Michelle Merrill, PhD
@perplexedprimate.bsky.social
organizing with Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island, recovering academic who worked on Higher Ed for Sustainability, anthropology, behavioral ecology, evolution, social learning
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It’s not a sequence: the Nazi threat IS the climate threat.
So long as we keep using fossil fuels, the petroauthoritarians will have the world by the balls.
So long as we keep using fossil fuels, the petroauthoritarians will have the world by the balls.
January 21, 2026 at 2:39 PM
It’s not a sequence: the Nazi threat IS the climate threat.
So long as we keep using fossil fuels, the petroauthoritarians will have the world by the balls.
So long as we keep using fossil fuels, the petroauthoritarians will have the world by the balls.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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“[ICE] looks like modern-day slave patrols.”
Thank you @crockett.house.gov
Thank you @crockett.house.gov
What we are seeing in Minnesota is what authoritarianism looks like in real time. Racism, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence are tearing at the foundation of this country.
January 21, 2026 at 8:37 PM
“[ICE] looks like modern-day slave patrols.”
Thank you @crockett.house.gov
Thank you @crockett.house.gov
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
Glad to stand with, speak to, and chant alongside so many great activists in #SanJose for the #freeamericawalkout , resisting violent, anti-science authoritarianism rising in USA.
@srti.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social
photos by @zdlovett.bsky.social
#freeamericafromfascism #womensmarch
@srti.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social
photos by @zdlovett.bsky.social
#freeamericafromfascism #womensmarch
January 21, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Glad to stand with, speak to, and chant alongside so many great activists in #SanJose for the #freeamericawalkout , resisting violent, anti-science authoritarianism rising in USA.
@srti.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social
photos by @zdlovett.bsky.social
#freeamericafromfascism #womensmarch
@srti.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social
photos by @zdlovett.bsky.social
#freeamericafromfascism #womensmarch
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Despite the rain had the absolute privilege of following a barn owl as it hunted along the riverside meadow this morning. These kind of encounters really keep me from tipping into despair at the state of the world. Go outside everyone, despite our fuckwittery the world is still a beautiful place 💚
January 21, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Despite the rain had the absolute privilege of following a barn owl as it hunted along the riverside meadow this morning. These kind of encounters really keep me from tipping into despair at the state of the world. Go outside everyone, despite our fuckwittery the world is still a beautiful place 💚
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January 20, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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South Bay Walkout at San Jose City Hall 1/20/26
January 21, 2026 at 1:12 AM
South Bay Walkout at San Jose City Hall 1/20/26
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And here is the corresponding global upper ocean heat content (0 to 700 m depth) for 2025 and set a new record too... 🔥
Data (shown as anomalies on the graph) and methods from: www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/globa...
Data (shown as anomalies on the graph) and methods from: www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/globa...
January 21, 2026 at 12:27 AM
And here is the corresponding global upper ocean heat content (0 to 700 m depth) for 2025 and set a new record too... 🔥
Data (shown as anomalies on the graph) and methods from: www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/globa...
Data (shown as anomalies on the graph) and methods from: www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/globa...
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“I think it’s critically important that academics & scholars are stepping up to fight back against misinformation,” said Chris Marchesano, @csldf.org attorney. Read more about the disappearance of federal climate data - and the courageous people fighting to save it: www.eenews.net/articles/all...
All the climate info that disappeared under Trump. And how it’s being saved.
Scientists are racing to rescue hundreds of datasets, websites and federal reports that have been deleted by the administration.
www.eenews.net
January 15, 2026 at 7:50 PM
“I think it’s critically important that academics & scholars are stepping up to fight back against misinformation,” said Chris Marchesano, @csldf.org attorney. Read more about the disappearance of federal climate data - and the courageous people fighting to save it: www.eenews.net/articles/all...
Join me at SOUTH BAY Free America Walkout action.womensmarch.com/events/south...
SOUTH BAY Free America Walkout
One year into Trump’s second regime, we face an escalating fascist threat: raids on our communities, troops occupying our cities, attacks on immigrants, families torn apart, mass surveillance, and ter...
action.womensmarch.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Join me at SOUTH BAY Free America Walkout action.womensmarch.com/events/south...
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Can never repost this 2025 finding enough:
91,000 deaths EVERY YEAR in the United States are caused by air pollution from oil and gas.
That’s 250 funerals a day
That’s the human sacrifice required for running our economy via extracting and burning fossilized Devonian corpses
You good with that?
91,000 deaths EVERY YEAR in the United States are caused by air pollution from oil and gas.
That’s 250 funerals a day
That’s the human sacrifice required for running our economy via extracting and burning fossilized Devonian corpses
You good with that?
Your reminder that fossil-fuel related air pollution kills 91,000 American every year.
climate crisis = health crisis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
climate crisis = health crisis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The health burden and racial-ethnic disparities of air pollution from the major oil and gas lifecycle stages in the United States
Largest total population health burden is from O&G end-use, but greatest relative disparities are linked to downstream activities.
www.science.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Can never repost this 2025 finding enough:
91,000 deaths EVERY YEAR in the United States are caused by air pollution from oil and gas.
That’s 250 funerals a day
That’s the human sacrifice required for running our economy via extracting and burning fossilized Devonian corpses
You good with that?
91,000 deaths EVERY YEAR in the United States are caused by air pollution from oil and gas.
That’s 250 funerals a day
That’s the human sacrifice required for running our economy via extracting and burning fossilized Devonian corpses
You good with that?
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There is no remaining carbon budget to limit heating to 1.5C, that ship has sailed
But that makes it all the more important that there is no new fossil fuel development, anywhere
But that makes it all the more important that there is no new fossil fuel development, anywhere
US plan to exploit Venezuela’s oil could eat up 13% of carbon budget to keep 1.5C limit
Exclusive: ClimatePartner analysis shows how move would risk plunging Earth further into climate catastrophe
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
There is no remaining carbon budget to limit heating to 1.5C, that ship has sailed
But that makes it all the more important that there is no new fossil fuel development, anywhere
But that makes it all the more important that there is no new fossil fuel development, anywhere
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Weird to see someone in office (struggles to make my mouth form the words it’s been so long) do… something… for actual people.
On day 8 of our Administration, @governor.ny.gov and I announced the beginning of universal childcare in NYC. No longer will New Yorkers be forced to choose between starting a family and continuing to live in the city they love. This only happened because of you.
January 10, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Weird to see someone in office (struggles to make my mouth form the words it’s been so long) do… something… for actual people.
I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “Chevron Richmond Refinery - No Occupation of Venezuela, No Occupation of Our Cities” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
Chevron Richmond Refinery - No Occupation of Venezuela, No Occupation of Our Cities · May Day Strong
Join a coalition of Bay Area groups as we rebuke the occupation of Venezuela for oil extraction. We decry that Chevron profits from occupation of Venezuela and Palestine, and benefits from the destabi...
www.mobilize.us
January 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “Chevron Richmond Refinery - No Occupation of Venezuela, No Occupation of Our Cities” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
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Tada! Here is the video (first initial version) of "11 Arguments for the Urgent Necessity and Surprising Feasibility of a National Nonviolent Civic Uprising and Social Strike". Hopefully be of huge help to your work strategically and tactically in organizing and mobilizing: vimeo.com/1129617011?&...
WiseCourage presents
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December 30, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Tada! Here is the video (first initial version) of "11 Arguments for the Urgent Necessity and Surprising Feasibility of a National Nonviolent Civic Uprising and Social Strike". Hopefully be of huge help to your work strategically and tactically in organizing and mobilizing: vimeo.com/1129617011?&...
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When my time comes I want to be composted and used to help a fruit tree grow.
A Growing Movement Looks to Decarbonize Death - Inside Climate News
Alternative end-of-life practices like water cremation and human composting produce fewer emissions and return nutrients to the Earth, but access remains limited.
insideclimatenews.org
January 9, 2026 at 11:47 PM
When my time comes I want to be composted and used to help a fruit tree grow.
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Day of Action across the US tomorrow:
No US Occupation in Venezuela
No ICE Occupation in Our Cities
Saturday, Jan 10, 2026
NO WAR FOR OIL
Find the nearest on this map www.mobilize.us/mayday/map/
bit.ly/nowar4oil
#WorkersOverBillionaires #ICEout #NoBloodForBillionaires #NoWarForOil
No US Occupation in Venezuela
No ICE Occupation in Our Cities
Saturday, Jan 10, 2026
NO WAR FOR OIL
Find the nearest on this map www.mobilize.us/mayday/map/
bit.ly/nowar4oil
#WorkersOverBillionaires #ICEout #NoBloodForBillionaires #NoWarForOil
January 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Day of Action across the US tomorrow:
No US Occupation in Venezuela
No ICE Occupation in Our Cities
Saturday, Jan 10, 2026
NO WAR FOR OIL
Find the nearest on this map www.mobilize.us/mayday/map/
bit.ly/nowar4oil
#WorkersOverBillionaires #ICEout #NoBloodForBillionaires #NoWarForOil
No US Occupation in Venezuela
No ICE Occupation in Our Cities
Saturday, Jan 10, 2026
NO WAR FOR OIL
Find the nearest on this map www.mobilize.us/mayday/map/
bit.ly/nowar4oil
#WorkersOverBillionaires #ICEout #NoBloodForBillionaires #NoWarForOil
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"It’s far from unreasonable to expect scientists and the academic community to act in line with their own knowledge and warnings, and I think it’s fair to say that (like most other parts of society) academia isn’t responding robustly to a world that’s literally and metaphorically on fire."
Interview with @abiperrin.bsky.social : “academia isn’t responding robustly to a world that’s literally and metaphorically on fire”
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/08/i...
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/08/i...
Interview with Abi Perrin: "academia isn’t responding robustly to a world that’s literally and metaphorically on fire" - All Our Yesterdays
Dr Abi Perrin, who was one of the presenters at November’s National Emergency Briefing kindly did an email interview. Her website is here. This post is especially worth your time. She is on Bluesky as...
allouryesterdays.info
January 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
"It’s far from unreasonable to expect scientists and the academic community to act in line with their own knowledge and warnings, and I think it’s fair to say that (like most other parts of society) academia isn’t responding robustly to a world that’s literally and metaphorically on fire."
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We must celebrate every victory if only to remind ourselves that the many can and will defeat the money. Let this fuel our efforts to force more corporations to defy this regime.
variety.com/2026/digital...
variety.com/2026/digital...
Spotify Confirms ICE Recruitment Ads Are No Longer Running on Platform
Spotify has confirimed that ICE recruitment ads are no longer running on its platform following criticism from last year.
variety.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
We must celebrate every victory if only to remind ourselves that the many can and will defeat the money. Let this fuel our efforts to force more corporations to defy this regime.
variety.com/2026/digital...
variety.com/2026/digital...
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When oil and tech CEOs are in the loop about his plans to invade a sovereign nation and Congress isn’t, that’s all you need to know about the legitimacy of his actions.
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 AM
When oil and tech CEOs are in the loop about his plans to invade a sovereign nation and Congress isn’t, that’s all you need to know about the legitimacy of his actions.
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It isn't about fentanyl.
If so, he would've attacked Mexico and China.
It isn't about drug trafficking.
If so, he wouldn't have pardoned the President of Honduras.
It isn't about election integrity.
If so, he wouldn't have tried to steal an election here.
It's. About. The. Oil.
If so, he would've attacked Mexico and China.
It isn't about drug trafficking.
If so, he wouldn't have pardoned the President of Honduras.
It isn't about election integrity.
If so, he wouldn't have tried to steal an election here.
It's. About. The. Oil.
January 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
It isn't about fentanyl.
If so, he would've attacked Mexico and China.
It isn't about drug trafficking.
If so, he wouldn't have pardoned the President of Honduras.
It isn't about election integrity.
If so, he wouldn't have tried to steal an election here.
It's. About. The. Oil.
If so, he would've attacked Mexico and China.
It isn't about drug trafficking.
If so, he wouldn't have pardoned the President of Honduras.
It isn't about election integrity.
If so, he wouldn't have tried to steal an election here.
It's. About. The. Oil.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.