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LaUra Schmidt
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Founding Director: Good Grief Network; Author of How to Live in a Chaotic Climate
Human Animal
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goodgriefnetwork.bsky.social
2026 FLOW Facilitation Training: Application now live!
 
Apply by 6 Jan for early bird discount ($200 OFF). 6 Jan is also the priority due date for our scholarships and work exchanges! Now is the time to apply: bit.ly/47FEg5C

Questions?
Watch our recent Informational Session: bit.ly/3XrJZpE
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November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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truthout.org
Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduced legislation to recognize Israel’s genocide of Palestinian people in Gaza and call for the U.S. to take concrete actions like an arms embargo to end the slaughter. “The Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza has not ended, and it will not end until we act.”
bit.ly/3JEtWll
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
laura3schmidt.bsky.social
If grief can be a doorway to love, then let us all weep for the world we are breaking apart so we can love it back to wholeness again. —Robin Wall Kimmerer
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
laura3schmidt.bsky.social
Change is the heartbeat of social movements. But, on either side of change is loss. Reimagining the world requires that we release the parts of the systems & ways of being that are ready to die, & mourn the destructive losses that we could not control, despite our best efforts.

—Malkia Devich-Cyril
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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goodgriefnetwork.bsky.social
The future is not set. It's being written with each moment, each breath. Come explore how to envision a livable future:
goodgriefnetwork.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...
November 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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cascadiajournal.bsky.social
Cruelty is the point.
crampell.bsky.social Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 15d
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
I was interviewed by @reemasabrina.bsky.social about Read This When Things Fall Apart. "Fight for what is sacred to you. And if you don’t know what’s sacred to you yet, I suggest you get out there, amongst other people fighting the good fight, and I suspect you’ll find it."
A care package for activists in crisis - Chicago Reader
Read This When Things Fall Apart, edited by Kelly Hayes, features letters offering hope and advice for activist in crisis.
chicagoreader.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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indivisible.org
Over the next few weeks, millions of Americans are going to receive notices that their healthcare costs are set to explode in 2026. Many more will log onto online insurance marketplaces only to find that they’ve been priced out of the coverage they rely on.
October 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
laura3schmidt.bsky.social
Who are my folks out there feeling big over the coral reef tipping point, food assistance being taken away from folks, crumbling democracy, multiple genocides, and worsening climate…??

It’s a lot.
You’re not alone.
October 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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riseandresist.bsky.social
No healthcare for you peasants but a ballroom for the queen, with an illustration of Trump dressed as Marie Antoinette
October 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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thesamethyst.bsky.social
The genocide in Sudan is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world right now and the US is currently hosting the leaders carrying it out btw
aymanmak.bsky.social Ayman Makarem @aymanmak.bsky.social · 21d
the images coming out of al-fasher are honestly horrific. all filmed by the rsf themselves. Fuck the RSF and fuck the UAE.
October 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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fisherdanar.bsky.social
A year ago this week, I delivered my TED Talk, making the case for apocalyptic optimism at the TED Countdown event in Brussels. go.ted.com/danarfisher Here's what's happened since:
How to be an "apocalyptic optimist"
Dana R. Fisher calls herself an "apocalyptic optimist" based on her research as a sociologist of large social movements. Her studies suggest that ever-increasing climate disasters will get people out ...
go.ted.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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goodgriefnetwork.bsky.social
Tonight. Tonight. Tonight.
goodgriefnetwork.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...
drdevinguthrie.bsky.social Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 27d
I'm partnering with @goodgriefnetwork.bsky.social next week to facilitate a brand new Halloween-themed event!

This online event flips the script on our society’s spooky stories about death & shows how death acceptance can connect us to our values, to each other, & to a deeper appreciation for life!
October 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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ssteingraber1.bsky.social
You know all about your emotional immature parents. But what do you know about your morally immature culture?

New from our executive director, the always visionary Carolyn Raffensperger @sehnetwork.bsky.social:

www.sehn.org/sehn/2025/10...
A Morally Mature Culture — The Science and Environmental Health Network
By Carolyn Raffensperger, SEHN executive director In 2009, I wrote an essay about a morally mature culture. I am revisiting the concept (and the essay) because of the looming environmental disasters...
www.sehn.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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climatecasino.net
Your 'doom quote' for today:

"The more particles injected into the stratosphere, the greater the chance of weird side effects ... White would become the new blue."

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/617060...
Under a White Sky by Elizabeth Kolbert: 9780593136287 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity’s transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage,...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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fisherdanar.bsky.social
🚨🚨New Paper Alert! Our article comparing climate activists to the general population regarding their perspectives on social movement tactics is up at Environmental Research Letters (w/ Arman Azedi @magnoliae.bsky.social & @chrisjayko.bsky.social Details to come!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
October 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Priorities.
October 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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thegodpodcast.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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ebakerwhite.bsky.social
hell yes
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27d
An employee at Sequoia Park Zoo in Northern California found a black bear who came in from the wild, introduced itself to the zoo’s bears and played with their toys, before being shown the exit.
Bear Breaks Into California Zoo to Mingle With Other Bears
Officials at Sequoia Park Zoo have no idea how the young bear got into the zoo and went “nose-to-nose” with the three bears there.
nyti.ms
October 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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goodgriefnetwork.bsky.social
Join Good Grief Network founders LaUra Schmidt and Aimee Lewis-Reau online in conversation Rob Hopkins, about his new book, How to Fall in Love with the Future.
Monday 10 November 2025
12pm -1.30pm EST | 9am - 11.30am PST | 5pm - 6.30pm GMT
Free or by donation, register here, bit.ly/3IyoKyz,
Top left there is an image of the front cover of Rob Hopkins' book, How to Fall in Love with the Future. In the background, a graphic image of a red spiral staircase surrounded by plants is visible. It is the same as the image used on the cover of the book. In the top right corner, light pink text reads 'How to fall in Love with the Future' with light blue letters beneath reading 'with Rob Hopkins'. Bottom left, light pink text reads 'Monday 10th November, 12-1.30pm ET, 9-11.30am PT, 5-6.30pm GMT'. A photographic image of Rob Hopkins is in the bottom right corner.
October 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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aclu.org
We’re taking to the streets today to defend:

✔️ Immigrants' rights
✔️ Free speech
✔️ Racial justice
✔️ LGBTQ rights
✔️ Trans justice
✔️ Democracy

And more. We are not backing down.
October 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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democracynow.org
Rutgers professor Mark Bray has fled the country after Turning Point USA launched a concerted online campaign that dubbed him “Dr. Antifa.”
October 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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commondreams.org
​"Israel is working extremely hard to blow up this ceasefire,​" said one observer after IDF troops shot dead Palestinians trying to return to their homes in the largely flattened strip.
'You Cease, I Fire': Israel Kills At Least 9 in Gaza, Says It Will Break Truce Aid Terms
"Israel is working extremely hard to blow up this ceasefire," said one observer after IDF troops shot dead Palestinians trying to return to their homes in the largely flattened strip.
www.commondreams.org
October 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
laura3schmidt.bsky.social
Some autumnal beauty:
October 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM