David E. Shellenberger
@deshellenberger.bsky.social
Professional coach: Leadership and personal.
Volunteer advocate: International liberty and international animal welfare.
https://www.daveshellenberger.com/
Volunteer advocate: International liberty and international animal welfare.
https://www.daveshellenberger.com/
Welcome immigrants.
"In addition to the migrants from Haiti, Noem has terminated protections for about 600,000 Venezuelans, 60,000 people from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal, more than 160,000 Ukrainians and thousands of people from Afghanistan and Cameroon."
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"In addition to the migrants from Haiti, Noem has terminated protections for about 600,000 Venezuelans, 60,000 people from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal, more than 160,000 Ukrainians and thousands of people from Afghanistan and Cameroon."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Judge blocks Trump administration’s stripping of Haitians’ protected status
Up to 350,000 Haitians legally live and work in the US due to being granted temporary protected status
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Welcome immigrants.
"In addition to the migrants from Haiti, Noem has terminated protections for about 600,000 Venezuelans, 60,000 people from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal, more than 160,000 Ukrainians and thousands of people from Afghanistan and Cameroon."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"In addition to the migrants from Haiti, Noem has terminated protections for about 600,000 Venezuelans, 60,000 people from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal, more than 160,000 Ukrainians and thousands of people from Afghanistan and Cameroon."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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⚡️'You cannot reward monsters' — US lawmakers demand increased pressure on Russia.
During a Feb. 3 press conference in Washington, D.C., the Congressional Ukraine Caucus called for increased pressure on Russia and said it is one signature away from forcing a vote on the Ukraine Support Act.
During a Feb. 3 press conference in Washington, D.C., the Congressional Ukraine Caucus called for increased pressure on Russia and said it is one signature away from forcing a vote on the Ukraine Support Act.
'You cannot reward monsters' — US lawmakers demand increased pressure on Russia
During a Feb. 3 press conference in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Congressional Ukraine Caucus called for increased pressure on Russia, including new sanctions, and said it is one signature away from for...
kyivindependent.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:32 PM
⚡️'You cannot reward monsters' — US lawmakers demand increased pressure on Russia.
During a Feb. 3 press conference in Washington, D.C., the Congressional Ukraine Caucus called for increased pressure on Russia and said it is one signature away from forcing a vote on the Ukraine Support Act.
During a Feb. 3 press conference in Washington, D.C., the Congressional Ukraine Caucus called for increased pressure on Russia and said it is one signature away from forcing a vote on the Ukraine Support Act.
"[M]arkets don’t atomize us. On the contrary, they lead strangers all over the world to cooperate."
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The Warmth of Cooperation - Econlib
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently caused something of an uproar when he contrasted the “the frigidity of rugged individualism” with the “warmth of collectivism.” This framing echoes the fami...
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February 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM
"[M]arkets don’t atomize us. On the contrary, they lead strangers all over the world to cooperate."
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
"Each week, I compile the resources related to leadership, personal growth, and professional development I shared on social media the prior week, with the accompanying quotations."
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Leadership Week in Review: Jan. 25-31, 2026
Each week, I compile the resources related to leadership, personal growth, and professional development I shared on social media the prior week, with the accompanying quotations.
www.daveshellenberger.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:51 AM
"Each week, I compile the resources related to leadership, personal growth, and professional development I shared on social media the prior week, with the accompanying quotations."
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🚨 URGENT: This Wednesday, there will be a hearing on H.R. 7159, the misleading “Protecting Local Zoos Act.” It would weaken the Big Cat Public Safety Act, which ended cub petting and private ownership of big cats. Urge your Representative to oppose H.R. 7159.
February 2, 2026 at 10:46 PM
🚨 URGENT: This Wednesday, there will be a hearing on H.R. 7159, the misleading “Protecting Local Zoos Act.” It would weaken the Big Cat Public Safety Act, which ended cub petting and private ownership of big cats. Urge your Representative to oppose H.R. 7159.
Trump's pal at work.
⚡️Update: Casualties confirmed in Kyiv, heat outages reported in Kharkiv amid large-scale attack.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said at least two people have been injured in Kyiv as a result of the mass missile and drone attack.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said at least two people have been injured in Kyiv as a result of the mass missile and drone attack.
'Russians chose a freezing February night' — Damaged buildings, casualties reported as Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv amid large-scale attack
Russian forces launched a mass overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv on Feb. 3, striking multiple residential building across the city and injuring at least two people, officials said.
kyivindependent.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Trump's pal at work.
"International trade, especially, tends to expose cultures to new ways of doing things and breaks down the perception that only one way is possible, even in non-economic areas like politics, art and religion."
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Quotation of the Day... - Cafe Hayek
Tweet… is from page 432 of Johan Norberg’s excellent 2025 book, Peak Human: What We Can Learn from the Rise and Fall of Golden Ages: International trade, especially, tends to expose cultures to new wa...
cafehayek.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:51 AM
"International trade, especially, tends to expose cultures to new ways of doing things and breaks down the perception that only one way is possible, even in non-economic areas like politics, art and religion."
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Jonathan Rauch:
"Over Trump's past year, what originally looked like an effort to make the government his personal plaything has drifted distinctly toward doctrinal and operational fascism."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
"Over Trump's past year, what originally looked like an effort to make the government his personal plaything has drifted distinctly toward doctrinal and operational fascism."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Jonathan Rauch:
"Over Trump's past year, what originally looked like an effort to make the government his personal plaything has drifted distinctly toward doctrinal and operational fascism."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
"Over Trump's past year, what originally looked like an effort to make the government his personal plaything has drifted distinctly toward doctrinal and operational fascism."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Fareed Zakaria:
"[W]e can say plainly that 'civilizational erasure' is indeed happening. But it is not in Europe, it is here — where the American government grows comfortable with unbounded power, and the country grows accustomed to living with it."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
"[W]e can say plainly that 'civilizational erasure' is indeed happening. But it is not in Europe, it is here — where the American government grows comfortable with unbounded power, and the country grows accustomed to living with it."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The real ‘civilizational erasure’ is happening in America
Trump’s expansion of state power undermines the West’s core achievement: limits on authority.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Fareed Zakaria:
"[W]e can say plainly that 'civilizational erasure' is indeed happening. But it is not in Europe, it is here — where the American government grows comfortable with unbounded power, and the country grows accustomed to living with it."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
"[W]e can say plainly that 'civilizational erasure' is indeed happening. But it is not in Europe, it is here — where the American government grows comfortable with unbounded power, and the country grows accustomed to living with it."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
"The exhibition's Amsterdam iteration has some notable additions, the most dramatic of which is the full-scale version of the Yellow House."
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Van Gogh Museum Recreates the Artist’s Famed Yellow House
The Van Gogh Yellow House is recreated in "Van Gogh and the Roulins. Together Again at Last," an art historical famlily reunion in Amsterdam
news.artnet.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:51 PM
"The exhibition's Amsterdam iteration has some notable additions, the most dramatic of which is the full-scale version of the Yellow House."
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"My colleague Walter Olson, who has commented on the same Just Security analysis, has argued: 'It all cries out for the [Supreme] Court as a whole to reevaluate whether the current executive has behaved with such rectitude as to continue to merit the old presumption of regularity.'"
The Trump administration has repeatedly misled courts and ignored their orders in immigration cases, a new analysis by David Bier shows. This pattern weakens the rule of law and erodes trust in the legal system.
https://ow.ly/NKBf50Y6CZQ
https://ow.ly/NKBf50Y6CZQ
February 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"My colleague Walter Olson, who has commented on the same Just Security analysis, has argued: 'It all cries out for the [Supreme] Court as a whole to reevaluate whether the current executive has behaved with such rectitude as to continue to merit the old presumption of regularity.'"
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As a father of four children, I'm typing through tears seeing this precious child released from captivity.
My youngest son is only two years older than Liam and the thought of masked government thugs putting a sweet little boy just like him through cruelty in support of an ethnic cleansing campaign…
My youngest son is only two years older than Liam and the thought of masked government thugs putting a sweet little boy just like him through cruelty in support of an ethnic cleansing campaign…
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:56 PM
As a father of four children, I'm typing through tears seeing this precious child released from captivity.
My youngest son is only two years older than Liam and the thought of masked government thugs putting a sweet little boy just like him through cruelty in support of an ethnic cleansing campaign…
My youngest son is only two years older than Liam and the thought of masked government thugs putting a sweet little boy just like him through cruelty in support of an ethnic cleansing campaign…
India.
"Known locally as the hargila (or 'bone-swallower') for its scavenging ways, greater adjutant storks are unique birds. Roughly 5ft (1.5m) tall, they aren't only imposing but also play a vital role in maintaining the health of a wetland ecosystem."
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"Known locally as the hargila (or 'bone-swallower') for its scavenging ways, greater adjutant storks are unique birds. Roughly 5ft (1.5m) tall, they aren't only imposing but also play a vital role in maintaining the health of a wetland ecosystem."
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From bad omen to national treasure: The rare bone-swallower stork saved by a female army
Once known as a bird of ill omen, India's endangered hargila has gained an army of protectors. Now it's beginning to bounce back.
www.bbc.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
India.
"Known locally as the hargila (or 'bone-swallower') for its scavenging ways, greater adjutant storks are unique birds. Roughly 5ft (1.5m) tall, they aren't only imposing but also play a vital role in maintaining the health of a wetland ecosystem."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
"Known locally as the hargila (or 'bone-swallower') for its scavenging ways, greater adjutant storks are unique birds. Roughly 5ft (1.5m) tall, they aren't only imposing but also play a vital role in maintaining the health of a wetland ecosystem."
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"US district judge Fred Biery said in his ruling on Saturday that 'the case has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children.'"
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Judge orders release of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father from ICE detention
Same judge previously ordered pair not removed from US, after preschooler detained with father on 20 January
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:24 AM
"US district judge Fred Biery said in his ruling on Saturday that 'the case has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children.'"
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Who would want to watch this?
The first slate of movie reviews for "Melania" are less than favorable, with most critics unimpressed with the Brett Ratner documentary.
'Melania' Trump movie reviews arrive: What critics are saying
The first slate of movie reviews for "Melania" are less than favorable, with most critics unimpressed with the Brett Ratner documentary.
bit.ly
January 31, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Who would want to watch this?
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The U.S. Dept. of Justice has been all over Minnesota: it "has shielded federal agents from accountability, launched needless criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents, and pumped out propaganda to aid the far-right press in justifying ICE’s tactics." [@qjurecic.bsky.social]
ICE’s No. 1 Ally
The Department of Justice has rushed to shield federal agents from accountability and launched needless criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents.
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The U.S. Dept. of Justice has been all over Minnesota: it "has shielded federal agents from accountability, launched needless criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents, and pumped out propaganda to aid the far-right press in justifying ICE’s tactics." [@qjurecic.bsky.social]
Trump listens to Putin, not vice versa.
⚡️ Confusion reigns as Russia says it was only asked to stop attacking Kyiv until Sunday.
The comment comes a day after Trump said Putin had agreed to his request not to strike Kyiv as well as other Ukrainian cities and towns for a week.
The comment comes a day after Trump said Putin had agreed to his request not to strike Kyiv as well as other Ukrainian cities and towns for a week.
Confusion reigns as Russia says it was only asked to stop attacking Kyiv until Sunday
The comment from Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov came a day after Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to his request not to strike Kyiv as well as other Ukrainian cities and town...
kyivindependent.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Trump listens to Putin, not vice versa.
"'Refugees have a legal right to be in the United States, a right to work, a right to live peacefully — and importantly, a right not to be subjected to the terror of being arrested and detained without warrants or cause in their homes or on their way ....'"
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Judge blocks ICE arrests of Minnesota refugees who were ‘subjected to terror’
‘At its best, America serves as a haven of individual liberties in a world too often full of tyranny and cruelty. We abandon that ideal when we subject our neighbors to fear and chaos’, wrote District...
www.independent.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 6:11 AM
"'Refugees have a legal right to be in the United States, a right to work, a right to live peacefully — and importantly, a right not to be subjected to the terror of being arrested and detained without warrants or cause in their homes or on their way ....'"
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Good.
"[The bill] would prohibit the widespread sale, distribution, and use of rodenticides and glue traps and promote effective alternative methods for controlling rodent populations."
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"[The bill] would prohibit the widespread sale, distribution, and use of rodenticides and glue traps and promote effective alternative methods for controlling rodent populations."
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MEDIA RELEASE | Colorado Bill Targets Toxic Chemicals to Protect Kids, Pets, and Wildlife - Project Coyote
Media Contacts:
projectcoyote.org
January 30, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Good.
"[The bill] would prohibit the widespread sale, distribution, and use of rodenticides and glue traps and promote effective alternative methods for controlling rodent populations."
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"[The bill] would prohibit the widespread sale, distribution, and use of rodenticides and glue traps and promote effective alternative methods for controlling rodent populations."
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On or around Christmas Day, a female #Yellowstone wolf is thought to have wandered alone across the park's boundary into Montana. She was later found dead.
We are in court to stop the massacring of #wolves throughout the northern Rockies. Please help us fight ➡️ bit.ly/4t3QnlF
We are in court to stop the massacring of #wolves throughout the northern Rockies. Please help us fight ➡️ bit.ly/4t3QnlF
January 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
On or around Christmas Day, a female #Yellowstone wolf is thought to have wandered alone across the park's boundary into Montana. She was later found dead.
We are in court to stop the massacring of #wolves throughout the northern Rockies. Please help us fight ➡️ bit.ly/4t3QnlF
We are in court to stop the massacring of #wolves throughout the northern Rockies. Please help us fight ➡️ bit.ly/4t3QnlF
"'We'll take our stand for this land/And the stranger in our midst.'"
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Bruce Springsteen pens new Trump protest song, 'Streets of Minneapolis'
The song, released Wednesday, describes how “a city aflame fought fire and ice ’neath an occupier’s boots,” which Springsteen calls “King Trump’s private army.”
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January 29, 2026 at 11:54 AM
"'We'll take our stand for this land/And the stranger in our midst.'"
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Note the problem of contamination from lead ammunition. Another problem for other species is lead fishing tackle.
"Over the past two centuries, Andean condor populations have been steadily declining across the seven countries they inhabit."
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"Over the past two centuries, Andean condor populations have been steadily declining across the seven countries they inhabit."
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Artificial incubation gives Colombia’s threatened Andean condor a new lifeline
In an isolated backroom of a nature reserve near Bogotá, Colombia’s capital, Wayra, a recently hatched condor chick, is a symbol of hope for Fernando Castro, a wildlife specialist. Castro, 33, says he...
news.mongabay.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Note the problem of contamination from lead ammunition. Another problem for other species is lead fishing tackle.
"Over the past two centuries, Andean condor populations have been steadily declining across the seven countries they inhabit."
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/arti...
"Over the past two centuries, Andean condor populations have been steadily declining across the seven countries they inhabit."
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/arti...
Again, impeach Trump and Vance — and restore open borders.
"While it's good to see someone like Bovino removed from a position of authority where he will no longer endanger lives, do not forget that true accountability lies with President Donald Trump himself."
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"While it's good to see someone like Bovino removed from a position of authority where he will no longer endanger lives, do not forget that true accountability lies with President Donald Trump himself."
reason.com/2026/01/28/g...
Gregory Bovino’s legacy: Lies, violence, and unchecked federal power
Although Bovino is gone, immigration officials will continue to disregard rights and the rule of law under President Donald Trump.
reason.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Again, impeach Trump and Vance — and restore open borders.
"While it's good to see someone like Bovino removed from a position of authority where he will no longer endanger lives, do not forget that true accountability lies with President Donald Trump himself."
reason.com/2026/01/28/g...
"While it's good to see someone like Bovino removed from a position of authority where he will no longer endanger lives, do not forget that true accountability lies with President Donald Trump himself."
reason.com/2026/01/28/g...
Trump is fond of fellow mass murderer Putin. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Trump Hung Up A Picture Of Vladimir Putin In The White House
Things that make you go, "hmmm."
www.yahoo.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Trump is fond of fellow mass murderer Putin. www.yahoo.com/news/article...