A Sacred Journey to Save Oak Flat Arizona case highlights the moral implications of public land policy

A Sacred Journey to Save Oak Flat
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‘They’re Small but They’re Mighty.’ Meet the Wisconsin Sisters Healing the Land.

‘They’re Small but They’re Mighty.’ Meet the Wisconsin Sisters Healing the Land. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/c...

The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public Oil executive Tom Ragsdale walked away from his old wells, making the pollution left behind the state of New Mexico’s problem. His tactics, however, are ubiquitous in the industry.

Although Tom Ragsdale’s oil companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for pollution and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.

Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”

(Published Dec. 2024)

Intensification - Kate Crawford - Eating the Future: The Metabolic Logic of AI Slop AI slop isn’t invested in the order of events or even looking like reality. The slop is not the territory: it just smothers it in synthetic goop. It’s flooding the zone with AI shit.

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Drive-By Truckers - Wallace Listen to Wallace on your streaming service

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The Rise of Silicon Valley’s Techno-Religion

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Teachers Are Not OK AI, ChatGPT, and LLMs "have absolutely blown up what I try to accomplish with my teaching."

I talked to 15 teachers/professors about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives:

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The story of the smallpox vaccine, told through dataviz + narrative

I said goodbye to my best friend this morning. One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. Grateful for a kid and loving vet.

The Tapestry of Angelica On Tapestry's inaugural episode, we head to Allegany County to explore the area in and around Angelica, NY.

Go Jessie! www.btpm.org/2025-04-10/t...

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The Test Podcast Episode · Home of the Brave · 03/02/2025 · 1 sec

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An indication of the violence of the surge gathering for a resistance

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Any fool can break things Elon Musk is vandalizing America's greatest treasures

Any fool can break things open.substack.com/pub/billmcki... @billmckibben.bsky.social nails it re NOAA ++

Air Force General Shares Personal Experience as a Black Airman | NowThis YouTube video by NowThis Impact

This is why the military's Chief of Staff was fired this weekend. (Fired by a guy whose relevant work experience was weekend anchor on Fox News). Listen to it, and then help rise to defend the America that produced this noble man.
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This made me happy. What'd you call this gulf?

You have questions. Mostly of the "What Can I Do to Resist This Coup?" variety. Choose Democracy has answers. Here's a really handy guide to the how/what/why of organizing... Share widely. Link here: choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/

A few weeks ago after hearing an interview with Tilda Swinton I set out to learn more about Derek Jarman and the film The Garden. In my wanderings I came across this album from the artist Robin Rimbaud. Beautiful. Haunting. Worth your time.

Robin Rimbaud aka Scanner - The Garden Is Full Of Metal (Vinyl) Listen to The Garden Is Full Of Metal (Vinyl) on your streaming service

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The best gifts are usually tinned fish.

Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024 Highest recorded temperatures supercharged extreme weather – with worse to come, EU data shows

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Light at the End of the Tunnel | Hakai Magazine Millions of killer culverts lurk beneath North American roadways, strangling populations of migratory fish. Now with a nationwide project, the United States is trying to fix them.

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The Canoe in the Forest | Hakai Magazine An unfinished boat hidden on a remote island in Alaska illuminates a missing chapter in the history of traditional Haida and Tlingit canoe building

An unfinished boat hidden on a remote island in Alaska illuminates a missing chapter in the history of traditional Haida and Tlingit canoe building
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