Here we go again… the current admin wants to repeal the Roadless Rule and open 47M+ acres of wilderness to logging and paving through already struggling ecosystems. Leave a comment at the link, 21-day comment period deadline is Sept 19, 2025. regulations.gov/document/FS-20…

"Na época da ditadura, onde eu tocava no mundo, o público vinha no camarim me cumprimentar e agradecer – aliás, eu não, a música! A ditadura não resiste à música. Nada resiste à música. Nada, nada, nada.” Hermeto Pascoal (1936-2025)

Fly High Hermeto Pascoal 🕊️ A boundless spirit whose music sounded like the stars learning to speak — Hermeto transformed everyday life into symphonies of color, joy, humor & soul. To have danced in orbit with him, even briefly, was an honor beyond words. Safe travels, Maestro.

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal. Known as “O Bruxo” (the sorcerer) for his unique ability to blend Brazilian rhythms and jazz into innovative works. A self-taught prodigy, he played instruments like

Este sábado a los 89 años se fue Hermeto Pascoal. Alquimista del sonido. El Brujo que nos enseñó a escuchar donde no sabíamos que existía música.

Ha muerto Hermeto Pascoal, el hechicero de la música brasileña. En sus composiciones y arreglos, privilegió los tonos por sobre los acordes, escalas o modos: La música como una fuerza de la naturaleza misma, que emana orgánicamente de todo lo terrenal

ICYMI, I wrote about how the Free Press actually operates—how it connects reactionary snitches within liberal institutions to the Trump administration and facilitates crackdowns on progressive speech. Coming soon to CBS! theguardian.com/media/ng-inter…

...Henry, hovers. Something is being made or is a something--Henry no seer-- he may go into that live--unmade being? Berryman

Some news: I've been fired from the Washington Post. But my work will continue anyway. api.omarshehata.me/substack-proxy…

Now I am being silenced by the Washington Post for -- *checks notes* Lamenting America's acceptance of apathy towards political violence and gun deaths-- especially when the violence is encouraged and carried out by white men.

And yes, I was the last Black full-time columnist in the Opinion section. Washington Post -- operating in a city which for a long time has been majority Black, is now without any full-time Black opinion writers.

“In the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem the roadless areas tend to be on the lands surrounding the Designated Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas. They are generally lower in elevation and likely includes more productive habitats." - Dr. Andrew Hansen yellowstonian.org/scientists-und…

My story for Sierra Magazine about the Trump Administration's attack on public lands and vital conservation laws including the Roadless Rule, which protects huge swaths of habitat & wilderness quality landscapes. I'd be grateful if you'd give it a read. sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-3-…

please tell the forest service to keep the roadless rule outdooralliance.org/blog/2025/8/29…

SPECIAL REPORT: A large swath of the U.S. currently does not have the basic, ground-level immunity necessary to stop the spread of viruses that had once receded into the past, a six-month NBC News investigation in collaboration with scientists at Stanford University finds.

I already do this every day and it is certainly an oblique strategy

Ugh

BREAKING: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a team of independent experts commissioned by the U.N.’s Human Rights Council concludes. apnews.com/article/israel…

Our Fall issue is here—featuring interviews with Maggie Nelson and Eliot Weinberger, prose by Bud Smith and Yan Lianke, poetry by Patricia Lockwood and Ishion Hutchinson, art by Martha Diamond and Talia Chetrit, a cover by Issy Wood, and more: ssl.drgnetwork.com/flex/TPR/253/

Gentleman farmer era