Aaron Weiss
@aweiss.bsky.social
Public lands guy. Wannabe photographer, baker, occasional piano player. Denver-based.
Public lands, tech, climate, food, Colorado
Signal: @aweiss.77
Public lands, tech, climate, food, Colorado
Signal: @aweiss.77
We fucking warned Doug Burgum this would happen if he left national parks open during the shutdown.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Hundreds of Joshua trees were scorched during the shutdown
A firefighter with the National Park Service says a fire wiped out more than a thousand Joshua trees amid the government shutdown. Restoration could be limited by a depleted staff, they said.
www.latimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
We fucking warned Doug Burgum this would happen if he left national parks open during the shutdown.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Massive credit to X for this. More transparency is good.
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Massive credit to X for this. More transparency is good.
It's mind-blowing that somehow Netflix is the least bad outcome here.
Any of these deals would be bad for free expression, creativity and industry jobs.
Paramount, Comcast and Netflix Make Official Bids for Warner Bros. Discovery as High-Stakes Fight for the Company Begins
The first-round bids were nonbinding, with things likely to evolve over the coming weeks. It was not immediately clear if Saudi Arabia or other Middle Eastern funds were involved in any bid.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It's mind-blowing that somehow Netflix is the least bad outcome here.
Can confirm. Life-changing when you travel and need to sleep in or nap.
Every few years I feel compelled to post about the best hotel hack ever, because every time I post about it, it turns out to be new to lots of folks …
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Can confirm. Life-changing when you travel and need to sleep in or nap.
Ooh ooh ooh I know which
I can usually translate him, but either I’m losing my mind, or he is.
November 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Ooh ooh ooh I know which
So it turns out that Trump's nominee to run the Bureau of Land Management has spent his entire career trying to sell off public lands.
westwise.substack.com/p/trumps-new...
westwise.substack.com/p/trumps-new...
Trump’s new pick to run the BLM has a history of working to sell off public land
In Congress, Steve Pearce supported bills to privatize public land, gut the Antiquities Act, prioritize oil and gas drilling, and weaken the Endangered Species Act
westwise.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
So it turns out that Trump's nominee to run the Bureau of Land Management has spent his entire career trying to sell off public lands.
westwise.substack.com/p/trumps-new...
westwise.substack.com/p/trumps-new...
Randy Rainbow doing Chappell Roan is long overdue. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH-5...
Big Phony Schmuck! - Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Randy Rainbow doing Chappell Roan is long overdue. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH-5...
Wow Amazon thanks for the push alert that's an amazing deal
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Wow Amazon thanks for the push alert that's an amazing deal
Reposted by Aaron Weiss
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
The Last Supper has entered the chat
Heritage Foundation having a normal one
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The Last Supper has entered the chat
My second robotaxi sighting in Denver.
November 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
My second robotaxi sighting in Denver.
The biggest election night surprise so far is that Steve Kornacki owns gray pants
November 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The biggest election night surprise so far is that Steve Kornacki owns gray pants
Etymology question: is "tush push" the only American football term to have migrated from Yiddish, or just the most commonly used one?
November 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Etymology question: is "tush push" the only American football term to have migrated from Yiddish, or just the most commonly used one?
Badass.
"She forged documents, helped Jewish families find shelter in Christian homes, and delivered secret papers — including once to a contact at Nazi headquarters in Paris, which she infiltrated by flirting with the German soldiers who were guarding the front door."
"She forged documents, helped Jewish families find shelter in Christian homes, and delivered secret papers — including once to a contact at Nazi headquarters in Paris, which she infiltrated by flirting with the German soldiers who were guarding the front door."
“Selma van de Perre, a valiant Jewish secretary who during World War II covertly transported suitcases bulging with cash, seditious newsletters, identity cards and ration books to Dutch resistance agents, even penetrating Nazi headquarters in Paris, died on Oct. 20 in London. She was 103.”
Selma van de Perre, Dutch Jew Who Resisted Nazis, Dies at 103
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Badass.
"She forged documents, helped Jewish families find shelter in Christian homes, and delivered secret papers — including once to a contact at Nazi headquarters in Paris, which she infiltrated by flirting with the German soldiers who were guarding the front door."
"She forged documents, helped Jewish families find shelter in Christian homes, and delivered secret papers — including once to a contact at Nazi headquarters in Paris, which she infiltrated by flirting with the German soldiers who were guarding the front door."
Guess I picked a good time to finally watch a baseball game this season
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Guess I picked a good time to finally watch a baseball game this season
It's funny because she doesn't look much like a couch
My firmly apolitical mom knows about Vance and Erika Kirk 💀
November 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It's funny because she doesn't look much like a couch
Me looking at the salt content of the Trader Joe's bowl I just ate for lunch
November 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Me looking at the salt content of the Trader Joe's bowl I just ate for lunch
👀
November 1, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Yep, it's that bad. Insta-block.
I’m not gonna quote twoot this because that’s what she wants but this is some serious hackery. Kat Abu couldn’t speak about the specifics of her case on advise of counsel and Palmieri turned that into a cheap gotcha. More of a Tucker Carlson than Katie Porter moment.
Might want to block her.
Might want to block her.
October 31, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Yep, it's that bad. Insta-block.
Paying tribute to racist losers is exceptionally on brand for Doug Burgum.
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Paying tribute to racist losers is exceptionally on brand for Doug Burgum.
I just watched this exceptionally nerdy and heartwarming board game documentary on my flight back to Denver. Highly recommended as an airplane watch, or spending the $6 to rent it.
youtu.be/M4DAzzVIyQY?...
youtu.be/M4DAzzVIyQY?...
The Hobby: Tales From The Tabletop (2025) - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Brainstorm Media
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I just watched this exceptionally nerdy and heartwarming board game documentary on my flight back to Denver. Highly recommended as an airplane watch, or spending the $6 to rent it.
youtu.be/M4DAzzVIyQY?...
youtu.be/M4DAzzVIyQY?...
Submit your "wood for sheep" jokes now
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Submit your "wood for sheep" jokes now
Reposted by Aaron Weiss
if it bleeds it leads. “horseglue” by ekko astral is out everywhere you can listen to music. have at it.
horseglue
spotify.link
October 22, 2025 at 4:49 AM
if it bleeds it leads. “horseglue” by ekko astral is out everywhere you can listen to music. have at it.
The kids are alright
Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them
Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
n.pr
October 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The kids are alright