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US title to the land depends on legal fiction, crafted by the colonists to benefit themselves. Under the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’, which had its origins in the Crusades and underpinned the pioneering navigators of the 15th century, ultimate sovereignty over any pagan land belonged, courtesy of the Vatican, to the first Christian monarch who discovered it. Embraced by imperial powers around the world, the doctrine was adopted by the US Supreme Court in 1823. The US did not rely on Papal Bulls alone, however. It also extinguished the land title of the continent’s first peoples by treaty, executive order, and federal statute.

via US must not forget its history of dispossession – Claudio Saunt – Aeon.

I love bees.. and I love honey.. but is this what we’ll be doing soon? And what would it be like if the only trees that get pollinated are the ones that the humans decide will get pollinated?

How Important Is A Bee? : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR.