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Maybe our ecogrief steps can help with this too. Let’s review.
1. Be kind to ourselves and others.
Everyone is living a complex life that can prevent them from doing everything they can or acting on every opportunity. Times like these require giving ourselves grace even while we ask for action.
1. Be kind to ourselves and others.
Everyone is living a complex life that can prevent them from doing everything they can or acting on every opportunity. Times like these require giving ourselves grace even while we ask for action.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
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Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
projects.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
The @thisiscolossal.com December posting of ways to fund, feed, and otherwise support artists is posted! Go get it, you beautiful minds. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/dece...
December 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Every month, we share opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies.
www.thisiscolossal.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The @thisiscolossal.com December posting of ways to fund, feed, and otherwise support artists is posted! Go get it, you beautiful minds. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/dece...
Colorado has lost a champion and a leader. She did great things in a too brief life.
coloradosun.com/2025/11/26/f...
coloradosun.com/2025/11/26/f...
Colorado state senator killed in multi-vehicle crash south of Denver
Faith Winter, a Broomfield Democrat, was a fierce advocate for transit. She was entering her 12th and final year as a state lawmaker.
coloradosun.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Colorado has lost a champion and a leader. She did great things in a too brief life.
coloradosun.com/2025/11/26/f...
coloradosun.com/2025/11/26/f...
Summary thoughts from our Rebel Bookclub meeting about "No Straight Road Takes You There" from Rebecca Solnit
1. The key differentiation between isolationists and interconnectionists. This came up over and over again.
2. Also key: meandering is hopeful. We don't know yet, and that's good.
1/3
1. The key differentiation between isolationists and interconnectionists. This came up over and over again.
2. Also key: meandering is hopeful. We don't know yet, and that's good.
1/3
November 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Summary thoughts from our Rebel Bookclub meeting about "No Straight Road Takes You There" from Rebecca Solnit
1. The key differentiation between isolationists and interconnectionists. This came up over and over again.
2. Also key: meandering is hopeful. We don't know yet, and that's good.
1/3
1. The key differentiation between isolationists and interconnectionists. This came up over and over again.
2. Also key: meandering is hopeful. We don't know yet, and that's good.
1/3
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Hi.
I’ve been editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue for the last 4.5 years — a dream job, one I never thought a Brown girl from small town Louisiana might hold.
I am so incredibly proud of the work we’ve done and what we accomplished. Our journalism has won major awards. (cont’d)
I’ve been editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue for the last 4.5 years — a dream job, one I never thought a Brown girl from small town Louisiana might hold.
I am so incredibly proud of the work we’ve done and what we accomplished. Our journalism has won major awards. (cont’d)
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Hi.
I’ve been editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue for the last 4.5 years — a dream job, one I never thought a Brown girl from small town Louisiana might hold.
I am so incredibly proud of the work we’ve done and what we accomplished. Our journalism has won major awards. (cont’d)
I’ve been editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue for the last 4.5 years — a dream job, one I never thought a Brown girl from small town Louisiana might hold.
I am so incredibly proud of the work we’ve done and what we accomplished. Our journalism has won major awards. (cont’d)
Wonkiest of the wonky election coverage, all the way down, all the way across the country.
We launched our year-end fundraising drive one week ago. Our goal was $65,000 by 12/31, to keep up quality of our work, incl. commissioning translations & fact-checks.
We got ≈33% of the way in one week! 🎉 Thanks!
If you want to support us, especially after this busy week, it's still a great time:
We got ≈33% of the way in one week! 🎉 Thanks!
If you want to support us, especially after this busy week, it's still a great time:
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In a nutshell: Your gift will be doubled. If you start a monthly subscription, your monthly amount is matched *x12*!
If you wish to support independent journalism, you can help us thrive:
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Wonkiest of the wonky election coverage, all the way down, all the way across the country.
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Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
My dad the chem prof taught me about the injustice of Rosalind Franklin before I could read. I can only imagine the rant his students got. The stories have been known for decades. We just need to tell them.
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
My dad the chem prof taught me about the injustice of Rosalind Franklin before I could read. I can only imagine the rant his students got. The stories have been known for decades. We just need to tell them.
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
We are choosing to have expensive energy so rich people can get richer.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We are choosing to have expensive energy so rich people can get richer.
It's #GoodNewsRoundup time. I've been under the weather, which is a weird-ass phrase I'll deconstruct another time, so this is a short list, but . . .
Here's to the campaign volunteers and GOTV folks. Here's to the folks working food banks and SNAP legal cases.
Here's to caregivers everywhere. 1/7
Here's to the campaign volunteers and GOTV folks. Here's to the folks working food banks and SNAP legal cases.
Here's to caregivers everywhere. 1/7
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
It's #GoodNewsRoundup time. I've been under the weather, which is a weird-ass phrase I'll deconstruct another time, so this is a short list, but . . .
Here's to the campaign volunteers and GOTV folks. Here's to the folks working food banks and SNAP legal cases.
Here's to caregivers everywhere. 1/7
Here's to the campaign volunteers and GOTV folks. Here's to the folks working food banks and SNAP legal cases.
Here's to caregivers everywhere. 1/7
If you can find this film, while it’s 15 years old, it’s a great watch. A couple tries to live and eat healthy on SNAP in 2010. It’s basically impossible, and they have some really great conversations along the way. www.imdb.com/title/tt1667...
Food Stamped (2010) ⭐ 6.5 | Documentary, News
1h | TV-G
www.imdb.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
If you can find this film, while it’s 15 years old, it’s a great watch. A couple tries to live and eat healthy on SNAP in 2010. It’s basically impossible, and they have some really great conversations along the way. www.imdb.com/title/tt1667...
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Obvious to say this, but the actual function of the smear job isn't to make us ask about his aunt, it's to show us the words "hijab" and "9/11" in a headline with his photo.
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Obvious to say this, but the actual function of the smear job isn't to make us ask about his aunt, it's to show us the words "hijab" and "9/11" in a headline with his photo.
The NASA lifelines call for Spring 2026 murals is out. If you’re an artist, a partner, or a property owner, they want to hear from you. Let’s create some great visual Earth science storytelling. nasalifelines.org/wp-content/u...
nasalifelines.org
October 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The NASA lifelines call for Spring 2026 murals is out. If you’re an artist, a partner, or a property owner, they want to hear from you. Let’s create some great visual Earth science storytelling. nasalifelines.org/wp-content/u...
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Timeline cleanse! Post a beautiful or adorable thing, please.
October 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Timeline cleanse! Post a beautiful or adorable thing, please.
The world is dark, but the art endures. My kickstarter copy of In The Pale Moonlight by @dougawood.bsky.social has arrived! My world is a little brighter. There are new ways to get your kickstarter art fix on his feed.
October 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The world is dark, but the art endures. My kickstarter copy of In The Pale Moonlight by @dougawood.bsky.social has arrived! My world is a little brighter. There are new ways to get your kickstarter art fix on his feed.
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Heyyyy we desperately need more archaeologists to volunteer to answer questions from students via video chat through @skypeascientist.bsky.social.
We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵💫
If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵💫
If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
Sign Up
Skype a Scientist gives you the opportunity to connect with students and the public around the world.
www.skypeascientist.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Heyyyy we desperately need more archaeologists to volunteer to answer questions from students via video chat through @skypeascientist.bsky.social.
We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵💫
If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵💫
If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
I have bought her jewelry for my astronomy loving niece and it is excellent stuff. Geeks who also like to sparkle, this is an opportunity!
In somewhat terrifying but hopefully positive personal news, I've decided to purchase an extremely expensive 10x10 booth in the exhibit hall at the American Geophysical Union meeting in December. I'll be selling my gemstone and wire jewelry and art. I hope you'll come find me there.
October 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I have bought her jewelry for my astronomy loving niece and it is excellent stuff. Geeks who also like to sparkle, this is an opportunity!
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“Our monthly premium is $443. It’s going up to $2224. We’re kind of in shock. Both of us have worked our whole lives.”
These are the people Burchett & @MarshaBlackburn refuse to help, even as Marge says Republicans should work with Dems to fix this. #TrumpGOPShutdown
These are the people Burchett & @MarshaBlackburn refuse to help, even as Marge says Republicans should work with Dems to fix this. #TrumpGOPShutdown
October 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“Our monthly premium is $443. It’s going up to $2224. We’re kind of in shock. Both of us have worked our whole lives.”
These are the people Burchett & @MarshaBlackburn refuse to help, even as Marge says Republicans should work with Dems to fix this. #TrumpGOPShutdown
These are the people Burchett & @MarshaBlackburn refuse to help, even as Marge says Republicans should work with Dems to fix this. #TrumpGOPShutdown