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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · 1d

So, supplying the weapons of war makes said supplier a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize. May want to rethink that.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

Trump really wants a Nobel Peace Prize.

Zelenskyy said he will lobby for Trump to win the award if he sends Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine and helps broker a ceasefire with Russia.

Zelenskyy: If Trump gives us Tomahawks, we’ll lobby for Nobel Peace Prize

Long-range missiles and a ceasefire with Russia is all it would take for a nomination from Kyiv, Ukrainian leader says.

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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 2d

In September, SC staff & volunteers traveled to D.C. to participate in Wilderness Week to ask Congress to protect our public lands, support the Roadless Area Conservation Act, and safeguard park rangers & other stewards of shared lands.
sc.org/RACA
sc.org/LandsAction
@natlwilderness.bsky.social

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · 2d

Tonight's the night! At 6:30 p.m. I'll be at the Mill Valley (Calif.) Public Library (375 Throckmorton) to talk about CAST OUT OF EDEN and take audience Q&A. To register for this free event, follow the link.

Hope to see you there!

millvalleylibrary.libcal.com/event/14529233

Author Talk: Robert McNally on John Muir

The Mill Valley Library presents an evening with Robert McNally, author of Cast Out of Eden: The Untold Story of John Muir, Indigenous Peoples, and the American Wilderness. John...

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · 6d

Next week, CAST OUT OF EDEN is heading to Mill Valley, CA.

Wed., 10/8, 6:30–8, I'll be talking about the book and taking questions at the Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave. Register for the free event through the link.

Hope to see you!

millvalleylibrary.libcal.com/event/14529233

Author Talk: Robert McNally on John Muir

The Mill Valley Library presents an evening with Robert McNally, author of Cast Out of Eden: The Untold Story of John Muir, Indigenous Peoples, and the American Wilderness. John...

millvalleylibrary.libcal.com

Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · 8d

“When you’re alone, you can become part of nature and your humanity doesn’t get in the way. It’s almost like an out-of-body experience when suddenly you hear different sounds and you smell different smells and you’re actually part of this amazing tapestry of life.”

Jane Goodall, 2021.

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · 15d

This evening, 9/24/, 7 p.m., I'll be talking with poet and scholar Denise Low-Weso re: John Muir and Native resilience as part of her Indigenous Voices series at THE 222 art gallery in Healdsburg, Calif. For tickets, follow the link. And please join me!

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · 18d

CAST OUT OF EDEN in Healdsburg, Calif., this Thursday evening, 7 p.m.

For full details about and tickets to this event in an amazing art space, please follow the link.

Hope to see you there!

the222.org/product/indi...

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · 22d

My latest on Substack, about a solitary backcountry trip that made me aware of what I knew but had yet to admit. Please give it a read -- and tell me what you think.

ramcnally.substack.com/p/healing-in...

Healing in the Wild

Revelations have this way of being unexpected. That’s why they’re revelations.

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William Cooper, Author @wcooperbooks.bsky.social · 24d

Today's *real* headline that @theonion.com wouldn't have even tried:

US President Sues New York Times For $15 billion Over Articles Questioning His Success.

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · 25d

CAST OUT OF EDEN is heading to Healdsburg, Calif.!

Thursday, 9/25,7–8:30 p.m., at THE 222, 222 Healdsburg Ave., in conversation with poet Denise Low (Lenape) about John Muir & Native resilience in her Indigenous Voices series. Order tickets via this link.

the222.org/product/indi...

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University of Nebraska Press @univnebpress.bsky.social · Sep 9

Like many girls growing up in the eighties and nineties, @mfraterrigo.bsky.social leaned on popular culture to transition from childhood to adolescence and beyond.

Save 40% on THE PERILS OF GIRLHOOD when you order now: bit.ly/467xun5

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University of Nebraska Press @univnebpress.bsky.social · 29d

"The rain starts, a soft thrum, and Dylan, our pandemic lab-collie mix darts from his bed and hurls himself at my ankles."

In this essay, @mfraterrigo.bsky.social explores how to limit re-trauma when writing. Read it on Brevity (@dintywmoore.bsky.social): bit.ly/4m2M2KH

Craft Your Thunder Jacket

How to Limit Re-Trauma When Writing By Melissa Fraterrigo The rain starts, a soft thrum, and Dylan, our pandemic lab-collie mix darts from his bed and hurls himself at my ankles. His soft fur is plush against my skin but he’s trembling, rattling my desk, and I have work to do. Hard work. “It’s okay,…

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University of Nebraska Press @univnebpress.bsky.social · 28d

THE PERILS OF GIRLHOOD by @mfraterrigo.bsky.social is a "raw and courageous exploration of her own life, the lives of her friends and family, and the lives of her two now-teen daughters," writes Patrick T. Reardon for Third Coast Review. bit.ly/3Kb1qY8

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · 29d

A notorious plant parasite -- think THE LAST OF US -- has a great deal to say about walking alone in the wild. My latest Substack explains. Do check it out, please, and leave a comment.

open.substack.com/pub/ramcnall...

Sauntering Solo

Or what dwarf mistletoe has to do with hiking alone.

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University of Nebraska Press @univnebpress.bsky.social · Sep 3

By interrogating the personal and emotional toll of being female, the essays in THE PERILS OF GIRLHOOD by @mfraterrigo.bsky.social serve as a reckoning for women and girls.

Enter our goodreads giveaway for a chance to win a copy: bit.ly/4mNApbl

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · Sep 4

At moments of extreme danger, John Muir and Alexander von Humboldt shared a cosmic vision of creation. Discover what they saw in my latest Substack post.

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Meeting God — and Alexander von Humboldt

At moments of extreme danger, Muir and Humboldt shared a cosmic vision of creation.

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · Aug 28

"Heading High with No Plan B," my latest on Substack, Iooks at how John Muir willingly took cold and hunger as the price to pay for exploring the Sierra Nevada. Have a read.

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · Aug 21

My latest on Substack, the Trumpian strategy to profit from national parks by breaking them. Read all about it!

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Break National Parks, Sell Them Off

Disaster capitalism is the name for Trump’s strategy. It would make a ticked-off John Muir ready to fight.

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · Aug 14

John Muir was a big fan of Yosemite. Would he have also been a big fan of the Netflix series set in Yosemite? To find out, read my latest Substack post.

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John Muir, UNTAMED Fan?

The hit Netflix series is set in Yosemite, the national park synonymous with Muir. How would it have played with him?

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · Aug 7

Not everything that spills from the guru's mouth is true, and it always pays to question and corroborate.

Read all about it in my latest Substack post.

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Playing the Newbie

John Muir posed as a wilderness superhero. A young journalist bought the act.

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · Jul 31

This short video from one of my wildlife cameras in the Trinity County backwoods features a tiny, bright-eyed deer mouse taking an unexpected ride down a slippery slope.

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Intermezzo: Deer Mouse Toboggan

This short video from one of my wildlife cameras in the Trinity County backwoods features a tiny, bright-eyed deer mouse taking an unexpected ride down a slippery slope.

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · Jul 24

This week it's about nature mysticism, something John Muir did well and which many of us share with him. Have a read and please leave a Comment on your own experiences of awe in the presence of the wild.

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · Jul 17

Read all about it, and what it means, in my latest Substack post. And please do subscribe; it's free.

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · Jul 10

This snake did surprise me. Which in a way was the point.

Read all about it in my latest Substack post.

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Robert Aquinas McNally @ramcnally.bsky.social · Jul 3

The wild things aren't coming; they're already here. An important lesson about the world lies in this reality.

Read all about it in my latest Substack post.

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Coyotes in the Streets of the City

A chance encounter shows how wild critters are right here as well as out there.

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