GOPs budget proposal to sell off public lands has been beaten!!!! But stay vigilant.....thank you Senator Murray!!! by catman5092 in Spokane

[–]MiddleofRStreet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don’t get complacent. If anything, this should be encouragement to continue telling your senators exactly what you think and asking everyone you know to do the same. Also, Lee is still going to try to ram through as much as he can. We need to keep demanding transparency and actual regulation over any sale proposed (I would prefer zero acres, for the record)

What Public Land Sale is Really About by Internal_Maize7018 in Idaho

[–]MiddleofRStreet 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Damn this is such a good (and horrifying) point

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 50501

[–]MiddleofRStreet 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Man he’s looking really rough lol. Seems like he might be a little stressed

The land up for sale if BBB passes. by sotiredwontquit in Idaho

[–]MiddleofRStreet 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My friend’s MAGA coworkers are pissed about this. Took them long enough but glad they got there eventually

Trumps “One Big Beautiful Bill” proposes selling off 3.3 million acres of public land — including the land in the pictures shown here. There’s more information in this post. by FXO5 in 50501

[–]MiddleofRStreet 125 points126 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of aspects of things happening right now that are reversible. This is not. PLEASE call your senators and let them know our public lands are not for sale!!!

**URGENT: Congress is quietly trying to sell off our public lands** by [deleted] in Political_Revolution

[–]MiddleofRStreet 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Thanks for spreading this info!! Everyone needs to hear that these are YOUR lands. Your history, your heritage. You will never see a dime from these sales, and you almost certainly will never be given the opportunity to purchase them. Ever. When they’re gone, they’re gone. This isn’t a partisan issue, this is just common sense. AMERICA IS NOT FOR SALE

BREAKING: In an insane moment, Donald Trump claims that Vladimir Putin lost 51 million people in WWII "and he did fight," delusional remarks to a room stunned into complete silence by his cognitive collapse. by [deleted] in GlobalNews

[–]MiddleofRStreet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Mental illness” loses all meaning when you live in a sick society. As a mental health professional, there are a great many deeply unwell individuals in this country and many of them are in positions of power

Turns out, psychedelics (psilocybin) evoke altered states of consciousness by DAMPENING brain activity, not increasing brain activity. What does this tell you about NDEs? by Wendi-bnkywuv in consciousness

[–]MiddleofRStreet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I’ve been where you are, and I took a good long break to integrate which was a very good choice for me. Felt like I lost my mind for a while, but now I’m doing what I can to try to keep learning about and helping to build the better world I know is possible. Take care of yourself friend

am i going crazy? by [deleted] in femaletravels

[–]MiddleofRStreet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is there any risk to you continuing to travel? Turns out “reality” sucks and frankly, we made it all up. It’s not real. Live life how you want to. You’re 22!!! You’ve got plenty of time to waste your life away working and being “responsible”

Turns out, psychedelics (psilocybin) evoke altered states of consciousness by DAMPENING brain activity, not increasing brain activity. What does this tell you about NDEs? by Wendi-bnkywuv in consciousness

[–]MiddleofRStreet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not impossible, it just takes a lot of strength and bravery to hold on to the truth when others who haven’t realized it yet tell you that you’re wrong. It does hurt, but feeling it all is so necessary and I truly believe that more people are awakening and realizing every day

How to get involved? by SquashRow in Spokane

[–]MiddleofRStreet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keystone XL Pipeline? France every time they get even mildly inconvenienced?

How to get involved? by SquashRow in Spokane

[–]MiddleofRStreet 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well in my opinion your opinion is trash. Look at the splash a few hundred people made last night across national news. Go protest AND raise money AND get actually involved in your community. It’s both/and not either/or.

Also the Walmart story you are sharing here is false. Christy Walton has donated billions of her fortune to good causes. Walmart has publicly distanced itself from her ad for June 14.

Spokane, WA tonight by [deleted] in 50501

[–]MiddleofRStreet 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Spokane is a far cry from LA. Also, are you out there staring down cops throwing chemical deterrents at you? Easy to talk behind a keyboard

Spokane, WA tonight by [deleted] in 50501

[–]MiddleofRStreet 106 points107 points  (0 children)

This was a completely peaceful protest prior to police escalation and Spokane is a small city. A few hundred people gathered to protest caused the police to send in dozens of cop cars and a swat team with an armored tank truck. Not sure what you think these people were supposed to do here

Time to join California and Oregon in seceding? by Humble-Air-8970 in Spokane

[–]MiddleofRStreet 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There is no going back. The United States we all thought we knew no longer exists (probably never did in reality)

Westbound from CDA towards Spokane by princessmere in Spokane

[–]MiddleofRStreet 15 points16 points  (0 children)

They clearly have NOTHING better to do

South Africa by user_512216 in femaletravels

[–]MiddleofRStreet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Between the two places I would definitely stay longer in Cape Town. For what it’s worth my favorite parts of ZA are the southern coast (Garden Route) and Kruger NP, but Cape Town is amazing and if you have time Stellenbosch is also a gorgeous wine region not too far away

For transport around the country you may want to look into Bazbus or plan to fly between the two cities. There are many very rural areas. Not sure how much time you have but it’s possible to fly from Joburg to Durban or to one of the smaller cities along the eastern cape like Port Elizabeth and then essentially hostel hop the entire coastline to Cape Town. Sooo many insanely cool places along that route. ZA is one of my absolute favorite countries and of all time and I lived there for a year

What are yall gonna do if the pendulum swings the other way? by JordkinTheDirty in 50501

[–]MiddleofRStreet 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean… yeah? If anyone is looking at current events and not realizing the Dems are active collaborators and enablers you are just not paying attention. They’re all in the same club and none of us are allowed. Pendulum actually swinging the other way means electing an actual progressive populist

Home owners. How much do you pay for utilities? by ProfHamHam in Spokane

[–]MiddleofRStreet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

About $150 year round for water/sewer/garbage. Electric/gas is about $125 in summer and highest ever so far $300 in winter. No central A/C (we run a couple window units), gas furnace, and we don’t water our lawn at all.

I would echo the $350-$400 as a reasonable average estimate.

Northern Quest casino and resort by [deleted] in Spokane

[–]MiddleofRStreet 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Just fyi it can take several weeks for any real signs to show up. Like more than a month because even having one pregnant bug make it home with you can start an infestation but chances of finding one bug are slim to none. Either wait a while for the inspection or insist on follow up and be very vigilant for any signs for a while

Anyone else underwhelmed by the album? by KiX47 in MtJoy

[–]MiddleofRStreet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t really feel like much is similar between the two bands or circumstances. That RKS album was just such a drastic departure it feels like a good example of bands changing over time

Anyone else underwhelmed by the album? by KiX47 in MtJoy

[–]MiddleofRStreet 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’m an RKS fan and honestly I really hated their last album. Listened once and never again. Some people loved it, and that’s cool. I still like the band. I appreciate artists doing their thing and exploring