"Strength, Loyalty, Hope" prevail over "Make Europe Great Again." Köszönöm, Magyarország. And how poetic that the winner's name is "Magyar."

With the Iranian regime unlikely to respond to threats by opening the Strait of Hormuz, the question becomes whether our military will obey orders from the US regime to commit war crimes. Fingers crossed for a TACO option. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

"...the erosion of norms, processes, and institutions that underpinned a remarkable period of peace and prosperity; that foundation has gone.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-26-2... @hcrichardson.bsky.social

"Neighboring" in response to aggression. “We redefined ‘us’." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/o...

March 8 2026. Days after starting a billion-dollar-a-day war against Iran, the nominal commander-in-chief took his 98th golf day. According to didtrumpgolftoday.com he has golfed 98 days out of 415 days since returning to office (23.6% of the presidency spent golfing). P.S. Epstein files

Te first US casualties in a War of Mass Distraction. (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

If we ever get out of the mess of the current administration, we're going to need many reforms--starting with Congress. www.economist.com/united-state...

Sometimes, fighting Fascism and censorship can be as easy as watching a video. The more views the more we promote The Late Show with Stephen Colbert interview with James Talarico that was banned by CBS. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...

The documentary about #FLOTUS is trending on Netflix - First Lady Michelle Obama, that is. Perhaps you want to help make it #1 this week?

Map of member countries of the World #Health Organization @who.int (I can't find the original source of the map, but it checks out.)

The Chinese communist party also controls dissent through the use of facial recognition tools and other surveillance technology www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...

State terror has arrived www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...

Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)

From @hcrichardson.bsky.social The War Department thought it was important for Americans to understand the tactics fascists would use to take power in the United States. They would try to gain power “under the guise of ‘super-patriotism’ and ‘super-Americanism.’” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

January 6 2021, a day that will live in odium. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com?utm_source=n...

We all could use some good news right now. (Full article access requires a registration, but it is free.) www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Even AI can't understand this federal government. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @gelliottmorris.com @shakkednoy.bsky.social December 9, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Please join us on Thursday, 20 Nov @ 1600 UTC (1100 EST) for a discussion of the increasingly important role of subnational governments in achieving #KMGBF Target 3. Featuring California's #30x30 strategiy for #biodiversity #conservation. @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @iucnwcpa.bsky.social

Today, veterans, public servants, and other patriots who love America will gather to show their love for democracy. You can find here a No Kings rally near you: www.nokings.org

@abigailspanberger.com is focusing her messaging on the economy and defending Virginia's federal workers Her opponent is falling back on fringe social issues like transgender school policies and immigration. www.newsweek.com/democrats-ch...

Unanimous impeachment for permanent moral failure - we can only dream... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...

Join us in this interactive session where we will learn about efforts to operationalize the One Health approach on the ground, nationally, and internationally; develop recommendations for an IUCN One Health strategy. IUCN World Conservation Congress

Sustainable #Finance for #30x30 @iucnwcpa.bsky.social

#USAID Forever www.facebook.com/615729567040...

Calls for applications: IUCN WCPA Publications Editor – Oversees WCPA’s knowledge products and support members in producing high-quality publications, reports, and knowledge products. lnkd.in/g8HrBz2Y IUCN WCPA Publications Group Members lnkd.in/g2EneKyc Deadline: 30 September 2025

Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations. The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.

HHS just gutted mRNA vaccine development. A reckless move that undermines science, global health equity, and future pandemic preparedness. This isn't just bad policy. It's dangerous. www.linkedin.com/pulse/disarm... #PandemicPreparedness #Pandemic #GlobalHealth #vaccines

Today is the last day to register at the early bird rate for the IUCN World Conservation Congress. October 2025, Abu Dhabi iucncongress2025.org

🌱 New piece from DEV colleagues Adrian Martin, Iokine Rodriguez & Neil Dawson: “Integrating Justice into #Restoration Practice”, a new @iucnwcpa.bsky.social technical note on how inclusive, locally led approaches improve restoration outcomes. Read it here: iucn.org/resources/ot...

New #IUCN #WCPA report charts the course for establishing #Marine #ProtectedAreas in a changing #climate iucn.org/story/202507...

Income inequality - we've been there before. Note this is _annual_ change, the disparity grows worse each year. All major religions teach the importance of helping the poor and needy, inc., esp. Christianity. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov

Here's the proof: Republicans are only looking out for their millionaire and billionaire friends – and they're willing to gamble with your lives to pay them off.

June 30, 2025

New paper reviewing the world's 10,443 Critically Endangered species: their status, distribution threats and the actions needed for their recovery www.nature.com/articles/s44...

My Mosquito Buckets of Doom (for larvae). Mosquito fogging kills everything except mosquitoes. 🪣 This bucket does it better, without harming pollinators or people. Learn how: visit link in bio HomegrownNationalPark.org #MosquitoBucketChallenge #HomegrownNationalPark

Five things to remember about war:

Weapons of Mass Destruction in Irax, Part II www.bbc.com/news/article...

I read and subscribe to the @theatlantic.com, but have stopped following it here. Too many repetitive posts.

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped.” – Orwell, 1984 shorturl.at/TNndr

Hey @cnn.com, sure, war in the Middle East is big news (though hardly new). But you can’t spare a few minutes for Federal crimes in the US?

We've just launched AviList! - the new unified global taxonomic checklist for the world's birds, developed through the Working Group on Avian Classification, including BirdLife, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, IOC and others @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social www.avilist.org

If you are poor and working hard to make a life for yourself and your family, we'll deport you. (Very roughly.) But give us $5 million & we'll talk. Check out the new, official government website for yourself. (And note how the regions are listed. Clearly by order of preference.) trumpcard.gov

For D-Day, I am returning to a piece I wrote last year after visiting the beaches of Normandy—a reflection on the time Americans and the world came together to defeat fascism, with resonance today. brentamitchell.medium.com/surviving-d-...

The next decade will be difficult for #nature #conservation. In a new editorial in @oryxthejournal.bsky.social, we suggest a range of things we can do to rebuild support and challenge #post-truth politics. Led by Nigel Dudley, the piece reminds us that we must not abandon hope. go.shr.lc/3YM3J8I

Gosh, I miss reality. [Attorney General] Bondi went on to claim that Trump’s efforts to crack down on fentanyl had already saved—“are you ready for this, media? 258 million lives.” There are roughly 340 million people in America. - from The Bulwark www.science.org/content/arti...

Judge Wilkinson's order is a fresh & firm reminder of how and why separation of powers should work. This (Republican) judge is highly respected by the "conservative" SCOTUS majority. 6 pages, double-spaced. Read it for yourself "while there is still time." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Speaking veritas to power. www.reuters.com/world/us/har...