Snow (glow) tubing in single digit temps with some coworkers last night. Super fun, top speed reported was 36mph. No injuries or frostbite as far as I know. It was a beautiful spot overlooking the Twin Harbors. #Duluth #Superior #SpiritMountain
Spirit Mountain, Which is Sacred to Tribes, is Designated a New National Monument

The designation covers 506,000 acres, one of the largest tracts of land to come under federal protection since Biden took office.

Good News Network

2 new #NationalMonuments being established in #Nevada & #Texas & a #MarineSanctuary in U.S.💦 near Hawaii.

Nevada site, near border of #California & #Arizona, considered sacred to #NativeAmericans & spans > 500,000 acres, includes #SpiritMountain, home to #BighornSheep, #DesertTortoises & a large concentration of #JoshuaTrees, some of which are more than 900 years old. Thank you President Biden!

#Wildlife
#Nature

https://apnews.com/article/biden-avi-kwa-ame-nevada-conservation-willow-7378dadd793195bcedcc8562241cf54f

Biden creates national monuments in Nevada, Texas mountains

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is establishing national monuments on more than half a million acres in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary in U.S. waters near the Pacific Remote Islands southwest of Hawaii.

Associated Press
Big #conservation news: Biden is readying to announce today that he will commit to putting hundreds of thousands of acres in southern #Nevada around Avi Kwa Ame, #SpiritMountain, off limits to development. When signed, it would be his biggest #NationalMonument yet. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environmnet/2022/11/30/avi-kwa-ame-monument-nevada/
Biden to honor tribes with Nevada national monument, his biggest yet

President Biden is preparing the designate a huge national monument in southern Nevada that enjoys broad support, but could limit renewable energy development.

The Washington Post
A PR Firm Is Paying TikTok Influencers to Promote Liberal Causes and Hype Democrats’ Middling Accomplishments

Vocal Media “recruits, trains, and pays influencers” to promote liberal causes on TikTok. It’s easy to see how less-benign actors could use their model.