Nhatt Nichols
nhattnichols.bsky.social
Nhatt Nichols
@nhattnichols.bsky.social
Solutions Journalist covering food systems and the environment
Visual/sound Documentarian
Author of This Party of the Soft Things
Oddly hopeful human
The Jack Straw Writers' Anthology from my cohort is now available!

My essay, The Forest Bison, explores the relationships between humans, animals, and wilderness during this polycrisis.
There's also amazing writing by other writers!

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[05/01/2025] Alcalá, Kathleen (Cur.): Jack Straw Writers Anthology 2025
Jack Straw Writers Anthology Vol. 29 curated by Kathleen Alcalá (Jack Straw Cultural Center, paperback) Publication Date: May 1, 2025 An anthology featuring the writing of the 2025 Jack Straw Writers,...
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April 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Since I wrote this, we're hearing more and more about ICE being invited into private spaces like prisons. If you are a private space in Washington, you do not have to allow ICE in without a warrant.

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Protecting Rural Immigrant Populations from Expanding Reach of ICE    | The Daily Yonder
Helping people understand their rights might seem like dry legal work, but working for Jefferson County Immigrant Rights Association (JCIRA) allowed
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April 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Reposted by Nhatt Nichols
Here’s how much cropland could be freed up if Americans ate half as much meat.

A national flexitarian diet would reduce the amount of U.S. farmland by roughly the size of South Dakota.

Written by @fridagarza.bsky.social

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#Meat #Vegan #Vegetarian #Food #Agriculture
Here's how much cropland could be freed up if Americans ate half as much meat
A national flexitarian diet would reduce the amount of U.S. farmland by roughly the size of South Dakota.
grist.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Reposted by Nhatt Nichols
NEW: The Trump administration has suspended millions in USDA grants to tribal colleges and universities. It might force some students to drop out.

My story for @propublica.org

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She’s on a Scholarship at a Tribal College in Wisconsin. The Trump Administration Suspended the USDA Grant That Funded It.
Tribal colleges and universities, which ProPublica last year found are perpetually underfunded by Congress, say it’s illegal to withhold financial support from them. Their funding is protected by trea...
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March 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM