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We may well be incapable of goodness.
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🚨 CALLAGHAN HAS BEGUN.
The helicopters are flying.

Today, the Bureau of Land Management began the Callaghan Complex roundup, one of the largest wild horse removal operations in Nevada history.

Over the coming weeks, nearly 2,000 wild horses are slated to be removed from their federally protected home range as part of a broader plan targeting 5,000 horses.

What we are witnessing at Callaghan is not simply one roundup. It is the result of decades of failed management that has trapped wild horses, taxpayers, and our public lands in a costly and inhumane cycle of roundup, removal, and lifelong holding.

After these horses are removed, there is still no effective and sustainable management plan to prevent this cycle from repeating.
Congress has called for greater use of fertility control. The BLM’s own scientific advisors have urged the agency to expand humane, in-the-wild management. Yet helicopters continue to fly, more horses are funneled into already-overburdened holding facilities, and taxpayers are left funding their care for decades.

Wild horses cannot testify before Congress. They cannot demand accountability from the agencies deciding their future.

But we can.

AWHC is on the ground documenting what happens, fighting in court, advocating for humane, science-based management, and ensuring the public sees the reality of these operations.

Now is the time to demand lasting change.

🐎 Take action through the link in our bio and urge Congress to reform the federal wild horse and b***o program.
📣 Share this post so more people understand that roundups are not a management solution.
🤎 Support our work to keep observers in the field and power the legal, scientific, and advocacy efforts needed to keep wild horses wild.

The roundup has begun. Our fight to end this cycle continues.

US Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) has ripped technology giant Microsoft for cutting staff at a time when it’s making massive profits.

Let's not forget that Ukraine is still under siege.

...and people will vote the way the always do, just out of habit.

oh...

...feels like this was such a long time ago...

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While the eyes of the nation are fixed on the daily churn of politics, a quiet maneuver is unfolding in the corrupted halls of Congress that could alter the heart of the American West.

​The "Trump Interstate" (I-47)

​Introduced in May 2026 by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), the I-47 Future Interstate Act (S. 4484) proposes to designate U.S. Route 287, stretching from Texas to Montana, as "Interstate 47". While proponents argue this is merely a "naming" designation intended to improve regional connectivity and traffic efficiency, the reality of "interstate" status is far more industrial.

​Upgrading a corridor to interstate standards, which typically requires expanding two-lane roads into four-lane, high-speed freeways, is a death knell for the wild character of the regions it bisects. In the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, this isn't just about paving; it’s about slicing through critical migration corridors for elk and pronghorn, increasing fatal wildlife-vehicle collisions, and introducing industrial- noise, light pollution, and chemical runoff into the headwaters of our most iconic national parks.

​The Backdoor Path: The BUILD America 250 Act

​If the standalone S. 4484 bill currently sitting in the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works doesn't gain traction, there is a much more insidious threat: the BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870).

​Recently approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee with a 62-2 vote, this $580 billion surface transportation reauthorization package is being positioned as a "must-pass" piece of legislation before current authorities expire on September 30, 2026.

​The "freight-first" philosophy driving the BUILD America 250 Act is what should terrify every public lands advocate. The bill explicitly emphasizes expanding freight corridor designations and codifying freight data sharing, while accelerating project delivery by expanding "categorical exclusions," which essentially cut red tape and bypass the rigorous environmental reviews that currently protect our public lands from unchecked development.

​By embedding "future interstate" designations or similar infrastructure "modernizations" into the massive BUILD America 250 Act, lawmakers can bypass the public scrutiny that a standalone, controversial bill would attract. This is a classic legislative Trojan Horse.

​Turning a scenic route through the heart of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks into a high-speed, four-lane interstate doesn't just "improve connectivity", it industrializes the last remaining wild sanctuaries we have left.

​If you believe our National Parks belong to the people, not to industrial freight interests, now is the time to raise the alarm. This isn't just a highway project, it’s a fundamental shift in how we treat the American landscape, prioritizing corporate speed over the ecological integrity of our most precious wild places.

What are your thoughts on building an industrial interstate through the heart of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks? Drop them below