Still thinking about this.

Opinion: Wildfires have been raging in Minnesota. Congress actually has a fix. The Fix Our Forests Act is a rare bright spot of bipartisan collaboration.

I wrote in the @startribune.com about why I and @scientistsorg.bsky.social support the Fix Our Forests Act. Check it out: www.startribune.com/opinion-wild...

There is no silver bullet to solving the wildfire crisis, but perfect can't be the enemy of progress.

The Fix Our Forest Act would substantially strengthen how we incorporate science into land and fire management.

Direct File is more popular than Apple. It's more efficient than paying some guy hundreds of dollars to file your taxes for you. It's more efficient than feeding your information to a third party, spending hours hoping you entered the numbers correctly.

Its big problem? That it was good.

California Sen. Padilla hopes Fix Our Forests Act will prevent more L.A. fires The measure would create a wildfire intelligence center to centralize federal management, require assessments of fireshed areas and streamline how communities reduce their wildfire risk.

California Sen. Padilla hopes Fix Our Forests Act will prevent more L.A. fires

Today is three months until the election. And thanks to all of you, we are officially DONE fundraising.

Please don’t send us money. But we would love your time. zohranfornyc.com/events

Vibes lately 🙂‍↕️

What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.

“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”

AOC and Bernie in front of the rally crowd in Denver

Zoomed out crowd shot of 34,000 people in downtown Denver with Colorado mountains in the background

Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.

This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.

Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.

And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).

Holy shit. Republican Harriet Hagemen got torn apart at a town hall in Wyoming last night. In a state that voted for Trump by 46 points.

She tried defending DOGE and it went as well as you’d imagine.

“Deport Elon, Deport Elon!”

Watch to the end…

posting on behalf of my union, FAS United — the Trump administration must release political detainee Mahmoud Khalil

we're in legit first they came for territory and a lot of people have been failing at this test they cite all the time

Are You Ready New Mexico YouTube video by Deb Haaland

I’m running for Governor of New Mexico. In Congress and as Secretary of the Department of the Interior, I've fought for our state. Now, it's time to tackle our toughest challenges with the fierceness only New Mexicans know. Join me.

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Are you ready New Mexico? ♥️

2.11.2025

POLICY SPRINT: AI & Energy Help lawmakers harness AI to drive innovation, revolutionize energy solutions, and integrate transformative tech into our infrastructure.

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We’re seeking bold policy proposals for AI & energy policy.

Topics include:

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Share your best ideas with us by Feb 28
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I do think “they are killing Americans” is better political messaging than “I am a DOGE Democrat”

Scoop: Deb Haaland to run for governor of New Mexico Progressive groups are excited about the possibility of a Haaland candidacy.

Proud to have helped elect @debhaalandnm.bsky.social when she first ran for Congress, would be even more proud to support her for Governor of my home state. As gov she would be a fierce advocate for our land, water, air, and climate. ♥️🌎

Read our full statement of support: fas.org/publication/...

The House of Representatives just passed the Fix Our Forests Act! @scientistsorg.bsky.social endorsed and contributed to this important legislation. FOFA tackles the wildfire crisis with better forest management, including increased use of beneficial fire and new tech to scale fuels reduction.

The science is clear: tackling the wildfire crisis means better forest management, including increased use of beneficial fire and new technologies to scale fuels reduction.

We're urging Congress to take bipartisan action now and pass the Fix Our Forests Act.
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House lawmakers to vote on Republican-led wildfire prevention bill | Semafor The Fix Our Forests Act could be one of the first House-passed bills under the Trump administration.

The Fix Our Forests Act could be one of the first House-passed bills under the Trump administration.

Sec. 301 – Establishing a partnership program for biochar demonstration projects to support development and commercialization.
Sec. 302 – Implementing accurate reporting systems for hazardous fuels reduction progress.
Sec. 401 – Establishing a wildland fire management casualty assistance program.

Section 117 – Utilizing livestock grazing for wildfire risk reduction, including fuels reduction and postfire recovery.
Sections 201 and 202 – Creating the Community Wildfire Risk Reduction Program.

Sec. 102 - FAS particularly supports the creation of the Fireshed Center, which would provide first responders with science-backed decision-support tools, and serve as a nerve center to embed and deploy critical technology across the entire wildfire lifecycle of prevention, suppression, and recovery

FAS supports the re-introduction of the Fix Our Forests Act The Federation of American Scientists supports H.R. 471, the re-introduction of the Fix Our Forests Act.

At @scientistsorg.bsky.social we’re endorsing the Fix Our Forests Act which passed the previously on strong bipartisan margins. Here are some provisions we support:

In the wake of the ongoing and devastating Los Angeles wildfires, we urge the House of Representatives to pass the Fix Our Forests Act, much like they did in September 2024.

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kyle_maclachlan Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie. He clearly saw something in me that even I didn't recognize. I owe my entire career, and life really, to his vision. What I saw in him was an enigmatic and intuitive man with a creative ocean bursting forth inside of him. He was in touch with something the rest of us wish we could get to. Our friendship blossomed on Blue Velvet and then Twin Peaks and I always found him to be the most authentically alive person I'd ever met. David was in tune with the universe and his own imagination on a level that seemed to be the best version of human. He was not interested in answers because he understood that questions are the drive that make us who we are. They are our breath. While the world has lost a remarkable artist, l've lost a dear friend who imagined a future for me and allowed me to travel in worlds I could never have conceived on my own. I can see him now, standing up to greet me in his backyard, with a warm smile and big hug and that Great Plains honk of a voice. We'd talk coffee, the joy of the unexpected, the beauty of the world, and laugh. His love for me and mine for him came out of the cosmic fate of two people who saw the best things about themselves in each other. I will miss him more than the limits of my language can tell and my heart can bear. My world is that much fuller because I knew him and that much emptier now that he's gone. David, I remain forever changed, and forever your Kale. Thank you for everything.

This is a beautiful tribute.

The scenes from the Los Angeles area fires are gut-wrenching. And all the more jarring in the middle of winter.

We used to have wildfire seasons. Now we have wildfire years.

This is a policy choice.