Roberta Millstein 🌎🌱🐩🏊🏼♀🎶🥾
@cepaea.bsky.social
Professor Emerit at UC Davis. Researches in the history & philosophy of biology and environmental ethics. https://www.RLM.net/
New open-access book w/ U Chicago Press: _The Land Is Our Community: Aldo Leopold's Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium_
New open-access book w/ U Chicago Press: _The Land Is Our Community: Aldo Leopold's Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium_
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The Land Is Our Community
A contemporary defense of conservationist Aldo Leopold’s vision for human interaction with the environment. Informed by his experiences as a hunter, forester, wildlife manager, ecologist, conservati...
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Aldo Leopold’s Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium_, available for purchase or free #OpenAccess download from UChicago Press.
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Aldo Leopold’s Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium_, available for purchase or free #OpenAccess download from UChicago Press.
🌱🐋 🌎 #EnvHist #EnvHums
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Not to bury the lede: She mentions that she has not yet been contacted by the FBI for their "investigation."
Full interview with the 'Pink Coat Lady' who documented Alex Pretti's execution. Amazingly articulate. I don't think I'll be alone in feeling when you hear her, "This could have been me. I want this to be me if it comes to it. "
Exclusive: ‘Pink coat lady’ who recorded fatal encounter between federal officers and Alex Pretti speaks to Anderson Cooper | CNN
Anderson speaks with Stella Carlson, the witness who captured crucial video showing exactly what happened when Alex Pretti was shot and killed by DHS officers.
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Not to bury the lede: She mentions that she has not yet been contacted by the FBI for their "investigation."
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Full interview with the 'Pink Coat Lady' who documented Alex Pretti's execution. Amazingly articulate. I don't think I'll be alone in feeling when you hear her, "This could have been me. I want this to be me if it comes to it. "
Exclusive: ‘Pink coat lady’ who recorded fatal encounter between federal officers and Alex Pretti speaks to Anderson Cooper | CNN
Anderson speaks with Stella Carlson, the witness who captured crucial video showing exactly what happened when Alex Pretti was shot and killed by DHS officers.
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Full interview with the 'Pink Coat Lady' who documented Alex Pretti's execution. Amazingly articulate. I don't think I'll be alone in feeling when you hear her, "This could have been me. I want this to be me if it comes to it. "
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In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for “his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”
January 28, 2026 at 4:36 AM
In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for “his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”
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This isn’t “Democrats’” job. Enforcing federal criminal law is DOJ’s job. ICE/ERO handles civil removals. This sounds like agencies Trump runs can’t perform the mission without putting people in harms way.
Trump’s demands of Minnesota and Minneapolis - still blaming Dem leadership in the state for the chaos and death his regime has caused. Doesn’t sound promising.
January 28, 2026 at 1:40 AM
This isn’t “Democrats’” job. Enforcing federal criminal law is DOJ’s job. ICE/ERO handles civil removals. This sounds like agencies Trump runs can’t perform the mission without putting people in harms way.
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Under DHS’ use-of-force policy, moves that cut off a person's breathing “must not be used as a means to control non-compliant subjects or persons resisting arrest.”
But videos we reviewed showed agents using these restraints to do just that.
But videos we reviewed showed agents using these restraints to do just that.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Under DHS’ use-of-force policy, moves that cut off a person's breathing “must not be used as a means to control non-compliant subjects or persons resisting arrest.”
But videos we reviewed showed agents using these restraints to do just that.
But videos we reviewed showed agents using these restraints to do just that.
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They really have no humanity.
January 28, 2026 at 2:15 AM
They really have no humanity.
Important and helpful analysis here ⤵️
A federal judge told ICE: “The Court’s patience is at an end.”
After ignoring dozens of court orders, the administration was forced to answer. But it doesn’t sound like the administration is committed to de-escalation. Read about what actually happened today. joycevance.substack.com/p/ice-gettin...
After ignoring dozens of court orders, the administration was forced to answer. But it doesn’t sound like the administration is committed to de-escalation. Read about what actually happened today. joycevance.substack.com/p/ice-gettin...
ICE: Getting The Scrutiny It Deserves
But will it last?
joycevance.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Important and helpful analysis here ⤵️
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The Trump "softened" his stance thing is so so old.
This one is from 2024, about abortion.
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
This one is from 2024, about abortion.
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
January 27, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The Trump "softened" his stance thing is so so old.
This one is from 2024, about abortion.
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
This one is from 2024, about abortion.
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
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Conservatives have long viewed use of force by federal agents as tyrannical. The splintering response to Pretti’s death suggests some on the right are losing patience with Trump’s nascent police state.
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talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/alex-pr...
Alex Pretti’s Killing Has Upended the Right’s Narratives About Government Overreach
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Conservatives have long viewed use of force by federal agents as tyrannical. The splintering response to Pretti’s death suggests some on the right are losing patience with Trump’s nascent police state.
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/alex-pr...
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This International Holocaust Remembrance Day, California mourns the six million Jewish lives brutally taken and the millions of others horrifically murdered by the Nazis.
We must tell the truth about this atrocity and fight antisemitism and all hatred — without exception.
We must tell the truth about this atrocity and fight antisemitism and all hatred — without exception.
January 27, 2026 at 10:10 PM
This International Holocaust Remembrance Day, California mourns the six million Jewish lives brutally taken and the millions of others horrifically murdered by the Nazis.
We must tell the truth about this atrocity and fight antisemitism and all hatred — without exception.
We must tell the truth about this atrocity and fight antisemitism and all hatred — without exception.
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NY/DC corridor media speeding right to the absolution of Trump and missing the fact that nothing has changed in Minnesota, despite his alleged change in tone
A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
January 27, 2026 at 10:33 PM
NY/DC corridor media speeding right to the absolution of Trump and missing the fact that nothing has changed in Minnesota, despite his alleged change in tone
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The co-founder of Latinas for Trump is now condemning Trump’s ICE raids:
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
January 27, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The co-founder of Latinas for Trump is now condemning Trump’s ICE raids:
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
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A US federal judge has temporarily stopped the deportation of a five-year-old boy from Minnesota and his father, following widespread backlash over their arrest by immigration authorities.
Judge Halts Deportation of Five-Year-Old Child and Father Amid Legal Challenge
Court order blocks removal as case over immigration detention continues
meidasnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:39 PM
A US federal judge has temporarily stopped the deportation of a five-year-old boy from Minnesota and his father, following widespread backlash over their arrest by immigration authorities.
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Two federal officers fired shots during an encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday.
https://to.pbs.org/4q6xM5I
https://to.pbs.org/4q6xM5I
DHS tells Congress 2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti
Two federal officers fired shots during an encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday.
www.pbs.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Two federal officers fired shots during an encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday.
https://to.pbs.org/4q6xM5I
https://to.pbs.org/4q6xM5I
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After the EPA found that ethylene oxide is 30 times more carcinogenic than previously thought, it updated regulations to protect the people who are most exposed to it.
Now, the agency’s ability to do that for many air pollutants is under threat.
Now, the agency’s ability to do that for many air pollutants is under threat.
Trump’s EPA Could Limit Its Own Ability to Use New Science to Strengthen Air Pollution Rules
In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.
www.propublica.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM
After the EPA found that ethylene oxide is 30 times more carcinogenic than previously thought, it updated regulations to protect the people who are most exposed to it.
Now, the agency’s ability to do that for many air pollutants is under threat.
Now, the agency’s ability to do that for many air pollutants is under threat.
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The incoherence and collapse are quite a sight to behold.
January 28, 2026 at 12:29 AM
The incoherence and collapse are quite a sight to behold.
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JUST IN: DOJ says its attorneys have reviewed and redacted “millions” of pages of Epstein Files material and should complete their review in the “near term.” But they say there’s no specific date or ballpark for the release. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 28, 2026 at 12:48 AM
JUST IN: DOJ says its attorneys have reviewed and redacted “millions” of pages of Epstein Files material and should complete their review in the “near term.” But they say there’s no specific date or ballpark for the release. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Kristi Noem & Stephen Miller must resign. No resignation can bring back lives lost or undo damage caused due to their failures, but they must be held accountable.
They are making a mockery of their offices & the Constitution they swore to uphold.
www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...
They are making a mockery of their offices & the Constitution they swore to uphold.
www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...
January 27, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Kristi Noem & Stephen Miller must resign. No resignation can bring back lives lost or undo damage caused due to their failures, but they must be held accountable.
They are making a mockery of their offices & the Constitution they swore to uphold.
www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...
They are making a mockery of their offices & the Constitution they swore to uphold.
www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...
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Top House Democrats on Tuesday told Donald Trump to fire Kristi Noem or they would launch impeachment proceedings against the homeland security secretary, in response to the weekend killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Top Democrats tell Trump: either fire Kristi Noem or we will impeach her
Trump defends homeland security secretary but Hakeem Jeffries says: ‘We can do this the easy way or the hard way’
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Top House Democrats on Tuesday told Donald Trump to fire Kristi Noem or they would launch impeachment proceedings against the homeland security secretary, in response to the weekend killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
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Someone not on site. Someone who’d done no investigation. Someone who only wanted a divisive political narrative to justify the cold blooded killing of an American citizen, but had no remorse for his death. Someone who doesn’t belong in a powerful position in our government.
SCOOP: Trump aide Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that slain Minn. protester wanted to "massacre" agents
Scoop: Trump aide Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that slain Minn. protester wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Someone not on site. Someone who’d done no investigation. Someone who only wanted a divisive political narrative to justify the cold blooded killing of an American citizen, but had no remorse for his death. Someone who doesn’t belong in a powerful position in our government.
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Amidst all the praise for Homan’s credibility here, dont forget Bondi quickly shelved a criminal investigation into whether he took a $50K bribe in a CAVA bag to steer gov’t contracts towards friends. We dont know the trith about that matter www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
"It was a mess": Inside Trump's pivot on Minnesota
"It's f**ked, and POTUS knew he needed to unf**k it," an administration adviser told Axios.
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Amidst all the praise for Homan’s credibility here, dont forget Bondi quickly shelved a criminal investigation into whether he took a $50K bribe in a CAVA bag to steer gov’t contracts towards friends. We dont know the trith about that matter www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
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The Trump Administration CANNOT be trusted to truthfully investigate their federal agents. Given what happened in Minnesota, they've made this clear.
Our local and state law enforcement have the absolute authority to investigate any potential crimes committed by federal agents.
Our local and state law enforcement have the absolute authority to investigate any potential crimes committed by federal agents.
The federal government’s response to the recent tragic deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota make clear that this administration cannot be trusted to cooperate in the investigation of potential state law crimes committed by federal agents.
January 27, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The Trump Administration CANNOT be trusted to truthfully investigate their federal agents. Given what happened in Minnesota, they've made this clear.
Our local and state law enforcement have the absolute authority to investigate any potential crimes committed by federal agents.
Our local and state law enforcement have the absolute authority to investigate any potential crimes committed by federal agents.
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Incidentally, this line is going into all @prospect.org stories on this topic from this point forward:
"Immigration agents have shot to death at least 5 and wounded 9 more in shootings nationwide during their extended terror campaign, while causing at least 32 others to die in detention camps."
"Immigration agents have shot to death at least 5 and wounded 9 more in shootings nationwide during their extended terror campaign, while causing at least 32 others to die in detention camps."
One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Incidentally, this line is going into all @prospect.org stories on this topic from this point forward:
"Immigration agents have shot to death at least 5 and wounded 9 more in shootings nationwide during their extended terror campaign, while causing at least 32 others to die in detention camps."
"Immigration agents have shot to death at least 5 and wounded 9 more in shootings nationwide during their extended terror campaign, while causing at least 32 others to die in detention camps."
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This is complete bullshit, and it's a criminal administration's transparent effort to cover up a crime.
www.ms.now/news/no-civi...
www.ms.now/news/no-civi...
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
This is complete bullshit, and it's a criminal administration's transparent effort to cover up a crime.
www.ms.now/news/no-civi...
www.ms.now/news/no-civi...
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Today, we remember the six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust. Their murder is a testament to where unchecked hatred against a people can lead. We honor their memory by recognizing the dangerous growth of this ancient hatred and recommitting to the fight against antisemitism worldwide.
January 27, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Today, we remember the six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust. Their murder is a testament to where unchecked hatred against a people can lead. We honor their memory by recognizing the dangerous growth of this ancient hatred and recommitting to the fight against antisemitism worldwide.