James R Skillen

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Calvin University. He writes about federal lands in the American West.

[Noah Toly @noahtoly]

Urban geography course shows students there’s more to Grand Rapids than meets the eye – Calvin University Chimes https://t.co/dI2tAc2lww

[James R Skillen @JamesskillenR]

In which I talk with Steve Grumbine with Real Progressives about federal land issues and (off-mic) learn about modern monetary theory. https://t.co/oxVTEAHuQM
#publiclands, #Republicans

[James R Skillen @JamesskillenR]

Ammon Bundy's gubernatorial bid in Idaho: Does it matter?
https://t.co/5ZDirwWOht
#idaho, #republicans, #politics

[NPR @NPR]

Younger generations will face far more extreme climate events in their lives, a new study finds.

Compared to a person born in 1965, a child born in 2014 will see:

2x wildfires
3x river floods
4x crop failures
5x droughts
36x heat waves
https://t.co/qqnKuJSYSr

[James R Skillen @JamesskillenR]

Sometimes you just need to take a break from politics and focus on fat bears. Have you voted?
#FatBearWeek
Just how fat are the fat bears? https://t.co/FXc7rTuoRI via @highcountrynews

[John Fea @JohnFea1]

Imagine if these Southern Baptists applied this logic about rights to abortion or homosexuality.

[J.K. Sloan @jameskeithsloan]

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said extensive news media coverage of the disappearance and death of 22-year-old while on a cross-country trip should be a reminder of hundreds of Native American girls and women who are missing or murdered in the U.S. https://t.co/ktDvTjHdAQ

[James R Skillen @JamesskillenR]

@MWChilders Too many? Not possible.

[J.K. Sloan @jameskeithsloan]

Bureau of Land Management will move back to D.C., Haaland says https://t.co/nQVaZHM5iL

[Keith Giles @keithgiles]

Just when you think it can't get any worse....

[James R Skillen @JamesskillenR]

Exactly. And what strikes me is that these "pro-military", "pro-police" Republicans want to dismantle the government. All America needs, they seem to suggest, is patriotism, some vague Christian identity, and guns/violence.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Watching the latest crop of 2022 Republican candidates for Congress, I’m beginning to notice a theme developing in the campaign ads and social media posts. See if you can spot it in this thread. Jason Paletta and Jake Bequette.

[James R Skillen @JamesskillenR]

@ushistoryleader Wait. This is real?

[Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas]

Clark County judge bans protests near Vancouver schools, days after rally put 3 schools in lockdown https://t.co/bkdlfXefLW

[J.K. Sloan @jameskeithsloan]

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has started shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire season as climate change has made the American West warmer and drier. https://t.co/EutGH4LIzR

[James R Skillen @JamesskillenR]

3 Vancouver schools placed on lockdown after Proud Boys try to enter during masks protest https://t.co/YZNB3RXrWz

[National Interagency Fire Center @NIFC_Fire]

All 8 MAFFS-equipped C-130 aircraft have now been activated and are providing firefighting support to numerous wildfires from McClellan Airbase in Sacramento. This is the first time all 8 aircraft in the program have been utilized since 2012. https://t.co/yMBhexHtzL #FireYear2021

[James R Skillen @JamesskillenR]

@AmyCooter I know the Abeka curriculum, and yes, this is both funny and terrifying. The best line here is that parents should be standing up against masks "especially as Christians." ????

[National Interagency Fire Center @NIFC_Fire]

It's #NationalDogDay and we take a moment to thank the Kavelian bear dogs that work with BLM Alaska Fire Service to keep firefighters safe while working the fireline. Learn more about how these dogs help firefighters in Alaska at https://t.co/TXFsfRwa0l

[James R Skillen @JamesskillenR]

I’m glad to see that the judiciary is still working.

[NPR Politics @nprpolitics]

NEW: A federal judge has sanctioned nine attorneys aligned with former President Donald Trump for their failed election lawsuit in Michigan.

The judge said the lawsuit "represents a historic and profound abuse of the judicial process."

https://t.co/Uu0sUp1pRH