for-addressing-racism-discrimination-and-marginalisation-in-global-conservation

This is concerning, that a rep feels they must post this. A lot in our coalition has felt the same way and worried about it, but didn’t think we’d be here publicly.

Wow. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Per the ImpactCounter dashboard, approximately 88 people an hour are now dying as a result of Vought and Musk’s murder of USAID. They must be brought to justice. www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...

"ICE said it could not provide “dialysis, prenatal care, oncology, [and] chemotherapy.” Tthey can't afford to provide medical care, but they can build lots more "warehouses" (meaning concentration camps) to detain people arrested for how they look. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-7...

This is the most useful thing I have read all year. It has quite a lot of suggestions even for someone like me, living in the middle of nowhere with just one neighbor and no stores. I will keep it handy and probably refer back to it every day. Read it! contrarian.substack.com/p/contrarian...

“One cop we talked to—he appeared to be a lieutenant or commander—about babies being gassed said in response ‘that's too bad.’”

“It’s our blood and bones And these whistles and phones Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies”

We have to reach a point where skin color never outweighs humanity or empathy.

A trusted friend who has family in Syria requested that I ask people to sign this letter. Be sure you read the list of very sensible demands near the end. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Make it viral.

Tomorrow! Sounds helpful, and the default is that it is free. (They do make it easy to make a donation for it.) www.eventbrite.com/e/this-is-no...

Bluffton, South Carolina, February 21. They still need volunteers, so if you are in the area and can help, contact info is at the bottom of the flyer.

newrepublic.com/article/1995... During my last week in Israel this summer, there were seven reported suicides by active-duty soldiers. Last week began with a massive national strike that culminated in a rally ... that included around 500,000 people. Another day of action is planned for this week.

Friday, August 29, free, via Zoom. I have "met" several of the speakers over Zoom and they are engaging speakers, knowledgeable and helpful.

Join us on Labor Day for our next day of action!

Gaza mourners have laid to rest five Al Jazeera staff killed in an Israeli air strike on a media tent.

RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775. I'd also call your senators/reps as well.

Do you recognize the species of toad (frog)? He's tiny, 1 1/4" long adult (young are fingernail size!), dark brown/black, tan stripe on back, lighter speckled belly. SC Francis Marion Forest. Only oak toad comes at all close, in this area. Apologies for photo quality; he hates the camera!

🚨 BREAKING: @nytimes.com just profiled L4GG's newest—and boldest—initiative yet. The Pro Bono Litigation Corps mobilizes retired and unaffiliated attorneys to defend constitutional rights when traditional pro bono models are under political attack. 📰 L4GG.org/NYT 🌐 L4GG.org/PBLC

They sound great! www.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org/blog/2025/7/...