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May 7, 2025

Port Angeles, WA — Forest defenders launched a blockade this morning in order to halt the clearcut logging of one of the last low-elevation mature forests in the Elwha Watershed. This century-old forest, located on the Olympic Peninsula, is part of the ancestral lands of the S'Klallam people, and it's sale has been the subject of increasing public outcry.

The forest was auctioned last year by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and purchased by the Murphy Company, an Oregon-based timber firm. The timber sale, known as "Parched", is currently under litigation by the Earth Law Center and Legacy Forest Defense Coalition, and a petition—started by members of the Lower Elwha Kallam Tribe urging that the watershed be protected—has been signed by over half of tribal member, as well as being widely supported by local citizens.

Having never been logged by machinery, this 100-year-old forest is home to Douglas fir, grand fir and western red cedar, and is developing old-growth characteristics essential to endangered species like the northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet. An imperiled flower, whipplea modesta, also makes its home here.

To prevent logging of this critical habitat, forest defenders placed large debris in the middle of the road. This debris is attached to a climber who is suspended above on a “dunk-tank” platform in a large tree. If authorities attempt to remove the road debris, the platform will drop, risking a 100-foot fall for the climber.

Protesters argue that the DNR's logging practices not only undermine the state's own investments, but also violate public trust, prioritizing short-term profits over long-term values. "We shouldn't have to choose between losing essential services and logging these mature forests," said one of the members of the group. "These forests are also essential, and irreplaceable in the face of the climate crisis—storing carbon, protecting biodiversity, and buffering our communities from wildfires and floods."

A licensed independent engineering geologist, Glen G. Wade, reviewed the landscape during the SEPA review noting that logging would increase runoff in an area already threatened by deep-seated landslides "posing direct risks to nearby residences, Little River Road, and the Little River itself." Additional concerns have been raised about impact of logging on fragile salmon runs. "Parched" and other DNR sales are very near the site of the recently removed dam, where state and federal governments invested more than $338 million in river and salmon restoration.

Since 2022, Port Angeles City Council has raised serious concerns about logging the Elwha River watershed, as it is the sole source of drinking water for Port Angeles. The city claims their efforts for collaboration and dialogue with the DNR have been resisted or outright denied.

The forest defenders, on the other hand, refuse to be denied.

"I'm not going anywhere" says the tree-sitter. "Our new lands commissioner, Dave Upthegrove, promised to protect mature forests; we are here helping him keep his promise."

Demands of the Blockade:

Immediate cancellation of the "Parched" Timber Sale

A pause on all logging in the Elwha watershed

A permanent ban on logging the remaining mature forests in western Washington.

Community Solidarity

The blockade has received support from tribal members, conservation groups, and local outdoor enthusiasts. Financial support for the action can be directed to this GoFundMe page, and a rally is planned for 4 PM on Thursday, May 8 at the gate of the logging road on Walkabout Way in Port Angeles.

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after reading a bunch of classical literature i’ve decided to revive the concept of knighthood all by myself

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why play modded daggerfall when you could play modded morrowind multiplayer with your buds? (how this has existed for almost a decade without me knowing is wild).

Me and my roommate were on a daggerfall kick for a week and it’s worth it to play it but it didn’t grab me long term. Instead I set up a tes3mp server and we’re playing ‘vanilla’ morrowind as a group and it’s rad

Okay so what you want to do is go download Daggerfall from GOG. It's free and it's an absolutely massive open world RPG that is still unmatched in sheer scope by the later Elder Scrolls games. Now, remember where you installed that game so you'll know where to find it.

Then what you'll want to do is head on over to the Daggerfall Workshop to download Daggerfall Unity. Daggerfall Unity is a port of Daggerfall into the Unity engine which already incorporates some basic quality of life upgrades (like WASD + mouse gameplay, fixing bugs, allowing you to turn off the game's awful "hold down the mouse button and drag the cursor around to simulate swinging" combat system for more sensible click-based combat, you can find this setting in the game's Options menu) but now you also have access to an absolutely massive modding scene. If you want you can pick up some mods that make the game "prettier" but like the game is already beautiful as is

DAGGERFALL SKELETON ATTACK

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Literally sensing that no one gives a fuck anymore so friendly reminder to keep boycotting all BDS products as well as any brands linked to Israel in any way

This is a lifestyle change rather than something you temporarily commit to and then drop for mediocre watered down coffee

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I came across an actual play ran on a chaturbate-type service: It was a bog-standard 5e stream but viewers tipped money for the players to take their clothes off and occasionally masturbate during. The DM is just some guy (who does not take his clothes off). The game they are playing has nothing to do with them taking clothes off, it’s just a dnd game.

I don’t actually recommend watching it, I was curious enough I paid money to their OF to see it but it’s neither sexy or an entertaining actual play, but it’s a wild concept that I am glad exists

You know what? My life hasn’t enough suffering yet, so I’m going to start watching some random D&D actual play completely cold, with no prior research into it.

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Unusual but sympathetic paper:

Language Matters: What Not to Say to Patients with Long COVID, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Other Complex Chronic Disorders

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/2/275

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when the fatigue-out-of-nowhere-disorder causes you to get fatigued out of nowhere

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discusses the differences between shame & guilt, and how those differences impact consumer behavior and intent in the context of being shown public health information. in the 2000s and 2010s it seems like psychological studies on the active reading role of consumers perceiving marketing material was really studied a lot

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buying microsoft products funds genocide

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I think everyone's desire to not piss anyone off is killing what is so attractive about personalities in the first place

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