Jonathan
@cielobajo.bsky.social
Professional wildlife biologist (CSU, MSc), wildfire mitigation too. Politics, conservation, science, news, some sports. Non-aligned, issue-based policy preferences. CO-03 🎗️ 🦊 ⚛️ 🔭🔬🧪🇺🇦🇮🇱✡️
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
Farm bankruptcies at record highs, fuel prices no on can afford, a housing crisis, and he's spending ~$700 million on this grotesqurie and the dumbass ballroom. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Trump Says Proposed Arch Will Double as ‘Military Complex’
The announcement provides new justification for the plan amid ongoing litigation.
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"The Urban Institute in 2024 ranked Oregon 50th among states in fourth-grade math and reading scores, 49th in eighth-grade math and 47th in eighth-grade reading." www.wsj.com/opinion/afte...
Opinion | After 40 Years, Will Oregon Elect a Republican Governor?
The race is tight as usual. If Christine Drazan pulls it off this time, she can thank the Democrats’ failure.
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Sensitive F-35 fighter jet technology was unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong this summer, sparking an inquiry on Capitol Hill and raising the possibility that China could have access to key components of the highly classified weapon system. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong
The incident raises the possibility that top secret weapons technology may have been exposed to a foreign adversary — including China.
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I'm a Coloradan and #Democrats like @melatkirosco.bsky.social are the reason I am #unaffiliated. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
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But Biden, right? www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
CPI Report Today: Inflation Rose 3.4% in August From a Year Ago — Live Updates
The Consumer Price Index report showed inflation to be stubborn. Consumer prices were up 3.4% in August from a year earlier. Follow along for live updates on markets and the top finance, economics and...
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And then there’s this response from the alignment science lead at Anthropic
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 3w agoThe alarms are all flashing red.
"Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to his executive assistant Natalie Harp and two of his other young, loyal [female] White House employees." @rwpusa.bsky.social "said the payments appear to violate a federal statute that prohibits the supplementation of fed employees’ salaries from outside sources."
Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp, two other close aides
Financial disclosures show the sums were equivalent to nearly one-third of each of their salaries. Experts say the gifts are without precedent and may violate the law.
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Tough decision, but the correct one. #conservation www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
A Plan to Eradicate the Deer on Catalina Island Will Proceed, Organizers Say
After a judge issued a tentative ruling on a legal challenge Tuesday, the Catalina Island Conservancy said that it would begin the first phase of its plan to kill nearly all of the 2,000 deer on the C...
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And so it begins. There's not enough money to do the things he claims he can do. "Mamdani filed a lawsuit last week to stop a law passed by the City Council to provide one-time $10k bonuses to low-paid school aides who typically work with students with special needs." www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Mamdani Clashes With Teachers Union, Citing Fiscal Constraints
New York’s Democratic socialist mayor is challenging the 200,000-member union that supported him over one-time bonuses to school aides.
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