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Kyle Copas
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Head of comms @GBIF.org, writer, poet, communicator, producer, husband, father. 💩posting about literature, music, biodiversity, sustainability, design, #biodiversity. Decolonization begins at home (and abroad), restoring Indigenous roots.
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enb.iisd.org
Delegates @ipbes.net completed their read-through of the #BizBiodiversity Assessment's background messages

There are still some outstanding issues for them to address in the evening before turning to the Summary for Policymaker’s tables, figures, and preface #IPBES12
Working Group Co-Chair Floyd Homer explaining what remains to be done.
February 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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atrupar.com
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
kylecopas.bsky.social
During a brief pause in the action at #IPBES12 @phylojoe.bsky.social & I had the chance to welcome Ethiopia as @gbif.org's the newest participant! 🇪🇹 🎉

Tesfu Fekensa & his colleagues at #EBI are eager to get the national GBIF delegation and node that they host up and running #ForNature !
Three men standing together in the old Manchester Central train station that now serves as a large meeting space
February 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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kjhealy.co
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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joniaskola.bsky.social
This email dates back to 2016, by which time Epstein was already a convicted pedophile.

Seemed to be no concern for the Trump boys.

What type of fun did they have?
February 5, 2026 at 8:20 AM
kylecopas.bsky.social
This image…two close associates of Jeffrey Epstein—convicted sex criminal Donald J Trump and disgraced pedophile and former British ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson—enjoy a laugh together in the Oval Office in May 2025.

How can only one government will face consequences?
📸 Jim Watson/AFP/Getty
Two close associates of Jeffrey Epstein—on the right, convicted sex criminal Donald J Trump; on the left, a disgraced pedophile and former British ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson—enjoy a laugh together in the Oval Office in May 2025. Photograph by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
February 5, 2026 at 8:33 AM
kylecopas.bsky.social
So much for anyone striving to be fully human to savor and return to in this beautiful essay by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social in my local paper for the week (thanks @theguardian.com !)
“There is no shortage of human beings. As with most problems with capitalism, there is only a distribution problem. The same industry that has done so much to undermine our relationships to self and others is pushing Al, in part by ignoring the possibility of other solutions, deeper social changes. It is a problem dressed up as a solution.” Rebecca Solnit
February 5, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
So weird how this keeps happening.

www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...
February 5, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
The chair of the first law firm that bent the knee to Trump’s extortion and agreed to do pro bono work for him is featured in the Epstein Files, you say? Huh.
February 5, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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jonathanhoefler.bsky.social
While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social
Whole lot of you following Neil Gaiman, and I assume it's because you forgot you did so and he stopped posting when it was revealed he is a rapist.

Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.
February 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.

It's a tour de force:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1 More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet]. So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) “damn” countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti’s TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies.” They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer’s disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) ¶ 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. ¶ 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. ¶ 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. ¶ 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. ¶ 5. They claim that Secretary Noem’s decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary’s decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI. Plaintiffs charge that Secretary Noem preordained her termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants. This seems substantially likely. Secretary Noem has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up, twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8 U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all. See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id. The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes, the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary, Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A. As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot] Dkt. 100 (§ 705 Reply) at 20–21.4 “Do not travel to Haiti for any reason” does not exactly scream, as Secretary Noem concluded, suitable for return. And so, the Government studiously does not argue that Plaintiffs will suffer no harm if removed to Haiti. Instead, it argues Plaintiffs will not certainly suffer irreparable harm because DHS might not remove them. But this fails to take Secretary Noem at her word: “WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.” See Section IV.B.2.b. Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things—in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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nichecanada.bsky.social
Postdoc and PhD positions at Ghent University: Ecological Entanglements and Biodiversity in Late Medieval Northern Europe, 1400-1600

niche-canada.org/2026/01/31/p...

#envhist #medieval #envhum
PostDoc & PhD Opportunities - Ecological Entanglements and Biodiversity in Late Medieval Northern Europe, 1400-1600
The European Research Council (ERC)-funded project ‘Ecological Entanglements and Biodiversity in Late Medieval Northern Europe, 1400-1600’ (ECOLENT), led by Sander Govaerts, offers several PhD and pos...
niche-canada.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
kylecopas.bsky.social
Think about these very matters yesterday after landing in Manchester (aka Cottonopolis) and taking the train up through Leeds to York.

The North’s crumbling brick buildings are abandoned assets capitalized with stolen Indigenous lands and and extracted from African labor.
February 2, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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jamellebouie.net
jesus christ
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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ecolsocaus.bsky.social
You want to go fast: go alone. You want to go far: go with others. You want neither: go with ecologists 😜⁠
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📸 @eatgrowlearn.withsophie ⁠on IG
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#ecology #naturelovers #earthygirl #hiking #ecologists
February 2, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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socialistdogmom.bsky.social
'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
kylecopas.bsky.social
Jim Harrison, savage sadhu.
After Ikkyū: 3 by Jim Harrison I've wasted too much moonlight. Breast beating. I'll waste no more moonlight, the moon bullied by clouds drifts west in her imponderable arc, snared for a half hour among the wet leaves in the birdbath.
February 1, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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ristox.bsky.social
Thousands of Danish veterans have walked a "silent demonstration march" from Kastellet in Copenhagen to the American embassy. Former Danish Chief of Defence from 20 August 1996 to 17 May 2002 called Trump's comments 'Stab in the back'.
#Denmark #Usa
January 31, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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hepedk.bsky.social
31/1 2026

DR Liveblog

#Veteraner har #marcheret fra Kastellet til #USA's #ambassade

#NATO #Forsvaret #tRump #psykopat #løgnhals #dkpol

www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
LIVE: Veteraner har marcheret fra Kastellet til USA's ambassade
Følg marchen, som begyndte klokken 13, her i livebloggen.
www.dr.dk
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 PM
kylecopas.bsky.social
Second engaging & well-reported article I’ve read in a week by @rachelnuwer.bsky.social:

And to my surprise, the 11 occurrences of Lanmaoa asiatica present in @gbif.org already include @inaturalist.bsky.social records from both China & the Philippines!
www.gbif.org/species/7483...
January 31, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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sifill.bsky.social
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.

But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
sifill.bsky.social Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 8d
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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johnmoe.bsky.social
The owner of the Grizzlies runs a company that sells equipment being used by the Russian army to kill people in Ukraine. Aren’t there sanctions against that? Yes and they’re easily skirted, aided by the company not worrying about it.

Great episode, gross owner. Drones. Killing.
pablo.show Pablo Torre @pablo.show · 11d
Our latest deep dive with Hunterbrook Media (@truth.bsky.social) is about one of the five richest owners in sports: Robert Pera, of the Grizzlies and Ubiquiti.

An NBA owner said, "No one knows where their sales come from."

The answer involves Russia's drone war in Ukraine: youtu.be/s6i4uffZvhc?...
Exclusive: Grizzlies Owner Robert Pera Linked to Russia's "Crimes Against Humanity" | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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January 28, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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washingtonpost.com
The U.S. Embassy in Denmark removed 44 Danish flags honoring Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan outside the building, drawing outrage from the country’s veterans amid heightened tensions between Copenhagen and Washington.
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
Removal of flags for fallen Danish soldiers at U.S. Embassy sparks backlash
There was no malicious intent in removing the flags, said a State Department spokesperson, who added that the flags had been replaced.
wapo.st
January 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM