Richard Spindler
@mountaindancing.bsky.social
Love the Adirondacks, Lake Champlain, the northeast mountains, and many other beautiful natural areas. Love hiking, Contra & English Country Dancing. Also into birding, playing the piano, mathematics, science, meditation, and a liberal democracy.
Exactly what I've been saying for weeks. Republicans were never going to compromise on ACA credits so this ending of the shut-down was the mostly likely outcome. But, Dems did come out of it in a more favorable light, looking toward midterms.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
Opinion | Chuck Schumer Is a Convenient Punching Bag. There Was No Happy Outcome for the Shutdown.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Exactly what I've been saying for weeks. Republicans were never going to compromise on ACA credits so this ending of the shut-down was the mostly likely outcome. But, Dems did come out of it in a more favorable light, looking toward midterms.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
Sign the petition to protect Loon Lake in the Adirondacks! www.change.org/p/save-the-l...
Sign the Petition
Save the Loons. Protect Loon Lake - in the Adirondacks
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November 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Sign the petition to protect Loon Lake in the Adirondacks! www.change.org/p/save-the-l...
A good article with deep ideas to think about. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
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October 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
A good article with deep ideas to think about. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
The rise of America's storm troopers and secret police. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
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October 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The rise of America's storm troopers and secret police. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
A great interview of history professor Goldman interviewed on the On Point radio show.
www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
Questions for all of us: Will you speak out and object now? Will you protect your colleagues, friends and family or will you turn them in? Will you protect democracy over party?
www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
Questions for all of us: Will you speak out and object now? Will you protect your colleagues, friends and family or will you turn them in? Will you protect democracy over party?
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
Get ready for your aha moment: Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti pierces your news bubble to expose the whole story. Getting answers to the questions that need to be asked, examining our history ...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
A great interview of history professor Goldman interviewed on the On Point radio show.
www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
Questions for all of us: Will you speak out and object now? Will you protect your colleagues, friends and family or will you turn them in? Will you protect democracy over party?
www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
Questions for all of us: Will you speak out and object now? Will you protect your colleagues, friends and family or will you turn them in? Will you protect democracy over party?
It's really ironic that Trump and his cronies say networks can't criticize him, that they are so biased against him. Fox News has been doing that on the conservative side for decades, but Trump was perfectly fine with that.
September 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It's really ironic that Trump and his cronies say networks can't criticize him, that they are so biased against him. Fox News has been doing that on the conservative side for decades, but Trump was perfectly fine with that.
Quote of the day from the Nature Briefing. I can relate to cathedral when I think of the Adirondacks!
“Wild nature is not a crop but a cathedral, and a single old-growth forest is a databank containing more info than any legions of supercomputers could hold.”
www.hcn.org/issues/57-9/...
“Wild nature is not a crop but a cathedral, and a single old-growth forest is a databank containing more info than any legions of supercomputers could hold.”
www.hcn.org/issues/57-9/...
What old growth forests have to do with your food - High Country News
More than you might think.
www.hcn.org
September 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Quote of the day from the Nature Briefing. I can relate to cathedral when I think of the Adirondacks!
“Wild nature is not a crop but a cathedral, and a single old-growth forest is a databank containing more info than any legions of supercomputers could hold.”
www.hcn.org/issues/57-9/...
“Wild nature is not a crop but a cathedral, and a single old-growth forest is a databank containing more info than any legions of supercomputers could hold.”
www.hcn.org/issues/57-9/...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/o... Interesting article that gives new ideas to progressives on strategy.
Opinion | What Democrats Can Learn From Charlie Kirk
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September 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/o... Interesting article that gives new ideas to progressives on strategy.
We are at another critical point in saving the Porcupine Mountains State Park from a mine. We need calls to the governor and state senators. Even if you don't live in Michigan, but call, especially if you've spent any time in the UP (Upper Penninsula). Thanks! protecttheporkies.com/take-action
Protect the Porkies
Join us in opposing a Canadian company's plan to turn Lake Superior and the Porcupine Mountains into a "SACRIFICE ZONE"
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August 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
We are at another critical point in saving the Porcupine Mountains State Park from a mine. We need calls to the governor and state senators. Even if you don't live in Michigan, but call, especially if you've spent any time in the UP (Upper Penninsula). Thanks! protecttheporkies.com/take-action
Blood donation yesterday! I'm trying to get back to a regular schedule of donating like I used to. The nurse says I saved 3 lives today. I'm sure that is some statistic for how many pints are needed in the hospital per person, but the point is a good one!
August 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Blood donation yesterday! I'm trying to get back to a regular schedule of donating like I used to. The nurse says I saved 3 lives today. I'm sure that is some statistic for how many pints are needed in the hospital per person, but the point is a good one!
Dear @NationalParkService,
Thank you for everything you do to care for our parks and welcome millions of visitors every year. Your hard work and dedication make our parks possible. I’m so grateful for you.
Thank you for everything you do to care for our parks and welcome millions of visitors every year. Your hard work and dedication make our parks possible. I’m so grateful for you.
August 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Dear @NationalParkService,
Thank you for everything you do to care for our parks and welcome millions of visitors every year. Your hard work and dedication make our parks possible. I’m so grateful for you.
Thank you for everything you do to care for our parks and welcome millions of visitors every year. Your hard work and dedication make our parks possible. I’m so grateful for you.
Nice example of devloping geothermal energy in Colorado. insideclimatenews.org/news/2008202...
A Geothermal Network in Colorado Could Help A Rural Town Diversify Its Economy - Inside Climate News
Hayden, a long-established coal community, is pitching companies to come take advantage of “reliable, cost-effective heating and cooling” at its light industrial park once its new geothermal network i...
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August 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Nice example of devloping geothermal energy in Colorado. insideclimatenews.org/news/2008202...
A feel good story touching on the intersection between environmental work and equity. insideclimatenews.org/news/2008202...
A Toxic Landfill Was on the Brink of Expanding. Residents Fought Back and Won - Inside Climate News
A decades-long battle to transform a Southeast Chicago lakefront property into a public park is starting to bear fruit. But where the new toxic sludge will go has yet to be determined.
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August 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
A feel good story touching on the intersection between environmental work and equity. insideclimatenews.org/news/2008202...
Hike up to Mt Abe in Vermont on a rainy morning last Sunday. No views, but I still love the smells and the cloudy mystery on the peak! Afternoon hike on the trail partway up to Rocky Peak Ridge in the afternoon. I often do this trail in the Fall when the colors are beautiful here; still excellent!
July 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hike up to Mt Abe in Vermont on a rainy morning last Sunday. No views, but I still love the smells and the cloudy mystery on the peak! Afternoon hike on the trail partway up to Rocky Peak Ridge in the afternoon. I often do this trail in the Fall when the colors are beautiful here; still excellent!
Great hikes last weekend in the White Mountains. Rainy day on Saturday hiking Mt Garfield but neat misty view on top. These pictures are from Mt Lafayette on Sunday. Monday hiked Mt Carrigain. Met a lot of nice people including the gentleman that gave be the Make America Kind!
June 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Great hikes last weekend in the White Mountains. Rainy day on Saturday hiking Mt Garfield but neat misty view on top. These pictures are from Mt Lafayette on Sunday. Monday hiked Mt Carrigain. Met a lot of nice people including the gentleman that gave be the Make America Kind!
For anyone interested in learning, but especially for the mathematically minded. www.wired.com/story/how-a-...
Why Pigeons at Rest Are at the Center of Complexity Theory
When pigeons outnumber pigeonholes, some birds must double up. This obvious statement, and its inverse, have deep connections to many areas of math and computer science.
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May 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
For anyone interested in learning, but especially for the mathematically minded. www.wired.com/story/how-a-...
We are watching intentional starvation and death of civilians by the Israelis. If you were a child that experienced this and survived, when you became an adult, what would you think of the Israelis and what would you do? Israeli leadership is so short-sighted. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/w...
Israel’s Total Blockade of Gaza Has Created ‘Catastrophic’ Conditions, Doctors Say (Gift Article)
The effect of Israel’s total siege has become “catastrophic,” doctors say. Food, water and medicine shortages are prompting a surge of preventable illnesses, and deaths.
www.nytimes.com
May 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We are watching intentional starvation and death of civilians by the Israelis. If you were a child that experienced this and survived, when you became an adult, what would you think of the Israelis and what would you do? Israeli leadership is so short-sighted. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/w...
Nice story about some of the rallies in the North Country of New York on NCPR. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...
Saranac Lake joins nationwide pro-Democracy, anti-Trump Hands Off rally
About 100 people rallied in Saranac Lake, joining Potsdam and hundreds of other towns around the US in the Hands Off anti-Trump protests.
www.northcountrypublicradio.org
April 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Nice story about some of the rallies in the North Country of New York on NCPR. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...
The deportation statements by Trump are extremely frightening. Problem for me personally is I'm not sure exactly how to resist (besides donating to organizations), especially while working full time. Suggestions are welcome.
April 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The deportation statements by Trump are extremely frightening. Problem for me personally is I'm not sure exactly how to resist (besides donating to organizations), especially while working full time. Suggestions are welcome.
"Any American who looks at the president’s actions and nods his head in approval is sacrificing his freedom whether he realizes it or not. ... You cannot have despotism for some and freedom for others." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/o...
Opinion | America, This Is an Old and Brutal Tyranny (Gift Article)
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia should not be in prison. Especially not in El Salvador.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"Any American who looks at the president’s actions and nods his head in approval is sacrificing his freedom whether he realizes it or not. ... You cannot have despotism for some and freedom for others." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/o...
Reposted by Richard Spindler
Actually President Trump, some humans do know why we passed an income tax.
It was a 40-year struggle — and a weird accident.
Here’s the real history:
www.propublica.org/article/hist...
It was a 40-year struggle — and a weird accident.
Here’s the real history:
www.propublica.org/article/hist...
April 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Actually President Trump, some humans do know why we passed an income tax.
It was a 40-year struggle — and a weird accident.
Here’s the real history:
www.propublica.org/article/hist...
It was a 40-year struggle — and a weird accident.
Here’s the real history:
www.propublica.org/article/hist...
Food for thought for progressives in the Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Question Progressives Refuse to Answer
As Democrats became the party of proceduralism, they sidestepped a crucial debate.
www.theatlantic.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Food for thought for progressives in the Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I canvassed quite a bit for this fine person, Susan Crawford. So glad she won her election for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Last Sunday I was out in 33 degrees with rain and sleet! Well worth it. I also enjoyed talking to all sorts of voters. Congratulations Susan!
April 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I canvassed quite a bit for this fine person, Susan Crawford. So glad she won her election for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Last Sunday I was out in 33 degrees with rain and sleet! Well worth it. I also enjoyed talking to all sorts of voters. Congratulations Susan!
Great ideas in here. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...
Opinion | Democrats Can Stop Trump and Save America (Gift Article)
The Democratic Party can’t stop America’s spiral into autocracy and oligarchy unless it casts off its stale talking points and reimagines what it stands for.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Great ideas in here. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...
Beginning of sunrise from hill on Clinton Community College in Plattsburgh. The walk up and down the hill is good for a workout plus a beautiful view!
March 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Beginning of sunrise from hill on Clinton Community College in Plattsburgh. The walk up and down the hill is good for a workout plus a beautiful view!