John Wilson
@desertedge.bsky.social
I spent a quarter century teaching people about the environment and then I retired. Dogs, plants, ecosystems, cheeses, electric cars.
Trump Administration to Legalize Killing of Endangered Species
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Trump Administration to Legalize Killing of Endangered Species
A memo signed by Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik rewrites the heart of the Endangered Species Act without a vote, a rule, or a single public comment.
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September 17, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Trump Administration to Legalize Killing of Endangered Species
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September 16, 2026
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September 16, 2026
Yesterday U.S.
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September 17, 2026 at 12:19 PM
September 16, 2026
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Trump’s Worst Fear
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Trump’s Worst Fear
His vanity, narcissism, vainglory, and vindictiveness are mere symptoms
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September 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Trump’s Worst Fear
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Trump’s Worst Fear
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Trump’s Worst Fear
His vanity, narcissism, vainglory, and vindictiveness are mere symptoms
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September 17, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Trump’s Worst Fear
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Okay class, today we are going to compare and contrast the Trump administration's Smithsonian warning signs with Nazi Germany's 1937 'Degenerate Art' exhibition.
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Trump administration plans ideological warning signs for Smithsonian
The Interior Secretary says the move is necessary to combat what he calls ideological bias.
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September 17, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Okay class, today we are going to compare and contrast the Trump administration's Smithsonian warning signs with Nazi Germany's 1937 'Degenerate Art' exhibition.
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The People’s Win Today in the Supreme Court
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The People’s Win Today in the Supreme Court
It stopped Trump’s attack on mail-in voting
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September 15, 2026 at 11:57 AM
The People’s Win Today in the Supreme Court
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Single brain implant lets paralyzed people both talk and gesture via an avatar | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Single brain implant lets paralyzed people both talk and gesture via an avatar
By decoding two kinds of signals from one brain area, multitasking device offers step toward more natural communication
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September 15, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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"So please do not fall into complacency. It’s far too easy to sit on your hands and expect that we have the votes. Take nothing for granted."
Sunday thought: WE are the leaders we’ve been waiting for
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Sunday thought: WE are the leaders we’ve been waiting for
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Sunday thought: WE are the leaders we’ve been waiting for
Avoiding the traps — and understanding what must be done now
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September 13, 2026 at 11:14 AM
"So please do not fall into complacency. It’s far too easy to sit on your hands and expect that we have the votes. Take nothing for granted."
Sunday thought: WE are the leaders we’ve been waiting for
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Sunday thought: WE are the leaders we’ve been waiting for
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Mike Johnson runs out the clock on his own speakership
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Mike Johnson runs out the clock on his own speakership
It was the most sycophantic of times.
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September 12, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Mike Johnson runs out the clock on his own speakership
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Pete Hegseth’s Ruthless Pentagon Nickname
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Pete Hegseth’s Ruthless Pentagon Nickname
They hate him.
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September 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Pete Hegseth’s Ruthless Pentagon Nickname
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Massive herbarium merger rescues century-old plant collection | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Massive herbarium merger rescues century-old plant collection
Duke University’s 825,000 specimens will move to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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September 8, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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Pete Hegseth will be the next to fall
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Pete Hegseth will be the next to fall
Trump will only tolerate being embarrassed for so long — especially when he can scapegoat him for Iran.
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September 8, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Pete Hegseth will be the next to fall
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This comic is drawing women into prehistory
Comic book artist Ulli Lust counters myths about the roles of ice age women
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September 8, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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[ Read at your own risk. It is heartbreaking.]
September 5, 2026
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September 5, 2026
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September 5, 2026
Events of Friday, September 4, showed the Trump administration in a nutshell.
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September 6, 2026 at 11:01 AM
[ Read at your own risk. It is heartbreaking.]
September 5, 2026
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September 5, 2026
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You or Someone You Love Could Be Next
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You or Someone You Love Could Be Next
As he loses power, Trump’s extrajudicial gestapo tactics are worsening
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August 28, 2026 at 10:53 AM
You or Someone You Love Could Be Next
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Given how Tesla, SpaceX, and X have tanked, killing millions of people maybe this dorkish buffoon's greatest accomplishment.
August 27, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Given how Tesla, SpaceX, and X have tanked, killing millions of people maybe this dorkish buffoon's greatest accomplishment.
[This is a particularly good one.]
Canada has broken what’s left of Donny’s rotting brain
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Canada has broken what’s left of Donny’s rotting brain
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Canada has broken what’s left of Donny’s rotting brain
the poor little dipshit is having a hard time coping
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August 27, 2026 at 12:17 PM
[This is a particularly good one.]
Canada has broken what’s left of Donny’s rotting brain
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Canada has broken what’s left of Donny’s rotting brain
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The Moose That Roared
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The Moose That Roared
Why Trump will lose his war with Canada
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August 24, 2026 at 1:09 PM
The Moose That Roared
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