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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 17m

"Roberts needs to be punished. But what's really at stake is achieving a changed relationship with wildlife in Wyoming. Ethics, not indifference, and a responsible attitude should prevail."
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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 25m

"Note too that the report does not include immigration freedom as a category. The restriction of immigration, a form of labor protectionism, infringes on the economic freedom — and natural rights — of both migrants and native-born people."
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On the “Economic Freedom of the World: 2025 Annual Report”

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 13h

#ImpeachTrumpVance

Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 18h

Remember, though, it will hurt Kristi Noem's feelings if you call them secret police.

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 13h

This anthropomorphism erases individuals, suppresses entrepreneurship, and turns neighbors into enemies by closing borders."
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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 13h

"In his 1919 book 'Nation, State, and Economy,' Mises warned that nationalism rests on a dangerous illusion: treating 'the nation' as if it were a real actor.
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Badger of Economics: Why We Still Need the Austrian School | The Daily Economy

When mainstream economists forget that only individuals act, bad policy follows. Some economists never stopped reminding us. We ignore them at our continued ...

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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · 1d

Join us for a free 3-day virtual symposium on firefly research & conservation! Each day will include 6 presentations & time for networking. Everyone interested in fireflies is invited! 🪲💡
🗓️Oct 28-30 at 9am PT / 12pm ET
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“Virtual Firefly Symposium: Science, Conservation, and Education” A female Florida intertidal firefly perched on a red mangrove leaf at a nature center in Broward County, Florida.

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 2d

and who is conducting a war on immigrants, would be a poor choice for anything other than impeachment and conviction and international condemnation.
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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 2d

The politician who supported the government of Israel's genocide, who has accommodated Russia's criminal war, who has threatened to attack Greenland and Panama and invade Mexico, who is now committing murder in the Caribbean,
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Trump's quest for Nobel Peace Prize falls short despite high-profile nominations

President Donald Trump has been passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize, despite efforts from Republicans and world leaders.

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is one of the problems, not the answer. Europe has to wake up.

The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 2d

⚡️Update: 'Missiles, one after another' — Child killed, 12 injured amid mass Russian attack on Ukrainian cities, energy infrastructure.

'Missiles, one after another' — Child killed, 12 injured amid mass Russian attack on Ukrainian cities, energy infrastructure

"From the explosions that just occurred — a ballistic missile attack is ongoing. Missiles one after another, air defense is active," Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said.

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 2d

8-14-24.

"A former busker who learned roots music during her itinerant twenties, Ferrell shows no fealty to any one style while honoring many in her sparkling, insightful songs."
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Sierra Ferrell: Tiny Desk Concert

YouTube video by NPR Music

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 2d

"The Russian leader thinks his enemies are weak and can be easily intimidated. Until he is proved wrong, the cost of stopping him will only rise."
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Putin the geopolitical gangster is trying to intimidate Europe

Putin the geopolitical gangster is trying to intimidate Europe into abandoning Ukraine with an escalating campaign of gray zone aggression designed to highlight the continent's vulnerability to Russia...

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 2d

Welcome immigrants.

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More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys

The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 2d

Brett Kavanaugh assures me this is the sort of minor inconvenience that shouldn't disturb anyone.

CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 2d

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump Party senators are complicit in Trump's murders.

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Senate Republicans vote down legislation to check Trump's use of war powers against cartels

Senate Republicans have voted down legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels.

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 3d

"A Chicago pastor injured during demonstrations outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility has joined a sweeping federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday challenging the Trump administration’s response to protests in the city."
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Chicago pastor sues Trump admin after allegedly being shot by ICE agents

Rev. David Black alleges ICE shot him without warning in Broadview; joins suit over protester rights violations.

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 3d

Now, we endure Trump's immoral and idiotic war on immigration, which is based on the lie that immigrants are a threat rather than a resource.
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" ... Washington chose two more decades of occupation, nation-building, strategic confusion, and widespread corruption."
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How the U.S. sold its longest war with a bodyguard of lies

Filmmaker Dan Krauss explains how U.S. leaders misled the public about Afghanistan, why the media failed to push back, and how money and power kept America’s longest war alive long after it was lost.

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 3d

War on wolves, Estonia edition.
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Unprecedented permission granted to hunt 'nuisance' wolves in Estonian national park

The state Environmental Board has issued six special permits to hunt wolves in an Estonian national park, the first time this has been done.

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 3d

Biophilia:

"As a species, we've evolved over hundreds of thousands or millions of years, so our brain comes to expect certain things from our evolutionary path. … One of the things it expects is to be in nature."
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How We Are Nurtured by Nature | Wake Forest Magazine

Christian Waugh (P ’27) Professor of Psychology Psychology Professor Christian Waugh (P ’27) specializes in research about cultivating positive emotions to regulate stress, temporal dynamics of emotio...

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 3d

The fascist regime is attempting to demonize any opposition to its immorality, idiocy, and lawlessness.

Nicholas Sarwark @sarwark.org · 3d

“they” in this case is a young Mormon man whose whole family is MAGA.

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 3d

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 3d

"The National Immigrant Justice Center [et al.] in March 2025 filed motions to enforce the Castañon Nava consent decree on behalf of 26 individuals who were detained by ICE without warrants or probable cause during the early weeks of the second Trump ...."
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Federal Judge Extends Consent Decree Prohibiting ICE From Arresting People Without Warrants or Probable Cause - National Immigrant Justice Center

A federal judge ruled that the 2022 Castañon Nava consent decree, which enforces federal limits on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers’ ability to arrest people without warrants or...

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 3d

A federal judge in Chicago has found that ICE conducted numerous illegal warrantless arrests in Illinois and nearby states in defiance of a 2022 consent decree. It also prepared post hoc arrest rationales after the fact based on details agents "did not know at the time they made the arrests". /1

ICE Violated Consent Decree With Warrantless Arrests, Federal Judge In Chicago Says

Attorneys argued that the recent arrest of an Albany Park family at Millennium Park violated a consent decree that limits the conditions under which federal agents can make warrantless arrests.

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 3d

Vindictive prosecution ordered by a vindictive and lawless president.
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Comey pleads not guilty, will look to dismiss case for vindictive prosecution

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges of lying to Congress.

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 3d

Every idiotic statement by Trump should be responded to with the reminder of the need to impeach him and Vance as soon as possible.
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Trump says Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose Guard deployment

President Donald Trump says the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops for his immigration and crime crackdown in ...

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 4d

Brazil’s antitrust regulator, CADE, decided to suspend the Amazon soy moratorium from Jan. 1, 2026.

Depending on the probe’s course of action, this could dismantle one of the nation’s most important private sector pacts credited with slowing deforestation of the rainforest for soy plantations.

Brazil soy deal that curbs Amazon deforestation to be suspended in 2026

Brazil’s antitrust regulator, CADE, on Sept. 30 decided to suspend the Amazon soy moratorium from Jan. 1, 2026. Depending on the probe’s course of action, this could dismantle one of the nation’s…

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David E. Shellenberger @deshellenberger.bsky.social · 4d

Reminder, 11-21-24:

"In 2016, news emerged that Trump paid a $2,500 fine because his foundation improperly donated $25,000 to Bondi’s political election committee in 2013 before her office opted not to pursue a fraud investigation into Trump University."
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5 things you need to know about Pam Bondi

Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, was chosen Thursday to be the nation’s top law enforcement official by Donald Trump.

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