Mike Satz
@mikesatz.bsky.social
Disabled Navy #Veteran and Dad to two wonderful kids who owns a bar. Formerly: Lawyer, Law Professor/Associate Dean/Dean, Academic Administrator, Political Activist. SMU/Michigan Law. Also love my dogs!! 🐕 🚫 No DM’s 🚫
Been having hearing trouble. Went to audiologist. Turns out I can’t hear the sounds f,s, or th. Turns out I need hearing aids. Turns out I’m getting older. Turns out a decade working on a flight deck does things to your hearing. But hoo boy the adrenaline rush. Worth it.
Reading about people harassing wildland firefighters by calling them arsonists - while they’re fighting a fire and trying to save a town from a burn over - might be the thing that makes me lose faith in humanity.
Hehe. That’s funny. Trump’s pick for the race lost - by a LOT - to a guy who dropped out. There’s a lot to unwrap in this race I bet.
Trump-backed candidate in battleground Michigan district loses to opponent who dropped out
Amir Hassan lost to Tom Smith, who had suspended his campaign but is now jumping back into the race for the purple 8th District.
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Whoa!
Kingfisher24@kingfisher24.bsky.social · 5h agoI thought this group might be interested in some of the politics behind the scenes faced by wildland firefighters. The texts are from an individual working on the Tartar Fire outside of Weiser, ID. This is nothing new and causes some serious friction when public lands meet private lands. #IdahoFire
"As millions of acres burn across the western United States, some wildland fire veterans are fearful that aggressive fire suppression tactics ordered by the Trump administration — coupled with extreme, fast-moving blazes — could put firefighters in danger as conditions escalate" From Alex Brown:
Wildfire veterans fear federal tactics, extreme fires could put crews at risk • Stateline
As millions of acres burn across the western United States, some wildland fire veterans are fearful that aggressive fire suppression tactics ordered by the Trump administration — coupled with extreme,...
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On the heels of the arson arrest in Spokane I saw a video that purports to show someone setting a fire in a dumpster in Spokane yesterday. Can anyone confirm that? I Just can’t with these people.
I was on the scene that day and watched people flag police down to talk to someone walking away from the fire. My law enforcement sources confirmed to me this evening my description of the person I saw was consistent with the suspect. Here’s the story so far: www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
Sheriff: Man, 37, arrested on suspicion of setting Old Trails fire
A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree arson for allegedly setting the Old Trails fire, Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels announced Monday night.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan@alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 2d agoBREAKING: Investigators have arrested 37-year-old Aaron Farinacci, a former Arizona resident with a manslaughter conviction, in connection to the start of the Old Trails Fire in Spokane.
Holy crap. They suspect that someone set the fire that burned over 700 homes.
Sheriff: Man, 37, arrested on suspicion of setting Old Trails fire
A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree arson for allegedly setting the Old Trails fire, Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels announced Monday night.
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Was in active fire territory earlier. One of the three fires in Spokane County is burning nearly 4k acres and swept through trails in Riverside State Park.
WTF??? I’m completely sure most of the people flying these drones know they aren’t supposed to be doing it. They’re trying to save people’s homes!
Drones Disrupt Firefighting Efforts In Spokane County | WRKO-AM 680
Unauthorized drones are disrupting firefighting efforts in Spokane County, Washington, where wildfires have burned over 7,000 acres. Two drone operators have been cited. Officials stress that drones p...
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Still in shock over all the bad news yesterday and ongoing struggles today. Took the fam to the movies to stay out of the smoke.
The devastation is unimaginable. I moved here 3 years ago knowing Spokane would be my home. I can’t explain how horrific this is. “It’s like a war zone,” people told me.
Spokane is now among the growing list of western communities to experience a major urban conflagration initiated by wildfire. Almost everyone there will have a direct connection to this devastation. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
Wildfire in northwest Spokane destroys 640 structures
The Old Trails wildfire in northwest Spokane destroyed 640 structures Saturday, according to Cody Rohrbach, Spokane County Fire District 3 fire chief.
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More than 600 (likely homes) burned in and around Spokane County yesterday. The devastation is incomprehensible www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
Wildfire in northwest Spokane destroys 640 structures
The Old Trails wildfire in northwest Spokane destroyed 640 structures Saturday, according to Cody Rohrbach, Spokane County Fire District 3 fire chief.
spokesman.com
Oh my god. 😢😢😢😢
Alexandra (Alex) Duggan@alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 3d agoThe front page of this morning’s Spokesman-Review, Aug. 2, 2026, the day after one of the worst wildfires in Washington state history. More than 600 structures, mostly homes, have been lost in the #OldTrailsFire. Read local news.
Our city is on fire and I’m devastated
My heart goes out to everyone in Spokane and Twin Falls. It’s been a rough day for the North West.
ANOTHER NEW FIRE #SpokaneFire Espanola Fire, a couple of miles west of Fairchild AFB in Spokane County. GO NOW Evacuation Orders in place.
Wow. Watching the videos on local news of people’s houses burning in neighborhoods is so sad. No fire trucks either. I imagine there just aren’t the resources to deploy. It’s a really sad day.
Bryan Kohberger, the man convicted of murdering 4 University of Idaho students in 2022, wants to take back his plea, The NYT first reported. Court records show he filed today for post conviction relief
The fires in Spokane County are already destroying homes as it has jumped the river and crossed into the city. Please keep us in your prayers. Read us for updates or follow me on Instagram for video. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
'Never seen it this bad': Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city
A wildfire driven by high winds jumped the Spokane River Saturday afternoon, burning homes and quickly moving into the Indian Trail Neighborhood.
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Here's the official map of the GO NOW evacuation area on the east side of the river for the combined threat of the new Meadowview fire in this neighborhood and the Autumn Lane fire across the river (which likely caused the Meadowview fire #Spokane)
Zeb Palmer@zebpalmer.com · 4d agoNEW FIRE #Spokane Sometimes I HATE being right... EVACUATIONS In progress in the Suncrest area for the Meadowview Fire, directly across the river from the Autumn Lane Fire Just as I mentioned an hour ago in this post 👇
This sreengrab from @alexdugganreports.bsky.social Instagram is wild. She’s firing off as much info as she can as quickly as she can. Our local reporters are amazing.
We're up to four fires in #Spokane area though if I had time & energy I'd argue #2 is likely a spot of #1 and #4 is almost certainly a spot of the #3. Regardless of how we count, two fires have crossed the river. This is an absolute hellscape. Spokane *city* is burning.
Zeb Palmer@zebpalmer.com · 4d agoNEW FIRE #Spokane Sometimes I HATE being right... EVACUATIONS In progress in the Suncrest area for the Meadowview Fire, directly across the river from the Autumn Lane Fire Just as I mentioned an hour ago in this post 👇
A street full of cars of people evacuating in Spokane. (Instagram link) www.instagram.com/reel/Dbg8E2i...
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Recent perimeter for the Old Trails #SpokaneFire. Please note that just because a building is inside the fire perimeter doesn't mean it has burned. This perimeter doesn't account for structure protection efforts. (official perimeter data, map by me)
