Greetings …
Happy National Cheeseburger Day and welcome to another edition of the BAK Sunday Open Thread. As usual we have news, views and a tune so click through and hang out in Baja Arizona for a while.
This week’s tune …
h/t to enhydra lutris
Standing Rock
Yes, I’ve had Native Americans on my mind of late. I think it’ so cool what they’re doing in North Dakota (some photos here ➡ Outside). Congressman Raúl Grijalva went up there to check it out and sent this email:
Reporting from North Dakota
Zells,
I spent all day Sunday meeting with Native American leaders gathered at the Sioux camp in South Dakota to hear about their opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline, which would destroy sacred land and threaten the tribe's only water supply. I arrived ready to hear their concerns. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I left inspired.
Despite what you may have heard, the camp is peaceful. The land the Dakota Access pipeline would cross was original treaty land, and for a community like the Sioux, that means land that's been taken away by the government too many times before. Now it's happening in the name of private industry. Everyone at the camp, and everyone around the world who stands with them, is right to oppose it.
I went to listen, not to give speeches. I think it was the right approach. I'm glad to lend my support, and I'm asking you to do the same.
Peace,
Raúl
In related news, a major pipeline leak has occurred in Shelby County, Alabama and the San Carlos Apache tribe continues their struggle to Save Oak Flat.
In other news …
The AP reports that Republican voter registration is up in three "battleground" states, Arizona among them. Polls differ on the Senate race. Is Arizona “in play” this year ? The Feathered Bastard has his doubts. APS is suing Bob Burns to stop him from looking into their campaign spending and Jan Brewer says she's not deplorable. Pizzeria Bianco has closed.
One more time ?
OK …
That’s all I got for this week. Is anybody else going to Rex Allen Days ? Talk to me.