Jim O'Donnell
@jimodonnell2.bsky.social
Walker. Writer. Reader. Storyteller. Photographer. Author NOTES FOR THE AURORA SOCIETY and THE FOUNTAIN from
@torreyhouse, speculative fiction, archaeology, history. Слава Україні!
www.aroundtheworldineightyyears.com
@torreyhouse, speculative fiction, archaeology, history. Слава Україні!
www.aroundtheworldineightyyears.com
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Jim O'Donnell
@jimodonnell2.bsky.social
· Jan 13
FOUNTAIN CREEK, can be found at the following locations:
SOMOS, Taos, NM
Analogue Books, Pueblo, CO
El Pueblo Museum, Pueblo, CO
Fountain Creek Nature Center, Fountain CO
Poor Richard's, Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain Chalet, Colorado Springs, CO
& www.torreyhouse.org/fountain-creek
#FountainBook
SOMOS, Taos, NM
Analogue Books, Pueblo, CO
El Pueblo Museum, Pueblo, CO
Fountain Creek Nature Center, Fountain CO
Poor Richard's, Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain Chalet, Colorado Springs, CO
& www.torreyhouse.org/fountain-creek
#FountainBook
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December 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It's warm and dry out there, #NewMexico.
Other than last winter, I cant really recall a winter like this in my whole 55 years. #NMwx
Other than last winter, I cant really recall a winter like this in my whole 55 years. #NMwx
December 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It's warm and dry out there, #NewMexico.
Other than last winter, I cant really recall a winter like this in my whole 55 years. #NMwx
Other than last winter, I cant really recall a winter like this in my whole 55 years. #NMwx
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December water forecast a sobering backdrop to #ColoradoRiver conference: Feds lay out tools for dealing with falling reservoir levels -- Heather Sackett (AspenJournlism.org) #COriver #aridification #CRWUA2025 coyotegulch.blog/2025/12/21/d...
December 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
December water forecast a sobering backdrop to #ColoradoRiver conference: Feds lay out tools for dealing with falling reservoir levels -- Heather Sackett (AspenJournlism.org) #COriver #aridification #CRWUA2025 coyotegulch.blog/2025/12/21/d...
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
COVID Vaccines Slashed Kids’ ER Visits by 76 Percent, Study Finds
A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
www.scientificamerican.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
Wouldn't surprise me.
The release of the Epstein files is required by law to happen on December 19th.
On December 18th, we will "officially" be at war with Venezuela.
Bank on it.
On December 18th, we will "officially" be at war with Venezuela.
Bank on it.
December 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Wouldn't surprise me.
Outward Link Trail to reopen | taosnews.com www.taosnews.com/news/local-n... || #Taos #NewMexico #PublicLands #Hiking
taosnews.com
taosnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Outward Link Trail to reopen | taosnews.com www.taosnews.com/news/local-n... || #Taos #NewMexico #PublicLands #Hiking
Respecting uncontacted peoples can protect biodiversity and our humanity news.mongabay.com/2025/12/resp... || #Indigenous
Respecting uncontacted peoples can protect biodiversity and our humanity (commentary)
Deep within the remaining tropical forests of the world, the last uncontacted peoples live in near-total isolation. Their very presence carries unintended yet powerful implications for all of us. Stud...
news.mongabay.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Respecting uncontacted peoples can protect biodiversity and our humanity news.mongabay.com/2025/12/resp... || #Indigenous
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Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
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This book would be a great holiday gift for anyone interested in water, rivers, conservation! #FountainCreek
FOUNTAIN CREEK by Jim O'Donnell www.torreyhouse.org/fountain-creek || #COwx #Colorado #Rivers #NatureWriting #COWater #FountainBook
Torrey House Press | FOUNTAIN CREEK by Jim O'Donnell
From its headwaters high up Colorado’s legendary Pike’s Peak to suburban concrete-lined canals, Fountain Creek has endured nearly everything humans could do to a single watershed. It has been dammed, ...
www.torreyhouse.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This book would be a great holiday gift for anyone interested in water, rivers, conservation! #FountainCreek
Uranium discovered in newly built #Colorado dam pauses $600 million project www.cpr.org/2025/11/28/u... || #COwx #COwater
Uranium discovered in newly built Colorado dam pauses $600 million project
The new Chimney Hollow Reservoir halts construction and threatens timeline for major water supply
www.cpr.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Uranium discovered in newly built #Colorado dam pauses $600 million project www.cpr.org/2025/11/28/u... || #COwx #COwater
FOUNTAIN CREEK by Jim O'Donnell www.torreyhouse.org/fountain-creek || #COwx #Colorado #Rivers #NatureWriting #COWater #FountainBook
Torrey House Press | FOUNTAIN CREEK by Jim O'Donnell
From its headwaters high up Colorado’s legendary Pike’s Peak to suburban concrete-lined canals, Fountain Creek has endured nearly everything humans could do to a single watershed. It has been dammed, ...
www.torreyhouse.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
FOUNTAIN CREEK by Jim O'Donnell www.torreyhouse.org/fountain-creek || #COwx #Colorado #Rivers #NatureWriting #COWater #FountainBook
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If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
Beavers were brought to the desert to save a dying river. Six years later, here are the results. - www.upworthy.com/beavers-refr... || #Beavers #BeaverBelievers #Rivers
Beavers were brought to the desert to save a dying river. Six years later, here are the results.
Their engineering feats are pretty dam incredible.
www.upworthy.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Beavers were brought to the desert to save a dying river. Six years later, here are the results. - www.upworthy.com/beavers-refr... || #Beavers #BeaverBelievers #Rivers
#NewMexico 's #Rivers are strained by Climate Change. enewmexican.pressreader.com/article/6844... || #NMwx #NMwater
eNewMexican
eNewMexican
enewmexican.pressreader.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
#NewMexico 's #Rivers are strained by Climate Change. enewmexican.pressreader.com/article/6844... || #NMwx #NMwater
The Rio Grande's water is being drained faster than nature can replenish it | AP News apnews.com/article/rio-... || #NMwx #NMwater #NewMexico
A drying-up Rio Grande basin threatens water security on both sides of the border
Researchers have completed a full accounting of water uses and losses in the Rio Grande-Bravo basin as it faces severe shortages throughout its range in the United States and Mexico.
apnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
The Rio Grande's water is being drained faster than nature can replenish it | AP News apnews.com/article/rio-... || #NMwx #NMwater #NewMexico
Colorado's Uncompahgre River Project Turns Problems Into Opportunities www.americanrivers.org/2025/11/colo...
Colorado's Uncompahgre River Project Turns Problems Into Opportunities
The Uncompahgre River flows from Colorado’s San Juan mountains through the towns of Ouray and Ridgway and then into Ridgway Reservoir, which stores water for farms and households downstream. The river...
www.americanrivers.org
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Colorado's Uncompahgre River Project Turns Problems Into Opportunities www.americanrivers.org/2025/11/colo...
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Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
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Read Michael Weiss on Kirill Dmitriev's Piece Plan. Sounds like he has captured Jared along with Steve Witkoff.
macspaunday.substack.com/p/he-got-thi...
macspaunday.substack.com/p/he-got-thi...
“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
macspaunday.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Read Michael Weiss on Kirill Dmitriev's Piece Plan. Sounds like he has captured Jared along with Steve Witkoff.
macspaunday.substack.com/p/he-got-thi...
macspaunday.substack.com/p/he-got-thi...
Billionaires should be outlawed.
"...the insecurity of ultra-wealth is a core driver of our current politics, the tightly bound together mixture of insecurity and aggression which is at the center of everything."
The Brittle Grip of Ultra-Wealth talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-b...
"...the insecurity of ultra-wealth is a core driver of our current politics, the tightly bound together mixture of insecurity and aggression which is at the center of everything."
The Brittle Grip of Ultra-Wealth talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-b...
The Brittle Grip of Ultra-Wealth
Just before I began writing this post, I saw this article from...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Billionaires should be outlawed.
"...the insecurity of ultra-wealth is a core driver of our current politics, the tightly bound together mixture of insecurity and aggression which is at the center of everything."
The Brittle Grip of Ultra-Wealth talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-b...
"...the insecurity of ultra-wealth is a core driver of our current politics, the tightly bound together mixture of insecurity and aggression which is at the center of everything."
The Brittle Grip of Ultra-Wealth talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-b...
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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.
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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.