Outside of my usual lane -- but you'll be seeing more of this from me. Those who love the natural world, PLEASE trouble to take your trash out with you. I walk and swim rivers too, and am heartbroken to see how we treat them.

@erwincurry Great question. Women's March wasn't specifically about corruption. I'd love to see anti-corruption protests here, not tied to any identity grouping -- gender, race, political party... Demanding a serious reform package. Measures also agreed at grassroots across the board.

U.S. officials mulling how to deal with Taliban going forward? Here's a thought: Narcotics kingpin designations. (Would have been equally valid for Pres. Karzai's brother.)

Thanks, Nancy. What I didn't have time to get into was how the corruption and failure we fostered in the Afghan government mirrors our own. 2 lost wars, econ. meltdown, opioid epidemic...all of whose authors have gained wealth and honor despite catastrophic policies.

RT @Global_Witness: President Biden's urge for global cooperation on climate at the #UNGA rings a little hollow when the US is still set to…

Then there's this: Note: Dems. excel at this conversion-of-gvt.-job-into-portfolio-earnings trick, too.

RT @OliverBullough: Say what you like about blockchain technology, it appears to make ballot box stuffing immeasurably more efficient.

@CREWcrew Investigate Zal Khalilzad

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@mgav Thanks for linking to "Resources" for helping Afghans.

@JacobKnitig Thanks for asking about ways to help Afghans -- those stuck inside as well as refugees. Here are some avenues I've been putting together:

RT @DxGordon: 1 billion tons GHGs was underreported by countries with large oil & gas industries over the past 5 years. And another billion…

RT @bristolideas: Saw this great tree up close once. It is magnificent. The walk to the tree was a moving experience. This is awful. https:…

This is the same Mike Pompeo responsible for the Doha Agreement that essentially handed Afghanistan over to the Taliban...so they'd allow us to withdraw? Why couldn't we just withdraw? What else got exchanged? Americans: Afghanistan is a mirror. Let's look b/f it's too late

@harrietjoynes Thank you so much for contributing to the survival of our friends from Arghand. I will keep you updated.

@SlaughterAM Thanks @SlaughterAM! And above all, dear friends, please donate. A little goes a long way even with prices way up in Afghanistan. $10 would really help. We will keep you posted on developments.

@WindMobileScam @camanpour Kaka: Pashtuns aren't the problem. Generalizations about one or another ethnic group or party or gender makes the job of corrupt & abusive elites easier. The Afghan -- and American -- people will never win against those elites till they stop falling for the identity baiting.