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Brad Highland

@highland-explorer.bsky.social

Writer, Filmmaker, Photographer, Father, Card-carrying Sierra Club member, cat whisperer. He/Him/His "The mountains are calling, and I must go."--John Muir

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AFTERBURN Documentary | Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Afterburn Documentary 2025 AFTERBURN Documentary | Teaser Trailer

Here’s the trailer for #Afterburn, the #IndieDoc I’ve been producing about the mental health fallout from the 2025 L.A. wildfires. We're in post, raising funds to help us finish before the final deadline for Sundance!

Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Mg...
Crowdfunding: donorbox.org/afterburn

19.07.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GFF - "Afterburn" | The Grateful Film Fund (Powered by Donorbox)

Been producing a doc this year called Afterburn about the mental health fallout from the 2025 Pacific Palisades and Altadena wildfires. Our crowdfunding campaign is live. Would love your support, shares, boosts.
donorbox.org/afterburn
#AfterburnFilm #Wildfires #MentalHealth #ClimateTrauma #IndieFilm

14.07.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Remarkable.

MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."

Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.

Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

14.06.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 44199    πŸ” 16104    πŸ’¬ 1044    πŸ“Œ 1168

⚠️ Roughly 500 Marines from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized to respond to the protests in Los Angeles. It’s not clear when they would actually deploy to Los Angeles.

09.06.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2133    πŸ” 453    πŸ’¬ 131    πŸ“Œ 21
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LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

09.06.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 34552    πŸ” 16513    πŸ’¬ 2440    πŸ“Œ 3397
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I'm producing Afterburn, a documentary by @logantpeterson.bsky.social, about the mental health impact of the 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires. Crowdfunding for post production soon. #AfterburnFilm #Wildfires #IndieFilm #ClimateCrisis #EnvironmentalJustice #Altadena

29.05.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Under the House GOP’s budget plan, the lowest-income taxpayers would see a LOSS of $1,125.

The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.

This is trickle down economics on steroids.

21.03.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 12541    πŸ” 5948    πŸ’¬ 588    πŸ“Œ 388
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Trump hints at deep cuts at the EPA, alarming workers and environmental groups President Trump said the head of the EPA is prepared to implement deep staffing and spending cuts as part of the administration's efforts to downsize the executive branch.

The EPA saves lives. Gutting the EPA impacts ALL of us. Period.

REPOST if you stand with EPA public servants working every day to protect our environment and public health.

27.02.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument from a road trip I took in 2019. @protectparks.bsky.social lists it as at-risk as the Department of the Interior reviews sites for oil, gas, and mineral extraction. #saveourparks #protectnationalparks #usparksandmonuments

21.02.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I took these photos at #HovenweepNationalMonument in southeast Utah during our post-wedding camping trip in 2021. #Hovenweep is currently one of the top sites being eyed by the Secretary of the Interior to be opened up for oil, gas, and mineral extraction.
#SaveOurParks #NationalMonument

19.02.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Protect Our National Park Service Staff It takes tens of thousands of people to protect our national parks. Park staff work in the trenches every day to maintain our nation’s most precious natural and historic places, educate visitors and k...

If you'd like to express to Congress your concern about the firing of our National Park Service employees, but have phone anxiety, the National Parks Conservation Association has this form letter you can sign onto: act.npca.org/page/79522/a...

#SaveOurParks #SaveOurNationalParks

19.02.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A sign with the National Park Service seal reads, "May the rocks, flowers, animals and trees in this park remain an inspiration for you and those who will follow after you. Your help to protect this park will be appreciated. National Park Service". Bushes behind the sign have yellow/orange fall leaves.

A sign with the National Park Service seal reads, "May the rocks, flowers, animals and trees in this park remain an inspiration for you and those who will follow after you. Your help to protect this park will be appreciated. National Park Service". Bushes behind the sign have yellow/orange fall leaves.

I captured this photo at #CedarBreaksNationalMonument in autumn of 2019. With the recent firings at NPS, this sign's message should remind us that public lands belong to us all, and it's our responsibility to preserve and protect them "for the benefit and enjoyment of the people." #SaveOurParks

17.02.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell the Senate to OPPOSE this harmful logging bill! Tell your Senators to STOP a harmful logging bill called the "Fix Our Forests Act." Instead of actually helping forests, the bill makes it easier to log forests on public lands.

Tell your Senators to STOP a harmful logging bill, that would make it easier to log forests on public lands πŸ™…πŸͺ“πŸŒ² Info at the πŸ”—

03.02.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 3
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Trump signs order to pull US out of Paris climate agreement amid deadly, costly disasters | CNN Trump’s day-one actions on energy come as climate change-fueled fires ravage Southern California, following the globe’s hottest year on record.

BREAKING: President Trump is set to sign a number of anti-environmental executive orders.

Trump is trying to ban clean energy and gut environmental protections to make Big Oil happy.

These actions will lead to dirtier air and water, increased energy costs, and worse quality of life for all.

20.01.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Sierra Club Reaction: Trump’s Absurd β€˜Energy Emergency’ Today, Donald Trump announced his intention to declare an β€œenergy emergency,” despite the fact that the United States is the largest oil and gas producer in the world.

Trump believes we are in such a dire energy emergency he wants us to stop producing affordable clean energy & force dated, wasteful tech. The only emergency he’s focused on is repaying the corporate polluter executives for donating to his campaign – while we pay the real price of higher energy bill.

20.01.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 125    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Watching TV in my mid 30s: Hey, these pharmaceutical commercials aren't targeted at old people; the actors are my age--Oh. Oh God.

17.01.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What do the LA fires mean for the county housing shortage? - Marketplace Los Angeles has one of the lowest multifamily vacancy rates in the country. The fires will push rents even higher.

As many as 10,000 buildings have burned in the fires in Los Angeles. And many of the displaced victims will be looking for somewhere new to live.

But that could be difficult in LA, given the county is already lacking enough available homes.

11.01.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Red flames and a plume of smoke from the Palisades Fire creep over the Santa Monica Mountains, visible across the San Fernando Valley.

Red flames and a plume of smoke from the Palisades Fire creep over the Santa Monica Mountains, visible across the San Fernando Valley.

The #PalisadesFire can be seen creeping over the Santa Monica Mountains all the way across the Valley from Burbank tonight. Keep an eye on evac warnings, be prepared, stay safe, everyone. #SoCalFires

11.01.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Palisades fire live: Tens of thousands flee as wildfires rage in Los Angeles At least 2,921 acres of the Pacific Palisades area between the coastal towns of Santa Monica and Malibu had burned by the Palisades Fire, officials said.

There is no percentage of containment in the Palisades Fire or the Eaton Fire, LA County Fire Chief Marrone said at a press conference. Live updates here ⬇️ www.reuters.com/world/us/pal...

08.01.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4

Will his visit to Chuckwalla be open to the public, or is there anyway for folks to attend the dedication?

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