Sam Lammie

Following Forests and Sustainability...

[Backpirch Weather @BackpirchCrew]

It is absolute chaos in the West Pacific right now.

Typhoon Dolphin making landfall in China; Tropical Storm Chan-hom heading towards mainland Japan; and THREE MORE systems spinning around the Mariana Islands, all at the same time.

[Barb McQuade @BarbMcQuade]

With Blanche’s confirmation, the Senate has surrendered the rule of law.
https://t.co/PudjgOjaUa

[Amber Woods @AmberWoods100]

🚨 EPSTEIN FILES UPDATE — MARK YOUR CALENDAR.

August 13. 1 PM ET.

A federal court will hold a PUBLIC hearing on the Justice Department’s compliance with court orders involving the Epstein files.

Judge Emmet G. Sullivan presiding.

Anyone can listen:

📞 1-833-990-9400
Meeting ID: 712190216

I’ll be listening live and posting real-time updates here.

Be sure you’re following me.

Recording/rebroadcasting is prohibited. Listen only.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A massive nuclear waste tomb in the Pacific is beginning to crack and leak.

The Runit Dome, constructed in the late 1970s on a remote island in the Marshall Islands, was built to contain over 120,000 tons of radioactive debris left behind by U.S. nuclear testing. Among the waste is plutonium-239, a highly dangerous isotope that remains radioactive for more than 24,000 years.

The dome stretches roughly 377 feet (115 meters) across and was never properly sealed at the base. Instead, it rests directly on porous coral, allowing groundwater to flow freely beneath it.

Now, rising sea levels and increasingly powerful storms are stressing the structure. Cracks have formed in the concrete, and scientists have already detected elevated radiation levels in the surrounding soil and water.

While the current leaks are still considered relatively minor, experts warn that as oceans continue to rise, the risk of a much larger release will grow.

Built as a temporary fix decades ago, the Runit Dome now stands as a stark reminder: the radioactive waste sealed inside it will remain hazardous long after our civilizations are gone.

[Mother Jones @MotherJones]

Donald Trump’s son-in-law used his position to hop in bed with autocrats—and sell out America. https://t.co/IgFDFYO1PQ

[MM  @adgirlMM]

These Senators voted to confirm an Attorney General of the United States who covered up the Epstein files.

There's your political ad, Democrats.

[Texas Democratic Party @texasdemocrats]

This is huge: @VikkiGoodwinTX has officially taken the lead in the latest poll of the Lieutenant Governor race 💪

🔵 Goodwin: 48%
🔴 Patrick: 46%

(Texas Pulse / Texas A&M Bush School)

[Joaquin Castro @JoaquinCastrotx]

Texas DPS pulled over Jesús Bracho as he was arriving to work. When they stopped him, he told his 9-year-old daughter Katherine to go inside his boss’ house.

DPS called ICE and took Jesús. ICE agents came back and then forced him to lure his daughter out so they could take her too. She was scared and didn’t know where she was going.

Katherine is a student at Bonnie Ellison Elementary. Jesús is a hardworking mechanic and doesn’t have a criminal record. They’ve been locked up at the Dilley Trailer Prison for over a month.

Governor Abbott has ordered DPS troopers to help ICE arrest hardworking folks and children in our community.

I am calling on ICE to immediately release Jesús and Katherine and stop fueling Trump and Abbott’s mass deportation machine.
#FreeOurChildren #ShutDownDilley

[GBC @GBC_Press]

One hour after announcing his resignation, U.S. General Randy George, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said:

Donald Trump should definitely be hospitalized; I question his mental state.

He is leading the U.S. military toward disaster.

They recorded him on the island.

[Anderson Cooper 360° @AC360]

New York Times investigative reporter David Fahrenthold says they've connected the dots between the failed reflecting pool restoration, a manager at one of President Trump's golf courses and no-bid government contracts.

[Ana Williams @awilliams_a]

There is a clarity of a shore
and shadow, mostly, brilliance
Summer
The billows of August. ~ Larry Eigner

[Dr Paul Dorfman @dorfman_p]

It’s 90 degrees in the Arctic. The Arctic is heating faster than the rest of the planet.
https://t.co/bgIqUbvA3Y

[NBC News @NBCNews]

New Mexico sues the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, saying the federal government blocked the state’s ability to investigate the sex crimes of financier Jeffrey Epstein at a ranch there. https://t.co/SijN4WxXJv

[Ana Williams @awilliams_a]

After all, the only thing that is going to save mankind is if enough people live their lives for something or someone other than themselves. ~ Leon Uris

[Sam Lammie @LandscapeNotes]

Yep, trust your government to tell the truth when they will not release the Epstein files?

[World News Tonight @ABCWorldNews]

Days after officials in Minnesota confirmed a wide-scale breach of more than 30 water treatment systems by potential Iranian hackers, sources are now telling ABC News that Georgia and Michigan have reported similar attacks. @morganorwood has the latest. https://t.co/kYGfy6ANL9

[BNO News @BNONews]

WATCH: Homes burning in Spokane, Washington as wildfire moves through the area

[Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray]

I am closely monitoring the fires threatening the Spokane region.

Eastern Washington, PLEASE listen to local authorities and do everything possible to stay safe and look after your friends and neighbors.

THANK YOU to our brave firefighters and first responders. I will make certain Spokane has every resource it needs to fight these fires and recover.
https://t.co/oN0dXKh6v0

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Trump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to 'rapidly' making deal https://t.co/QMBHpSVh7t

[The Hotshot Wake Up @HotshotWake]

Video from Anna Johnston in Spokane, Washington shows traffic jammed up as residents continue to evacuate due to the Old Trails Fire. The fire continues to spot and grow due to very strong winds.

The Dwight Merkel outdoor Sports complex that was full for Saturday activities has been forced to evacuate. Evacuations now run as far north as Rutter Parkway. This is a wildland urban interface nightmare. The fire is over 2,000 acres.

[Jonathan Pulley @WhidbeyWXGuy]

Please pray for Spokane. The Old Trails Fire is burning into the NW part of the city right now and thousands of structures are under threat. This is a potential disaster unfolding.