Mike Elliott

Scott Galloway says he’s a product of big government: ‘Taking bets on unremarkable people pays off’ | Fortune Galloway credits UCLA for his success, despite an initial rejection: “California taxpayers and the regents of the University of California saved my ass.”

I’m a product of big government. Everyone likes to shitpost the government. California taxpayers and the regents of the University of California saved my ass. fortune.com/2025/11/06/s...

Yeah I mean I like machines and it's pretty amazing to see that stuff but boy it's a heavy feeling to think about those same planes doing that same thing in far-flung corners of the world.

They buzzed me on the Missouri a couple days ago. Scared the swans I was watching.

Nearly a quarter-century ago, Dick Cheney personally meddled in a govt report finding that Klamath Basin fish actually need, y’know, water—an act that led directly to the catastrophic salmon die-off in 2002 and thus paved dam removal’s way. Now Dick’s dead and the Klamath lives. Makes ya think.

Winter blew in from Canada today
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Over 40% of corn grown in Indiana is used to make ethanol that cars burn. One acre of corn yields about 16,500 vehicle-miles per year of ethanol, which sounds high until you realize that one acre of solar yields about 2,700,000 vehicle-miles per year: 16,000% more driving for a given plot of land.

The bourgeoisie blues

Since leaving Missoula, I've made mastering the baguette my primary mission in life, and I've gotten pretty good! They're actually easier than you might think.

Totally, I just think the difference right this minute is that our export market has very suddenly evaporated. I think to make a change like this there would need to be a massive coordinated effort and incentives.

Our ability to live better is again crushed by the status quo.

I mean, 10x increase in net revenue per acre could get the attention of lots of farmers.

Sorry, that's not an area I know much about. There's no question that this scale would require a massive investment in storage and distribution.

Farmers make more money, we decarbonize 20 percent of the grid, restore native ecosystems, and decrease Gulf of Mexico pollution.

Win win win win win win win.

All we need to do is do it. Easy, right?

I think this is great news. This is 7 million acres of land that can be converted to low-intensity agrivoltaics. We could produce a trillion kWh/yr, raise higher-value crops, restore huge swaths of native prairie, and still increase net revenue per acre by an order of magnitude.

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Yooooo swing my direction? Those look amazing

As a rural dweller, I really enjoy getting to a city or large event for about 48 hours and then getting back to the peace and quiet. I think country living can accentuate festivals and the like.

I like them quite a bit. Lasagna, beef stroganoff, and chili Mac are my favorites. Even the breakfasts are good!

Skateboarding, as we used to say when we were youths, is not a crime.

This is the correct way to raise kids to be happier, smarter, and cooler than yourself

Ann Coulter commenting that "We (meaning the U.S., presumably) did not kill enough Indians."

I rarely comment on these things, but these are unusual times. 249 years ago the Declaration called Natives "Merciless Indian Savages.," and the Constitution excluded us from protection while enabling our dispossession. We remember this history not to cause harm, but to grasp the consequences./1

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Mike Lee publicly announces he's withdrawing his public lands sell-off

The multi-trillion-dollar destruction of America is moving forward, but at least the contemptible Mike Lee has to publicly eat shit today

You're really doing it!

I think you're supposed to go a bit more muted or natural (hunting colors?)

I like blue or cream for my tweed.

How do you feel about white shirts with tweed?

We've reached our critical tipping points • Daily Montanan We've reached our critical tipping points

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A G.O.P. Plan to Sell Public Land Is Back. This Time, It’s Millions of Acres.

"The proposal would require the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service to identify and sell between 2.2 million and 3.3 million acres of public lands across 11 Western states to build housing."

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/c...

Watch out folks, this is the same justification we use for drone striking weddings in far flung corners of the earth.

The empire is coming home, just like Chris Hedges says it will.

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Beautiful day in beautiful mountains

Is that a Scott?

Carl Sagan on sensible military spending and climate change.