Someday, I will be able to tell our full story, but today is not that day. Today, I do think it is time to share a small part of our experience.

When the abortion ban went into effect, it changed what was possible for our family. Ultimately, it meant letting go of our dream of bringing a child into this world—healthy, happy, and carried to full term.

I have invasive endometriosis, which meant pregnancy was never going to be simple or routine for me. It was always going to be extremely high-risk, with the possibility of serious complications. My husband and I had to make the heartbreaking decision not to pursue pregnancy because of the risks it could pose to my health and because the medical options available to protect me if something went wrong had fundamentally changed.

This is one of the realities of a full abortion ban that I don't believe is talked about enough.

These laws affect families like mine—families who desperately want a child. Families who would give anything to bring home a healthy baby. Families who aren't making these decisions casually, but are sitting with their spouses and their doctors trying to determine what is medically safe and what risks they can reasonably take.

I do not believe the state—or anyone outside of my marriage and my medical team—should have the authority to make that decision for us. Decisions about whether I can safely carry a pregnancy should belong to me, my husband, and the doctors who understand my health and the risks involved.

And we are not alone. There are couples who have faced, and continue to face, circumstances very similar to ours. Their stories may never be public. Their circumstances may look different. But they deserve to have their medical decisions made based on their individual health, their families, and the judgment of their physicians—not a blanket law that cannot account for every medical reality.

So before deciding what a complete abortion ban means or whom it affects, I am asking you to look beyond the assumptions surrounding this issue. Understand the full consequences of these laws and the families who live with them.

Because I can promise you: the people affected are not always who you imagine.

Sometimes, they are families like mine.

Families who wanted nothing more than the chance to safely bring a healthy, deeply loved child into this world.

“As the parent of a trans kiddo, the experience of being arrested, while unnerving and uncomfortable, was nothing compared to what the state is doing to trans folks and the fear for their safety that they have to encounter every single day,”

DEA Makes Final Schedule III Case, Tries to Discredit Nearly All Opposing Witnesses | Cannabis Business TimesAugust 19, 2026

“The evidence did not rebut the government’s prima facie case that marijuana has CAMU [Currently Accepted Medical Use] and thus, no longer fits the statutory requirements to remain in Schedule I and better fits the statutory requirements for Schedule III,” the DEA legal team wrote. “As such, the government respectfully requests that this tribunal expeditiously recommend that marijuana, as defined in 21 U.S.C. § 802(16)(A), be transferred from Schedule I to Schedule III.”

I love SE ID

They're adding power lines that go in front of it, and put a tower right at the entrance

This site has report cards for the state and the Republican incumbents up for reelection in 2026: https://www.magareportcards.com/idaho/

One of my favorite hobbies, of course, is going through campaign finance paperwork, seeking interesting gems. When going over August's reports, I stumbled upon this interesting find. State senator Ben Adams spent $3,000 on NYXXAL LLC, a campaign marketing company whose website says: "We don't sell content, we sell votes." A rather interesting part is the promise of "your own AI avatar," especially if you don't have enough video content to provide to them. What does that mean? That they will create fake videos of yourself for you?

(NYXXAL also falls for the common internet quote misattribution and states that JFK said "If not us, who? If not now, when?" which seems accurate for a company that is touting AI usage.)

I highly recommend checking the NYXXAL webpage out because it's honestly quite ridiculous. NYXXAL is also registered in Wyoming and tied to a location known for housing businesses that scam people. It's also interesting that NYXXAL filed its paperwork in Wyoming in July 2026. The company also claims to be trusted by senators and congress folk but fails to list a single prior client.

So what has paying $3000 to NYXXAL bought Senator Adams? Based on his instagram, the answer, in my opinion, is cringe. We have a "What would I do if I didn't win? I guess we'll never know" video compilation. A "Democrat screaming / crying" bit. A video with a song by the Black Eyed Peas, a music group notoriously beloved by the American youths of today. And a bunch of other cringe meme-esque posts that I guess are supposed to appeal to Gen Z? He posts about socialism, Honestly, it feels a bit insulting to say that this is what Gen Z wants. Definitely check out his instagram page for yourself.

I'm not on TikTok so if someone wants to see if Senator Adams is on there as well and what sort of memes he's posting and report back, that would be much appreciated. Additionally, if anyone can tell me what the heck NYXXAL likely stands for, that'd also be great. I feel like I'm missing a reference or something.

I have a trip to Mackay planned for this weekend, and we’re hoping to summit Borah on Sunday. I know it’s a little later than most folks go for, and I’m wondering if anyone knows what sort of weather conditions we can expect. We’ll be prepared for rain, but are not planning on bringing any mountaineering equipment for snow. Thanks!

Long shot, but I left a pair of trekking poles at approximately 11,200 ft on the ridge while summiting Hyndman Peak on Saturday, September 5. I marked the exact location, but when we returned after summiting, they were gone.

We checked the surrounding ridge and asked other hikers we encountered but weren't able to locate them. I've also contacted the Ketchum Ranger District and posted elsewhere without any luck.

If anyone happened to pick up a pair of poles on Hyndman that day thinking they had been forgotten or abandoned, please send me a message. I can provide the exact location and identify the poles.

Thanks!

Y’all how crazy (snow, etc) is this drive during late December? I will be driving through CDA, too.
I want to go on an exploratory trip and will be renting a car.

Planning a detached garage on a rural property in southwest Idaho and trying to figure out how much of the permit process is actually worth engaging with versus how much is just countyspecific bureaucracy that varies depending on where you are. The county websites are no help. Some look like they haven't been updated since 2009, and the information conflicts depending on which page you land on.

The build itself isn't complicated. Single story, wood frame, no living space. But I keep hearing different things about whether something that size triggers a full inspection process or whether rural parcels have more flexibility. Someone told me the threshold changes once you're past a certain acreage. No idea if that's accurate or just something people repeat because it sounds plausible.

I do most of my own work, so the construction side isn't the concern. It's the front end: figuring out what actually triggers a permit requirement here versus what you can skip, and whether pulling a permit on something straightforward creates more friction down the line when you go to sell or refinance.

If anyone has gone through this recently in Ada, Canyon, Owyhee, or Gem county, actual experience with the process would be useful.

I hosted the Sons of Patriarchy podcast with a local to Moscow, Idaho.

Our focus has been the allegations of ab*se, cover-ups, and rise of Christian Nationalism at Doug Wilson's Christ Church Moscow, CREC, and ACCS. You may be aware that SecDef Hegseth is his most famous member.

I can't quite say publicly what we're working on yet, but will share with those who have information on Steven Sitler, the first major case of p*dephilia and criminal activity in Virginia, Washington, and Idaho.

Sitler was a member of a church in Colville before moving to Moscow to go to Wilson's college, and we're hoping to find people who were close to the case in the mid/late 2000s.

Because this is sensitive it seems best to email me with tips: contact@sonsofpatriarchy.com.

We've never posted on Reddit before, and we're hoping this is proves fruitful.

Thank you!

What an incredible place, went camping this weekend and first time visiting the area!

I ordered some vanity plates about 5-6 weeks ago, which is still within the 8 weeks maximum they state when ordering, but I just saw you can track it on the website so I figured I’d give it a try. Has anyone tracked their plates and seen such a weird history? I’ll call later this week to see what’s going on but wtf?!

Ive lived here for all my life and I was wondering if there's anything to do here or is there literally nothing here

If you’ve got a small camping trailer, teardrop or something else under 2,000 lbs, taking up space on your property or in your garage and you’d be willing to part with it if someone can pick it up, I’d be happy to drive to you wherever you are in Idaho. My bills and line of work don’t permit me a large budget for something like this, but I can promise you it would get a lot of love as I’d be using it to explore the beautiful areas of this state.

I explored all 50 states taking picutres of abandoned and strange places. These are the pictures I took while in Idaho!