Nathan Blackburn

View of a sunrise over a marsh with a lake and mountains in the background.

My office has its perks.

No Kings #Boise

Sweet! I knew I’d find you here eventually. Glad to see you again Sisyphus.

I’m hiring an assistant state park manager position and 90% of the calls I’ve gotten are “do you have housing, if not what is the housing options there”. This is a crisis moment in America. Fortunately I do have housing for a small family, but no hope for them to buy in northern Idaho now.

Heya, don’t worry we are bombing Venezuela. That’s over there, LOOK OVER THERE NOW

So 152 deaths per year here in Idaho and likely 300+ based on the current projections of 12-17 million uninsured, not the 7-8 in the reference. Combined with deaths from miscarriages and pregnancy complications, we are well on our way to lowering the life expectancy in a remarkably huge way.

But 12-17 million will lose coverage so double or triple these numbers

This is an American problem. Gun worship exists throughout our country as does racism. Look at who won the election. Generalization of an entire state like this does nothing but make those of us here be disgusted with our fellow progressives. That’s exactly where I am now.

I’m pretty horrified with the comments about the CDA firefighter ambush on this site. Idaho has a large number of racists and far right extremists, but so does every red state (and our blue ones too). The worst of Idaho recently moved here from blue states. Stop saying this is an Idaho problem…

As a left wing Idahoan, this is not true. The suspect was not from Idaho, and while we do have an unfortunate number of far right individuals, no more than anywhere in the south.

“"I don't feel like a king. I have to go through hell to get stuff approved. A king would say I’m not gonna get this," he said. "No, no, we're not a king, we’re not a king at all."

How does using the royal “we” make me doubt his sincerity here? 🤔

Dude you are a national treasure.

I had to send my best friend for 13 years across the rainbow bridge today. Cody has been the bark ranger at 5 state parks, hiked in every wilderness area of north Idaho, swam and boated in every big lake and had a life where he was very loved. I’ll miss my boy. 😢

The babies needed more bedding. No doubt

Happy gotcha day!!! And happy birthday to my old man, fourteen and still going strong. ❤️

I hope to be stranded in Costa Rica during my trip this fall, but somehow my dogs and horses get sent.

That’s awesome! Love the weird and wonderful of nature and humanity.

Fucking horrific

They are so close to Space Quakers! I love that analogy.

Murderbot is fantastic! So many books are butchered in the TV series (hello Expanse) but they got this right. I always envisioned a much more androgynous person than Skarsgaard, but his acting style is so spot on. Nobody can deadpan and do micro expressions like him. Love it!

Here’s one of the blue dots in Idaho!

Bshahahaha!

I love him!!!

The orange is a particularly vibrant hue in direct sunlight. Seriously and not edited, this is Washington Post.

The kids get it

Yes!

Once again we make national news being a disgrace. At least city government isn’t a sham, unlike the county.

Love it!

Coolest Subaru I have ever seen

To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.

—With love,
Your American allies.