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Fascinating reporting here from the Utah Investigative Journalism Project on a secretive effort to cull 170 elk from ranch land owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: utahinvestigative.org/utah-wildlife-…

Grand Teton speed record rejected jhnewsandguide.com/news/environme… via Jackson Hole News&Guide

Someone get these guys a New Testament please

Somebody makes a claim. You go see if it’s true. In this case it is not. It’s tempting just to accept a claim when it fits your side’s narrative. It’s also tempting just to reject a claim when it doesn’t fit! Better to check. The The Wall Street Journal is particularly good at this.

Local reporters: weighing whether it’s ok to take a free water bottle at a news event on a hot day National reporters: whatever this is, apparently

Hey budding food writers, if want a master class in how do to an interview (lead question: "why do you have a burger on the menu?") listen to the latest tanvinhseattle podcast Seattle Eats: The surprise success of Seattle's only Guamanian restaurant kuow.org/podcasts/seatt…📻KUOW

Friends! Download Tan Vinh's podcast, "Seattle Eats," about food, chefs, trends -- all things related to chowing down around the Emerald City. The second episode just dropped and it's even better than the first: kuow.org/stories/seattl…

The frontrunner for our congressional seat, Jarrod Sessler, says Muslims shouldn't serve in Congress: newsweek.com/republican-dev…

I understand the anger at Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post for its endorsement decision, but cancelling your subscription means less revenue to pay all the Post's reporters. Do what you gotta do but Bezos won't feel it in his pocket while some great journalists might.

There are so many cool fish in that river that you've never heard of. Nice story, Frank Bures. Ben Goldfarb I think you'd enjoy this one. biographic.com/the-rough-fish…

Odd question for #trailrunning folks: friends and I want to run town to town in the mountains this summer-- in the States. Linking together some places to stay. Surely it's possible, in CO perhaps? Any ideas what little towns/areas could be linked up?

"You are an abuser of women": The searing email that Pete Hegseth's own mother sent him in 2018 accusing him of sleeping around, cheating on his wife and debasing and belittling women. nytimes.com/2024/11/29/us/…

Anyone ever done the TransRockies running event? Opinion ?

What's (Not) in Your Supplement? The formal lab analysis is here. Eight brands, detailed statistics, and one extreme outlier. We found a systematic bias toward less energy and carbohydrates in the gels compared to their labels. Journal link: shorturl.at/IrtBQ

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Howdy - You can find me where skies are blue Chris Solomon.bsky.social I think this week was it, here. Thanks, everyone.

Dusting off this app to post: I wrote about life, death--and chickens (and trying to raise them). You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll have a sudden wild urge to eat an omelette. Thanks @orion_magazine for running it. orionmagazine.org/article/the-pr…

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"I am neither a farmer nor a veterinarian, but even a man unschooled in country ways knows the odor that announces that Death has removed his hat and entered the room." Chris Solomon Orion Magazine orionmagazine.org/article/the-pr…

BREAKING: Faith Kipyegon, the best middle-distance runner in history, will attempt to break the 4 minute mile this June in Paris -- the first woman to do so. I wrote about her, and the attempt, from Kenya: nationalgeographic.com/science/articl…