interested party

Snarking up The Right's tree: a blue view of red state failure

Los Cerrillos

9/3/25

Marty Two Bulls nails it again

Posted by larry kurtz at 3:04:00 PM
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest
piled in tribes, us politics

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Most popular posts last seven days

  • Cannabis for Janklow: poll at interested party
    Back atcha, Counselor.... If you have not yet read it, Troy Jones has an eloquent and touching remembrance of Bill Janklow at South Dak...
  • Source: Mike Rounds talking to family about resigning US Senate
    Breaking: a source close to the Rounds family just left me an email confirming suspicions that Mike Rounds is talking about leaving the Sena...
  • South Dakota legislature obstructing justice for clergy crimes
    Couldn't have said it better myself: A bill in the South Dakota legislature that appears intended to give several dozen Native Americ...
  • Traffic circle proposed for Rapid City intersection, updated
    Rapid City is clearly struggling as it deals with some growing pains: a smoldering fire at the landfill is just one example. Robbins...
  • Noem, SDGOP turn to prior restraint as Indigenous insurgency stiffens
    Republicans in South Dakota's Reichstag hope to crop turnout for off-reservation Indigenous voters. The Republicans in charge in Pierre ...
  • Rounds, Daugaard administrations routinely broke federal law; Swiftboater expected to attack Sen. Johnson
    A failed former South Dakota governor has announced a long-shot run for the US Senate seat held by solid civil servant, Tim Johnson . Mea...
  • Cannabis already legal in parts of South Dakota
    Hey guess what the ninth most important cash crop in South Dakota is. Brandon Ecoffey is editor of Lakota Country Times . Over a year ago I...
  • Neighbor Kosta Passes
    Yesterday our neighbor and friend Kosta Becker died as a result of a motorcycle/cow collision on the Galisteo Dam Road. It's believed h...
  • 420 warning eastbound South Dakota I-90!
    Alert! Aggressive law enforcement using dogs as weapons ! If traverse of this oppressive police state is unavoidable rent vehicles without W...
  • Kewa Pueblo threatening area residents with road closure
    The Galisteo Dam was completed in 1970 by the US Army Corps of Engineers and built solely for flood control and sediment impoundment on the ...

In other news

  • Colorado Newsline
    ​Leading Colorado governor candidates spar over best affordable housing approach - The two leading candidates for Colorado governor broadly agree on the need to streamline construction and supercharge the state’s housing supply to bring d...
  • News : NPR
    University students hold new protests in Iran around memorials for those killed - Iran's state news agency said students protested at five universities in the capital, Tehran, and one in the city of Mashhad on Sunday.
  • MS NOW
    Secret Service says law enforcement fatally shot a man at Mar-a-Lago overnight - President Trump was not in Florida at the time. He was at the White House. The post Secret Service says law enforcement fatally shot a man at Mar-a-Lago ...
  • News
    Drought game at Colorado high school mirrors real life - Drought is on everybody's mind right now as the State of Colorado reckons with a snowpack that is about half of normal.
  • Nebraska Examiner
    Kansas Senate maneuvers to limit business operators’ liability in negligence lawsuits - TOPEKA — Sen. Kellie Warren convinced nearly all of her Republican colleagues to vote for a bill undermining the ability of people to recover damages in ne...
  • The Colorado Sun
    The sale of Fort Collins’ Old Firehouse Books reveals how intangibles influence the book business - When Susie Wilmer stepped back from the independent bookstore she nurtured for 25 years, she — like others in her position — couldn’t sell to just anybody
  • Arizona Mirror
    ICE warehouse in Surprise targeted by arsonist days after massive community protests - Someone tried to burn down a Surprise warehouse that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to turn into a 1,500-bed detention center, according to...
  • Los Alamos Reporter
    Our Lady Of The Assumption Catholic Church In Jemez Springs Holds Mission Churches Of New Mexico Quilt Raffle -
  • WyoFile
    Wyoming House now pursuing UW funding cut of at least $20 million - The cut could grow to $40 million if the university does not report to lawmakers with $5 million in cost savings by December. The post Wyoming House now ...
  • NM Fire Info
    BLM plans prescribed burn activities in Eddy County - CARLSBAD, N.M. – Beginning in February, the Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct prescribed burn operations in Eddy County. Specifically, the BLM pla...
  • South Dakota Searchlight
    South Dakota’s attorney shortfall persists, but new legislation could help - State Rep. Mary Fitzgerald, R-Saint Onge, wants to enhance the delivery of legal services in South Dakota. She has filed legislation, House Bill 1270, desi...
  • Environment – Mother Jones
    Federal Program That Helps Cities Prep for Disaster Stays Frozen Despite Judge’s Order - This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When it comes to adapting to the consequence...
  • Coyote Gulch
    #LakePowell and #LakeMead are moving in opposite directions – What gives? — Jack Schmidt, Eric Kuhn, Anne Castle, Kathryn Sorensen, Katherine Tara (Center for #ColoradoRiver Studies) - Click the link to read the article on the Center for Colorado River Studies website (Jack Schmidt[1], Eric Kuhn[2], Anne Castle[3], Kathryn Sorensen[4], Ka...
  • Daily Montanan
    The JAIL Act: Political theater disguised as public safety - Sen. Tim Sheehy, a Republican from Montana, has introduced a bill that is unconstitutional on its face, unworkable in practice, and breathtakingly unseriou...
  • Montana Free Press
    2026 election slates up and running - [image: Secretary of State 2023] One week into the filing period for the 2026 elections, one thing is clear: The biggest primary race, to be decided in Ju...
  • South Dakota Voices
    Mayor TenHaken: Transparency Please! - If we are forking over $90 million, shouldn't we know ALL the details?
  • Source New Mexico
    Governors say Trump told them he won’t force immigration enforcement surges on states - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told governors Friday during a meeting at the White House he has no plans to surge federal immigration operations in st...
  • Stateline
    Governors say Trump told them he won’t force immigration enforcement surges on states - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told governors Friday during a meeting at the White House he has no plans to surge federal immigration operations in st...
  • Minnesota Reformer
    ‘Fewer than 500’ ICE agents left in Minnesota, per federal officials - Department of Homeland Security officials say fewer than 500 immigration agents remain in Minnesota now that Operation Metro Surge has concluded, U.S. Rep....
  • The New Lede
    USDA has “sufficient opportunities” to respond to PFAS crisis on farmland, report finds - Federal regulators have a range of solutions available to tackle the widespread contamination of farmland with toxic chemicals, according to a new report...
  • The Wildlife News
    In Defense of “overgrazing” – The Term, Not the Practice - When most public land allotments fail land-health standards and authorized use doubles the levels range science recommends, “overgrazing” stops being a lab...
  • The 19th
    We’re hiring a part-time fellowships coordinator - Role details The 19th is hiring a part-time Program Coordinator, Fellowships to provide dedicated administrative and operational support across all areas o...
  • Colorado Times Recorder
    The Epstein Class: They Are the Elites They Pretend to Hate - For years, MAGA has attacked minority groups in the name of “protecting women and children.” It turns out the real abusers are wealthy and powerful.
  • New Mexico In Focus
    State Budget Includes Funds for Child Care, Health Care - 2.20.26 – For the seventh year in a row, the state budget has grown. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio sits down with a panel of experts to discuss the $11.1 b...
  • The Revelator
    New Research Uncovers Shocking Level of Trade in Protected Chambered Nautiluses - The beautiful marine mollusks have international protections, but sale of their shells continues by the tens of thousands. The post New Research Uncovers...
  • Morning Briefings – Kaiser Health News
    Friday, February 20, 2026 - KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independ...
  • Native America Calling
    Friday, February 20, 2026 – Remembering Osage leader Jim Gray - Former Osage Principal Chief Jim Gray is remembered as a leader who laid the foundation for a modern, self-governing tribal structure while also reconnec...
  • Turtle Talk
    Enbridge Claims It Cannot Meet July 2026 Deadline to Shut Down Line 5 on Bad River Rez and Demands More Time - Here are new materials in Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Enbridge Energy Company (W.D. Wis.): Previous post.
  • Democracy Now!
    Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestinian Columbia Student Targeted by Trump, Hails Court Ruling Blocking Deportation - An immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University graduate and green card holder who was detai...
  • Ralph Nader
    Tyrant Trump Declares End of Laws Saving American Lives - By Ralph Nader February 20, 2026 “Deregulation” is an antiseptic word loved by the giant corporations that rule the people. In reality, health and safety “...
  • South Dakota News Watch
    SD near the bottom in rate of kids prepared for kindergarten - Greater parental involvement in the lives of preschoolers can go a long way to helping children be better prepared for school, experts say.
  • High Country News
    How community organizers are amplifying Oregon’s Black music history - [image: Shades Of Brown performing at Clyde’s Prime Rib to celebrate the release of their self-titled album, recorded in the ’70s and released on vinyl by ...
  • The Hotshot Wake Up
    3 Wildland Firefighters Severely Injured On The Ranger Road Fire In Oklahoma After Their Engine Flipped Into A Canyon, Getting Burned Over. - 2 firefighters were riding on the back of the engine.
  • NDN COLLECTIVE
    Message from the frontlines of the fight against ICE: Communal grief is necessary to sustain resistance. - Minnesota is teaching us about courage. Minnesota is showing us what fierce resistance looks like under an occupation by paramilitary... The post Message...
  • Wildfire Today
    Wildfires trigger ‘Agriculture Emergency’ in Texas - Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller declared an Agriculture Emergency on Wednesday, stemming from alleged devastating losses to farmers in the state ...
  • Great Plains Fire Information
    February 17, 2026 - * Hansen Fire * Date Reported: 2/17/26 Time:13:46 PM Location: Lake County, 3 miles East of Madison, SD Size: 100 acres Jurisdiction: Unknown Resourc...
  • www.bozemandailychronicle.com - RSS Results in news/environment of type article
    Growth, tourism and gravel collide in Yellowstone’s northern gateway - As Paradise Valley population swells with residents and visitors, development follows and on its heels the quest for a valuable resource: gravel. A new gra...
  • South Dakota Democratic Party
    Governor Rhoden’s Veto Defended Markets, Not Meat Alternatives - Column by Sen. Liz Larson
  • Sky Island Alliance
    Tomar acción: protección del lobo en riesgo - Una nueva legislación dirigida contra los lobos mexicanos está avanzando a la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. para una votación completa, y necesitamos ...
  • Currents - Native News Online
    Flanagan Calls ICE Agents ‘out of control’ after Woman Killed in Minneapolis - Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said federal immigration agents are “out of control” after a 37-year-old woman was shot and killed Wednesday morning by...
Show 10 Show All

addenda

Get this Recent Comments Widget
  • ►  2026 (58)
    • ►  February (18)
    • ►  January (40)
  • ▼  2025 (336)
    • ►  December (36)
    • ►  November (33)
    • ►  October (37)
    • ▼  September (36)
      • Fire weather still a threat in South Dakota
      • Doeden would be easiest for a strong Democrat to beat
      • Olson opines on South Dakota's culture of corruption
      • President Jeffries will rescind Medals of Honor fo...
      • Ain't it the truth!
      • SDHP apparently a shitty place to work
      • Spearditch theater is broke, looking for buyer
      • Minnesota finally opens non-tribal cannabis dispen...
      • Handy chart
      • Yep
      • Anderson, ACLU taking on Spearditch City Hall
      • Guest post: Wismer updates South Dakota voters on ...
      • Guest post: Conlon on farm handouts
      • South Dakota students are struggling with debt; Ne...
      • Schoenbeck: Earth haters unfit to be SDAG
      • White bomb, manosphere driving End Times
      • Nick Anderson cartoon
      • Olson on SDGOP
      • South Dakota still hates teachers
      • Guest post: Schorn on Kirk
      • Lame duck Larry Rhoden should apologize as he exits
      • Did MAGA take Kirk out?
      • Tapio wants to suspend government
      • Tots and pears, Dusty
      • Doeden confidence exceeds his writing skills
      • Bankers, Big Ag sinking American farmers
      • SD Earth haters freaking out over Doeden candidacy
      • SD Earth haters offering n*gger/child killer rifle...
      • SD Dems likely to have a US House primary
      • May on Olson
      • NM teachers applaud cell phone ban as SD Earth hat...
      • Extreme fire weather returns to South Dakota
      • Marty Two Bulls nails it again
      • More bad news for rural economy: Goss
      • More Earth haters on the SDPUC? What a shocker!
      • SD Earth haters targeting Trump now?
    • ►  August (25)
    • ►  July (25)
    • ►  June (32)
    • ►  May (48)
    • ►  April (25)
    • ►  March (11)
    • ►  February (12)
    • ►  January (16)
  • ►  2024 (257)
    • ►  December (22)
    • ►  November (21)
    • ►  October (18)
    • ►  September (22)
    • ►  August (18)
    • ►  July (20)
    • ►  June (20)
    • ►  May (21)
    • ►  April (23)
    • ►  March (20)
    • ►  February (26)
    • ►  January (26)
  • ►  2023 (239)
    • ►  December (25)
    • ►  November (24)
    • ►  October (23)
    • ►  September (23)
    • ►  August (17)
    • ►  July (19)
    • ►  June (10)
    • ►  May (19)
    • ►  April (19)
    • ►  March (21)
    • ►  February (17)
    • ►  January (22)
  • ►  2022 (196)
    • ►  December (16)
    • ►  November (22)
    • ►  October (19)
    • ►  September (19)
    • ►  August (14)
    • ►  July (13)
    • ►  June (15)
    • ►  May (13)
    • ►  April (14)
    • ►  March (19)
    • ►  February (13)
    • ►  January (19)
  • ►  2021 (234)
    • ►  December (11)
    • ►  November (18)
    • ►  October (23)
    • ►  September (20)
    • ►  August (16)
    • ►  July (12)
    • ►  June (18)
    • ►  May (23)
    • ►  April (23)
    • ►  March (22)
    • ►  February (27)
    • ►  January (21)
  • ►  2020 (254)
    • ►  December (25)
    • ►  November (20)
    • ►  October (15)
    • ►  September (17)
    • ►  August (12)
    • ►  July (13)
    • ►  June (16)
    • ►  May (26)
    • ►  April (22)
    • ►  March (25)
    • ►  February (29)
    • ►  January (34)
  • ►  2019 (205)
    • ►  December (27)
    • ►  November (21)
    • ►  October (18)
    • ►  September (24)
    • ►  August (17)
    • ►  July (19)
    • ►  June (17)
    • ►  May (20)
    • ►  April (11)
    • ►  March (16)
    • ►  February (6)
    • ►  January (9)
  • ►  2018 (414)
    • ►  December (11)
    • ►  November (15)
    • ►  October (24)
    • ►  September (17)
    • ►  August (24)
    • ►  July (38)
    • ►  June (31)
    • ►  May (42)
    • ►  April (62)
    • ►  March (46)
    • ►  February (32)
    • ►  January (72)
  • ►  2017 (486)
    • ►  December (148)
    • ►  November (219)
    • ►  October (13)
    • ►  September (21)
    • ►  August (22)
    • ►  July (13)
    • ►  June (16)
    • ►  May (8)
    • ►  April (8)
    • ►  March (6)
    • ►  February (5)
    • ►  January (7)
  • ►  2016 (278)
    • ►  December (6)
    • ►  November (7)
    • ►  October (8)
    • ►  September (14)
    • ►  August (27)
    • ►  July (16)
    • ►  June (14)
    • ►  May (16)
    • ►  April (21)
    • ►  March (56)
    • ►  February (51)
    • ►  January (42)
  • ►  2015 (685)
    • ►  December (36)
    • ►  November (24)
    • ►  October (20)
    • ►  September (32)
    • ►  August (33)
    • ►  July (65)
    • ►  June (92)
    • ►  May (105)
    • ►  April (94)
    • ►  March (85)
    • ►  February (56)
    • ►  January (43)
  • ►  2014 (289)
    • ►  December (38)
    • ►  November (21)
    • ►  October (14)
    • ►  September (16)
    • ►  August (20)
    • ►  July (16)
    • ►  June (17)
    • ►  May (25)
    • ►  April (24)
    • ►  March (36)
    • ►  February (29)
    • ►  January (33)
  • ►  2013 (333)
    • ►  December (41)
    • ►  November (38)
    • ►  October (12)
    • ►  September (12)
    • ►  August (9)
    • ►  July (6)
    • ►  June (11)
    • ►  May (28)
    • ►  April (39)
    • ►  March (66)
    • ►  February (43)
    • ►  January (28)
  • ►  2012 (309)
    • ►  December (18)
    • ►  November (22)
    • ►  October (21)
    • ►  September (23)
    • ►  August (27)
    • ►  July (27)
    • ►  June (23)
    • ►  May (23)
    • ►  April (27)
    • ►  March (30)
    • ►  February (32)
    • ►  January (36)
  • ►  2011 (337)
    • ►  December (29)
    • ►  November (18)
    • ►  October (19)
    • ►  September (13)
    • ►  August (21)
    • ►  July (32)
    • ►  June (36)
    • ►  May (31)
    • ►  April (35)
    • ►  March (33)
    • ►  February (37)
    • ►  January (33)
  • ►  2010 (158)
    • ►  December (24)
    • ►  November (25)
    • ►  October (25)
    • ►  September (20)
    • ►  August (22)
    • ►  July (15)
    • ►  June (11)
    • ►  May (8)
    • ►  April (6)
    • ►  March (2)
Earth (2071) red state failure (1992) sd politics (1741) us politics (1487) tribes (1128) I-25 (709) manifesto (648) public radio (602) cannabis (596) montana politics (368) wyoming (359) catholics (346) pix (337) montana (328) ip (260) basin (53)
My photo
Earth: Santa Fe, Black Hills and Rocky Mountains
kurtz is a mostly-retired builder who grew up in Elkton, South Dakota, attended SDSU and SDSM&T, loved thirty years in the Black Hills partnering with clients in hospitality and real estate development and a decade in Montana creating art-of-fact now living grid-free southwest of Santa Fe covering cannabis and the politics of the environment in the Rocky Mountain West. lawrence.kurtz@yahoo.com
View my complete profile
Picture Window theme. Powered by Blogger.