NigelBankes
@nigelb.bsky.social
Retired law prof ucalgary law; I principally post on energy, resources and climate change issues; committed to intergenerational equity; grateful settler on Treaty 7 lands.
Good point and as documented in our original post.
January 17, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Good point and as documented in our original post.
When the entire staff of a publicly funded non for profit resigns on a matter of principle we must both applaud their bravery and stand in solidarity with their efforts to resist government interference.
January 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
When the entire staff of a publicly funded non for profit resigns on a matter of principle we must both applaud their bravery and stand in solidarity with their efforts to resist government interference.
I think that she is still a libertarian; but she is happy to use the levers of power to undermine social support structures including public education and health institutions to achieve the minimalist government that her libertarian base (and she herself) demands.
January 17, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I think that she is still a libertarian; but she is happy to use the levers of power to undermine social support structures including public education and health institutions to achieve the minimalist government that her libertarian base (and she herself) demands.
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (to hell with future generations)
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (to hell with trilateral cooperation - US, Mexico, Canada - on environmental issues)
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (to hell with trilateral cooperation - US, Mexico, Canada - on environmental issues)
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 AM
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (to hell with future generations)
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (to hell with trilateral cooperation - US, Mexico, Canada - on environmental issues)
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (to hell with trilateral cooperation - US, Mexico, Canada - on environmental issues)
A few of the standouts for me::
The International law commission (the US no longer believes in the codification and progressive development of international law).
The IUCN. (to hell with the protection of ecosystems).
The IPCC. (to hell with climate science)
The International law commission (the US no longer believes in the codification and progressive development of international law).
The IUCN. (to hell with the protection of ecosystems).
The IPCC. (to hell with climate science)
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 AM
A few of the standouts for me::
The International law commission (the US no longer believes in the codification and progressive development of international law).
The IUCN. (to hell with the protection of ecosystems).
The IPCC. (to hell with climate science)
The International law commission (the US no longer believes in the codification and progressive development of international law).
The IUCN. (to hell with the protection of ecosystems).
The IPCC. (to hell with climate science)
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This guy has it bang on
January 7, 2026 at 2:04 AM
This guy has it bang on
Stephen Miller has completely renounced international law (among other "international niceties").
The only "laws" he mentions are the "iron laws" of strength, force and power - in other words back to the beginning of time when there were no laws and life was nasty, brutish and short.
The only "laws" he mentions are the "iron laws" of strength, force and power - in other words back to the beginning of time when there were no laws and life was nasty, brutish and short.
January 6, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Stephen Miller has completely renounced international law (among other "international niceties").
The only "laws" he mentions are the "iron laws" of strength, force and power - in other words back to the beginning of time when there were no laws and life was nasty, brutish and short.
The only "laws" he mentions are the "iron laws" of strength, force and power - in other words back to the beginning of time when there were no laws and life was nasty, brutish and short.
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What right? Except the right given by the UN Charter?
How about this?:
How about this?:
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
What right? Except the right given by the UN Charter?
How about this?:
How about this?:
I couldn't agree more.
January 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
I couldn't agree more.