Greg King
@gregkingwriter.bsky.social
Writer, editor. Author, The Ghost Forest (PublicAffairs, 2023). http://GregKingWriter.com. Executive Director, Siskiyou Land Conservancy. http://SiskiyouLand.org. Author, Rumours of Glory, the memoir of Bruce Cockburn.
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Greg King
@gregkingwriter.bsky.social
· Mar 22
The Greatest Act of Greenwashing in American History
A new chronicle of redwood logging exposes how a cadre of wealthy industrialists reaped a fortune in the name of environmentalism.
www.theatlantic.com
Since I'm doing this BS thing I might as well post a really cool review I got for my book. Right?
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
Today's American metaphor. Watch the video, and wait for it.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Explosion rocks fireworks warehouse in Northern California, sparks massive fire
The smoke plume from rural Yolo County was visible across county lines, reaching up to 15,000 feet in elevation.
www.sfchronicle.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Today's American metaphor. Watch the video, and wait for it.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Close a useless, deadly road, 150,000 people/month play & have safe fun along the beach. But the cargoyles need their "freedom" of movement for whatever ludicrous reason. Too bad! Drive your death machines on the other millions of miles of road available to you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
This California Highway Is Now a Park. The Cars Are Gone, but Not the Anger.
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Close a useless, deadly road, 150,000 people/month play & have safe fun along the beach. But the cargoyles need their "freedom" of movement for whatever ludicrous reason. Too bad! Drive your death machines on the other millions of miles of road available to you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
NYT news story-advertising juxtaposition.
May 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
NYT news story-advertising juxtaposition.
Boston Globe, Feb. 2, 1958.
May 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Boston Globe, Feb. 2, 1958.
California's governor continues to veer strongly toward total POS status. #gavinnewsom #californiagovernor #california
www.times-standard.com/2025/05/19/s...
www.times-standard.com/2025/05/19/s...
‘Shocking’ and ‘plain cruel’: Health advocates say Newsom’s Medi-Cal budget could cripple women’s reproductive care
Newsom’s Medi-Cal budget plan would shift money for voter-approved increases in doctors’ pay and reproductive care to cover other expenses. The cost of the low-income health insurance p…
www.times-standard.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
California's governor continues to veer strongly toward total POS status. #gavinnewsom #californiagovernor #california
www.times-standard.com/2025/05/19/s...
www.times-standard.com/2025/05/19/s...
Thirty years ago today. What's so incredible is that these people now occupy the White House.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=leW_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=leW_...
Only Talkin On The Radio
YouTube video by Jim Page - Topic
www.youtube.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Thirty years ago today. What's so incredible is that these people now occupy the White House.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=leW_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=leW_...
Bring 'em back. In the face of all the insanity, this is quintessentially sane. www.latimes.com/environment/...
The California grizzly bear, gone for 100 years, could thrive if brought back
A new study found that it's possible to return grizzly bears to California. Whether that's a good idea is a matter for residents and policymakers.
www.latimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Bring 'em back. In the face of all the insanity, this is quintessentially sane. www.latimes.com/environment/...
I get it now. He wants Greenland because he's under the impression that it's a huge golfing country. #Greenland
March 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I get it now. He wants Greenland because he's under the impression that it's a huge golfing country. #Greenland
Sometimes to find yourself you have to lose yourself in something much bigger, and fully alive. #redwoods #Humboldt #bigtrees #ghostforest
March 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Sometimes to find yourself you have to lose yourself in something much bigger, and fully alive. #redwoods #Humboldt #bigtrees #ghostforest
All the Dems should be out doing this. Doing SOMETHING, for chrisesakes.
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
All the Dems should be out doing this. Doing SOMETHING, for chrisesakes.
Ha! Just in time for the 53rd anniversary of The Hot Rock. That's gotta hurt.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/u...
Police Recover Diamond Earrings Worth $769,500 That Thief Swallowed
The police in Orlando, Fla., said that a suspect spent time in a hospital while they waited for the stolen jewels to be “expelled from his system.”
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Ha! Just in time for the 53rd anniversary of The Hot Rock. That's gotta hurt.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/u...
Since I'm doing this BS thing I might as well post a really cool review I got for my book. Right?
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
The Greatest Act of Greenwashing in American History
A new chronicle of redwood logging exposes how a cadre of wealthy industrialists reaped a fortune in the name of environmentalism.
www.theatlantic.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Since I'm doing this BS thing I might as well post a really cool review I got for my book. Right?
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
Hey, look whose book got ripped off.
March 22, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Hey, look whose book got ripped off.