Robert Pyne
@robertpyne.bsky.social
Hopeful realist. Advocate for human flourishing, locally and globally.
Former professor of theology, peace studies & human rights, now Program Director at the Mauthe Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay.
Former professor of theology, peace studies & human rights, now Program Director at the Mauthe Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay.
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Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
October 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
Looking forward to hosting this event with Asha Rangappa on Thursday night! Follow the link to join us!
I'm very excited to be giving the Miller Lecture in Human Rights and Public Understanding this Thursday at The Mauthe Center on "Preserving Democracy in the (Dis)Information Age." The talk will be simulcast as a webinar so please register if you are interested! www.mcenter.org/event-detail...
The Miller Family Lecture with Asha Rangappa | MautheCenter
Asha Rangappa is a Yale professor and former FBI agent who appears frequently on national media as a legal and security analyst. Register here to attend in person. For webinar and remote viewing optio...
www.mcenter.org
September 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Looking forward to hosting this event with Asha Rangappa on Thursday night! Follow the link to join us!
Really worth reading from Steven Pinker (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...
Opinion | Harvard Derangement Syndrome
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Really worth reading from Steven Pinker (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...
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Outstanding commentary by Timothy Snyder, once again, on how to get from war to peace. snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Negotiation (video)
How to get from war to peace
snyder.substack.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Outstanding commentary by Timothy Snyder, once again, on how to get from war to peace. snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
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New Column: "Who elected you?" is an old punch line. This time, it's not a joke. Nightmare. newrepublic.com/article/1910... via @newrepublic.com
Will Elon Musk Do to the Federal Government What He Did to Twitter?
An unchecked, unelected oligarch is yanking wires out of the machinery that powers American life—and there’s no telling how many people will get hurt.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
New Column: "Who elected you?" is an old punch line. This time, it's not a joke. Nightmare. newrepublic.com/article/1910... via @newrepublic.com
Unconscionable www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid (Gift Article)
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Unconscionable www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
The last season of House of Cards wasn't very good, but at least we know what to expect. en.protothema.gr/2025/01/28/m...
Melania Trump as Claire Underwood from House of Cards - The... unexpected similarities spotted by social media - ProtoThema English
Many on social media were those who "saw" Melania's portrait of the iconic Claire Underwood as the President of the United States in the latest season of House of Cards
en.protothema.gr
January 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The last season of House of Cards wasn't very good, but at least we know what to expect. en.protothema.gr/2025/01/28/m...
Refugee resettlement agencies are now trying to maintain their legal, professional, and humanitarian commitments, even if the Trump administration feels no such obligation. Help them if you can, and if you voted for this president, tell him this is not the America you hoped to see.
Trump administration suspends some funding for refugee resettlement groups, memo says
Resettlement agencies were told on Friday some of their federal funding awards were "immediately suspended."
www.cbsnews.com
January 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Refugee resettlement agencies are now trying to maintain their legal, professional, and humanitarian commitments, even if the Trump administration feels no such obligation. Help them if you can, and if you voted for this president, tell him this is not the America you hoped to see.
Three months of support for resettled refugees is painfully inadequate, but the new administration has chosen to cut that off, even for those who have already arrived and are barely settled. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
Trump administration suspends some funding for refugee resettlement groups, memo says
Resettlement agencies were told on Friday some of their federal funding awards were "immediately suspended."
www.cbsnews.com
January 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Three months of support for resettled refugees is painfully inadequate, but the new administration has chosen to cut that off, even for those who have already arrived and are barely settled. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
Thanks @sifill.bsky.social. I needed this one.
January 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Thanks @sifill.bsky.social. I needed this one.
On this national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter, this remembrance captures both his respect for others and his hopefulness for peace.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
I debated Jimmy Carter, and he changed my mind about peace in the Middle East
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www.haaretz.com
January 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
On this national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter, this remembrance captures both his respect for others and his hopefulness for peace.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
Lots of op-eds honoring recounting Jimmy Carter's contributions today, and appropriately so. This piece from Samantha Power recalls his support for human rights, which affected both rhetoric and practice in the US and beyond. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/o...
Opinion | Samantha Power: The Humanitarian Legacy of Jimmy Carter (Gift Article)
Jimmy Carter viewed his embrace of human rights as a means of restoring faith in America.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Lots of op-eds honoring recounting Jimmy Carter's contributions today, and appropriately so. This piece from Samantha Power recalls his support for human rights, which affected both rhetoric and practice in the US and beyond. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/o...
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If you're dispirited by the state of the US or the world, here's my annual giving guide with nonprofits that change the world. One restores lives of women with fistula. One saves children's lives. And one works here in the US to help kids learn to read. Please share! www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/o...
Opinion | Donate This Holiday Season: Women and Children Need Your Help
Give a woman her life back, save a child’s life or help a child read, with my annual holiday giving guide.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:33 PM
If you're dispirited by the state of the US or the world, here's my annual giving guide with nonprofits that change the world. One restores lives of women with fistula. One saves children's lives. And one works here in the US to help kids learn to read. Please share! www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/o...
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Last year, when I was at MSNBC, I did a 10-minute deep-dive into RFK Jr's anti-vaxxer role in the measles outbreak that killed dozens and dozens of kids in Samoa.
I hope every Senator voting in his confirmation process for HHS knows about this crucial and awful story:
I hope every Senator voting in his confirmation process for HHS knows about this crucial and awful story:
RFK Jr., anti-vaxxers, and a measles outbreak: Mehdi’s deep dive
YouTube video by MSNBC
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November 20, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Last year, when I was at MSNBC, I did a 10-minute deep-dive into RFK Jr's anti-vaxxer role in the measles outbreak that killed dozens and dozens of kids in Samoa.
I hope every Senator voting in his confirmation process for HHS knows about this crucial and awful story:
I hope every Senator voting in his confirmation process for HHS knows about this crucial and awful story:
Excellent thread here — worth heeding!
Let's talk about how to report on right-wingers without amplifying their hateful rhetoric. Far-right extremists count on YOU to spread their messages for them. Here's a thread of resources.
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
The Oxygen of Amplification
New Data & Society report recommends editorial “better practices” for reporting on online bigots and manipulators; interviews journalists on accidental amplification of extreme agendas
datasociety.net
November 20, 2024 at 6:12 AM
Excellent thread here — worth heeding!
Thanks @davidfrum.bsky.social and @chriso-wiki.bsky.social for sharing. No surprise, but good to see evidence that Elon turned up the volume for MAGA on the old site.
A good reminder to read widely nationally and internationally, and to speak with people with whom we disagree, face to face.
A good reminder to read widely nationally and internationally, and to speak with people with whom we disagree, face to face.
1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️
November 16, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Thanks @davidfrum.bsky.social and @chriso-wiki.bsky.social for sharing. No surprise, but good to see evidence that Elon turned up the volume for MAGA on the old site.
A good reminder to read widely nationally and internationally, and to speak with people with whom we disagree, face to face.
A good reminder to read widely nationally and internationally, and to speak with people with whom we disagree, face to face.
So much to appreciate in this essay. "We need to become better citizens for the democracy we want. ... That means our work is to imagine, to ally, to experiment, restore, befriend, study, read, write, serve, and create. Every one of us. Even as chaos swirls around us."
November 16, 2024 at 4:24 AM
So much to appreciate in this essay. "We need to become better citizens for the democracy we want. ... That means our work is to imagine, to ally, to experiment, restore, befriend, study, read, write, serve, and create. Every one of us. Even as chaos swirls around us."
A bit of serenity on a Friday evening (Green Bay, WI)
November 15, 2024 at 11:55 PM
A bit of serenity on a Friday evening (Green Bay, WI)
Hope starts with the inner protest that today is not the tomorrow we yearned for yesterday.
This is one of the most hopeful poems I've read in a while. Thanks, @clintsmithiii.bsky.social
This is one of the most hopeful poems I've read in a while. Thanks, @clintsmithiii.bsky.social
A lot of people have shared this poem over the past week. It’s a sentiment I think about a lot, especially now.
I hope everyone is doing what they need to take care of themselves. One step at a time. One day at a time.
I hope everyone is doing what they need to take care of themselves. One step at a time. One day at a time.
Perfectly expressed, @clintsmithiii.bsky.social.
November 14, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Hope starts with the inner protest that today is not the tomorrow we yearned for yesterday.
This is one of the most hopeful poems I've read in a while. Thanks, @clintsmithiii.bsky.social
This is one of the most hopeful poems I've read in a while. Thanks, @clintsmithiii.bsky.social
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“Freedom means you decide who you are, and then when things change around you, you continue to be that person. And in so doing, you do constructive work. You set an example for other people. You meet new people who are also trying to remain themselves.”
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
Timothy Snyder: ‘You have to be in the moment in order to get through the moment’
In a time when many voters feel despair following the presidential election, it’s key to remember this is not the end. Americans still have their freedom and there are ways to remain politically activ...
www.msnbc.com
November 11, 2024 at 2:31 PM
“Freedom means you decide who you are, and then when things change around you, you continue to be that person. And in so doing, you do constructive work. You set an example for other people. You meet new people who are also trying to remain themselves.”
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
Is BlueSky going to use any kind of identity verification for accounts? Looks like lots of spoof accounts already here.
November 9, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Is BlueSky going to use any kind of identity verification for accounts? Looks like lots of spoof accounts already here.
Hoping this is the alternative we all need. Tell your friends!
November 9, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Hoping this is the alternative we all need. Tell your friends!