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I’ve frequently shared here op/eds that get published in the very red congressional district in which I ran for Congress as the Democratic nominee in 2011-12. Most of what I say in these weekly “Messages to the Conservatives” is challenging. I am...
by AndySchmookler
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on Wed Apr 10, 2024 at 07:46 AM PDT
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I found Zahra Hankir’s new book Eyeliner: A Cultural History to be a fascinating and entertaining read. That’s quite an accomplishment, because I wouldn’t think of myself as the audience for such a book. I honestly had almost never consciously noticed...
by DebtorsPrison
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on Tue Dec 19, 2023 at 06:00 PM PST
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This piece is most deeply about what I’m calling “A Better Human Story,” i.e. a way of understanding ourselves, our history, and our challenges by making better use of the Evolutionary Perspective. (A series to provide that “way of understanding” the...
by AndySchmookler
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on Tue Apr 18, 2023 at 09:20 AM PDT
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20 years and about 10 hours ago (now 5:10 PST), Rachel Corrie was murdered by the Israel military. A bulldozer operated by the military drover over her and crushed her as she stood in front of a home owned by a Palestinian family. After he drove over...
by BubbaSan
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on Thu Mar 16, 2023 at 11:53 AM PDT
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In an NPR story posted over the weekend, we discover that Dolly Parton turned down Donald Trump. She didn’t do it once, she turned the former president down twice in his offer of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was scheduled to be honored for...
by Christopher Reeves
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on Mon Dec 13, 2021 at 08:47 AM PST
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2 years ago, Wonderlust Adventures began as a channel. One of the first videos that I filmed with the channel's current format, bringing you into my hiking adventures in the western wilds, happened at the state lands by my hometown of Colstrip,...
by Username4242
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on Sun Sep 19, 2021 at 07:18 AM PDT
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For the first time, I bring my filming adventures out to the water, and film some canoeing adventure on a spectacular mountain lake by Sisters, Oregon. Epic volcanoes, beautiful colors and patterns in the water, otters, ducks, and more made for a...
by Username4242
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on Fri Sep 10, 2021 at 11:04 AM PDT
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Jeep's (kinda) repaired and my microphone is back, which means that the videos from my last few weeks of adventures are on their way! First up, some incredible waterfalls in central Oregon, far from human trails.
by Username4242
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on Wed Sep 01, 2021 at 09:44 AM PDT
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With the marbled murrelet season complete, I spent a week by Medford (Southern Oregon), wandering the forest in search of spotted owls. Extreme temperatures and smoke meant that I wasn't able to film as much as I'd like, but still found places and...
by Username4242
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on Mon Aug 16, 2021 at 10:34 AM PDT
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More adventures on the coast! Finishing the murrelet season with one last drive up to Seaside to adventure with Kaylee. Some utterly spectacular beauty, including the peak of Saddle Mountain. Hard to go wrong with Oregon.
by Username4242
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on Fri Jul 23, 2021 at 12:44 PM PDT
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More adventures in Coastal Oregon! Hanging Rock, a formation in the Coast Range by Powers Oregon is a spectacular, lesser visited place: despite being in the depth of tourist season, I only ran into one couple the whole day of wandering. Got another...
by Username4242
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on Thu Jul 15, 2021 at 04:21 PM PDT
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From a cooler day: Exploring the BREATHTAKING Cape Perpetua and Cape Lookout, Coastal Oregon (Video) Oregon’s immense natural beauty and the wonders within never fail to amaze me, and this was every bit the case when exploring the rocky shores and rainforest of Cape Perpetua and Cape Lookout in the central and northern Oregon coast. Hope the...
by Username4242
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on Sun Jun 27, 2021 at 11:39 AM PDT
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The Columbia Gorge is one of the most remarkable places on Earth, where vast lava fields formed from ancient cracks in the Earth were carved away by floods that defy human understanding, when the ice dams blocking Glacial Lake Missoula melted. From the...
by Username4242
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on Tue Jun 08, 2021 at 12:30 PM PDT
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There are many amazing things on the Oregon coast, including the remains of the Peter Iredale, which during a storm slammed into the beach by Astoria Oregon in 1906. Beautiful places to wander.
by Username4242
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on Sun May 23, 2021 at 01:18 PM PDT
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Found another break in the survey work, and decide to hike down the Cape Sebastian trail, south of Gold Beach Oregon. The Oregon coast is such a spectacular place. Soon: a long weekend means my first journeys into the Washington coast and rainforest!
by Username4242
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on Sun May 16, 2021 at 12:22 PM PDT
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Finally found a moment: new video! Wandering the Rogue River and Cascades Siskiyou National Monument. Next video will be on the slopes of Mount Shasta, with some of the most incredible mountain light I've ever seen.
by Username4242
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on Fri Apr 16, 2021 at 12:48 PM PDT
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The other day I had the incredible privilege to hike and film the Trail of Ten Falls by Salem Oregon. Undoubtedly one of the most grandiose, amazing hikes I’ve ever seen.
by Username4242
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on Fri Apr 02, 2021 at 11:11 AM PDT
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3rd episode in a series on how I see beauty in small scenes in nature. Hopefully may help enrich your experience in it as well. :)
by Username4242
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on Mon Mar 22, 2021 at 09:11 AM PDT
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Break in the rain and a day off means a day of filming… Silver and Gold Falls, a little ways east of Coos Bay Oregon. Can’t express how otherworldly beautiful the waterfalls in Oregon are. Hopefully many more to come. :)
by Username4242
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on Mon Mar 08, 2021 at 09:03 AM PST
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Two days of wandering the incredible Yellowstone National Park in the winter. :)
by Username4242
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on Fri Jan 22, 2021 at 04:32 PM PST
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