Brian at Hickory Nut Gap
@bchunter.bsky.social
Life in Asheville & the French Broad River watershed.
Rivers, salt marsh, conservation.
UNC grad. Former financial & tax consultant. Now I'm a fish bum, it seems.
#Globalist #TightLoops #Flyfishing #Sufficiency #FreeWill #Courage #Kindness #Curiosity
Rivers, salt marsh, conservation.
UNC grad. Former financial & tax consultant. Now I'm a fish bum, it seems.
#Globalist #TightLoops #Flyfishing #Sufficiency #FreeWill #Courage #Kindness #Curiosity
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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Enjoy the rich cultures of North Carolina, our home.
Another one from much warmer times, recording 'What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow' in North Carolina. A welcome reminder that spring will always come again.
I hope you’re staying bundled up out there and enjoying time with loved ones.
Video: Alexei Mejouev
I hope you’re staying bundled up out there and enjoying time with loved ones.
Video: Alexei Mejouev
December 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Enjoy the rich cultures of North Carolina, our home.
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It is not possible to negotiate with Russians. The concepts of mutual understanding, give-and-take or win-win are not a part of the Russian imperialist way of thinking.
The only possibilities are defeating the Moscow empire like free people or submitting to it like slaves.
The only possibilities are defeating the Moscow empire like free people or submitting to it like slaves.
December 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It is not possible to negotiate with Russians. The concepts of mutual understanding, give-and-take or win-win are not a part of the Russian imperialist way of thinking.
The only possibilities are defeating the Moscow empire like free people or submitting to it like slaves.
The only possibilities are defeating the Moscow empire like free people or submitting to it like slaves.
This is the true story, and it's a simple one. Started in the 1980s with Reagan in the White House and Jack Welch running GE. Assault on the middle class. Assault on all limits for campaign finance contributions. Don't take my word. Ask any worker if the American Dream is still alive today.
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
December 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is the true story, and it's a simple one. Started in the 1980s with Reagan in the White House and Jack Welch running GE. Assault on the middle class. Assault on all limits for campaign finance contributions. Don't take my word. Ask any worker if the American Dream is still alive today.
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Love arrives like weather—
sometimes suddenly..
sometimes after a long waiting
and it leaves just as naturally
Not because it was false,
but because it was alive
What comes can change;
what changes can depart.
It is brave to know
It means choosing transformation over possession.
#Understaning
sometimes suddenly..
sometimes after a long waiting
and it leaves just as naturally
Not because it was false,
but because it was alive
What comes can change;
what changes can depart.
It is brave to know
It means choosing transformation over possession.
#Understaning
December 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Love arrives like weather—
sometimes suddenly..
sometimes after a long waiting
and it leaves just as naturally
Not because it was false,
but because it was alive
What comes can change;
what changes can depart.
It is brave to know
It means choosing transformation over possession.
#Understaning
sometimes suddenly..
sometimes after a long waiting
and it leaves just as naturally
Not because it was false,
but because it was alive
What comes can change;
what changes can depart.
It is brave to know
It means choosing transformation over possession.
#Understaning
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
Went to a movie last night and a dude walked into the theater, yelled DRAKE MAYE, then quietly found his seat. Honestly didn’t mind it.
December 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Character, courage...and fear. In Australia...and in America.
"People are afraid for their safety. They are afraid for their careers. Above all, they are afraid of fighting a losing battle in an empty foxhole."
"People are afraid for their safety. They are afraid for their careers. Above all, they are afraid of fighting a losing battle in an empty foxhole."
Opinion | The Righteousness of Ahmed el Ahmed
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Character, courage...and fear. In Australia...and in America.
"People are afraid for their safety. They are afraid for their careers. Above all, they are afraid of fighting a losing battle in an empty foxhole."
"People are afraid for their safety. They are afraid for their careers. Above all, they are afraid of fighting a losing battle in an empty foxhole."
Don't need to read the article, but the post is funny AF.
It may be “cold AF” outside, but you can’t put that on a license plate in the Tar Heel State.
NC rejected 10,000+ personalized plates in 2025, from ‘FAST AF’ to ‘DMPTRMP’
It may be “cold AF” outside, but you can’t put that on a license plate in the Tar Heel State.
bit.ly
December 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Don't need to read the article, but the post is funny AF.
Turning stormwater runoff into wetlands, to protect the French Broad in Asheville and the Blue Ridge. #flyfishing 🌏
Water Brings Life: From Asphalt to Ecosystem
YouTube video by RiverLink
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Turning stormwater runoff into wetlands, to protect the French Broad in Asheville and the Blue Ridge. #flyfishing 🌏
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Kaja Kallas: we have to be really clear-eyed. We have one aggressor and one victim. And the one that needs security guarantees is Ukraine, not Russia.
In last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia
In last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia
December 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Kaja Kallas: we have to be really clear-eyed. We have one aggressor and one victim. And the one that needs security guarantees is Ukraine, not Russia.
In last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia
In last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia
Private equity can be loaded with fees and fraud, as companies need not disclose finances to investors. But risk or reward, the market in growing startups is increasingly closed to middle class 401Ks, "exacerbating the wealth disparity in the U.S."
Are we headed towards a French Revolution?
Are we headed towards a French Revolution?
Inside the Invitation-Only Stock Market for the Wealthy
The buzziest private companies are being sold to a select few as the universe of stocks everyone else can invest in shrinks rapidly.
www.wsj.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Private equity can be loaded with fees and fraud, as companies need not disclose finances to investors. But risk or reward, the market in growing startups is increasingly closed to middle class 401Ks, "exacerbating the wealth disparity in the U.S."
Are we headed towards a French Revolution?
Are we headed towards a French Revolution?
Do better, America.
Greetings from Kyiv,
where there’s no power at home,
but snow outside.
It’s the first snow of the winter season.
where there’s no power at home,
but snow outside.
It’s the first snow of the winter season.
December 14, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Do better, America.
Do better, Wisconsin.
“It is all lunacy. Absolutely, it’s 100% nonsense,” said Joe Schwarcz, director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society about the claims made in Kory's book that chlorine dioxide is a miracle treatment for a wide range of ailments.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
By @megomatz.bsky.social
Senator Endorses Discredited Doctor’s Book on a Chemical He Claims Treats Everything From Autism to Cancer
Wisconsin's Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It i...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Do better, Wisconsin.
A talented Asheville guy, at the paper, when that really meant something. Beautiful tribute from a former co-worker. RIP.
John Coutlakis, philosopher, photographer, friend, was dearly loved
Former Citizen Times reporter Susan Dryman, who worked with photographer John Coutlakis, who died Dec. 5, 2025, remembers his humor and humanity.
www.citizen-times.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A talented Asheville guy, at the paper, when that really meant something. Beautiful tribute from a former co-worker. RIP.
The mission of the original DOE in 1867: to protect a republican form of govt. from oligarchy and autocracy by educating its citizens. Now ask yourself if Trump would support such a mission...or not.
So try changing "Misunderstands" to "Understands". See if that title works better for you.
So try changing "Misunderstands" to "Understands". See if that title works better for you.
Opinion | Trump Is Trying to Kill the Education Department Because He Misunderstands Its History
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The mission of the original DOE in 1867: to protect a republican form of govt. from oligarchy and autocracy by educating its citizens. Now ask yourself if Trump would support such a mission...or not.
So try changing "Misunderstands" to "Understands". See if that title works better for you.
So try changing "Misunderstands" to "Understands". See if that title works better for you.
@insidecarolina.bsky.social's Sherrell McMillan on the modern definition of toughness.
"...then someone like Derek Dixon, to be on the bench, come in, hit a step-back 3 then a driving layup to win the game at Rupp Arena, that's the ultimate mental toughness".
#goheels #UNC
"...then someone like Derek Dixon, to be on the bench, come in, hit a step-back 3 then a driving layup to win the game at Rupp Arena, that's the ultimate mental toughness".
#goheels #UNC
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
@insidecarolina.bsky.social's Sherrell McMillan on the modern definition of toughness.
"...then someone like Derek Dixon, to be on the bench, come in, hit a step-back 3 then a driving layup to win the game at Rupp Arena, that's the ultimate mental toughness".
#goheels #UNC
"...then someone like Derek Dixon, to be on the bench, come in, hit a step-back 3 then a driving layup to win the game at Rupp Arena, that's the ultimate mental toughness".
#goheels #UNC
Cormorants are often on my sh** list when I'm saltwater #flyfishing, but my goodness what a photo!
December 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Cormorants are often on my sh** list when I'm saltwater #flyfishing, but my goodness what a photo!
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Quiet,
deliberate,
and so very luminous…
Inside Her light,
and whatever arrives steps through,
because it recognizes the call—
a whisper beyond sight,
guided by the silent knowing
that all that is meant to come
must find its way through the glow.
Under Her—
#MyPath
deliberate,
and so very luminous…
Inside Her light,
and whatever arrives steps through,
because it recognizes the call—
a whisper beyond sight,
guided by the silent knowing
that all that is meant to come
must find its way through the glow.
Under Her—
#MyPath
December 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Quiet,
deliberate,
and so very luminous…
Inside Her light,
and whatever arrives steps through,
because it recognizes the call—
a whisper beyond sight,
guided by the silent knowing
that all that is meant to come
must find its way through the glow.
Under Her—
#MyPath
deliberate,
and so very luminous…
Inside Her light,
and whatever arrives steps through,
because it recognizes the call—
a whisper beyond sight,
guided by the silent knowing
that all that is meant to come
must find its way through the glow.
Under Her—
#MyPath
Reprehensible conduct and statements by #UNC administration. Proud of the #DailyTarHeel for standing up, just as it did during my years there, when draft lotteries and the Vietnam War made greeks and football appear trivial.
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The Editorial Board at The Daily Tarheel laying it down. If only mainstream legacy media would follow their courageous lead.
Editorial: Dear Carolina Community, the University will not protect you from ICE
"In the wake of such cowardice, Carolina students are forced to reconcile with a callous truth: UNC will not protect students and faculty from ICE, at all."
www.dailytarheel.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Reprehensible conduct and statements by #UNC administration. Proud of the #DailyTarHeel for standing up, just as it did during my years there, when draft lotteries and the Vietnam War made greeks and football appear trivial.
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At all cost, we must protect journalists, free speech and the truth.
Trump shrugged off Khashoggi’s killing. This is a new low | Jodie Ginsberg
Jamal Khashoggi was dismembered in a Saudi consulate. The president says ‘things happen’
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
At all cost, we must protect journalists, free speech and the truth.
#GoHeels! Well deserved, ladies.
Each career includes multiple NCAA and FIFA World Cup championships plus Olympic gold! So proud of these fellow #TarHeels! #GDTBAFTH #UNC
Each career includes multiple NCAA and FIFA World Cup championships plus Olympic gold! So proud of these fellow #TarHeels! #GDTBAFTH #UNC
A couple hall of fame careers 👑
Congratulations Tobin and Heather on being elected in to the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2026 ❤️
Congratulations Tobin and Heather on being elected in to the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2026 ❤️
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM