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Public environmental historian of coyotes and other predators. Proud Kansan and Kansas State University alum. My YouTube channel is youtube.com/@wildlifehistory?si=xX6Glh9ul805WYyo
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Michael
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Maybe it's my Midwest bias but I do think Whitmer or the guy from MN or even Kelly would be a good option but the time to have that conversation was last year not now. It's in everyone's best interest to shut up and get behind Biden. Everyone hated him in 20 and he still won.
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Michael
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Fair enough. That's been my issue with this conversation since the beginning even pre debate though. No one is specific about who they'd nominate or now how they'd handle all the paperwork. So many sports parallels to angry fans just screaming to scream.
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Michael
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I think this idiocy just jumped the shark
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Michael
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Wait this is about George Clooney the actor? That's hilariously dumb.
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Michael
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You say that like it's hard to do
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Michael
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I think my Mom still has all my zoo books from the 90s. I should dig those out.
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Michael
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You're last point is so important. I wish people thought about what they actually added to the public space instead of just spewing crap everywhere. We'd all be better off for it.
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Michael
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Check out @bengoldfarb.bsky.social 's book Eager Beaver also. It's excellent
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Michael
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Don't know if they count as animal info books but Coyote America and American Serengeti by Dan Flores are great. I have a few written by wildlife biologists that great also but I'm not in front of my book shelf.
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Michael
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I wish but it's definitely burned haha
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Michael
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I burned my depression frozen pizza so tonight's going great 😵💫
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Michael
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Is it wrong I want to ride one?
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Josh Rosenau
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After decades of activism, Joe Biden’s administration finally was the one to ban USDA’s Wildlife Services division from deploying cyanide bombs on federal BLM lands. These things have killed pets and injured recreationists, and killing carnivores is bad policy anyway. Biden got it done.
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Michael
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I had no idea what a difference better paper made. I still type because it’s just more convenient and I couldn’t exist as a writer without spell check but good paper and pen are fun.
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Stephen Riffle, Ph.D.
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Pup butt. After meandering away from the group, this one came bounding back into the grass to start stalking up on its littermates (off-camera in the upper left background). . . . 🐡🌿🦊 🌎 Tahoe, CA 📸 300mm, F5.6, 1/1600
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Michael
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Now you’re ready to delve into the world of stationary. I didn’t want to admit it but writing on nice paper with a fountain pen makes a difference.
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Michael
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The only acceptable animal to compare any of these assholes to is ticks. I love all animals and find the good in them. Ticks are pure evil.
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Michael
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I’ve struggled to explain why I hate summer so much. That article will help
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Michael
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I’ve heard Indian Cave State Park in Nebraska is great. It looks cool online and it’s close to KC
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Michael
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Agreed. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Tester and Baldwin are anti-wolf.
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Michael
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Could be part of it but I think it’s part of the broader bias against predators. We’ve come a long way in the last few decades but not far enough.
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Michael
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Ugh this is terrible. Denning is very effective and horrible. Predators deserve respect also.
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
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Michael
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I have my suspicions they’re on Bluesky now. I’ve noticed a lot of new accounts doing nothing but talking about Democrats are morally wrong for sticking with Biden. This is all so obvious it hurts.
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I’m Proud of the House We Built
MANHATTAN, Kan. — A multibillion-dollar research hub is emerging on the prairie as a new first line of defense against animal diseases that can decimate livestock, rattle financial markets and potentially spill over into humans
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
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Michael
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We have to take what is given to us. My knees look great apparently
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Michael
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That fits for KC haha
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Michael
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Our Supreme Court and Governor Kelly do a lot of heavy lifting on that front. There might be a lesson for the rest of the country there…
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Excellent article from @npr.org about the tall grass prairie! It’s a special place I wish more people here in Kansas and elsewhere cared about.
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www.kcur.org/arts-life/20...
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Michael
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No one tell the national media about all the high school debaters reading their speeches
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Michael
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Napster still exists?
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Michael
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I saw a snake on my early morning walk! Little fellow was out for a stroll after a rain like me. Couldn’t get close enough for a good ID. 🐢🌿
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Michael
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I accidentally crushed a snail this morning... It was so disgusting and now I'm obsessed with any parisites I might have picked up. Hypochondria sucks
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Michael
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And you do a great job!
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Michael
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You know things are bleak when reading about the environmental history of predators (pretty depressing) is relaxing to me.
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Michael
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Oh yeah there are some wild stories from the dust bowl. Some of it was for survival (jacks were an easy source of protein) but still. Kids getting out of school early and bekng bussed to a round up to thump rabbits is brutal.
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Michael
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I will never understand why men do this. So dumb
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Michael
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You can still find wild peaches in some areas of Kansas from these trees! I tried some that were originally brought here by Exodusters and they tasted like freedom.
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Michael
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I'm deep into the depression tonight over the on going shitshow. Here's some pretty wildflowers from eastern Kansas.
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Michael
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Come on Kansas! I'll be donating on Friday. Let's connect some kids with cool science.
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Michael
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Can confirm as someone who cleaned dorms through college. Selves of all kinds are the worst. Drawers are annoying too.
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Bethany Brookshire
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In case you need something kind of neat to think about: Every at Wimbledon they employ a Harris Hawk to scare away pigeons and other unwanted birds from the tennis courts.
His name is Rufus. He may this year (?) get a co-worker named Rhea? www.bbc.com/news/uk-engl...
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Michael
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And they can't breathe because of their neighboring states smog. The water might give them cancer too.
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Michael
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Has long as they don't have a bat shit crazy supreme court I'll be fine. A little bit of snow and ice doesn't scare me!
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Michael
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Exactly. I've given up hope also but will still vote in every election. Might not get better in my lifetime but maybe we can stop the slide eventually.
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Michael
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I'll do more research if the move becomes necessary but southern occupied Canada will be my first stop.
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Michael
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Yeah you're right. I have a very broad definition of middle lol
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Michael
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Cheers to Omaha,NE for bringing a little bit more prarie back to life! Down with turf grass! 🌍🌿
www.wowt.com/2024/07/01/b...
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Michael
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Spent this morning writing about black bears returning to Kansas and this afternoon dreaming of seeing one. It's been a good day
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Michael
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If I start my production company LLC I'll invite you as the key note speaker
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