The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.

So dumb my daughter was born in DC and rode the metro until we moved.

Nobody ever gets on this plaza except for some very enthusiastic Trump voters on one rare occasion that was a day of love

David Cross: "You might as well do commercials for Lockheed Martin or Zyklon B."

“All of these sectors are simultaneously converging on the region."

And by Big Ag, they mean the far right wing Farm Bureau.

The underlying refrain here is that if you spend anytime in the BWCA you come out thinking why the hell would anyone want to spoil this pristine treasure?

And prized by organized crime.

Agriculture fully collapses at 3c as do the oceans. Sea level rises 20-30m, the poles collapse, Amazon is kaput. Everyone moves north as the center of the globe becomes a baking, burning hell. 2c is catastrophic. But 3c is borderline the end of the human story.

repeating the phrase "full books" as I slam my head against my desk until I pass out

Aside from sticking his thumb in a very anxious ag lobby's eye, this is laughable: "Marshall talked up regenerative farming, which was featured in the MAHA strategy. While not providing a full definition, he said it involves...the use of manure from dairies and feedlots"

"There’s a problem with the mindset altogether that the Great Lakes and the water resources that are here are available. They’re not and they’re really precious and they’re already taxed heavily by the corporate forces that are already here."

“I don’t trust the new well to maintain clean water because none of the farming practices around here have changed,” Brueggeman said.

So just to be clear: The US is propping up Argentina’s economy, and now Argentina can eliminate its export taxes, so it can sell tons of soybeans to China, so China isn’t forced to buy soybeans from the US, so the US can pay subsidies to keep our farmers solvent. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

What a weird-ass Rapture. Only the Constitution disappeared.

A Kansas company is about to activate its $1.5 billion pipeline to transport carbon dioxide from ethanol plants in Nebraska and Iowa to a sequestration site in Wyoming, reports @nebraskaexaminer.com.

Thune's a creationist, not who I'd go to for science advice.

Proposed in a suburb of Duluth daily water use equivalent to 160 homes.

Since 2023, the city has drawn between $70 million and $90 million of an approximately $325 million federal loan for lead service line replacements that expires next year via @keertigopal.bsky.social and @juanpab.bsky.social grist.org/economics/ch...

1) Take food money from hungry families 2) Start trade war that drives up food costs 3) Stop tracking the # of hungry families 4) Declare hunger solved without actually feeding people

"Water is not a commodity. It is a vital component of the natural world that sustains life. And while the Great Lakes Region is water-rich, it’s our job to make sure it is here for generations to come."

In six weeks (approximately). Profanity will happen. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-heartl...

King deadline.com/2025/09/ando...

Hope to make it back on the bus tomorrow! #farmaid40

Yes, farmers are mad about Trump’s farm policies. Yes, those policies suck. But it would be a huge mistake for Democrats to read stories like this and decide to pander even harder to farmers who will never vote for them. Pander to eaters! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

There are no safe places

New @alliancegreatlakes.bsky.social report details how thousands of Wisconsin households are paying the price with higher water costs and serious health risks linked to nitrate contamination from fertilizer and manure pollution.

When super moderate centrist shows like Kimmel and Colbert are being shut down you know we are chest deep in the fascist broth. What is SNL going to do? The entire foundation of that show for 50 years has been mocking whoever’s President.

Yikes

Karnowski!

3rd time's the charm! www.kare11.com/article/news...

Post a movie you like with a terrible rotten tomatoes score.

One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

The soil contains even more microplastic pollution than the oceans. We need regulation to mitigate this crisis. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Hell yeah MEA and Riverkeepers!

Dairy farmer that calls his fellow Americans "spoiled" pulled in $960,847 in subsidies since 2014 from those same Americans.

"The health threats are real"

Reupping because it was super-fun: I got to talk about farts and shrooms and also food and the earth on @thedailyshow.com: m.youtube.com/watch?v=4a_2...

Author (that's me) hopes ‘deep map’ of the St. Croix River watershed will inspire others www.twincities.com/2025/09/14/s...

Share a favorite cover as a timeline cleanse.

While nitrous oxide makes up a small portion of total U.S. #GHGs, it's the number one source of GHGs from agriculture (even bigger than methane), and it is almost 300 times more powerful than CO2. It is not often talked about, but it's a powerful #GHG and 79% of US N2O emissions come from ag.

I got to be a contributor on a new report from the McKnight Foundation that was released yesterday. It's a first of its kind look at the sources of nitrous oxide emissions and how farmers, policymakers and fertilizer manufacturers can lead the way in reducing emissions. www.mcknight.org/n2oaction/

Poverty dropped last year nationwide and in 38 states, according to new estimates. But since that decrease was recorded, more people have signed up for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, in 18 states and D.C. buff.ly/7G2H6xJ Via @stateline.org

"The main challenge with data centers, and really any large industrial water user that’s connected to the municipal supply is that there is a lack of transparency around water usage," great story via @devinnunnari.bsky.social.

Sounds like a labor dispute might torpedo the Minneapolis show. Good on you @farmaid.org for the worker solidarity! Org might not survive if not resolved after doing so much good for small and independent farmers.

My head hurts

💻 Data centers are spreading fast across the Great Lakes — and straining already finite water supplies. CWP Director Melissa Scanlan is featured in a new @chicagotribune article. 📰 @chicagotribune: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/10/g... 📑 Our ABA report: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

To date, there are 2,717 data centers nationally, about 20 percent of which are located within the eight Great Lakes states.

“States should move quickly to track them and regulate them.”