“#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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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
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
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
"Montana’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that minors don’t need their parents’ permission to get an abortion in the state – agreeing with a lower court ruling that found the parental consent law violates the privacy clause in the state constitution."
https://apnews.com/article/montana-abortion-parental-consent-980e974b46721f6fcdefd9ac85a2a996
#healthcare #ReproductiveJustice #pregnancy #abortion #minors #adolescents #YoungAdults #privacy #montana
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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#Montana becomes 8th state with ballot measure seeking to protect #abortion rights https://apnews.com/article/177266d09ce91e073407276e588868df
👏🏻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/