R Newman
@rnewmannd.bsky.social
ecologist, there is still beauty in the world, how do we keep it that way... building a better future by helping students succeed... opinions my own. 316 ppm. Liberty and Justice for *ALL*
When Jewish moral reckoning overshadows Palestinian liberation mondoweiss.net/2026/01/when...
When Jewish moral reckoning overshadows Palestinian liberation
As Jewish anti-Zionists gain visibility, there is a danger of viewing the Gaza genocide solely as the backdrop for a Jewish reckoning. Instead, we must center Palestinian history and demands, and Jewi...
mondoweiss.net
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM
When Jewish moral reckoning overshadows Palestinian liberation mondoweiss.net/2026/01/when...
how to face the horrors now - may all be protected from harm www.lifeisasacredtext.com/p/496b0dbd-a...
how to face the horrors of now
feel, then do
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:25 PM
how to face the horrors now - may all be protected from harm www.lifeisasacredtext.com/p/496b0dbd-a...
End of Year Offerings - a combo platter of things to read, hear, see and watch www.lifeisasacredtext.com/p/bf7cc086-4...
Good Things
a combo platter of things to read, hear, see and watch
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
End of Year Offerings - a combo platter of things to read, hear, see and watch www.lifeisasacredtext.com/p/bf7cc086-4...
more essential reading from Farhana Saltana rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/SFR7BV...
Repairing epistemic injustice and loss in the era of climate coloniality
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November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
more essential reading from Farhana Saltana rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/SFR7BV...
Life is a Sacred Text - Truth, transformation, & collective liberation; ancient stories serve as mirrors & lights. www.lifeisasacredtext.com
Life is a Sacred Text
Truth, transformation, & collective liberation; ancient stories serve as mirrors & lights.
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Life is a Sacred Text - Truth, transformation, & collective liberation; ancient stories serve as mirrors & lights. www.lifeisasacredtext.com
For New Global Forest Pledges to Succeed, They Must Center Forest Communities www.wri.org/insights/glo...
For New Global Forest Pledges to Succeed, They Must Center Forest Communities
Recognizing Indigenous and community land rights is vital to protecting forests and achieving climate goals under the upcoming COP30 commitments.
www.wri.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For New Global Forest Pledges to Succeed, They Must Center Forest Communities www.wri.org/insights/glo...
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The tribunal's message came as it released its genocide verdict following four days of public hearings in Istanbul.
Gaza Tribunal calls for ‘Israeli perpetrators and enablers’ to face justice
The tribunal's message came as it released its genocide verdict following four days of public hearings in Istanbul.
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The tribunal's message came as it released its genocide verdict following four days of public hearings in Istanbul.
rights of nature f.mtr.cool/hbqlwiftfc
Rights of Nature at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 - Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN)
The Rights of Nature framework will be at the center of critical motions at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi.
f.mtr.cool
October 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
rights of nature f.mtr.cool/hbqlwiftfc
Knowledge Connects Our Hearts and Lands: A Qualitative Research Study on Stewarding Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledges for Community Well-Being
by Danya Carroll, Desiree J. Edwards, Ramon Riley andNicole Redvers
www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...
by Danya Carroll, Desiree J. Edwards, Ramon Riley andNicole Redvers
www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...
www.mdpi.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Knowledge Connects Our Hearts and Lands: A Qualitative Research Study on Stewarding Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledges for Community Well-Being
by Danya Carroll, Desiree J. Edwards, Ramon Riley andNicole Redvers
www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...
by Danya Carroll, Desiree J. Edwards, Ramon Riley andNicole Redvers
www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...
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A student told her professor “President Trump’s laws state that there are two genders,” and that the lesson was “illegal” for contradicting that. It’s not. Executive orders are not laws.
Compliance with authoritarianism will not protect universities. Either we stand up for our missions or we fall.
Compliance with authoritarianism will not protect universities. Either we stand up for our missions or we fall.
Texas A&M’s President just removed a dean and department head from their positions after they supported a professor whose lesson on gender was challenged by a student. www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum
The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.
www.kbtx.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A student told her professor “President Trump’s laws state that there are two genders,” and that the lesson was “illegal” for contradicting that. It’s not. Executive orders are not laws.
Compliance with authoritarianism will not protect universities. Either we stand up for our missions or we fall.
Compliance with authoritarianism will not protect universities. Either we stand up for our missions or we fall.
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Another day, another dystopian headline.
“Federal data shows wind turbines cause significantly fewer bird deaths than buildings, cats or oil pits. The Audubon Society says that climate change poses a bigger threat to birds than wind power.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/c...
“Federal data shows wind turbines cause significantly fewer bird deaths than buildings, cats or oil pits. The Audubon Society says that climate change poses a bigger threat to birds than wind power.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/c...
Trump Cracks Down on Bird Deaths, but Only From Wind Turbines
www.nytimes.com
August 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Another day, another dystopian headline.
“Federal data shows wind turbines cause significantly fewer bird deaths than buildings, cats or oil pits. The Audubon Society says that climate change poses a bigger threat to birds than wind power.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/c...
“Federal data shows wind turbines cause significantly fewer bird deaths than buildings, cats or oil pits. The Audubon Society says that climate change poses a bigger threat to birds than wind power.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/c...
academic freedom under an authoritarian government
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/m...
A Professor Was Fired for Her Politics. Is That the Future of Academia?
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
academic freedom under an authoritarian government
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/m...
Move along, nothing to see here 🤨
www.securityincontext.org/posts/hegemo...
www.securityincontext.org/posts/hegemo...
Hegemony factories or independent thinkers? Western think tanks on Israel and Palestine after October 7
www.securityincontext.org
June 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Move along, nothing to see here 🤨
www.securityincontext.org/posts/hegemo...
www.securityincontext.org/posts/hegemo...
Letter in the local paper today. Apparently we are all wrong 🤔
www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/lett...
www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/lett...
Letter: Relax about there being a climate crisis
There is no climate crisis. And no need to panic.
www.grandforksherald.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Letter in the local paper today. Apparently we are all wrong 🤔
www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/lett...
www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/lett...
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Here is a statement by my colleague Katherine Franke about the end of her time teaching at Columbia. Please read it. drive.google.com/file/d/1i4cO...
Statement from Katherine Franke.pdf
drive.google.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Here is a statement by my colleague Katherine Franke about the end of her time teaching at Columbia. Please read it. drive.google.com/file/d/1i4cO...