John Howard

Entrepreneurship & real world conservation. Former Chair of Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Dual US/UK citizen. Interested in all British & US History.

[John Howard @jumbojd]

Translation- we aren’t going to actually do anything while calling racist those who would act. https://t.co/pjNKbS0oMl

[John Howard @jumbojd]

Let me translate for Americans - the British government is going to do an investigation then do nothing while calling claims of two tier policing racist despite overwhelming evidence it killed a poor college student. https://t.co/mISJMhGSgD

[John Howard @jumbojd]

Crazy Dangerous for rest of us or Routine for #cpw https://t.co/BNgeE4jZZ9

[John Howard @jumbojd]

Reading now. Great read.

[Jack Bowsher - Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 @HistoryBowsh]

Got my first look at the paperback of Thunder Run Meiktila 1945 this afternoon. For those holding back for the greatest battle you’ve never heard of, then the wait is almost over! Coming out soon with @chiselbury #newbook #history #ww2 #tank #thunder

[Melissa Chen @MsMelChen]

Hegseth’s message to Europe could hardly be clearer:

the US is pivoting toward the Asian model of alliance management - pragmatic, interest-driven, and results-oriented - rather than the old European model of values-based diplomacy laced with moralizing and lectures on human rights and the “rules-based order.”

For Asian countries (Singapore, Philippines, etc.), relations with the US have always been structured more on common interests than common values.

Singapore and Asian states are pragmatic and are willing to work with whoever occupies the White House because America’s role as the balancer in Asia remains indispensable. Even non-aligned countries such as India and former adversaries such as Vietnam now recognize this.

They appreciate hard power and credible deterrence more than pretty speeches, which is perfectly in line with the US's new national security strategy.

Managing the South China Sea, Taiwan Strait, and other hotspots requires credible deterrence and military capability far more than human rights resolutions. Asia’s focus on this aligns with the need to impose costs on revisionist behavior. Basing your foreign policy on human rights and democracy, you risk losing nations that don't exactly hold the American variant of democracy in high regard.

Hegseth praised “model allies” who are “capable, clear-eyed, and ready to defend their national interests.”

His use of "clear-eyed" is important here. It means that to be an ally, you must agree on what the threat is. That should be the starting point. From there, national interests converge.

Note how European "allies" diverge from this framework. You have many European nations now characterizing the US as the threat to the global order instead. This is the opposite of clear-eyedness.

In a world where China presents a serious, long-term challenge to the regional order, utility and resolve matter more than shared ideology. Asia adapted after the collapse of the TPP by building CPTPP and RCEP; it managed Trump’s hard-power instincts and Biden’s style alike by staying focused on interests.

The US, facing its own fiscal and strategic realities, is now explicitly choosing to reward and prioritize that same pragmatism. Western Europe would indeed do well to take note.

[John Howard @jumbojd]

the idiocy of CA wildlife management. Spending a fortune to bring apex predators to LA instead of focusing on plentiful lion habitat in the state. the cruelest state for wildlife management.

[Tom Hall ☘️ @Staff_Commodore]

Busy day in Santa Monica. Could have gone a couple of ways. Happy our Mountain Lion friend is safely being relocated. 🦁🎡🌴🍾

[John Howard @jumbojd]

@Staff_Commodore the idiocy of CA wildlife management. Spending a fortune to bring apex predators to LA instead of focusing on plentiful lion habitat in the state. the cruelest state for wildlife management.

[h and n @neilh32]

44 years ago today we were liberated by 2 Para. We had been locked up for 29 days , boy we were all pleased to see them ! Please retweet so that this message is seen.

[Luke Hilgemann @LHilgemann]

This is going to be a long one…

Country music star @codyjohnson is taking some flak from anti-hunters for his recent successful grizzly bear hunt in Alaska.

Cody - lifelong hunter, angler and TRUE conservationist - just wrapped up a 10-day spot-and-stalk brown bear hunt in the Alaskan wilderness—right after winning “Entertainer of the Year” at the ACM Awards—and he called it the “trip of a lifetime.”

Some folks online are losing their minds, calling it “cruel” or “unnecessary.” They’re missing the whole picture, as they generally do.

Let’s set the record straight. Cody participated in a fair chase, legal, ethical and necessary hunt to help humanely and naturally manage Alaska’s thriving brown bear population.

Here’s the economic reality of what one responsible, guided hunt like Cody’s actually delivers to Alaska’s local economy:

• Non-resident hunting license: ~$160
• Brown/grizzly locking tag (required for non-residents): $1,000
• Typical 10-day guided hunt package (outfitter, guide, camp, field care): $20,000–$35,000
• Travel (flights into Alaska + bush planes/charters), food, lodging, and incidentals: another $5,000–$10,000+

Ballpark total for a dream hunt like Cody’s?

$50,000+ flowing straight into Alaska’s rural communities—guides, pilots, lodges, processors, airlines, and local businesses.

That’s real money supporting real families who live and work in the Last Frontier.

Scale that up, and responsible, regulated brown bear hunting across Alaska pumps tens of millions of dollars into the state’s economy every year.

It’s a part of the guided hunting industry that generated nearly $92 million in total economic output statewide (2019 data), supports thousands of jobs, and keeps remote communities thriving.

Now what did any of those who criticized Cody ever put in either in terms of financial support to keep Alaska bears thriving in their natural landscape?

Of course that would be $0.00…

And here’s what the critics never mention: hunters are the original conservationists.

Theodore Roosevelt taught us that.
In Alaska—home to roughly 30,000 healthy brown bears—regulated hunting plays a vital role in managing this wild resource.

License and tag fees directly fund the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s wildlife programs.

Harvest data helps biologists keep populations sustainable. It prevents overpopulation that leads to more human-bear conflicts and supports healthy moose and caribou herds that many Alaskans rely on for food.

This is the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation in action: hunters pay the bills, follow strict rules, and ensure these magnificent animals thrive for future generations. Science drives sound management and balance is achieved.

Cody Johnson wasn’t “killing for sport”—he was participating in a legal, ethical, conservation-minded tradition that Theodore Roosevelt himself would’ve respected.

I’m proud to “stand in the arena” with @codyjohnson and every hunter who funds, lives, and participates in REAL hands-on conservation.

We are the true defenders of the wildlife and the ones footing almost all of the bill.

@IOTRofficial and @IOTRAction

[John Howard @jumbojd]

@rickenstrom @GovofCO say place as the elk tags for Fischer’s Peak

[John Howard @jumbojd]

@grok @grok what is nature of progress - where have homeless gone

[John Howard @jumbojd]

Can This Guy Get People to Live in America’s Emptiest Downtown? @grok what independent of city or state goverment indicates Mayor Johnson has made progress on downtown homelessness https://t.co/VPh9j5UnS9

[John Howard @jumbojd]

@jimgeraghty it is a colossal waste. what value those programs may have had, on the merits they have failed & need to be sunsetted. if they worked the overseas propaganda would have lessened or not worked. obviously the opposite happened as data clearly shows. Noem equally a waste.

[MeatEater @MeatEaterTV]

Wild places come with freedoms protected by those who never made it home.

This Memorial Day, MeatEater is proud to support @FoldsofHonor and the families of fallen or disabled service members and first responders.

Learn more at https://t.co/G2KEafYidz

[John Howard @jumbojd]

@MeatEaterTV mule deer

[John Howard @jumbojd]

Letters From a Doughboy https://t.co/0qZGBqafGm

[John Spencer @SpencerGuard]

Memorial Day is about remembering those who never came home.

I remember many. But I remember most my fellow platoon leader, David Bernstein, who died on our first deployment to Iraq. Mortally wounded, he was trying to save another soldier.

Courage like that leaves a mark on you forever.

Today, we remember the fallen, honor their sacrifice, and try to live lives worthy of what they gave.

[𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 @LiberTasWar79]

The image depicts Katherine Cathey, the pregnant widow of U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. James “Jim” Cathey, lying on an air mattress on the floor in front of her husband’s flag-draped casket the night before his burial. A Marine honor guard stands vigil in the background.

Jim Cathey was tragically killed in action in Iraq in August 2005. Overcome with grief, Katherine refused to leave her husband’s casket. She requested to spend one final night with him. Two Marines went to great lengths to provide her with a makeshift bed, using a mattress and pillows on the floor. One Marine stood guard over her and the casket throughout the night.

This powerful and Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph was captured by Todd Heisler in 2005 as part of his series “Jim Comes Home” for the Rocky Mountain News.

[Linda Yaccarino @lindayaX]

Thank you to the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. On Memorial Day we honor your courage, selflessness, and dedication to our nation. Your legacy lives on in our freedom.