Randy Watkins

Lead Field Biologist on large water and power projects in the Mojave, and a USFWS-Approved Biologist who works with them on projects involving covered species.

[Randy Watkins @BlueTortoise3]

@PaleoLaura you should be posting on Bluesky. Did you know there are separate feeds for artwork, and for the physical sciences, and for environment and conservation? The environment and medical science communities have moved there so they can talk to each other w/out harassment.

[Randy Watkins @BlueTortoise3]

@DustinMulvaney good luck Dr. navigating this world. You will not be able to do it.. You obviously have never dealt with this kind of animosity before. But I have, for years.

[Dr. Hunter S. Thompson @GonzoVice]

The line between writing truth and providing evidence is very, very thin—but for a journalist working constantly among highly paranoid criminals, it is also the line between trust and suspicion.

[Maggie Reed @mermaidmamamags]

Night Time Reading for Sleepy Don. #trump #sleeping #reading #politicalsatire #politicalcomedy

[Dr. Hunter S. Thompson @GonzoVice]

The time has come to get full-bore into heavy Gonzo Journalism, and this time we have no choice but to push it all the way out to the limit.

[Randy Watkins @BlueTortoise3]

@emptywheel Suzanne Maloney, an Iran expert and vice president at the Brookings Institution in Washington, in a WSJ article yesterday called ending military operations before the strait is open “unbelievably irresponsible.”
Unbelievably irresponsible. Then that is exactly what Trump will do.

[Jimi Hendrix @JimiHendrix]

#OnThisDay (February 8, 1968) The Jimi Hendrix Experience headline at Sacramento State College with support from The Creators. #JimiHendrix #TheJimiHendrixExperience #SacState #CSUS #OTD

[Dr. Hunter S. Thompson @GonzoVice]

In a nation ruled by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile—and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: Not necessarily to Win, but mainly to keep from Losing Completely.

[Randy Watkins @BlueTortoise3]

@PaleoLaura Laura, I don’t know why you continue to post on this hellsite. Much of the scientific community is on Bluesky and I can’t see any reason why this platform is of any positive value anymore.

[Dr. Hunter S. Thompson @GonzoVice]

The Truth, when you finally chase it down, is almost always far worse than your darkest visions and fears.

[Jimi Hendrix @JimiHendrix]

Happy 83rd Birthday Jimi Hendrix

Celebrate the life, music and legacy of the world's greatest guitarist. An inspirational icon not just because of his cutting edge guitar talents -- his stunning lyrics, creative artwork, trend-setting fashion sense, and timeless words of wisdom have inspired millions of people around the world. As the world celebrates Jimi Hendrix's 83rd Birthday, how has Jimi Hendrix inspired you?

#JimiHendrix #Hendrix #Jimi #Inspirational #Generational #Talent #HappyBirthday

[Frank Zappa @zappa]

Zappa and Beldar: Ready for Thanksgiving since 1978.

[Randy Watkins @BlueTortoise3]

@GoldenKnights 😭😩🤬

[Randy Watkins @BlueTortoise3]

@McAffee You should check out Bluesky. I’ve been using it for the last few months. Organized w/ categories for Environment and Conservation, Science, and Medicine, among others. I’ve connected w/ a few professors involved in green energy development. Many ex-federal employees are there.

[Dr. Hunter S. Thompson @GonzoVice]

Beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life. Decide how you want to live and then see what you can do to make a living within that way of life.

[Randy Watkins @BlueTortoise3]

@DustinMulvaney OMG, I’m sorry to hear that.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

This is organist Olena Kohut, killed today in Sumy by the Russian missile. Joseph Rheinberger, Visione, op. 156 no. 5
💔

[Las Vegas Weekly @lasvegasweekly]

Nevada Humanities, one of the oldest of 56 state and jurisdictional humanities councils in the United States, is set to lose 75% of its funding after the DOGE issued sweeping cuts for the National Endowment for the Humanities last week. https://t.co/UC4T07bDvw

[Dr. Hunter S. Thompson @GonzoVice]

It was Saturday night in America, and I felt like a native son.

[Jon Ralston @RalstonReports]

Our story on Steve Wynn trying to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court gut a key press freedom.