David Moorfield Frank
@dmf84.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary environmental philosopher 🌳🌹🌎🌞🦝 Values in/and Environmental Science/Research Ethics, Environmental Utopias, posting nuance, jokes 🫠 for/as myself only
Pinned
David Moorfield Frank
@dmf84.bsky.social
· Dec 29
Slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) last seen in 1995, declared extinct by IUCN in 2025
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
Audre Lorde, in a 1989 commencement address, said, "Remember this, despair is a tool of your enemies. That rumor, 'You can’t fight City Hall,' is circulated by City Hall. Facing the realities of our lives gives us the motivation for action, it gives us the power to change. You are not powerless."
February 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Audre Lorde, in a 1989 commencement address, said, "Remember this, despair is a tool of your enemies. That rumor, 'You can’t fight City Hall,' is circulated by City Hall. Facing the realities of our lives gives us the motivation for action, it gives us the power to change. You are not powerless."
Big small if true
Huh, who would have thought?
“the role of small-scale farmers in national food consumption has been substantially underestimated, particularly in high-income nations, where small farms account for about a third of consumption.”
“the role of small-scale farmers in national food consumption has been substantially underestimated, particularly in high-income nations, where small farms account for about a third of consumption.”
January 31, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Big small if true
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
👀"Central estimates suggest that losses from climate change could already reach 12% of U.S. income. These estimates are comparable in magnitude to the estimated impact of proposed revisions to trade, monetary, and immigration policies"
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
👀"Central estimates suggest that losses from climate change could already reach 12% of U.S. income. These estimates are comparable in magnitude to the estimated impact of proposed revisions to trade, monetary, and immigration policies"
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
Legal asylum seeker, no criminal record, working two jobs, dragged out of smashed car and kidnapped by ICE as his US citizen newborn cries in a car seat in the freezing cold in Maine and his wife who barely speaks English pleads for help. WTAF
Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Legal asylum seeker, no criminal record, working two jobs, dragged out of smashed car and kidnapped by ICE as his US citizen newborn cries in a car seat in the freezing cold in Maine and his wife who barely speaks English pleads for help. WTAF
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
Excellent thread about an unresolvable debate. I once made a meme about it:
January 30, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Excellent thread about an unresolvable debate. I once made a meme about it:
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
Not sure who needs to hear this, but if gas supply gets tight during a winter storm, it's better to send gas to power plants to generate electricity for heat pumps than to send gas to furnaces/boilers. A heat pump run on entirely gas-fired electricity uses about 35% less gas than a gas furnace.
January 28, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Not sure who needs to hear this, but if gas supply gets tight during a winter storm, it's better to send gas to power plants to generate electricity for heat pumps than to send gas to furnaces/boilers. A heat pump run on entirely gas-fired electricity uses about 35% less gas than a gas furnace.
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
Dedicated
To fightin' toadies
To fightin' toadies
January 28, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Dedicated
To fightin' toadies
To fightin' toadies
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
Half measures: both insufficient *and* better than nothing, from always to now
a little girl in a white dress with the words por que no los dos
Alt: a little girl in a white dress with the words por que no los dos
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Half measures: both insufficient *and* better than nothing, from always to now
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
Bovino’s retirement needs to be a cage. His command environment yielded Renee Good’s death, Alex Pretti’s death & Julio Sosa-Celis’ shooting. Failure to prosecute Bovino & everyone else materially responsible for these atrocities will be understood by ICE, CBP, etc as a green light for the next ones
January 27, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Bovino’s retirement needs to be a cage. His command environment yielded Renee Good’s death, Alex Pretti’s death & Julio Sosa-Celis’ shooting. Failure to prosecute Bovino & everyone else materially responsible for these atrocities will be understood by ICE, CBP, etc as a green light for the next ones
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
ICE, CBP, and Border Patrol have proven themselves incapable of obeying the law, let alone enforcing it for others; unable to self-soothe, let alone keep the peace. Why must ordinary people be asked to stay calm and not upset them? www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
It doesn’t matter if Alex Pretti had a gun
Nonviolence is a double standard.
www.theverge.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:43 PM
ICE, CBP, and Border Patrol have proven themselves incapable of obeying the law, let alone enforcing it for others; unable to self-soothe, let alone keep the peace. Why must ordinary people be asked to stay calm and not upset them? www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
These are political assassinations, for sure. They function as both a terror campaign against the community as well as a form of witness intimidation, similar to what mob bosses have done.
January 25, 2026 at 3:34 AM
These are political assassinations, for sure. They function as both a terror campaign against the community as well as a form of witness intimidation, similar to what mob bosses have done.
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
Immigrants are great and make our country great
Once again, immigration is not even a problem. Immigrants are not more criminal, they don't cost jobs, they don't harm the economy. There is no reason for any of this. It is hurting ourselves to hurt them.
January 24, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Immigrants are great and make our country great
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...
www.nonviolent-conflict.org
January 24, 2026 at 7:54 PM
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
Do you know how hard it is to get cops to seemingly side with people shot by a bunch of officers
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Do you know how hard it is to get cops to seemingly side with people shot by a bunch of officers
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
OK good job gen z :)
January 23, 2026 at 9:55 PM
OK good job gen z :)
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
maybe prediction markets will be the thing that convinces people that markets are deeply flawed ways of setting collective objectives
January 22, 2026 at 11:40 PM
maybe prediction markets will be the thing that convinces people that markets are deeply flawed ways of setting collective objectives
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
Felix Klein lectured “On Hilbert’s first note on the foundations of physics" at the Mathematical Society of Göttingen #OTD in 1918. He included excerpts from letters in which he and Hilbert give priority to Emmy Noether’s results on conservation of energy in general relativity. (1/n) 🧪 ⚛️ 👩🔬
January 22, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Felix Klein lectured “On Hilbert’s first note on the foundations of physics" at the Mathematical Society of Göttingen #OTD in 1918. He included excerpts from letters in which he and Hilbert give priority to Emmy Noether’s results on conservation of energy in general relativity. (1/n) 🧪 ⚛️ 👩🔬
Reposted by David Moorfield Frank
REPORT: You can be free and still come home
January 22, 2026 at 1:58 PM
REPORT: You can be free and still come home