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Here's the new project I'm working on to help right the wrongs we're seeing in our country. We have a new way to give the environment a voice! Introducing #ProtectOurParks I founded this PAC to keep our parks OURS. #poppac

crowdpac.com/campaigns/3866…
The website is in progress, but it'll be up in basic form later tonight. Of our National Parks are your thing, this is the fight you want to be in. We'll be working to highlight Congressfolk who work against the Parks. What's done in the dark will be brought to the light.
You may have noticed the logo has states in green, which are where the Congressfolk who take actions harmful to the Parks System are from. Pretty widespread, unfortunately. In this day and age, nothing is guaranteed. Let's work to keep our shared national treasures safe.
Also, I should add that I loathe the political money system we have now. 💰talks. The way we push back against the moral bankruptcy we see from massive PAC money is to send money to groups that will fight fire with fire. That's what I intend to do. This land is OUR land.
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Also, in that picture the little circles are recent earthquakes. Knowledge is power, & makes you look good at dinner parties.
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Major takeaway from running for Congress: Unless we reform campaign finance laws to eliminate dark money, the people we get to vote for will continue to largely be the last people we want to hold office.

The system is a runaway train, & it's plowing over honest, good people.
If you want to see what's driving the passage of legislation, follow the money trail. Lobbyists can serve a purpose in educating lawmakers about niche issues, but the way money is thrown around has corrupted that function of the role.
In order to raise enough money to run a legitimate, viable campaign, you need a network of wealth to tap into. The chicken/egg scenario at its worst. You have to have money to get endorsements, & you have to have endorsements to raise money. How does that work if you have a job?
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Sitting here in Denver waiting for a new plane (yay for the pilot who refused a broken one), & enjoying video of our fun bison encounter after filming wrapped yesterday. Growing up in CO we visited bison farms on school trips, but this was new to my NYC colleagues! #nature
Yes, that growl is from the bison. It's the sound you get if a tiger and a cow got busy.

(This is why I'm not a biologist. I would have too much fun laughing at the animals.)
Should've clarified: this was Yellowstone yesterday. I was just connecting through Denver today!
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I was thinking about this the other day - whereas the church used to be the locus of civic power, in the 80s, GOP consolidation and divisiveness led the rise of political tribes dominating instead of religion.

And where the power goes, there you'll find the pedophiles.
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Where blind loyalty leverages a notion of 'us vs them',

That's the real identity politics.
It's not about others identifying as something else, it's about rejecting those who don't identify themselves in the same way as you.

And when identity trumps ideology, you're ripe pickings for a con man.
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#NEW on ARC2020: #CAP & #MFF | Eco-Spin without Public Goods Substance.
Its been 2 weeks since the MFF proposals, here's our round up of some of the perspectives so far.
All perspective-givers tagged in picture.
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4. Fund ANCs under Pillar 1
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