David A. Ek

“Our 'neoconservatives' are neither new nor conservative, but old as Babylon and evil as Hell.” ― Edward Abbey

Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)

This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...

Interior Department moves forward on guidelines for #ColoradoRiver absent full state consensus — USBR #COriver #aridification Udall/Overpeck 4-panel Figure Colorado River temperature/precipitation/natural flows with trend. Lake Mead and Lake Powell storage. Updated through Water Year 2025. Note the tiny points on the annu…

Interior Department moves forward on guidelines for #ColoradoRiver absent full state consensus -- USBR #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/15/i...

Exactly. Besides, Trump likes to rebrand things with his name anyhow.

“Politicians, old buildings, and prostitutes become respectable with age.” –Mark Twain

Well, Mr. Twain, certainly not "ALL" politicians.

"I want the western hemisphere. Do we have a deal?"
"Sure, as long as I can have the eastern."

“And may you always have some territory to light out for, my friend, before somebody civilizes you.” —Harry Roberts

House Bill 207 would require discharge of oilfield wastewater to New Mexico waters, crops, industrial applications - Western Environmental Law Center Last week, Gov. Lujan Grisham issued a legislative message for House Bill (HB 207), sponsored by five Republican legislators, calling for the discharge of produced water to our state’s rivers, streams...

NEWS RELEASE: @govmlg.bsky.social aligns with Rs on new bill to sidestep #NMPol Water Quality Control Commission, force discharge of treated oilfield waste to rivers, streams, crops, more. This is shameful and dangerous. Bill = HB 207

As authentic of a pose as Mike Dukakis in the tank...

Nova Scotian becomes first woman to bike entire 22,000 km length of Pan-American highway Halifax's Ashleigh Myles completed her solo trip from Alaska to Argentina in December, biking the route in 118 days. The CBC's Brett Ruskin caught up with her to hear the story.

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It is imperative to maintain portions of the wilderness untouched so that a tree will rot where it falls, a waterfall will pour its curve w/o generating electricity, a trumpeter swan may float on uncontaminated water—and we may see what our ancestors knew in their nerves & blood. —Bernard De Voto

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.” ―Mahatma Gandhi

Coming this spring--David Ek's new mystery novel set in Bisbee, Arizona. "Bisbee and the Haunted (Psycho-Mystery 27 on Acid)." Look, and it will find you....

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-Founder, Dead at 78 Bob Weir, the singer-guitarist who co-founded the Grateful Dead and later found success with Dead & Company, has died at age 78.

RIP, Bob Weir

Exactly. Thank you for your service, and thank you for calling out the Fortunate Son that's squatting in OUR White House.

Our vision is of a world rich in #wildlife where #bats🦇 and people thrive together

Why China Won’t Fight the U.S. Over Venezuela — and Why That Terrifies Washington Empire, Power Projection, and the Limits of Multipolar Fantasy

Why China Won’t Fight the U.S. Over Venezuela — and Why That Terrifies Washington
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Which book cover alternative (for my new mystery novel) do you prefer--and why? I would love to hear many thoughts and opinions. Thanks!

So in spring, Pam Bondi said there was nothing to the Epstein investigation, then “closed” it. Now, they “find” 1 million more docs.

So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?

Yep...

Feds demand compromise on Colorado River while states flounder amid water shortage - Stateline

#energy and environment #colorado river #water management #western water

I got too nir them, or else they'll go de niro on you: "You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me?..."

“For every one that comes [into the wilderness] with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an ax or rifle.” —Henry David Thoreau

“He who spares the wicked injures the good.” ― Seneca

"Bisbee and the Haunted (A Home for the Mind and Spirit)" will be released in spring 2026.

"Bisbee and the Haunted (A Home for the Mind and Spirit)" coming this spring