Dana Hopper

I do lots: farm, design edible & native gardens, video production, fly drones. Go figure. contact: [email protected]

[Dana Hopper @danalhopper]

@HQNewsNow @ewarren Oh hell no

[Dana Hopper @danalhopper]

@IntelSGM @vxylily I love(d) Pong. Can still find it occasionally

[Dana Hopper @danalhopper]

@wxbrad Southern CA begs to differ. It’s March, still “winter” and 98 degrees

[Dana Hopper @danalhopper]

@EthanMidkiff I’m just a landscape designer but, uh, wow??

[Dana Hopper @danalhopper]

@KevinEspiritu Rock climbing focused my mind like no activity I’ve ever tried. Love walking across a property and feeling the terrain but vertical terrain…big in the moment wow.

[FactPost @factpostnews]

New reporting reveals the Trump administration cut $500 million in deliveries to food banks across the country.

Food banks were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 67 million eggs that never arrived and went to waste instead.

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Dear @realDonaldTrump

This is everywhere.

[Hantavirus @Hantavirusxx]

WATCH: ‘No Kings’ protesters at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach form HUGE human banner reading ‘No kings, Yes on 50’

#NoKings #nokingsprotest #NoKingsDay #nokingsinamerica #nokingsdayprotest no kings protest sign

[Dana Hopper @danalhopper]

@OfTheBraveUSA We know how to throw a good protest in CA! #NoKings #SierraMadre

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Life isn’t meant to be easy or perfect.

The path to lasting satisfaction is paved with effort, discomfort, and challenge.

In a world obsessed with quick, surface-level happiness, maybe we’re chasing the wrong thing altogether.

[Dana Hopper @danalhopper]

@KevinEspiritu @epicgardening You gotta go with a happy tomato. The one fruit everyone wants to grow.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Today, California turns 175.

Just like its early years, California remains a beacon of hope and opportunity for our nation. We are the fourth largest economy in the world. #1 in new business startups, #1 in manufacturing, #1 in farming, #1 in public higher education, #1 in Fortune 500 companies, and more.

At a time when those in Washington DC seem hell bent on destroying what America stands for, Californians will stand tall and defend our democracy.

Couldn’t be prouder of our beautiful, golden state. Happy birthday, California!

[أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif @AnasAlSharif0]

This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.

Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.

I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls.

I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed.

I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.

I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards.

I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith.

I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.

O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it.

Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.

Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025

This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.

[Dana Hopper @danalhopper]

@KevinEspiritu Happy Birthday! Fun & fascinating list.

[Dana Hopper @danalhopper]

@TheRealHoarse Some weeks there’s really nothing good and you’re too damn tired to care.

[Daniel Swain @Weather_West]

For perspective: a recent study suggested that economic savings from just a *single* well-predicted hurricane, thanks to NOAA research advancements, are on order of *$5 billion.* That exceeds NOAA's *entire proposed annual operating budget.* So much for government efficiency.

[Daniel Swain @Weather_West]

It is difficult to describe just how disastrous it would be if just-released NOAA budget proposal (or even large portions) were to be enacted: It would involve a wholesale dismantling (decimation, really) of entities relevant to weather, climate, & ocean research & prediction.

[Dana Hopper @danalhopper]

@StephenM What is wrong with you???

[Dana Hopper @danalhopper]

@karolineleavitt I don’t follow you. Why are you in my timeline?

[Dana Hopper @danalhopper]

@DemocratusMagna I understand and appreciate your response. Hang in there and I wish you the best.