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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We can pin posts now! Here's mine—please check out my new book, _The Land Is Our Community
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...
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Last week, SCOTUS stood up for its right to engage in judicial review of executive branch decisions. This week it's Congress' turn & at least a few representatives seem inclined to insist that when they pass a law, they mean business. Learn about inherent contempt: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
December 30, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Last week, SCOTUS stood up for its right to engage in judicial review of executive branch decisions. This week it's Congress' turn & at least a few representatives seem inclined to insist that when they pass a law, they mean business. Learn about inherent contempt: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Are we cool with a Democratic presidential frontrunner raising money from billionaires to oppose a billionaire wealth tax in a transparent effort to show loyalty and make connections ahead of his 2028 campaign?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/t...
December 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Are we cool with a Democratic presidential frontrunner raising money from billionaires to oppose a billionaire wealth tax in a transparent effort to show loyalty and make connections ahead of his 2028 campaign?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/t...
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They want grandma to get kicked out of her Medicaid-supported nursing home, then deport the home health aides. This would hit poor rural communities—the MAGA base—hardest.
December 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
They want grandma to get kicked out of her Medicaid-supported nursing home, then deport the home health aides. This would hit poor rural communities—the MAGA base—hardest.
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Congress will reconvene in one week.
When we return, we need four Republicans in Congress to stand with us and reassert that Congress, and only Congress, has the power to authorize military action against Venezuela.
The new year cannot bring a new endless war over regime change.
When we return, we need four Republicans in Congress to stand with us and reassert that Congress, and only Congress, has the power to authorize military action against Venezuela.
The new year cannot bring a new endless war over regime change.
December 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Congress will reconvene in one week.
When we return, we need four Republicans in Congress to stand with us and reassert that Congress, and only Congress, has the power to authorize military action against Venezuela.
The new year cannot bring a new endless war over regime change.
When we return, we need four Republicans in Congress to stand with us and reassert that Congress, and only Congress, has the power to authorize military action against Venezuela.
The new year cannot bring a new endless war over regime change.
Apparently this account is to be renamed:
“Donald J Trump and R.E.M. Lyrics”
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"You sad, attention grabbing, power-hungry little men. Do not use our music or my voice for your moronic charade of a campaign,"
“Donald J Trump and R.E.M. Lyrics”
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"You sad, attention grabbing, power-hungry little men. Do not use our music or my voice for your moronic charade of a campaign,"
R.E.M. Blasts Donald Trump for Using Band's Music
After Republican candidate Donald Trump used "It's the End of the World" during a rally yesterday in Washington D.C., the band who R.E.M. blasted the real estate mogul fo
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December 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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It is hard to describe without sounding like you are exaggerating just how ignorant of science and the history of science RFK2 is.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It is hard to describe without sounding like you are exaggerating just how ignorant of science and the history of science RFK2 is.
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A federal judge has thrown out the criminal case against a TikTok creator who was shot by agents from ICE after finding that the government violated his constitutional rights in the aftermath of the incident.
December 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A federal judge has thrown out the criminal case against a TikTok creator who was shot by agents from ICE after finding that the government violated his constitutional rights in the aftermath of the incident.
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Trump alleged that US forces hit ‘very hard’ in what would mark his team’s first land strike on Venezuela if confirmed
US struck ‘big facility’ in Venezuela, Trump claimed without offering details
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Trump alleged that US forces hit ‘very hard’ in what would mark his team’s first land strike on Venezuela if confirmed
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Small-business owners are in for an unhappy New Year, facing about $25,000 more in monthly tariff costs since Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/a-costly-lump-of-coal-how-trumps-tariffs-are-taxing-main-street-this-holiday-season/
A Costly Lump of Coal: How Trump's Tariffs Are Taxing Main Street This Holiday Season
Small-business owners are in for an unhappy New Year, facing about $25,000 more in monthly tariff costs since Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement.
www.americanprogress.org
December 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Small-business owners are in for an unhappy New Year, facing about $25,000 more in monthly tariff costs since Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/a-costly-lump-of-coal-how-trumps-tariffs-are-taxing-main-street-this-holiday-season/
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NEW: Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the DOJ is organizing a conspiracy investigation against an expansive list of Trump’s enemies, including Obama-Biden era officials who scrutinized the president’s 2016 ties to Russia.
DOJ Organizing Vast Conspiracy Investigation Against Trump Enemies, Bondi Admits
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
NEW: Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the DOJ is organizing a conspiracy investigation against an expansive list of Trump’s enemies, including Obama-Biden era officials who scrutinized the president’s 2016 ties to Russia.
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Trump continues to fall for Putin’s lies, whether by choice or by weakness.
December 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Trump continues to fall for Putin’s lies, whether by choice or by weakness.
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“In November, around 200 faculty members joined a Zoom call held by the Council of UC Faculty Associations, lamenting what they see as an increasingly centralized and isolated leadership that has refused to join in their fight against the administration.”
No deal, no defiance: UC's Trump fight grinds on, leaving UCLA in limbo
School officials and the Trump administration have been at a standstill for months over $584 million in research grants.
www.politico.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
“In November, around 200 faculty members joined a Zoom call held by the Council of UC Faculty Associations, lamenting what they see as an increasingly centralized and isolated leadership that has refused to join in their fight against the administration.”
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Both of the homes Trump claimed as principal residences in the ’90s were used as investment properties and rented out, according to an interview with his longtime real estate agent — exactly the sort of scenario he’s pointed to as evidence of fraud.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
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December 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Both of the homes Trump claimed as principal residences in the ’90s were used as investment properties and rented out, according to an interview with his longtime real estate agent — exactly the sort of scenario he’s pointed to as evidence of fraud.
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You’ve got a few days left to get your annual National Parks pass without Trump’s face on it.
December 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
You’ve got a few days left to get your annual National Parks pass without Trump’s face on it.
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Once loud opponents of “cancel culture,” FCC Chairman Carr and others in the administration are now leading the charge to crush dissent by using the levers of the federal government against Americans.
December 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Once loud opponents of “cancel culture,” FCC Chairman Carr and others in the administration are now leading the charge to crush dissent by using the levers of the federal government against Americans.
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These fungi boost plant growth and restore depleted ecosystems, but federal funding for a library housing them has been cut – and it may be forced to close
Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
These fungi boost plant growth and restore depleted ecosystems, but federal funding for a library housing them has been cut – and it may be forced to close
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There is zero justification for this photo to be redacted
December 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
There is zero justification for this photo to be redacted
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By amplifying this post calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “terrorist,” the Trump administration just violated the court order that they reference.
December 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
By amplifying this post calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “terrorist,” the Trump administration just violated the court order that they reference.
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Thanks to my request with @padilla.senate.gov, and @lofgren.house.gov, the Energy Department will be auditing Donald Trump’s cancellation of dozens of clean energy projects in California and across the country — cancellations that cost thousands of jobs and will drive up energy bills even further.
Energy Department watchdog will audit Trump's cuts of nearly $8B in clean energy grants
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General will investigate the Trump administration’s termination of $7.6 billion in grants for clean energy projects across several states that voted f...
apnews.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Thanks to my request with @padilla.senate.gov, and @lofgren.house.gov, the Energy Department will be auditing Donald Trump’s cancellation of dozens of clean energy projects in California and across the country — cancellations that cost thousands of jobs and will drive up energy bills even further.
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“The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.”
Via @mmasnick.bsky.social
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.”
Via @mmasnick.bsky.social
Opinion | Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
Mike Masnick: In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech.
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December 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.”
Via @mmasnick.bsky.social
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.”
Via @mmasnick.bsky.social
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Let’s talk about something not many people are chatting about and what’s actually happening right now.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
December 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Let’s talk about something not many people are chatting about and what’s actually happening right now.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
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to advocate for pardons and clemency, creating what critics describe as a “pardon-shopping” or quasi pay-to-play system.
December 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
to advocate for pardons and clemency, creating what critics describe as a “pardon-shopping” or quasi pay-to-play system.