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1y

“#Montana #GOP Senate candidate says he lied to ranger about gunshot wound in 2015 
Tim Sheehy was cited for illegally discharging a weapon in a national park but says he made up the gunshot to cover up a bullet wound he received as a Navy SEAL in Afghanistan that he never reported to superiors”
Gift: https://wapo.st/3JbuTO5

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1y

8 inches/20cm of heavy wet snow has blown in 3 days after the ski mountain closed for the year. The drifts were well over a foot deep in some places and I had do a bit of “fatbike cyclocross” to get to town.
#BikeTooter #cycling #gravel #gravelbike #bike2work #biketowork #cyclinglife #montana #redlodge #velotaf #commutebybike #mdRza #fatbike

A blue fatbike in an April snowstorm on the East bench north of Red Lodge Montana

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1y

An endearing story

This 27 yo is running as a #progressive #Democrat in deep red rural #Montana

'Adams says that if he is elected, he wants to actually do things, rather than engage in posturing; he says some state legislatures “have been spending all their time waging performative crusades, especially against #queer people and #environmental causes”'

The twist:

He's the son of Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far right #OathKeepers militia, serving 18 yrs for Jan 6

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/19/dakota-adams-oath-keeper-son-montana-elections

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1y

Stayed late in town to play #ultimate frisbee and saw a nice sunset on the way home.
#BikeTooter #cycling #gravel #gravelbike #bike2work #biketowork #cyclinglife #montana #RedLodge #velotaf #commutebybike #mdRza #fahrrad

A sunset behind the Beartooth mountains in late June. The high clouds are pink and red. The top edge of the setting sun is hot orange. A dimly lit orange bicycle in front of a pasture is in the foreground.

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1y

💪🏼Via Kyle Griffin:

A committee called Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights says it has submitted the required number of signatures to put a proposed amendment to enshrine #abortion access in #Montana's constitution on the November 2024 ballot.

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NEW: #Montana judge blocks a directive from Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen (R) to disqualify thousands of petition signatures, ruling in favor of organizers seeking to place abortion rights and democracy reforms on the ballot this November. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/montana-abortion-rights-initiative-faces-legal-battle-over-inactive-voter-directive/

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#photography #Montana #hiking #wilderness

red sun rises over burned forest in background, foreground of green shrubs surrounding a sill water pond, reflecting the orange of the morning sky

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321d

👏🏻👏🏻
#Montana becomes 8th state with ballot measure seeking to protect #abortion rights https://apnews.com/article/177266d09ce91e073407276e588868df

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👏🏻BREAKING: In a win for voters, the 9th Circuit blocks a #Montana law imposing criminal penalties on voters who do not cancel their voter registration in other counties or states — rejecting the RNC's request to have the law in effect for the 2024 election. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/9th-circuit-will-hear-challenge-to-montana-voter-suppression-law/

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Via #Tester's comms director Monica Robinson:

Reporting from AP:

"A former Park Service ranger said Friday that U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy of #Montana has been lying about a bullet wound that the candidate said came from fighting in Afghanistan," going public for the first time

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Republican US senate candidate Tim Sheehy admits no records prove his claim he was shot at war

Sheehy, who is running in #Montana, says he was shot during combat in Afghanistan, but ex-ranger says he shot himself at US national park —The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/04/tim-sheehy-montana-senate-gunshot-claim

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71d

Hey Hey working at the bike wash.

#BikeTooter #cycling #gravel #gravelbike #bike2work #biketowork #cyclinglife #montana #RedLodge #velotaf #fahrrad #dogs #dogsofmastodon #dogsofpixelfed

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East Rosebud Canyon trail aka "beaten path" used to be busiest trail in MT. 45K thru the glacially carved canyon, then up onto the Beartooth Plateau, ending near Cooke City. Slices S-SW thru highest terrain in MT. Ravaged by 13JUN2022 flood, 11K has been rebuilt from 1930m start, to washed out bridge 2400m Rimrock Lake. A young man died trying to cross the outlet 3 weeks ago, still has not been found. Perfect conditions 10-15C not too windy 👍🏽. #hiking #dogs #climate #montana #wilderness