The Boone and Crockett Club came up with the “fair chase doctrine” for hunting in 1888. Hunters didn’t start their trips on an airline. Neither did modern killing aids exist: * ATVs, side-by-sides, and snowmobiles * GPS navigation devices * Smartphone hunting maps * Cellular trail cameras

Politicians often say they are pro-growth. What they usually mean is that they are pro-sprawl, pro-overdevelopment, pro-encroachment, pro-exploitation, pro-commercialization, pro-bloat or pro-metastasis.

Would societies govern themselves better if political institutions systematically reduced the influence of male status competition, dominance behavior and reproductive competition on the selection and behavior of leaders?

Cognitive empathy is understanding and concern for what others are thinking. But what about people who are not thinking?

If AI had existed In 1763 it would’ve told colonists to work within the British system and avoid risk of violence. Same for France 1788, and so on!

AI is already well on its way to becoming the preeminent tool for teaching and enforcing social conformity. A big immediate bonus is that devalues labor. Devalue labor and repress dissent - a perfect combination . AI is simply being manipulated in accordance with existing incentives.

Jane is right.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3w ago

Jane Fonda, an actor and climate activist, said both political parties are responsible for inaction on climate change. “We’ve got a corporate government," Fonda said during The New York Times’ annual Climate Forward event.

Homo sapiens declares that the fate of unborn generations does not matter, provided the living suffer no consequences in their own lifetimes.

Peter du Toit@peterdutoit.com · 3w ago

A rude awakening on the horizon in the US! “While a solid majority of U.S. adults believe the effects of global warming have already begun, less than half, 45%, believe those effects will pose a threat to them or their way of life during their lifetime.” news.gallup.com/poll/708050/...

The North American Model performs an old moral trick: appoint the killer as guardian, call his preference “science,” and rename domination “stewardship.” Then offer the killing itself as proof that wildlife is being saved.

Unprocessed Fury”: From Psychopathology to the NAM Sheltering Wildlife Killers

by Anja Heister, PhD Co-founder & Executive Director of Footloose Montana

rwg2056.substack.com

Political buffoonery drives up gas and diesel prices. People drive less, burn less fuel, and emit less carbon. So the politicians calling global warming a hoax may be unintentionally fighting it after all—through sheer incompetence.

“AI May Kill Us All!” Isn’t it strange how much news coverage that gets? We never see “Climate Change May Kill Us All” or “Environmental Destruction May Kill Us All” or “Miscalculations by Lunatics May Lead To War That Kills Us All.”

A politician who knowingly rejects facts deceives the public. More obscene is one who does so unknowingly—so captive to ideology, vanity or applause that falsehood feels like truth and incoherence like reason. The first manipulates reality; the second is unfit to govern it.

A psychoanalyst answers the question: Why does anyone kill a wolf? www.counterpunch.org/2026/09/08/w...

Why Does Anyone Kill a Wolf? A Psychoanalytic Contribution

Paul Fielder, a Montana State Representative, and a promoter of the killing of wolves, has likened wolves to wasps. If wolf pups die directly or indirectly due to Fielder’s actions, he is not troubled...

counterpunch.org

Attempting to represent unborn generations in government decision making is important.

What is the dollar value of a species, sacred landscape, human dignity, friendship, cultural continuity, or irreversible ecosystem loss?

The genius of right-wing populism: Convince people who lost ground in the economic order that their enemy is the cultural elite, then persuade them to hand power to the economic elite who prospered from that same order. And call it a revolt against the elites.

Hats off to Senator King. At least he writes it down so future generations will know of the grotesque obscenity.

1995, about half of Americans lived in counties with at least 25 days a year when the heat index topped 90°F. By 2025, it was roughly 70%. —NYT Editorial Board We are the frogs in the boiling water. But we lit the fire. Every other species is just trapped in the pot with us.

Meta is worth 1.43 trillion dollars. It just settled litigation arising from the lifetime harm their algorithm caused children for $17 billion payable over years. Our government let them off of the hook for 1.19% of their valuation.

Carissa Veliz is a brilliant intellect with a unique perspective on the AI narrative (and scare), as propaganda in service to big tech and illiberal government

People who worry about the sex characteristics of others might find this article distressing.

Biological sex is neither binary nor a spectrum – a biologist explains how it’s multidimensional

Each person is a mosaic of sex-related and postpubertal biological traits that vary in their degree of femaleness and maleness.

theconversation.com

The only people who apply and are hired for jobs as game wardens are avid hunters. The institutional bias toward “harvest” is immense.

In case you haven’t seen this article, it has a hopeful message. Could it really be that people who support climate action are not aware a majority of people agree?

Ingmar Rentzhog@ingmar.wsocial.eu · 2mo ago

Here is the follow-up article. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it, @michaelemann.bsky.social. Why the 89% Climate Majority Keeps Losing www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...

A wolf crosses our world like a messenger from the unnamed, revealing that beneath human meaning, existence far exceeds us.

Comments sought to help defend Yampa River wilderness. This is happening so often it feels like shoveling sand against the tide. Why is a war on wilderness a good idea?

Defend America's Wilderness | Conservation Lands Foundation

Take action today to tell the Department of the Interior to uphold wilderness policies and guidance.

conservationlands.org

Darkness is a critical ecological resource, why not destroy it too along with the climate and natural habitats ?

Rewilding Institute@rewilding.org · 2mo ago

The American Astronomical Society sought to halt the upcoming launch, citing light pollution, the potential for eye damage if amateur astronomers view the satellite through a telescope, the risk to pilots and drivers who might be distracted or temporarily blinded by the artificial light, and more.

This is on you, Jared Polis.

Tina Peters and other election deniers claim they've pitched the Trump administration on a midterm “election-security plan”

mediamatters.org

The toll of climate change on other species (who have not contributed to it) is under studied and under reported.

Africa's camels are dying from extreme heat as temperatures soar

Herders and experts tell the BBC how Africa's camels are suffering because of extreme heat.

bbc.com

Mankind is the only species capable of understanding environmental destruction. We choose not to.

Slow-onset climate perils are outpacing the insurance market: Moody's

The firm projects physical risk losses could hit $41.4 trillion by the mid-2040s, with much of it going uninsured

insurancebusinessmag.com

If this works, why is it only used to protect billionaires?