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Blue rural crone, SW ID native. Gimpy & creaky. Live & let live. Binge reader. Blogger. Admin genealogy websites.

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Hex : Brand of Crazy (The Steens Mountain Series Book 1) Hex : Brand of Crazy (The Steens Mountain Series Book 1) - Kindle edition by Sawyer, Buck. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Hex : Brand of Crazy (The Steens Mountain Series Book 1).

Authentic contemporary western novel - let's give this Boise writer some support & encouragement. I'm ready for "Steens Mountain No. 2" #reading www.amazon.com/Hex-Brand-Cr...

05.10.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Idaho students, teachers can enter snowplow naming contest until Oct. 31 DRIGGS, Idaho β€” The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is seeking submissions for the second-annual snowplow naming contest. This year, the eligible grade range has been expanded to include all cla...

buckrail.com/idaho-studen... Idaho students, teachers can enter snowplow naming contest until Oct. 31

04.10.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arsenic and old lies: Idaho should listen to MAHA about the Stibnite Mine β€’ Idaho Capital Sun The White House designated September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, declaring: β€œTragically, over the last 50 years, rates of child cancer have skyrocketed by more than 40 percent. To reverse the...

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30.09.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Crafting a compromise': Idaho’s Boulder-White Clouds celebrate 10 years of wilderness protection β€’ Idaho Capital Sun Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness, Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness and Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness all received protection.

Together, the three wilderness areas include more than 275,000 acres of public land in central Idaho, including high peaks, mountain lakes, wild rivers and diverse wildlife habitat. #idpol

19.08.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
STAND FOR THE LAND
ROOSEVELT ARCH IN GARDINER, MONTANA
RALLY @ 5:30PM-6:30PM
SATURDAY AUGUST 23RD
NOT FOR SALE
WOMEN'S ACTION PROJECT
PROTECT NATIONAL PARKS
INDIVISIBLE PARK COUNTY

STAND FOR THE LAND ROOSEVELT ARCH IN GARDINER, MONTANA RALLY @ 5:30PM-6:30PM SATURDAY AUGUST 23RD NOT FOR SALE WOMEN'S ACTION PROJECT PROTECT NATIONAL PARKS INDIVISIBLE PARK COUNTY

Stand for the Land Rally Saturday, August 23, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Roosevelt Arch at Yellowstone National Park's North Entrance in Gardiner, Montana
#YellowstoneNationalPark #GardinerMT #GardinerMontana #Montana #ProtectOurParks #NPS #NationalParks #YNP
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17.08.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œA post from Wilson featuring a 7-minute exhortation about how women shouldn’t have the right to vote was boosted by our definitely-not-unbiased Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth β€” whose main qualification for the job of leading the world’s most elite military was a stint at Fox News.” #idpol

17.08.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy birthday, Social Security. Unless Congress acts, full benefits end in 7 years. β€’ Idaho Capital Sun The latest Social Security report shows that without changes, the trust fund will no longer be able to pay full benefits starting in 2033.

The latest Social Security trustees report, released earlier this year, shows that without changes the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund will no longer be able to pay full benefits starting in 2033.

14.08.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wildfires erupt near Tamarack Resort after Tuesday night storm - Valley Lookout White flakes gently fluttered through the air on Wednesday afternoon at Tamarack Resort as a chorus of engines buzzed out of sight up the mountain. Most winter days at Tamarack sound something like th...

Our Drew Dodson, who lives in Valley County, is on the ground covering the fires near Tamarack. Here's his latest report: valleylookout.com/2025/08/13/w...

13.08.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scottish Wildcats look on in horror as you-know-who arrives in their country.

25.07.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 483    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4
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Collateral Damage of Deportations: Margo the cat was brought to a Broward County shelter in Florida when her owners were deported. As have many other animals, especially dogs. Margo has since been adopted, but many other displaced pets are waiting for a new home.

24.07.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 158    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3
A male snow leopard sleeps in a bed of straw in a zoo habitat.

A male snow leopard sleeps in a bed of straw in a zoo habitat.

Sabu is the best at catnaps!

πŸ“·: Male snow leopard by zookeeper Taylor S

24.07.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Idaho conservation groups sue over air quality permit for Stibnite Mine β€’ Idaho Capital Sun Conservation groups in Idaho filed a lawsuit Thursday over the Department of Environmental Quality's air permit for the Stibnite Gold Mine.

Stibnite Gold Mine is located in the Payette National Forest, just outside the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness near the small town of Yellow Pine in Valley County.

24.07.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Boise couple plans 'luxury' mountain retreat near Garden Valley - BoiseDev A Boise couple hopes to turn more than 154 acres of land in Boise County near Garden Valley into a β€œretreat of luxury mountain cabins.” Ryan and Kaitlyn Malerk of Boise filed for a conditional use per...

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20.07.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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#GoodMorning

#BlueBird 🌞

19.07.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Display of saddles for sale at a rural Idaho thrift store

Display of saddles for sale at a rural Idaho thrift store

Rural Idaho thrift store shopping. So many saddles, hats, boots, and Wranglers! Seen in Middleton.

18.07.2025 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I don’t know why - childhood, city parks? - but this sound makes me happy. #asmr

18.07.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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That's Stephen Colbert. πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”

18.07.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 714    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 3
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Ideal weekend weather for πŸ¦‹ butterflies πŸ¦‹ at the zoo! Our colorful and vibrant Butterflies in Bloom exhibit is full of hundreds of exotic Costa Rican butterflies.

Sponsored by KTVB and Franz Witte.

πŸ“·: Jeff Walker

18.07.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A male lion looks forwards - towards a camera - while lying in an outdoor zoo yard.

A male lion looks forwards - towards a camera - while lying in an outdoor zoo yard.

Meet Revan. Not only is he a local star, he’s also a powerful species ambassador. Lions are a vulnerable species facing declining wild populations. Every time you visit Revan, you're helping protect lions in their natural habitats. Thank you for making an impact on conservation!

πŸ“·: ZooTeen Jarron

08.07.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jess Smith: Sharing Our Stories
YouTube video by Article 12 in Scotland Jess Smith: Sharing Our Stories

πŸ—“οΈ June is GRT History month, so here is a chilling story from the brilliant Jess Smith (certainly an inspirational figure who fits in well with this year’s theme) πŸ’•

πŸ“Ί m.youtube.com/watch?v=e5LW... ⬅️

ℹ️ For more info on GRT history month see: www.gypsy-traveller.org/grthm/ πŸ›ž

#scotland #GRTHM

13.06.2025 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A bee rests on a thistle near the Scottish coastline

A bee rests on a thistle near the Scottish coastline

πŸ“£πŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ ΏπŸ’¬ Some brilliant news - the Scottish Languages Bill has been passed by the Scottish Parliament ☺️! This recognises both Scots & Scottish Gaelic as official languages in Scotland alongside English. Of course, being indigenous languages to Scotland…

🧡

18.06.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Grandiloquent Word of the Day logo - Sepia-toned graphic with a baroque Victorian typeface and an illustration of WWII German soldiers engaged in battle.

Grandiloquent Word of the Day logo - Sepia-toned graphic with a baroque Victorian typeface and an illustration of WWII German soldiers engaged in battle.

Zabernism [ZAB-ur-niz-im]
(n.)
- Unjustified or unwarranted use of military authority; military jackbootery; abusive bullying.

Used in a sentence:
β€œThe fascist leader’s deployment of soldiers against the very citizens it was meant to protect will always be remembered as vainglorious zabernism.”

14.06.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 237    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 15
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A mysterious Iron Age figure from Ballachulish | NMS Fertility figure or Iron Age goddess of the straits? This carved sculpture of a female dates from around 600 BC, but her meaning remains unknown.Β In Novemb

πŸ’§Love this fascinating figure ⬇️

www.nms.ac.uk/discover-cat...

#scotland #history #archaeology #prechristian πŸ—ƒοΈπŸΊ

11.06.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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To the refugees who came to America...I can't imagine the thoughts going in your head...the triggering events that is currently happening.

I see you. πŸͺ·

07.06.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

congrats

06.06.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scots words and superstitions in household objects | NMS Many of our objects speak to the rich heritage of the Scots language. Perhaps you came to see our β€˜flauchters’ or were β€˜conflummixt’ by our collection of β€˜

✨ @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social shared a fab article today on Scots language and folk beliefs - β€œScots words and superstitions in household objects”: www.nms.ac.uk/discover-cat... ⬅️

#folkmagic #scotslanguage #history #linguistics πŸΊπŸ—ƒοΈ

30.05.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This #MemorialDay, recognize that cuts to the VA mean delayed care and more deaths, which is a slap in the face to those who served.

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Is this river alive? Robert Macfarlane on the lives, deaths and rights of our rivers As pollution levels hit record highs and fresh water becomes β€˜the new oil’, is it time to radically reimagine our relationship to the natural world?

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

22.05.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Flowers have been blooming on Earth for 123 million years, pollen grains reveal They are very tiny, but they are a key source of information when it comes to Earth's evolutionary history: pollen grains are usually no larger than 20 micrometers, or 0.02 millimeters. Using these ti...

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