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Michael Paul Nelson
@michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social
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philosopher, writer, consultant, speaker, professor.

environmental and climate ethics, forests and wildlife, concepts, reason, arguments. undisciplined.

oregon state university 🦫
www.michaelpnelson.com

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Michael Nelson is an American political scientist, noted for his work on the Presidency and elections. He is a Fulmer Professor of Political Science at Rhodes College.

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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 1d
“It still feels like something is chasing me, but nowadays, I walk alone.”

@sarahkendzior.bsky.social

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Election Day, 1990
A tale of simpler times, and the poem I wrote about Trump when I was twelve.
sarahkendzior.substack.com

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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 8d
Some, I hear, might even spend 75% of their time thinking about this, or contacting colleagues at other places, or reading about emigration, etc.

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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 8d
"He took a hard look around
He saw people were starving all over the place
While others were painting the town"

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07 - Randy Newman - The World Isn't Fair
YouTube video by Eitoants P.
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Alison Banwell, Ph.D. @alibanwell.bsky.social · 9d
Yup! 75% of us are considering leaving (/made plans to leave/already left) 😢 🧪

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Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...
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Jarod K. Anderson @jarodkanderson.bsky.social · 11d
Rainy day thought.
#poetry

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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 11d
Professors in a lot of places in the US feel under siege.

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Nature @nature.com · 11d
Politics trumps salary as the main reason academics are looking for jobs in other states

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Policed and censored: professors in the southern US feel under siege
Politics trumps salary as the main reason academics are looking for jobs in other states, a survey of university educators shows.
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 13d
“If we know something irrevocable has been set into motion — if we already know where the story begins and where it ends — what, then, do we do with the middle? With that space of possibility in between?”

Yes! In this space there’s a lot of work to do!

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Watching the Oregon ash vanish - High Country News
The emerald ash borer is killing the native tree. How do we make the most of the time while it’s still here?
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 15d
“But as long as we are alive, as long as we are resolved, as long as we are taking action to stop the worst of this, as long as we are trying to make America and the world even a bit better — have no doubt: We will triumph.”
rbreich.bsky.social Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15d
I believe future generations will look back on this scourge and see not just what was destroyed but also what was born. Some thoughts for your Sunday... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-were-winning

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15d
I believe future generations will look back on this scourge and see not just what was destroyed but also what was born. Some thoughts for your Sunday... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-were-winning

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 15d
There is no current writer whose wisdom and insight I respect more than @mollymckew.bsky.social’s. This piece beautifully sums up where we are, what we face, and how we shall prevail, and it has left me in tears:
The sacred American spaces desecrated by the American president
The American faithful must find their voice if the divine American idea is to survive
open.substack.com

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 17d
Aristotle never said this. It never appeared in any of his writings.

Completely unsurprising that Utah Rep. Trevor Lee (R-Dunning-Kruger) posted this without verifying whether it was a real quote.

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Jarod K. Anderson @jarodkanderson.bsky.social · 17d
Writer milestone!
I have a poem in a biology textbook!

I’m really delighted by this.
(Thanks to Margaret Riley and Princeton University Press for reaching out.)

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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 19d
“changes course”? Do you mean “lies”? Come on @nytimes.com, do better! This is shameful!

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 19d
“The higher-education sector remains disorganized,” the "administration will continue to use that to their advantage.”
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Many Colleges Have Turned Down Trump’s Compact. Now Some Are Willing to Talk.
The openness to talking to the White House points to the continued division in the sector about how best to interact with the Trump administration.
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 21d
You mean someone would have paid me for this? Well, phuck! 😖
#NoKings

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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 23d
#nokings

#philosophersandothersensiblepeopleagainstkings

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 24d
For no reason at all: I suggest you take time & watch footage from the Hong Kong democracy protests — specifically 2019-2020 protests. Get a sense of what tech-enabled anti-protest policing looks like. Those kids came up with wild stuff to withstand/neutralize “non-lethal” crowd control techniques.

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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 29d
Highly recommend this book!

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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · Oct 11
The only Kings I want in my country!

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The Kings - This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide
YouTube video by thekingsarehere
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Oct 10
Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · Oct 5
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Sweden: The country 'prescribed' by doctors
A cheeky new ad campaign claims that visiting the Nordic nation and embracing Swedish culture can improve your wellbeing – and it's turning to medical experts to make its case.
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · Oct 4
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Response to the ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’ | Office of the President
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · Oct 4
Right? Not even Doucheophales, Wankerphrates, or Pieceofcrapostotle were this bad!

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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · Sep 30
Last installment of short films from the Arachne Project. What a nice series!

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The Arachne Project - YouTube
A changing world and a changing vision of the role of humans in the world invite a radical reimagining of conservation. What emerging visions and values shou...
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · Sep 22
We have a cool new post-doc appointment available at Oregon State, with secure private foundation funding!

Help us help organizations who aspire to "nature-centrism" become more "nature-centric."

#naturecentrism #sustainability #conservation #ecocentrism

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Postdoctoral Research: Mainstreaming nature-centric thinking in organizations | Office of University Human Resources
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · Sep 21
Ursula Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven