Idaho Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/idaho/ A platform for change Sat, 21 Oct 2023 15:13:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Establishment media continue to be bamboozled by ‘Greater Idaho’ movement https://flux.community/jim-carroll/2023/10/establishment-media-continue-to-be-bamboozled-by-greater-idaho-movement/ Sat, 21 Oct 2023 13:09:52 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=14336 The deeply problematic “Greater Idaho” movement, which seeks to cleave off the majority of Oregon’s territory and a tenth of Oregon’s population to join the state of Idaho, has received another white-washing treatment by major media, this time by The Washington Post. As I’ve discussed before, and as experts on Western U.S. politics and right-wing […]

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]]> Beneath the surface, the Oregon secession movement isn’t about democracy https://flux.community/jim-carroll/2023/04/beneath-the-surface-the-oregon-secession-movement-isnt-about-democracy/ Sun, 09 Apr 2023 14:00:50 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13101 PORTLAND–What small state resident doesn’t get a thrill when the national media flick their gaze towards one’s beloved home, even if ever so briefly? Oregon had a sweet run of such sugar rush coverage in the early 2000s, propelled by Portland’s excellent food scene, the cultural cachet of Portlandia, and, well, Portland’s excellent food scene. […]

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]]> Heatwave ‘supercharged’ by climate crisis poised to intensify fires in US west https://flux.community/kenny-stancil/2022/09/heatwave-supercharged-by-climate-crisis-poised-to-intensify-fires-in-us-west/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:00:15 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12192 The U.S. West is bracing for a potentially record-shattering heatwave through Labor Day weekend, with experts warning that scorching temperatures are likely to trigger a spike in heatstroke and deaths and set the stage for a possibly catastrophic fire season this fall. Extreme heat—”supercharged” by the fossil fuel-driven climate crisis, as environmental scientist Jonathan Overpeck put it—has […]

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]]> New near-total abortions bans are taking effect in four states this week https://flux.community/shefali-luthra/2022/08/new-near-total-abortions-bans-are-taking-effect-in-four-states-this-week/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:00:49 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12150 Idaho, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas will begin enforcing near-total abortion bans Thursday, and a ban in a fifth state — North Dakota — was blocked by a judge the day before it was set to go into effect Friday. So as of this week, 11 states will have outlawed abortion in almost all instances. Abortions […]

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]]> Extremists mobilizing in Republican primaries to take out party leaders https://flux.community/david-neiwert/2021/05/extremists-mobilizing-republican-primaries-take-out-party-leaders/ Wed, 26 May 2021 15:38:48 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/05/extremists-mobilizing-republican-primaries-take-out-party-leaders/ The post Extremists mobilizing in Republican primaries to take out party leaders appeared first on Flux.

]]> Despite federal moratorium, home eviction rates returning to pre-pandemic levels https://flux.community/benjamin-larsen-and-mcallister-hall/2021/05/home-evictions-are-supposed-be/ Tue, 25 May 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/05/home-evictions-are-supposed-be/ The post Despite federal moratorium, home eviction rates returning to pre-pandemic levels appeared first on Flux.

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