I am the rabbit. Crow is journalism trying to make me crazy
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Leah Sottile
Independent journalist | Co-founder @thewesternedge.bsky.social Books: Blazing Eye Sees All, When The Moon Turns To Blood. Podcasts: Hush, Burn Wild, Two Minutes Past Nine, Bundyville. www.leahsottile.com
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Come say hi at Pickathon this weekend! I'll be reading to the people about Metallica.
Portland MercuryAmongst the many evolutions that Pickathon has proffered across its 26 years has been the introduction of the LIT Sunday sessions in 2022, which feature writers, poets, and storytellers congregating beneath a canopy of trees.
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I finished Blazing Eye Sees all by @leahsottile.bsky.social and it was a wild ride. It's a book that illuminates the fringes not only of our current moment but our nation's history.
Review by ihavequalities - Blazing Eye Sees All: Love Has Won, False Prophets and the Fever Dream of the American New AgeUsing Amy Carlson (aka Mother God) and the Love Has Won religious movement/cult as an anchor, ...app.thestorygraph.com
Truly one of the best books I have ever read.
John SchwartzIf you want to better understand Canadian wildfires — and the causes of the climate change that make conditions for such disasters so much worse — I recommend this wonderful book by @johnvaillant.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554938...
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A Portland renter had bankruptcy and the threat of massive legal bills (potentially six-figure legal bills) hanging over him if he went to trial against his landlord. He still did, and he won big. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
After refusing a $287 repair bill, Portland renter beats his landlord in court, wins $32K verdictA lawyer for the landlord warned that he would cause the renter "great harm" if he went to trial.www.oregonlive.com
In this story I published a few months ago, I talk about the squishy definition of terrorism, how no federal agency defines it the same, and how, specifically, Mangione is not being tried as a terrorist. www.hcn.org/issues/58-4/...
What a bombing in Nevada reveals about the nation’s appetite for violence - High Country NewsThere is no definition of domestic terrorism. And the reason why is complicated.www.hcn.orgKen KlippensteinMarco Rubio's speech on political terrorism references Luigi Mangione. "The share of left-wing terrorist attacks and plots has risen to levels not seen in decades ... a healthcare executive executed in cold blood in the streets."
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Trump on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase: “You can’t go hunting, you can’t go fishing, you can’t do anything, you can virtually not even walk on it.” Utter lies, as @chrisdangelo.bsky.social knows from personal experience: www.publicdomain.media/p/trump-nati...
The Trump Team Lies To The Public About Utah National Monuments"You can virtually not even walk on it," Trump falsely claimed before slashing nearly 3 million acres from Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante.www.publicdomain.media
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Idaho health officials are investigating two outbreaks tied to people drinking raw milk. They say more than 100 people there have gotten sick — including 11 who have been hospitalized.
Raw milk market thrives in Idaho despite bacteria outbreakIdaho health officials are investigating two outbreaks tied to people drinking raw milk. More than 100 people have gotten sick — including 11 who have been hospitalized.www.boisestatepublicradio.org