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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
yellowstonian.org/a-legacy-of-... This rings so true. The Wilderness Society and MT Wild, formerly the MT Wilderness Assoc., & MT outfitters/guides Assoc. have sold out our wildlands.
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A Legacy Of Wilderness Protection Runs Through Montana—But Not Always  - Yellowstonian
Dorothy Bradley, whose father was a defender of wilderness and knew many of the conservation giants, wonders aloud about Ryan Zinke's true intent. Is it to protect wildlands or carve more up?
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
mailchi.mp/fb7771031cf5... The deck is stacked against wildlife and for trophy hunters and trappers. It's a shit show for sure.
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Montana’s Wildlife Commission Rejects Basic Protections
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
youtube.com/shorts/SdR89... I hope this brings a smile to your face. ❤️🐾🐑
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When you lie on your résumé… Puppy Gets Lost in the Herd 😂🐶🐑
YouTube video by Liam's Stories
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who’s ready for No Kings? We’re getting an early start on making signs! ✊💚
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
National Public Lands Day: Let the Wild Remain davidstalling.substack.com/p/national-p... So much to ponder and appreciate wild places.
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National Public Lands Day: Let the Wild Remain
by David Stalling
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv7C... Randy never disappoints.
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Dummy with the Wig On Top - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
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Stand Up America @standupamerica.com · 23/09/2026
The First Amendment protects freedom of the press. Period.
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT49... The courts will throw it out and tRUMP knows it. It's called Freedom of the Press,
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Maddow INSTANTLY REACTS to Trump banning MS NOW from WH
YouTube video by MS NOW
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhjZ... Jon Stewart nails it. DO YOUR JOB!
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“Do YOUR Jobs": Jon Stewart’s EMOTIONAL 9/11 Demand Leaves Congress SILENT | VIDEO
YouTube video by Oneindia News
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Transparent Election Initiative @transpelectinit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Good luck finding out who contributed this $265 million. That’s how much came from five dark-money groups, or nonprofit organizations that are not required to disclose their donors..." www.nytimes.com/interactive...
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Meet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the Midterms (Gift Article)
The leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans.
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Wilderness advocates delay removal of tree ‘Yellowstone Forest Reserve’ surveyors inscribed in 1893 wyofile.com/wilderness-a... Keep it wild. Let the snag decompose and honor the ecological value it gives back to the wilderness. Good work Wilderness Watch.
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Wilderness advocates delay removal of tree ‘Yellowstone Forest Reserve’ surveyors inscribed in 1893 - WyoFile
The Shoshone National Forest may still authorize a helicopter to extricate a section of the tree, but other options — like a 3D replica — are being considered after advocates objected to altering desi...
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100... Border Patrol is lying to us about their road building and desecration within Big Bend National Park. OUR public lands.
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Video: Satellite Images Contradict Border Agency on Construction in Big Bend
Customs and Border Protection claimed that construction on a border security project in Big Bend National Park in Texas was limited to “survey and design” work. Visual Investigations’ satellite specia...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Transparent Election Initiative @transpelectinit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Article Link news.gallup.com/poll/713933...
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Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread
Perceptions of government corruption in the U.S. hit a record high in 2026, with broad agreement across partisan lines.
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Transparent Election Initiative @transpelectinit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Perceptions of government corruption are now higher in the U.S. than at any point in the past two decades and outpace most other countries, including advanced economies. Link in thread
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Good on the Tribes in S. Dakota. They occupied their ancestral lands in the dead of night on horseback.
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A rare win in Indian country: how tribes drove out a mining company in one week
At the sacred prairie of Pe’ Sla in South Dakota, Indigenous and environmental groups banded together to halt drilling
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The five horsemen of the apocalypse dailymontanan.com/2026/08/25/t... This must stop. Vote them out in November.
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The five horsemen of the apocalypse • Daily Montanan
The Trump Administration has released five horsemen to run roughshod over America the Beautiful, playing out their version of Manifest Destiny 2.0 at the expense of all that is good and whole. In seem...
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Protect the Roadless Wild! The Trump administration just released its plan to undo the Roadless Rule & strip protections from wild, national forests. Tell the U.S. Forest Service to keep these roadless, public lands protected. act.biologicaldiversity.org/xMXezx9ojEWV...
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Protect the Roadless Wild
The Trump administration just released its plan to undo the landmark 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and strip protections from nearly 45 million acres of wild, national forest and 70,000 miles o...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Congress and Trump stripped away federal protections for the Boundary Waters. Walz just threw up a massive state-level roadblock in their way. Thank you, Gov. Walz, for fighting to protect one of America’s most incredible wild places!
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Gov. Tim Walz signs executive order banning nonferrous mining near Boundary Waters • Minnesota Reformer
No Democrat will reverse it,Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Tuesday banning nonferrous mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in what may prove to be one of the most significant...
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/deb... She did so much good as Sec. of Interior and then we got the worst of the worst in tRUMP 2.0, Doug Bergum, opening up OUR public lands to the nonrenewable fossil fuel industry.
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Deb Haaland is a politician, and proud of it
Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland recounts her unconventional path into politics in a new book. And she tells us why lawsuits can be good.
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Footloose Montana @footloosemt.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Go to FWP’s August 19 Commission meeting page, scroll to “Fall 2026–Winter 2027 Furbearer/Wolf Hunting and Trapping Seasons, Quotas, and Regulations,” and submit your comment. The public comment period closes tomorrow, August 12, before the Commission takes potential final action August 19.
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Deficient data means Montana FWP should stop wolf hunting dailymontanan.com/2026/08/06/d... There are better ways to more accurately count wolves than MT FWP is using. It is a flawed methodology.
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Deficient data means Montana FWP should stop wolf hunting • Daily Montanan
Columnists from Footloose Montana say the Montana FWP should halt wolf hunting because it's numbers are faulty.
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Deficient data means Montana FWP should stop wolf hunting dailymontanan.com/2026/08/06/d... There are better ways to more accurately count wolves than MT FWP is using. It is a flawed methodology.
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Deficient data means Montana FWP should stop wolf hunting • Daily Montanan
Columnists from Footloose Montana say the Montana FWP should halt wolf hunting because it's numbers are faulty.
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DEFIANCE.org @defiance.org · 30/07/2026
Danielle Bensky, Epstein survivor: “The numbers speak for themselves. Over 1,000 victims…3.5 million files released…6 million files full of investigative leads…5 administrations…30 years of evidence. Zero—ZERO—criminal investigations.”
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
yellowstonian.org/the-grizzly-... For dog owners who venture into the backcountry this is very informative and based on credible scientific research.
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The Grizzly Outcomes Of Letting Our Dogs Run Wild - Yellowstonian
Study highlights the problems with off-leash dogs joining people in bear country. It's fertile terrain for latest edition of Yellowstonian's popular column, "Conversations from the Green Thicket"
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOxk... What a brave woman to speak on behalf of her sisters, Epstein victims/survivors. Thank you. We've got your back. We WILL hold those rich/powerful men accountable.
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Epstein survivor testifies against acting AG Todd Blanche
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
WA tribes, environmental groups sue over Endangered Species Act rule change washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/07/15/w... Thanks to the Friends of the Wild Swan and the Swan View Coalition for standing up for the ESA.
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WA tribes, environmental groups sue over Endangered Species Act rule change • Washington State Standard
The lawsuits argue that recent changes to Endangered Species Act pave the way for the destruction of important wildlife habitat.
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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Epstein survivors released this video today urging senators to block the confirmation of Todd Blanche for Attorney General. They’re trying to get to 20,000 signatures on their petition to send a message to the Senate. ujoin.co/campaigns/45...
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Support the Declaration on the Abolition of Trophy Hunting. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/su... Thanks!
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Support the Declaration on the Abolition of Trophy Hunting
The Declaration on the Abolition of Trophy Hunting unites public figures from around the world in calling on individuals, governments, and international bodies to end the cruel and outdated practice o...
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u... Respite for the dogs from fireworks.
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This California Town Banned Fireworks. Then Came the Dogs.
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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The flag from another angle. Act now: teamwolf.org!
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
American Prairie wins preliminary injunction against state in bison grazing suit dailymontanan.com/2026/07/02/a... A win for bison ... for now. Boycott beef.
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American Prairie wins preliminary injunction against state in bison grazing suit • Daily Montanan
Its bison herd got kicked off federal land, but American Prairie notched a court win last month that might keep state public land accessible
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/u... What a bunch of BS ...
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Olympian Is Indicted After Arrest at Washington’s Reflecting Pool
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
www.huffpost.com/entry/montan... He's also a right wingnut and endorsed by tRUMP and MT republicans Sen. Daines and Sen. Sheehy. What a guy, eh? Birds of a feather stick together.
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Trump-Backed Senate Nominee Let A Man Who Sexually Abused A 6-Year-Old Serve Less Than A Year In Prison
As U.S. attorney, Alme cut a plea deal in 2020 that let Mychal Thomas Damon serve less than a year in prison after sexually abusing a 6-year-old.
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1ik... Here's the latest from Randy Rainbow.
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He's De-Mented! - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
What are the odds of TWO master orators married to one another? Listening to them speak was uplifting, inspirational and exhilarating. A reminder of another, better time when leaders spoke to our better angels & offered hope & optimism rather than divisive vulgarisms. #ChangeIsComingNovember3rd
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The latest ‘sustained yield’ scam will devastate Montana’s national forests dailymontanan.com/2026/06/19/t... Rape, ruin, & run is the new mantra of the US Forest Service. These public lands belong to ALL Americans, not to the timber beasts. Forest ecology be damned.
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The latest 'sustained yield' scam will devastate Montana's national forests • Daily Montanan
Columnist George Ochenski writes that Tom Schultz coming back to the Forest Service will revive the old 'sustainable yield' debate.
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Crazy Mountain Water: The Pressure is On open.substack.com/pub/monicatr... Yellowstone Club has stolen OUR public lands in the Crazy Mountains and now want to steal OUR water for their high elevation gold course. They are robber barons. Good for Tranel to call them out.
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Crazy Mountain Water: The Pressure is On
Crazy Mountain Ranch and CrossHarbor told 150 people to put down their phones. Then they called a crisis firm.
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
National Park fees head to D.C., while Yellowstone, Glacier wrestle with backlogged maintenance dailymontanan.com/2026/06/10/n... Robber barons tRUMP and Bergum are robbing the national parks to fund tRUMP's vanity projects in DC.
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National Park fees head to D.C., while Yellowstone, Glacier wrestle with backlogged maintenance • Daily Montanan
While President Donald Trump has diverted national park fees to support the 250th celebration, national parks like Glacier and Yellowstone struggle with the backlog of projects.
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy2L... It's always a good day when Randy posts a new one.
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A Very Stable Genius Part Two! - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
National Park Service has open comment page, for Albert Speer Memorial Arch that is next on MAGA wish list You can make comments here: parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsOpe... That page has lots of "before and after" illustrations. Below, before/after view from near JFK/RFK grave site in Arlington
View toward the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument, from Arlington.Giant Albert Speer-style arch blocking view of Lincoln Memorial.
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Stand Up America @standupamerica.com · 06/06/2026
Trump is trying to steal taxpayer funds to pay for his vanity projects while working Americans struggle to pay for their groceries.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
www.reuters.com/world/albani...
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'Albania is not for sale', protesters say over Kushner-linked luxury resort near a protected wetland
Thousands of Albanians took to the streets of Tirana late on Thursday in the largest protest ‌this week against a plan by a company linked to President Donald Trump's son-in-law to build a luxury reso...
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Trump steals national parks and recreational land fees for D.C. vanity projects dailymontanan.com/2026/06/05/t... More highway robbery from tRUMP and his Sec. of Interior, Bergum. Scroundrels!
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Trump steals national parks and recreational land fees for D.C. vanity projects • Daily Montanan
Columnist George Ochenski says that Montana's Congressional delegation should stand up to send funding to national parks not President Donald Trump's vanity projects.
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/u... I am disappointed in Patagonia. Signed, Straight but not narrow
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Patagonia Is Suing Pattie Gonia Over Trademark Infringement: What to Know
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/u... His republican opponent is a right wing conservative talk show host endorsed by tRUMP. It's quite a contrast. My vote is with Forstag.
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Former Smoke Jumper Wins Democratic House Primary in Montana
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Politics doesn’t have to feel like something punching you in the face every time you check the news. We can come together around big, common-sense ideas that most Americans agree on.
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Stand Up America @standupamerica.com · 30/05/2026
Even Republicans are saying that Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund for January 6ers goes too far.
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
www.truthdig.com/articles/the... Our public lands are being stolen right under our noses to the ultra wealthy and facilitated by MT state bureaucrats, Sec. of Interior Bergum and US Forest Chief, both cronies of tRUMP.
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The Yellowstone Club and the Reshaping of America's Public Lands
How an exclusive mountaintop retreat for the megarich serves as “a harbinger of what’s to come” for public lands under Trump.
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lastbestplace.bsky.social @lastbestplace.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
The mailers fueling speculation in Montana’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate montanafreepress.org/2026/05/15/t... This is why we need to get enough signatures to get I-194 on the Nov. ballot to stop dark money influence on the outcomes of OUR elections. MT voters should who represents us.
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The mailers fueling speculation in Montana’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
Political action committees — one newly created — are sending out ads on behalf of underdog Democrats. Some political observers are alleging a conspiracy.
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