September 17, 2026

Good News for Humankind 🌏

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Bison return to Mexican state of Coahuila for first time in 200 years

Cuatrociénegas is one of North America's strangest landscapes: 324 square miles of spring-fed pools and white gypsum dunes, with unusually diverse plant life.

What it lacked was a large grazer. Forty-eight bison, most transferred from the long-established Rancho El Uno herd in Chihuahua's Janos Biosphere Reserve, now break up compacted soil, carry seeds in their coats, and carve shallow wallows — restarting processes that stopped generations ago. That Chihuahua herd itself descends from 23 bison the U.S. sent from Wind Cave National Park back in 2009.

Bison remain officially endangered in Mexico, and without natural predators on the landscape, how the herd's growth gets managed over time is still an open question.

Updates from Peter 👋

Hi beautiful people,

I take a relatively unique stance with politics in this newsletter.

Many of the stories I deem good news are political in nature. I know many people will not consider them good news, but I post them nonetheless. So many of the issues where we most need change (in my opinion) are divisive and politicized. It would feel wrong to whitewash this newsletter with only unoffensive, safe stories.

And yet, my other writing here usually has very little to do with politics. I don't wish to be yet another strident, self-righteous voice in the culture wars. We have enough of that. And I honestly don't think it's very helpful in most situations.

With that said, I feel strongly enough about this week's Ed Sheeran/Macklemore/Robert Kraft drama around the Israel-Palestine conflict that staying silent feels more like hiding than taking a principled stance.

Here's what feels important to say clearly:

I believe every voice in this conversation has room for more nuance and compassion. Every voice has room to consider the unconscious motivations behind their stance. There is definitely courage in "speaking truth to power." But there's perhaps more courage in letting go of our perceived monopolies on truth.

I don't think we should expect or insist that people speak out on issues we think are important. There is both a freedom of speech and a freedom to silence. I also believe that silence is not nearly as neutral as the silent might like to think.

But more than anything, it truly distresses me to see the violent death of thousands of innocent children and civilians treated as anything less than heartbreaking, to see earnest attempts to foster accountability for that violence dismissed as bigotry, to see billionaires try to control what's allowed in the public discourse.

We can do better. We can demand more. And we can do that all while acknowledging the humanity and heartbreak on every side of the story.

Love,
Peter

Peter Schulte Burnout & purpose coach, recovering hustle hero. ​​​

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