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Arnold Erickson
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Another person who believes in peace, protecting the environment and social justice while hiking, kayaking, finding petroglyphs and standing stones. A former public defender. Occasionally geocaching, camping and watching darts. Skeptical of space operas.
Reposted by Arnold Erickson
UPDATE

I have updated my story linked below with a high-quality broadcast version of the 60 Minutes segment that was pulled by Bari Weiss.

Here it is (no paywall): bit.ly/4qn6Jn5
December 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Reposted by Arnold Erickson
The Trump-Republican “Big Beautiful Bill” is actually a “Big Ugly Nightmare.”

Much of what’s included in it will begin in 2026.

Here’s what you should know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hbwm7LrKW0
Is This Trump’s Biggest Scam Yet?
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Tourons. Point Reyes is the closest national seashore to my home. I wish I had been there. . . Do we really have to be told not to throw rocks at wildlife?

www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Calif. national park officials look for tourists caught throwing rocks at seal
Several of the rocks appear to have hit the seal, according to the Park Service.
www.sfgate.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
California’s approach to development is allow whatever developers want. I am watching what this is doing to my town. Newsom and others lost my support, but that matters little. We were warned about the consequences of paving over paradise.

www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...
California law turned a four-story site into a 25-story tower. S.F. is scrambling to catch up
The Marina Safeway project now stands as an interesting case study of what’s to come in San Francisco’s rapidly evolving housing landscape.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Imagining Peace is a start. Reykjavik.
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Take a deep breath following the elections. Then organize.
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The National Park Service restored a statue in Washington DC of a Confederate who was known to have misappropriated funds and likely joined the KKK. He would have right in today.

www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...
A Confederate statue toppled in Washington, D.C., in 2020 has been reinstalled
A statue of Confederate general Albert Pike, which had been pulled down during the Black Lives Matter movement, has been put back up in Washington, D.C.'s Judiciary Square.
www.npr.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
@atreides78723.bsky.social I am still finding out how the game can mix with progressive ideals. But I do know it’s about more than finding a container.

caching.spacecapn.com
The Caching Diaries - It’s Not About The Containers
The Caching Diaries are not simply about just finding a container, but how the language of location can be used to preserve our stories.
caching.spacecapn.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
A long memory is important when so much if the story told through public lands is being erased

www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
The Trump Administration Is Erasing American History Told by Public Lands and Waters
Through a series of executive orders targeting place names, signage on, and access to public lands and waters, the Trump administration is erasing important chapters of American history.
www.americanprogress.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
In 1976, the Continental Walk for peace and social justice arrived in Washington DC. Things have not turned for the better since then, but in many ways the walk will never end. We continue to resist and to believe that peace is the way.
October 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Trump’s med bed video went even beyond the claims that the beds are a secret space program tech. It provided comic relief, but true believers held on to its hope. It’s hard to argue against hope, even if it’s just snake oil.

blog.spacecapn.com/med-beds-for...
Med Beds For All - Another Trump Fantasy
Med Beds for all! For most Trump’s video was more of the same. For true believers in the secret space program or other healing promises, it offered hope.
blog.spacecapn.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
One year after dams were removed, the Klamath River is returning with a new vibrant life.

lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...
One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, 'There's Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place': Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife
lostcoastoutpost.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
And now my favorite sport of PDC darts joins the rush for money
October 6, 2025 at 3:18 AM
@officialpdc.bsky.social I just learned that the PDC will hold us first Saudi Arabia darts masters tournament. Nothing says darts like remembering how your hosts dismembered Jamal Khashoggi while he was still alive. Or systemic abuse of LGBTQ citizens and torture. But let’s play darts.
October 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Reposted by Arnold Erickson
In one day, Mike Johnson protected the child-rapists of the Epstein Files; while Pete Hegseth honored the child-killers of Wounded Knee.

And that’s MAGA Christianity. They simply removed all those woke tiresome Jesus parts.
September 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
When we were last at Jedediah Smith we were dismayed that many plaques were missing, including one that paid tribute to the “supernal silence” of the area. A ranger told us that they were stolen. This is the story: www.sfgate.com/northcoast/a...
'Irreplaceable': A California national park has a serious new theft problem
The parks are replacing stolen art with cheaper models to deter future thefts.
www.sfgate.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I just purchased Jon Atack’s new ebook “If Scientology Ruled the World: Sex Magick, Nazi Occultism, Space Aliens, and the Second Coming.” If it’s even half as good as the title it will be a great read.
September 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Reposted by Arnold Erickson
Here is a 16-minute whiteboard primer on everything you need to know about climate change. youtu.be/YAQ7v5xA-yc
The Science Behind Climate Change Explained Simply
YouTube video by Machine Pun Kelly
youtu.be
July 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Reposted by Arnold Erickson
Oh, look! They're celebrating the Fourth of July in France as well.
A new mural in France depicting Lady Liberty covering her face in shame was unveiled one day before America's Independence Day.
July 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Reposted by Arnold Erickson
America is - and has always been - the best and worst of humanity, both turned up to 11.

Happy 4th.
Pls read & subscribe
johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/america-th...
July 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Somehow, Social Security lying about the tax cuts for billionaires bill does not make me trust them.
July 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Reposted by Arnold Erickson
ICE out here in unmarked cars chasing people.
July 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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1. Stonewall National Monument took down trans flags and progress pride flags, opting only to fly the rainbow pride flag.

It erases the trans people who led the Stonewall uprising.

Thankfully, New Yorkers have been bringing their own and planting them.

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Trump Took Stonewall’s Trans Flags. New Yorkers Brought Their Own.
It is impossible to separate the transgender community from the history of Stonewall, no matter how hard the government may try.
www.erininthemorning.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Reposted by Arnold Erickson
The Trump administration said that it would open up 58 million acres of back country in national forests to road construction and development, removing protections that had been in place for a quarter century.
Trump Administration to End Protections for 58 Million Acres of National Forests
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Clinton-era rule barring road construction and logging was outdated and “absurd.”
trib.al
June 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM