Had an amazing time at the playa, aside from learning that the shop had not actually fixed the AC in my truck. 😒 But aside from a dusty 95° no-AC drive back, great trip. And now I feel like shit for some reason. And I do not have time to feel like shit. 😒

Paying close attention to the Summit Creek fire near Oakley. I'm not that concerned by it, but it's an indication of what's to come this season--timing, fire behavior, staffing/resources, overall response, etc. It's Initial Attack, so info is limited, but I don't love what I see so far. #IdahoFire

Believe them when they tell you what they are going to do. #idpol

I love air tankers (when they're effective) But holy fuck, the money we are burning in modern wildland firefighting on long-distance retardant delivery is insane. Redding, CA -> fire near Glenns Ferry, ID -> Redding, CA. for *one* ~3,000 gallon drop It didn't used to be this way. #IdahoFire

3 of the tankers repositioning to Idaho will get drops in before sunset. 2 on the Kinyon Springs fire at Glenns Ferry. 1 on Summit Creek near Oakley. The other 2 won't make it, but I assume they will be operational in the area tomorrow morning. big weather change though... #IdahoFire

I count three tankers that appear to be repositioning to Southern Idaho. #IdahoFire

About a dozen initial attack fires across the state. Mostly Southern Idaho and West-Central Idaho. #IdahoFire Summit Creek Fire SE of Oakley appears to be ripping at the moment. Don't think they're catching that one in IA in these winds.

Perfect evening for some drone fun on the Playa. #fpv

Stormy evening on the Playa. 🏳️‍🌈 #oregon #playa #storm #rainbow

We had a really good dog hike today, beautiful weather & we finished before it got too people-y♥️🐾♥️🥾♥️

Stormy evening on the Playa. 🏳️‍🌈 #oregon #playa #storm #rainbow

It’s been >25 years since the Clear Creek #IdahoFire I’m almost ready to talk about it, for real too many involved are family friends in small town Salmon, but they’re getting old This didn’t need to be a mega fire I worked it from smoke report to when it was declared out the following spring

“more than $8 million in federal funding could be in jeopardy if concerns identified by the Idaho Department of Lands aren’t resolved by early June” #IdahoFire

2-3% of lottery winners report being less happy after they won than before.

Our centurylink died while ATT had a horizontal bore rig sitting in our front yard. Centurylink shows up today to fix, att crew sell digging insists “we didn’t hit anything“. lol yeah right. My line just randomly died while your ditch witch was in my front yard.

As somewhat of an expert on fire fighting, aviation and guns. I think I’m well qualified to say. DO NOT SHOOT TANKERS (Sigh) www.fox9.com/news/mn-wild...

There are three different telecom companies in my front yard... or.... what's left of my front yard after one of the companies started digging it all up on Friday.

Spectacular #Idaho views this weekend in and around the Island Park and Teton scenic areas. Pictures are of the clear waters of the Buffalo River, Mesa Falls, and the Idaho side view of stormy Teton Peaks near Driggs, Idaho. #IdahoEscape #Nature #PublicLands

Need a break from the news? Here's a short (34 min) film re: violin maker Edward Byler of Kooskia, #Idaho. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqox... #luthier #violin

The resulting fire from the Mountain Home air show crash has been contained. Last reported at 570 acres. #IdahoFire

All four crew are reported in stable condition. Those weren’t clean punch outs.. they’re so damn lucky. The Martin-Baker ejection seat puts 4 more on the board. >=7,820 lives saved. 3rd hull loss accident I know of at mountain home gunfighter skies air show. #Idaho

I’m hearing that the 10 Tanker Air Carrier fleet of DC-10 VLATs (Very Large Air Tankers) are cleared to fly again after the FAA emergency grounding of trijets after the horrific UPS crash last year. Undoubtedly we’ll see them on #IdahoFire later this summer.

And yet so many headlines are just going to be like "guy who crossed trump lost big"

I needed to buy some pepto at the airport and it rang up as $14 for 30 tablets and I was like fine whatever, but an employee came up behind me and gave me a smaller pack for $5 and she was like “Now you can buy yourself a damn sandwich afterwards” She’s a real one and I hope they never find out

Evacuations are being reported for the Pasadena Valley Fire near Glenn’s Ferry. Last estimate at 600 acres. I don’t usually pay attention to most southern Idaho range fires but at the point they are threatening homes I do. #IdahoFire

Temperature at my house rose 10 degrees in 15 minutes this morning during the frontal passage, a rather steep / dramatic front. You can see the wind shift from east to north then swing West-ish shortly after on the second graph. #idwx #idaho

Two initial attack fires in southern Idaho. Looks like air attack inbound from SLC for one of them. They’re range fires, days like this are when range fires can put up big numbers. Not saying these will, haven’t had time to look at them yet. Happy fire season y’all #IdahoFire

"As always, I recommend you be very careful about the things you say on the internet (even in spaces you believe to be secure) and over the phone, and do everything within your power to stick up for and protect your neighbors, especially those of us who are marginalized and afraid right now."

Windy A F

People always ask why I hate bambu and why I steer people away from them. #3dprinting Bambu has a long track record of stealing from other companies and abusing or ignoring open source licenses. They’re shady af and a security nightmare. The latest example: youtu.be/eb48MdtNaDQ

The United States Bureau of Land Management on Monday formally cancelled the so-called “Public Land Rule,” which required the agency to consider conservation and development equally in land-use decisions for millions of acres across the West.

No active or recent fires in the state. But… I gotta feeling that’s going to change this week. #IdahoFire

I Do Not Approve #Idaho

‼️ Idahoans have until 5 p.m. local time today to register to vote online or request an absentee ballot. If you miss today's deadline, you can still register to vote in person for early voting or on election day (May 19). Visit voteidaho.gov for more information.

This is adorable. 100% I have devices with both of their voices. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZPq...

As extreme politics have normalized, young people have grown up not knowing any other way. For months, I've spent time getting to know 10 college students who literally do not recall a time in America without Trump. My latest for @thewesternedge.bsky.social www.thewesternedge.media/p/the-age-of...

Folks in Idaho health care and public health, please share Duaa's story with as many people as you can.

“The Trump administration’s proposed new rules on gun ownership are intended to scare transgender people out of buying weapons, leading pro-Second Amendment activists say.”

Aviation is such a small tight nit community. Spirit shutdown just before this Captain was to take his last flight before retirement. He ended up on a Southwest flight home, the crew found out and arranged his water cannon salute and welcome in the terminal. LUV it www.reddit.com/r/aviation/s...

Some #orchids blooming at my house today

Did I ever y’all about the time I met Smokey Bear? He said “only you can prevent forest fires” And I said, Holy fuck dude, that’s way too much pressure for one person. (I was asked if I wanted to wear the suit once, but sadly I had literally anything else to do that day)

BREAKING: One of the main methods of obtaining abortion pills, through telemedicine, was just blocked by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. I'm working on a story. This has huge implications for people in states with abortion bans.

Ive had countless close calls where cars ignored laws and damn near killed me on a bike. Never had a bike come close to injuring me in a car. But people always jump to talk about asshole cyclists as if they’re aren’t as many/more in cars. I find the whole basis of that argument disingenuous.

One of the few good things #Idaho is famous for these days: the "Idaho Stop" As someone who has spent a ton of time on road bikes and mountain bikes, and as someone who drives a lot. 100% the Idaho Stop is safer for everyone www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCs5...

Finished a risky/urgent/critical 2+ month all-hands project that took every semi-functional brain cell I had owning the engineering, project management and reporting across the whole company. Got it done. Ahead of schedule. My teams did amazing. now i feel like I’m crawling out of a hole

The lawsuit argues that Idaho’s bathroom ban violates due process and equal protection rights in the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment. The lawsuit asks a federal judge to stop the law’s restrictions on transgender people’s bathroom access. #idleg #idpol

Our Campus Captains are helping their classmates register during BABE VOTE’s First Time Voter Registration Week. Learn more at BABEVOTE.org #idpol

Please take a look and share w/ your peeps! We answer all kinds of voting-related questions, including how to request an absentee ballot, how to find campaign finance information, how to find your voter registration status, how to find where to vote, how to look at your sample ballot, and more!!

I wrote a speech used by Gov Kempthorne while I was in high school It was word-for-word enough that friends were whispering, "You wrote this." Yep... They thought it was cool It may have been "cool" if he'd had permission to use what I wrote and he'd given me credit for it.... what a Dirk

Great evening for a family hike up a desert canyon in an ancient super volcano caldera. #photography #geology