Sisyphus Idaho
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"Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions." Thomas Jefferson. Recovering attorney. Aspiring polymath.
For the first time since 2017, a Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Democrats surpassing Republicans on which party voters think has a better approach to the economy. Trump's approval rating is at 35%. Democrats lead by 5-points on the generic congressional ballot.
Voters prefer Democrats over Republicans on economy for first time in a decade, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Democrats lead Republicans 37% to 36% on the economy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
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Church is losing its broodstock. That could be a problem. www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
Jana Riess: Why are so many young women leaving the LDS Church?
More than half of young adult women who grew up as Latter-day Saints have now left the church. Many are reacting against politics, purity culture and powerlessness.
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The Democratic strategy in red states is to run against their own brand. Former Senator Jon Tester said to fellow state Democrats about supporting Bodnar, “During my last two races the democratic Party was poison in my attempts to get re-elected.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
‘Disappear the Democrat’ Backfires in Montana
The party has been backing independent Senate candidates in red states. But Montana is not working as planned.
theatlantic.com
I 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
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.
Jackson police are investigating the death of an unidentified Black woman who was found hanging in a tree behind a vacant home in Mississippi’s capital city on Monday night. www.mississippifreepress.org/black-woman-...
Black Woman Found Hanging in Tree Behind Vacant Home in Jackson, But Details Are Sparse
Jackson police are investigating the death of a Black woman who was found hanging in a tree behind a home in Mississippi's capital city.
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JFC...This shouldn't even have to be a thing to be proposed but here we are
Senators warn wildfire prediction markets could spur arson for profit
Oregon's senators are demanding the CFTC crack down on prediction markets that let people bet on wildfires — warning the practice could tempt gamblers to start fires themselves to win their bets.
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Got this update this afternoon: “We saved the house but that’s it.” #IdahoFire
@zzorgon.bsky.social · 3d agoThe ranch where the horses live most of the year is right between the southern arm of the Tartar & Fox fires. Texted their owner this morning & got this reply:
Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.
The Desert Burns My heart and mind are still on fire. Both the fires that have happened and that will happen. Fire is both good and bad, light and dark, alive and dead. #watercolor #fire #art
Well I just encountered in the wild my first 'they did the Spokane fires for the data centers' person. And they also told me their son's fiance has a jezebel spirit. So.
Glad to know the Idaho National Guard is representing the state well while in DC. 🙄
The Independent@the-independent.com · 24h agoPurple Heart vet sues after National Guard troops detained her as she sat quietly in the front yard of her DC home
Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion skeletons in Jason and the Argonauts are amazing even now. He animated the sequence by himself for more than four months -- without computers or even an easy way to check his work. We're looking into how he did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/how-ray-ha...
Well, this isn’t going to be good. We all know how this will likely go. The Supreme Court has announced that one of the first cases it will hear when its new term begins in October is a major climate change lawsuit. Boulder County, Colorado, is seeking millions of dollars from fossil fuel
Every Republican is guilty of insurrection. Prove me wrong.
Cory Alan@iamjackedup.bsky.social · yesterdayYou need to read this and explain it to me like I’m 5.The same judge who dismissed these convictions writes in the end that the dismissals diminish and denigrate the prosecutors and law enforcement who fought so hard to get the convictions in the first place. WITAF? apple.news/A70QAZybORla...
The Spokane fire conspiracy theories are almost identical to the Altadena fire conspiracy theories. These people have no understand of how fire works, how science works, or why some things burn. I'm writing a book chapter about it, but the people who need to read it don't read books.
LorennaCleary.bsky.social@lorennacleary.bsky.social · yesterdayThe internet is filled with really dumb people who right now think the fires in Spokane WA were fake because the houses burned but trees didn’t. What they’re forgetting is that dead, thin, dry wood burns. Wet, dense, living wood is harder to burn. Old living pine and house vs fire: house loses.
BREAKING: ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers approve ballot measure for voters to clear way for new congressional maps that would boost Democrats.
A 60 Minutes probe into Epstein's banking, with Wyden already interviewed, vanished right after Sharyn Alfonsi got pushed out under Bari Weiss. Same editor who stalled the CECOT migrant story until Stephen Miller got a say. CBS keeps calling it timing. Sure looks like a pattern.
60 Minutes Epstein Banking Story Vanished After CBS Ousted Sharyn Alfonsi, Dem Senator Reveals
Wyden revealed he was interviewed for the show in a Senate report alleging the country's largest banks turned “a blind eye” to Epstein's financial activity
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Some firefighters pulled off the Tartar Fire after they "were being harassed and threatened". No further detail provided. #idpol www.facebook.com/USWFSGreatBa...
Umm, crying just a little bit here in Boise.
Acid Rain@bearysweet.bsky.social · 2d agoAnd now, a little Vivaldi. Michel Tirabosco, a renowned pan flute player, collaborating with Raphaël Froissart. He is a professor at the Geneva Conservatory. Born with physical differences, he began playing the pan flute at 7 and has achieved international recognition for his skill. #streetmusic
Did you know the AQI goes to black? I did not know the AQI goes to black.
I'm watching the Seventh Seal again but this time in the grotto with a desert sunset. I think the movie would be funnier if they played rock um sock um robots instead of chess.
