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jamesThe Arizona desert glowing under a fiery sunset, painting the rugged rock formations in warm hues. One of nature’s masterpiece, set in stone. 🌄🔥 <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ArizonaSunset?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArizonaSunset</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DesertMagic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DesertMagic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PhoenixArizona?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoenixArizona</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/RockFormations?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RockFormations</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SouthwestVibes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthwestVibes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GoldenHourGlow?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoldenHourGlow</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NaturePhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturePhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DesertDreaming?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DesertDreaming</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/WanderTheWest?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WanderTheWest</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AdventureAwaits?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AdventureAwaits</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/EpicLandscapes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EpicLandscapes</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arizona</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TwoSpirit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TwoSpirit</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Powwow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Powwow</a> empowers community amid growing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiTrans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiTrans</a> legislation Tuesday, March 4, 2025 By Brandelyn Clark"The Arizona Two Spirit Powwow returned to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhoenixArizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoenixArizona</a> on Saturday, February 22, to spotlight Indigenous <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a>+ and two-spirit people for a day of cultural celebration and community."Hosted at South Mountain Community College, the event welcomed dancers, drum groups and attendees from across the region. More than just a traditional gathering, the powwow allowed two-spirit individuals to celebrate their identities and honor their place in Indigenous culture.“'This (powwow) is a perfect example of a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SafeSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SafeSpace</a> for people to come and dance in whatever category they want to dance in, dress the way that they feel good about themselves, love who they want to love, and they are safe here. This tells the community we are here, we are here for you,' Sheila Lopez said."Lopez is the founder of Arizona’s first Two Spirit Powwow and the first Native chapter of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFLAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFLAG</a>, which bills itself as the country’s largest advocacy organization that supports LGBTQ+ individuals and their families."President Donald Trump’s recent executive actions have left <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transgender</a> and two-spirit communities uncertain about their rights and recognition going forward."'It is super important right now with the administration, what they’re doing to pretty much wipe away trans people. It’s super critical right now for us to continue to show up in the community, to say we’re here, we’re not going anywhere and you can’t erase us, period,' Lopez said."Read more: <a href="https://indianz.com/News/2025/03/04/cronkite-news-two-spirit-powwow-brings-community-together-for-celebration/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://indianz.com/News/2025/03/04/cronkite-news-two-spirit-powwow-brings-community-together-for-celebration/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Resist</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ResistFascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ResistColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GBLTQRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TwoSpiritPowwow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TwoSpiritPowwow</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NativeAmericans</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Decolonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Decolonization</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Decolonize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Decolonize</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Powwows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Powwows</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhoenixArizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoenixArizona</a> is another hotspot... Shield and pepper guns for peaceful protests. Be cautious if involved in future <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Protests</a> in that area.'We will show up at their door': <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Protesters</a> gather at Phoenix <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ICE</a> office and the CapitolFebruary 3, 2025"Two protests were held in Phoenix near Monterey Park and the state Capitol on Monday, both with attendees passionate about speaking out against the policies of mass deportation enacted under President Donald Trump, joining similar protests in other parts of the country."Marchers from the Capitol ended up walking to Seventh and Roosevelt streets around 8 p.m., Phoenix police said. Officers were set up in a line with shields and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PepperGuns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PepperGuns</a>, blocking off Seventh Street in all directions, according to an Arizona Republic reporter. However, police later opened up the street, and protesters started to head back to the Capitol peacefully."Earlier in the day around 3:30 p.m., 150 people briefly blocked traffic on Central Avenue outside the field office of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. Northbound traffic was blocked for about 30 minutes, first at Palm Lane, then on McDowell Road as the protesters stood in the street. Light rail trains slowed, but it did not appear service was interrupted."Read more: <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2025/02/03/anti-ice-protest-briefly-blocks-traffic-in-midtown-phoenix/78196968007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2025/02/03/anti-ice-protest-briefly-blocks-traffic-in-midtown-phoenix/78196968007/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiICE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiDeportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiDeportation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiTrumpDemonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiTrumpDemonstrations</a>

DoomsdaysCW😱 Family member condemns use of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArmoredVehicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArmoredVehicle</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StunGrenades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StunGrenades</a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhoenixArizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoenixArizona</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEArrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ICEArrest</a>Daniel Gonzalez, February 3, 2025"A family member is speaking out against an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ICE</a> operation in northwest Phoenix on Sunday, calling it an unnecessary use of force that involved an armored vehicle, flash bang grenades and several dozen ICE agents and police dressed in military-style gear to arrest a single person, a 61-year-old man in poor health."Sunday's arrest in Phoenix took place amid President Donald Trump's nationwide immigration crackdown launched just over two weeks ago on Trump's first day in office."Videos of the ICE operation show an armored vehicle equipped with a long <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BatteringRam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BatteringRam</a> rolling through a residential neighborhood in daylight and then pulling up in front of a home as unmarked vehicles with sirens sounding and lights flashing zoom in and block off streets."As the battering ram lowers there is a sudden flash and explosion in front of the home followed by the voice of an officer over a police loudspeaker who says, 'This is the police with a warrant. Exit the residence immediately with your hands empty and above your head.' A second flash and explosion can be heard as the officer speaks."The videos were shared by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Marco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Marco</a> =Garcia, the son of the man arrested; immigrant activist <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatallyCruz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NatallyCruz</a>, director of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PuenteArizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PuenteArizona</a>; and others on social media."Read more: <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2025/02/03/phoenix-ice-arrest-61-year-old-man-involves-armored-vehicle-stun-grenades/78189148007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2025/02/03/phoenix-ice-arrest-61-year-old-man-involves-armored-vehicle-stun-grenades/78189148007/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICERaids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ICERaids</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEAgents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ICEAgents</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImmigrantRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ImmigrantRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExcessiveForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExcessiveForce</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoOneIsIllegalOnStolenLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoOneIsIllegalOnStolenLand</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lithium</a> drilling project temporarily blocked on sacred <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TribalLands</a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arizona</a>The case is among the latest legal fights to pit <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NativeAmerican</a> tribes and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmentalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environmentalists</a> against President Joe <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biden</a>’s administration. By Scott Sonner, Associated Press"A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that tribal leaders say will harm land they have used for religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries."Lawyers for the national environmental group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Earthjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Earthjustice</a> and Colorado-based Western Mining Action Project are suing federal land managers on behalf of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HualapaiTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HualapaiTribe</a>. They accuse the U.S. Bureau of Land Management of illegally approving drilling planned by an Australian mining company in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigSandyRiverBasin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigSandyRiverBasin</a> in northwestern Arizona, about halfway between Phoenix and Las Vegas."The case is among the latest legal fights to pit Native American tribes and environmentalists against President Joe Biden’s administration as green energy projects encroach on lands that are culturally significant."U.S. District Judge Diane Humetewa granted a temporary restraining order late Monday, according to court documents. Humetewa is suspending the operation until she can hear initial arguments from the tribe, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArizonaLithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArizonaLithium</a> Ltd., and the bureau at a hearing in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhoenixArizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoenixArizona</a> on Sept. 17."The tribe wants the judge to issue a preliminary injunction extending the prohibition on activity at the site pending trial on allegations that federal approval of the exploratory drilling violated the National Historic Preservation Act and National <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environmental</a> Policy Act."'Like other tribal nations who for centuries have stewarded the lands across this country, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hualapai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hualapai</a> people are under siege by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mining</a> interests trying to make a buck off destroying their cultural heritage,' Earthjustice lawyer Laura Berglan said in a statement Wednesday."The tribe says in court documents that the bureau failed to adequately analyze potential impacts to sacred springs the Hualapai people call Ha'Kamwe,' which means warm spring. The springs have served as a place 'for healing and prayer' for generations."The tribe and environmental groups also argue that a 2002 environmental review by the bureau and the U.S. Energy Department determined that the land was eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as a traditional cultural property."Arizona Lithium plans a total of 131 drilling sites across nearly a square mile (2.6 square kilometers) to obtain samples to help determine if there's enough lithium to construct a mine and extract the critical mineral needed to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EVs</a>], among other things."Read more: <a href="https://news.azpm.org/p/news-topical-nature/2024/8/21/221500-lithium-drilling-project-temporarily-blocked-on-sacred-tribal-lands-in-arizona/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.azpm.org/p/news-topical-nature/2024/8/21/221500-lithium-drilling-project-temporarily-blocked-on-sacred-tribal-lands-in-arizona/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectTheSacred</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HaKamwe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HaKamwe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SacredSite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SacredSite</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CulturalGenocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalRacism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoMiningWithoutConsent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LithiumMining</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoLithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoLithiumMining</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EarthJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EarthJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigSandyRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigSandyRiver</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WesternMiningActionProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WesternMiningActionProject</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a>

Jake in the desertI think I slept on this Grim Moses record from last year, I know I listened to it, but it didn't stick. But it's pretty damn killer. Dude's here in Phoenix area, too. <a href="https://grimmoses.bandcamp.com/album/skeletor" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://grimmoses.bandcamp.com/album/skeletor</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/rap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rap</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/hiphop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiphop</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arizona</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PhoenixArizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoenixArizona</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ArizonaRap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArizonaRap</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AZRap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AZRap</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PhoenixRap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoenixRap</a>

Jake in the desertCool shot of the moon I got last night at dusk. 🌙 <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/moon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moon</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/sunset?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sunset</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/desert?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#desert</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/dusk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dusk</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/arizona?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arizona</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/az?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#az</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/phoenix?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#phoenix</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/PhoenixArizona?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoenixArizona</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/PhoenixAZ?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoenixAZ</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/TheMoon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheMoon</a>

DoomsdaysCWAnother reason NOT to mine in the American <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Southwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Southwest</a>! If we need "critical minerals," than RECLAIM THEM FROM CIRCUIT BOARDS AND BATTERIES!Is the Southwest too dry for a mining boom?Critical minerals for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CleanEnergy</a> transition are abundant in the Southwest, but the dozens of mines proposed to access them will require vast sums of water, something in short supply in the desert.by Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate NewsJan 28, 2024 "To understand mining in the U.S., you have to start with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MiningLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MiningLaw</a> of 1872. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill into law as a way to continue the country’s development westward, allowing anyone to mine on federal lands for free. To do this, all one needs to do is plant four stakes into the ground where they think there are minerals and file a claim. Unlike other industries that make use of public lands—such as the oil and gas industry—no royalties are paid for the minerals extracted from the lands owned by American taxpayers."The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SanCarlosApache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SanCarlosApache</a> tribe has fought for years to stop <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResolutionCopper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ResolutionCopper</a>’s proposed mine. It would be built on top of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OakFlat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OakFlat</a>, a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SacredSite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SacredSite</a> to the Apache and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indigenous</a> communities, and a habitat of rare species like the endangered Arizona <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HedgehogCactus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HedgehogCactus</a>, which lives only in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TontoNationalForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TontoNationalForest</a> near the town of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Superior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Superior</a>. The fate of the mine now rests with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USDistrictCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDistrictCourt</a> in Arizona after the grassroots group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ApacheStronghold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ApacheStronghold</a> filed a lawsuit to stop it, arguing its development would violate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativePeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NativePeople</a>’s religious rights."But for communities located near the mine and across the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhoenixArizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoenixArizona</a> metropolitan area, the water it would consume is just as big of an issue."Throughout the mine’s lifespan, Resolution estimates it would use 775,000 acre feet of water—enough for at least 1.5 million Arizona households over roughly 40 years. And experts say the mine would likely need far more. "'By pumping billions of gallons of groundwater from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EastSaltRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EastSaltRiver</a> alley, this project would make Arizona’s goal for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/stewardship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stewardship</a> of its scarce <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#groundwater</a> resources unreachable,' one report commissioned by the San Carlos Apache Tribe reads. In one hydrologist’s testimony to Congress, water consumption was estimated to be 50,000 acre feet a year—about 35,000 more than the company has proposed drawing from the aquifer."The Resolution <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CopperMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CopperMine</a> isn’t the only water-intensive mining operation being proposed. Many of what the industry describes as 'critical minerals,' like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lithium</a> and copper, are found throughout the Southwest, leading to a flurry of mining claims on the region’s federally managed public lands. “Water is going to be scarcer in the Southwest but the mining industry is basically immune from all these issues,” said Roger Flynn, director and managing attorney at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WesternMiningActionProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WesternMiningActionProject</a>, which has represented tribes and environmental groups in mining-related lawsuits, including the case over Oak Flat."Read more: <a href="https://grist.org/drought/is-the-southwest-too-dry-for-a-mining-boom/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://grist.org/drought/is-the-southwest-too-dry-for-a-mining-boom/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveOakFlat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveOakFlat</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arizona</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RioTinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RioTinto</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CopperMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CopperMining</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeDrought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExtremeDrought</a>

DoomsdaysCWFloods, fires, heat: The world's worst <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weather</a> disasters in 2023Published on Dec. 27, 2023, 11:01 AMAn unsettling pace of history-bending weather disasters unfolded around the world in 2023, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Libya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Libya</a>’s horrific <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flooding</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hawaii</a>’s tragic blazes2023 kicked off by churning out the longest-lived tropical cyclone ever recorded, setting a grim tone for the drumbeat of atmospheric upheaval that would soon follow.The year went on to produce Africa’s deadliest-ever flooding, a tragic wildfire that engulfed an entire Hawaiian community, and unprecedented heat in one of the world’s hottest deserts.Here’s a look at five of the most impactful weather disasters we saw around the world in 2023.1. Devastating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#floods</a> killed thousands in LibyaMany of the worst natural disasters are a combination of extreme weather clashing with poor infrastructure. The deadly flash floods that swept northern Libya on September 10, 2023, went down as the deadliest ever recorded in Africa, leaving more than 4,000 dead and thousands more reported missing.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StormDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StormDaniel</a> grew into the equivalent of a tropical storm in the southern Mediterranean during the first week of September.The system made landfall in Libya, drenching drenched the arid region with an overwhelming glut of torrential rains.Much of the runoff flowed into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WadiDerna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WadiDerna</a>, a dry riverbed that only fills up after heavy rains. The onslaught of runoff gushing down the wadi pressed against several aging dams in the port town of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Derna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Derna</a>. The dams quickly crumbled under the pressure, unleashing a lethal wall of water into the city.2. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CycloneFreddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CycloneFreddy</a> spun for an impossibly long timeCyclone Freddy was a powerful tropical system in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndianOcean</a> that blew away the previous record for longest-lived tropical cyclone ever observed. The storm survived over the Indian Ocean for a whopping five weeks and two days—from February 6 until March 14—trouncing by almost a week the previous record set by Hurricane John in 1994.The tenacious cyclone helped vault 2023 into the records as the only year we’ve ever observed at least one scale-topping Category 5 storm in every tropical ocean basin.3. Southwestern U.S. endured historic heat, a rare tropical stormThe summer heat that roasted the U.S. southwest week after week proved to be an outlier even for one of the hottest places on Earth.Persistent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeatDomes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatDomes</a> dominated the region through July, allowing daytime highs to soar as hot as 50°C with nights barely falling below the upper 30s.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhoenixArizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoenixArizona</a>, recorded a high of 43.3°C (110°F) on 31 consecutive days between June 30 and July 30, almost doubling the previous streak of such intense and repetitive heat. Even worse, the average nighttime low in Phoenix came in at a steamy 32.6°C, and five days saw a low of 35°C or warmer.Extremes often beget extremes, and it took an extreme storm to break the unprecedented pattern of sweltering heat.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HurricaneHilary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HurricaneHilary</a> forged an unusual track as it ran up <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mexico</a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BajaPeninsula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BajaPeninsula</a> in the middle of August. Water temperatures are so cold off the northwest Mexican coast that tropical systems usually dissipate in a hurry long before they can reach California.Hilary moved at a decent clip and managed to avoid the coldest water, allowing it to reach California as a tropical storm. This marked the first tropical storm warning ever issued for Los Angeles. The storm went on to drop a year’s worth of rain on the state’s deserts.4. A horrific fire became Hawaii’s worst natural disasterDeadly wildfires are a recurring theme with our changing climate, and the year’s deadliest wildfire ripped through a community on Hawaii’s Maui.A long-term drought combined with strong winds allowed numerous fires to rage on the Hawaiian Islands this summer. One of those explosive fires tore through Maui’s Lahaina, catching residents almost entirely off-guard to horrific effect.Many folks jumped into the ocean to escape the fast-moving flames, which consumed most of the town’s homes and businesses in minutes.The fire’s official death toll stands at 100, a tragic toll that makes the event Hawaii’s deadliest natural disaster on record. Four residents still remained unaccounted for months after the fire.5. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthAmerica</a> faced unprecedented heatWhile the world ran a historic fever for much of 2023, South America likely took the brunt of the year’s most extreme heat. Temperatures soared into the upper 30s in parts of South America in July and August, which is the heart of the southern hemisphere’s winter season. These temperatures were often more than 20°C hotter than normal—and reportedly broke all-time temperature records in the process.The unprecedented summer-in-winter heat continued across the continent straight into spring. Thermometers in eastern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brazil</a> measured temperatures in the lower 40s in the middle of November. One person even died from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeHeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExtremeHeat</a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RioDeJaneiro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RioDeJaneiro</a> while waiting for a leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour to begin, prompting the musician to postpone the date.<a href="https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/severe/year-in-review-2023-international-weather-disasters-libya-flooding-hawaii-wildfires" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/severe/year-in-review-2023-international-weather-disasters-libya-flooding-hawaii-wildfires</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCatastrophe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Weather2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Weather2023</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeatherExtremes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeatherExtremes</a>

DoomsdaysCW"Climate breakdown has begun" as Phoenix breaks another heat recordStory by Andrei Ionescu, September 11, 2023"According to the National Weather Service (NWS), on Saturday, September 9, the temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona set a new heat record, continuing to rise as the city broke its previous record of the most days at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius). New record"This was the 54th day this year that the temperatures in Phoenix surpassed 110F – one day more that the record of 53 days set in 2020. Moreover, the daily average temperature of 97F (36.1C) in June, July, and August surpassed the previous record of 96.7 (35.9) set three years ago."As the weekend highs were expected to range between 108F and 114F (with night temperatures between 80F and 88F), NWS issued an excessive heat warning until 8pm on Sunday. Anthropogenic climate change "The scientists blame anthropogenic climate change correlated to the advent of El Nino (a temporary warming of parts of the Pacific Ocean impacting weather all over the globe). However, since this natural phenomenon is expected to peak at the beginning of next year, 2024 will most likely break all the records set this year."'The dog days of summer are not just barking, they are biting,' warned United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. "Climate breakdown has begun.'"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateBreakdown</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RecordHeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RecordHeat</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhoenixArizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoenixArizona</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arizona</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Climate</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Weather</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Heatwaves</a> Full article: <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/climate-breakdown-has-begun-as-phoenix-breaks-another-heat-record/ar-AA1gyw8Z?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=5c3015c008344526948d2c6d52278127&ei=9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/climate-breakdown-has-begun-as-phoenix-breaks-another-heat-record/ar-AA1gyw8Z?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=5c3015c008344526948d2c6d52278127&ei=9</a>

Jake in the desertA pretty great moment in my life, in 2018, I saw the Meat Puppets for the third time and dragged my wife (she HATED them 😂). But we were right next to the stage, and she is SO DAMN COOL that she got this AWESOME footage of them playing one of my favorites of their songs, 'Severed Goddess Hand' - solo and all. Wow. Curt Kirkwood is a guitar GOD.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq4Ice_Jg4k" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq4Ice_Jg4k</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/MeatPuppets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MeatPuppets</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PsychRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PsychRock</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AltCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AltCountry</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CrescentBallroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CrescentBallroom</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Phoenix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Phoenix</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AZ</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PhoenixArizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoenixArizona</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PhoenixAZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoenixAZ</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CurtKirkwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CurtKirkwood</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/guitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#guitar</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AmazingGuitarists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmazingGuitarists</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GuitarSolos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GuitarSolos</a>

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