Opinion: Scheme to Kill Nevada’s Wild Horses Built on Greed — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

Zinke claims “humane euthanasia” (e.g. killing) is the only solution to overpopulating “starving” wild equines that allegedly harm the range and wildlife. No evidence substantiates his spin.

via Opinion: Scheme to Kill Nevada’s Wild Horses Built on Greed — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

Immigrants~by rldubour

Immigrants America~ the land unseen. With water pure and fields of green. Settlers came~ with one main dream To live in freedom it does seem. For some their freedom took a switch Death by fire~ if thought one a witch! The wilderness would soon give way They came by thousands everyday. Plantation owners […]

via Immigrants~by rldubour — OUR POETRY CORNER

Hello, my name is Tessa, and I’m from Canada (not really, but I’m too ashamed to say I’m from the United States!)

That’s my new mantra for when I travel outside of the United States. Our current dictator in chief, I mean president is bat shit crazy! After the recent terror attack in London, our butt wipe of a president, tweeted not once, but twice to deride the mayor of London. I often wonder how this lunatic […]

via Hello, my name is Tessa, and I’m from Canada (not really, but I’m too ashamed to say I’m from the United States!) — cornfedcontessa

It’s better to keep your mouth shut…

It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt

Mark Twain

Writing Through Grief: Five Posts

For many of us, writing is catharsis: a way to process and release difficult emotions. Few things are as emotional as the loss of a friend, family member, personal hero, or pet so it’s no surprise that we read a lot of posts paying tribute to lost loved ones and trying to make sense of […]

via Writing Through Grief: Five Posts — Discover

The War on the Wild: Alaska at the Forefront

The War on the Wild: Alaska at the Forefront 21 September 2017 Posted by: Mary Price | The administration’s war on the wild zeroes in on Alaska There has been a steady drumbeat from the Trump administration and many like-minded members of Congress who are pushing to wring every last available resource out of America’s […]

via The War on the Wild: Alaska at the Forefront – Defenders of Wildlife Blog — “OUR WORLD”

Trump is quietly working to allow drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for first time in 30 years

The remote and vast habitat serves as the main calving ground for one of North America’s last large caribou herds and a stop for migrating birds from six continents

via Trump is quietly working to allow drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for first time in 30 years — National Post

Unfit or Unpopular?

Below is my column in the Washington Post on the movement to remove President Donald Trump through Section 4 of the 25th Amendment. Richard Painter, the chief White House ethics lawyer under George W. Bush recently declared the “answer” to Trump suggestion of a Democrat and Russian collusion in the election is “Amendment 25.” Previously, Painter […]

via Unfit or Unpopular? Trump Critics Turn To The 25th Amendment To End His Presidency — JONATHAN TURLEY

London Walking — The Eternal Traveller

 

Exploring England #42 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I do love London! On our second last day, we made the most of the fine weather with a walk in the city, where we found monuments, memorials and M&Ms! After leaving the Jewel Tower, our destination was the Prince of Wales Theatre […]

via London Walking — The Eternal Traveller

Delightful Sydney

Ah yes Sydney…when one thinks about the city, what springs to mind would be the iconic images of the opera house and harbor bridge. Especially when they are lighted up for an festive explosion of lights and colors. This post brings us back. Quite some time back. It harks back to a time when Mel & […]

via Delightful Sydney — Traveling Matters to us