Reposted by John LovieIan James @ianjames.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The proposed desalination project calls for Arizona to build a plant in Mexico to supply drinking water there. In exchange, Arizona would get some of Mexico’s Colorado River water. But the project faces considerable challenges, @bobbymagill.bsky.social reports: news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-...news.bloomberglaw.comDrying Colorado River Seen as Risky Bet for Mexico Water SwapA proposal to find new water for the Southwest by using desalinated ocean water from Mexico faces difficult odds as what remains of the waning Colorado River is legally contested by its surrounding st... 084
Reposted by John LovieSK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Nice to have a citation for the stuff we all sort of assume to be true but question if it's just our own biases making it look that way 5544171915
John Lovie @johnlovie.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Leaving and starting over in search of a place to call home has been the story of my life, from England to the Netherlands to New Jersey and finally to Washington State. This week marks 15 years in this house, the longest I’ve ever lived at one address. Have I finally found home?johnlovie.substack.comLooking for homeIn all the wrong places 020
Reposted by John LovieEthan Hein @ethanhein.bsky.social · 02/09/2026RIP Cassandra Wilson www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyZf...youtube.comTime After TimeYouTube video by Cassandra Wilson - Topic 33318
Reposted by John LovieNate Chinen @natechinen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Cassandra Wilson was one of our most gifted vocalists, just an unreal talent. Here is my obituary for NPR Music. (I believe I’ll also be on the broadcast later this evening.)npr.orgCassandra Wilson, Grammy-winning jazz vocalist, dies at 70Wilson, who's deep, dark contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz, died on Wednesday in her hometown of Jackson, Miss. 918280
Reposted by John LovieLauren W. (she/they) @livewildly.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Washington voters can print their ballots at home if they don't arrive. Libraries have reliable printers too.voter.votewa.gov VoteWA Voter Portal 03418
Reposted by John LovieHigh Country News @highcountrynews.org · 01/09/2026The September issue is here! From the Borderlands with Gary Paul Nabhan to Bears Ears, Arctic Alaska and Navajo Nation, explore the people and places shaping the West. buff.ly/P5Nkykv 0166
Reposted by John LovieSarah Gilman @sarahmgilman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026My latest big writing and art project is live--please take a look so you can find out more about what this massive land transfer could mean for the Arctic! 042
Reposted by John LovieConstant Screaming @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 31/08/202630 years ago this would have been the purview of local newspapers. In Washington, it was the Seattle Times who broke the Booth Gardner story and the Seattle PI who broke the Mike Lowry scandal. KY's major papers are owned by USA Today, McClatchy, and Paxton Media Group who've destroyed local beats. 17437231299
John Lovie @johnlovie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Stolen Summer This greed-driven land raping and environmental destruction is just a 37-acre microcosm of the nation-scale greed-driven land raping and environmental destruction in the Trump regime's proposed roadless rule rescission.johnlovie.substack.comStolen SummerSpring's drought begets summer's fire and smoke 010
Reposted by John LovieKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 27/08/2026Update: this horrific and devastating event was not caused by a GLOF but something else, similarly worsened by climate change - a huge chunk of ice that fell off a glacier and plunged into a river 😱nytimes.comPhotos: A Deadly Flood Tears Through Nepal and Tibet (Gift Article)An ice avalanche that started high in the Himalayas tumbled thousands of feet, releasing vast amounts of energy that pulverized the ice into a significant volume of flood water. 5303156
Reposted by John LovieMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/08/2026EXCLUSIVE: Sens. Alex Padilla and Mark Warner are demanding answers from prediction market giants Kalshi and Polymarket over their payments to influencers accused of spreading election disinformation. Here’s what the Senators uncovered:meidasnews.comExclusive: Senators Padilla and Warner Demand Answers from Prediction Market Companies on Paying Influencers Who Spread DisinformationA formal letter was sent by the Senators on Wednesday 16778422962
Reposted by John LovieSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 27/08/2026My message to Trump: hands off our public lands. Without the Roadless Rule, 2 million acres of forest in WA state alone will be unprotected and up for grabs to Trump's highest bidder. This is outrageous, and I will do everything I can to fight back.nytimes.comTrump Administration Moves to Allow Logging in Pristine National ForestsThe move to repeal the ‘roadless rule’ would pave the way for road construction and logging in nearly 45 million acres of untouched back country. 20357100
John Lovie @johnlovie.bsky.social · 15/08/2026LA Times front page.latimes.comAn oil company wants to restart fracking off the California coast. The state’s top coastal officials say no wayThe proposed fracking plan would quadruple production on an aging offshore platform in the Santa Barbara Channel. 111
Reposted by John LovieDaughter of the Raven @brannigan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026This really is underreported. Please read. 8405132
John Lovie @johnlovie.bsky.social · 08/08/2026“This administration is essentially looking to silence the voices of states and local governments … there is no parallel to what we are seeing here,” said Meg Caldwell. “This would result in a massive power grab ... and a very dangerous, chilling effect on other coastal states.”latimes.comTrump is attacking California’s ability to protect its coastline. The consequences are 'chilling'Citing "environmental extremism," Trump officials want to end California’s ability to challenge offshore oil, floating nuclear reactors and rocket launches. 055
Reposted by John LovieTanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...thenerve.newsCory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lyingIt has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t... 361292415
Reposted by John LovieWashington State Department of Ecology @ecology.wa.gov · 03/08/2026If conditions become smoky near you, stay inside, shut windows and doors, and run an air purifier. If you must go outside, wear an N95 mask and stay hydrated. Visit wa211.org to find clean air and extreme heat shelters near you. Check the WA Smoke Blog for smoke and air quality updates.wasmoke.blogspot.com 0134
Reposted by John LovieSaloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 28/07/2026I'm interested in finding and potentially supporting people who are interested in doing long-form writing on the big efforts in global health: Gavi, Global Fund, PEPFAR, etc. If this is you or someone you know, please make yourself known! 58173
Reposted by John Loviekthlnhrzg.bsky.social @kthlnhrzg.bsky.social · 25/07/2026youtu.be/87JXPZJ1nbg?...youtu.beThe Real(ish) History of America (w/ Heather Cox Richardson & Rebecca Nagle)YouTube video by Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams 021
Reposted by John LovieSafer States @saferstates.bsky.social · 24/07/2026250 organizations are urging the Senate to put people’s health first by rejecting efforts to weaken #TSCA, our nation's chemical safety law. Families deserve stronger protections from toxic chemicals, not rollbacks that will increase exposure. Read more: www.saferstates.org/press-room/2...saferstates.org250 Organizations Urge Senate: Put Americans’ Health Before Chemical Industry Profits - Safer StatesNational alliance urges Congress to reject industry efforts to weaken nation’s chemical safety law and encourages Congress to hear from impacted communities, veterans, workers, and health professional... 032
Reposted by John Lovieregular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 23/07/2026anyway what's everyone having for lunch 111133
Reposted by John LovieGrist @grist.org · 21/07/2026As climate change threatens their lands, Indigenous nations demand more power at the UNdlvr.itAs climate change threatens their lands, Indigenous nations demand more power at the UNFrom the Arctic to the Pacific, Indigenous advocates say their voices are too often ignored. 05323
Reposted by John LovieKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 21/07/2026Me everytime I try to explain Curtis Yarvin 1576190
Reposted by John LovieUAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 20/07/2026A settler pastor thought she could go onto the Wind River rez and preach racist shit to the People. She was wrong. www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/tribal-news/...wyomingpublicmedia.orgAfter a pastor’s comments, Northern Arapaho Tribe tells Christian church to leaveAfter a controversial sermon earlier this month that encouraged tribal members to denounce their traditional ways, the Northern Arapaho Business Council told leaders from Foundations For Nations Churc... 47925
Reposted by John LovieNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 15/07/20261868: Cuyahoga River burns 1883: again 1887: again 1912: again 1914: again 1922: again 1930: again 1936: again 1941: again 1948: again 1949: again 1951: again 1952: again 1969: never again. our rivers must remain symbols of progress, not the cost of it. 332559
Reposted by John LovieKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Re-upping this. Asking about TV, cable, *and radio 2576293
Reposted by John LovieHigh Country News @highcountrynews.org · 14/07/2026Utah Rep. Casey Snider spent years quietly carrying out a plan to guarantee hunter access to pristine roadless country — by blocking the Ute Indian Tribe from buying it back.hcn.orgHow a Utah Republican’s quiet battle for hunting access undercut LandBack hopes - High Country NewsUtah Rep. Casey Snider spent years quietly carrying out a plan to guarantee hunter access to pristine roadless country — by blocking the Ute Indian Tribe from buying it back. 13010
Reposted by John LovieAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/07/2026Let me tell you a story. I woke up one morning in the barracks naked and bleeding. I was there at a party the night before. I’d been drugged and raped. My clothes were gone, so I wrapped myself in a blanket and stumbled out the door. 1/ 46599141
Reposted by John LovieSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I asked nine scientists about "climate hushing," Bill Gates, the Trump effect and much more. They did not hold back! Published over the July 4 weekend, reposting in case you missed it: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/climate-hu...climatecoloredgoggles.comEnough climate hushing, more listening to scientistsAs we celebrate July 4, let's resolve to start learning from the folks who make America great. 02712
John Lovie @johnlovie.bsky.social · 07/07/2026www.yahoo.com/news/videos/... Oopsyahoo.comDO NOT USE: A lookback at Mitch McConnell's time in the SenateA lookback at Mitch McConnell's Senate run **NOTE - do not use TBD 000
Reposted by John LovieAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 05/07/2026Read JD Vance, writing in @theatlantic.com , from 2016. Ask yourself: was he right? www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...theatlantic.comOpioid of the Masses (From 2016)To many, Donald Trump feels good, but he can’t fix America’s growing social and cultural crisis, and the eventual comedown will be harsh. 29624186
Reposted by John Lovieritchey @mariannaritchey.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Follow these Indigenous-led river restoration projects if you want to maintain your will to continue living 0135
Reposted by John LovieDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026A very good piece by @sammyroth.bsky.social www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/climate-hu...climatecoloredgoggles.comEnough climate hushing, more listening to scientistsAs we celebrate July 4, let's resolve to start learning from the folks who make America great. 14716
Reposted by John LovieSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 27/06/2026"It's rule by algorithm that beats to a dead heart. It's a Flock camera on every corner and a Ring doorbell on every home and a frightened family on every block. It's a million QR codes that all read 'You’re fucked.'" sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-dirty-...sarahkendzior.substack.comThe Dirty BillMaking a clean break with the technofascist economy. 10333108
John Lovie @johnlovie.bsky.social · 24/06/2026World Cup, Greece v. Germany.youtu.beMonty Python's World Cup Team of Philosophers YouTube video by Lonnie Goldman 131
John Lovie @johnlovie.bsky.social · 23/06/2026A couple of weeks ago, we took the van out to the Yakima Canyon in Central Washington for a few days. Here’s what we found.johnlovie.substack.comBlues from Yakima CanyonThe drought tour continues 021
Reposted by John Lovieregular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 21/06/2026this should be mandatory reading for the entire country 162233723
Reposted by John LovieThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 20/06/2026The most important paragraph by @juliaazari.bsky.social that you will read on the difference in reaction to Trump’s age and Biden’s age. Biden had to earn legitimacy. Therefore his age was an obstacle. Trump was given legitimacy. Age doesn’t matter. 14564193
Reposted by John LovieKathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I know I spend too much time on here because as I walked outside just now, my brain said “actually the phrase ‘touch grass’ overvalues colonialist, ecologically damaging botanical aesthetics and it should really be encouraging people to touch native plant species” 511513
Reposted by John LovieJerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Congratulations to Ian Sample, science editor at The Guardian, for writing the lede of the year. 629271
Reposted by John LovieSarah Gilman @sarahmgilman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Hey all--tomorrow, June 2, is the last day of my print sale! 35 percent off all archival reproductions. Giclee prints look and last like original watercolors, especially when framed. Here are a few stories of some of my pictures. And you can find the sale directly here: www.etsy.com/shop/HiddenD...sarahmgilman.substack.comPicture storiesSometimes paintings and words gotta hold hands 063
Reposted by John LovieSarah Gilman @sarahmgilman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026UPDATE: Sold! But if you want your own, all archival reproductions on my Etsy will be 35% off starting tomorrow. Check 'em out here: www.etsy.com/shop/HiddenD...etsy.com 151