sam
@wisconsam.bsky.social
Born 2 blog. Covering climate. Professionally nosy. News & UX u can use. Friend-aunt. Knitter. Of the prairie.
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sam
@wisconsam.bsky.social
· Oct 10
After a hurricane, many people worry about losing power. For trans Floridians, it can mean losing access to lifesaving medication and navigating hostility at disaster shelters. But one woman’s hurricane response team is stepping in:
When a hurricane hits, she shows up for those left behind » Yale Climate Connections
Trans advocate Jasmine McKenzie is building a lifeline for Black and trans Floridians who often can’t safely access disaster services from FEMA or religious organizations.
yaleclimateconnections.org
My latest story dives into how structural and social transphobia make trans people more vulnerable to disaster and also shares lessons in community care
Finally watched the Bad River documentary which is streaming on peacock now and it’s essential viewing
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Finally watched the Bad River documentary which is streaming on peacock now and it’s essential viewing
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I repeat myself, but there is no ethical blogging under capitalism, and people gotta draw their own lines, but you should be aware that many people in your potential audience very much have their own lines and you are crossing them.
November 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I repeat myself, but there is no ethical blogging under capitalism, and people gotta draw their own lines, but you should be aware that many people in your potential audience very much have their own lines and you are crossing them.
Packed mall on Black Friday is recession coded
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Packed mall on Black Friday is recession coded
I am so excited
A significant winter storm is likely to impact portions of the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and Great Lakes beginning Friday through this weekend, which will impact post-Thanksgiving travel.
November 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I am so excited
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From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
Turn the tables 🔄
How to talk about climate change at the Thanksgiving table: Ask your loved ones to help YOU figure out how to take more climate action.
youtube.com/shorts/H98_c...
youtube.com/shorts/H98_c...
Talk about this on Thanksgiving
How to talk about climate change at the dinner table.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Turn the tables 🔄
The best decision I made this year was switching from CBT to somatic therapy. I've never been this in control of my anxiety in my adult life.
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The best decision I made this year was switching from CBT to somatic therapy. I've never been this in control of my anxiety in my adult life.
I don’t like cooking meat but we got a little turkey from the conscious carnivore and are gonna make Sean Sherman’s roast turkey, wild onions, maple squash, and cranberry sauce recipe.
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I don’t like cooking meat but we got a little turkey from the conscious carnivore and are gonna make Sean Sherman’s roast turkey, wild onions, maple squash, and cranberry sauce recipe.
oops i just bought a small beginners loom
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
oops i just bought a small beginners loom
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Journalists should never be arrested for doing their jobs.
Prosecutors in Miami-Dade County must immediately drop the charges against photojournalist Dave Decker, and police should apologize for arresting him for doing nothing more than working to keep the public informed.
Prosecutors in Miami-Dade County must immediately drop the charges against photojournalist Dave Decker, and police should apologize for arresting him for doing nothing more than working to keep the public informed.
Photojournalist arrested at Miami immigration protest, gear seized
Freelance photojournalist Dave Decker was arrested by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputies while documenting anti-deportation protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
pressfreedomtracker.us
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Journalists should never be arrested for doing their jobs.
Prosecutors in Miami-Dade County must immediately drop the charges against photojournalist Dave Decker, and police should apologize for arresting him for doing nothing more than working to keep the public informed.
Prosecutors in Miami-Dade County must immediately drop the charges against photojournalist Dave Decker, and police should apologize for arresting him for doing nothing more than working to keep the public informed.
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And, as always: fuck transphobes and transphobia - I do not care in the slightest that the pope sometimes makes the right noises on climate.
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
And, as always: fuck transphobes and transphobia - I do not care in the slightest that the pope sometimes makes the right noises on climate.
Went to a wedding on an island in the Mississippi and couldn’t help noticing that five of the nine times the venue has flooded were since 2000
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Went to a wedding on an island in the Mississippi and couldn’t help noticing that five of the nine times the venue has flooded were since 2000
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So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers,
www.eff.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
I put the recording of my interview with Couples Therapy psychoanalyst Orna Guralnik on our @climateconnections.bsky.social YouTube channel if you prefer watching conversations!
youtu.be/BrmhU9naDQE?...
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Couples Therapy's Orna Guralnik thinks climate change is affecting your relationship
YouTube video by YaleClimateConnections
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November 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I put the recording of my interview with Couples Therapy psychoanalyst Orna Guralnik on our @climateconnections.bsky.social YouTube channel if you prefer watching conversations!
youtu.be/BrmhU9naDQE?...
youtu.be/BrmhU9naDQE?...
increasingly thinking about how we live in a world in which a lot of people are getting information from chatbots that scrape the public internet and a lot of truth (good reporting) is tucked behind paywalls and the publicly available websites (the CDC lol) are are spreading mis/disinfo
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
increasingly thinking about how we live in a world in which a lot of people are getting information from chatbots that scrape the public internet and a lot of truth (good reporting) is tucked behind paywalls and the publicly available websites (the CDC lol) are are spreading mis/disinfo
My new friend in skating class is 11 and today I saw her dad and he looked my age 👵🏻
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
My new friend in skating class is 11 and today I saw her dad and he looked my age 👵🏻
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"Really, we need to be thinking about communities rather than about smaller units, and less about bowing down to this kind of extreme form of capitalism, and more about sustainability, shared resources, kind of an anti-capitalist idea of the family."
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/coup...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/coup...
Couples therapist Orna Guralnik thinks climate change is affecting your relationship » Yale Climate Connections
An interview with the psychoanalyst at the center of the hit Showtime docuseries ‘Couples Therapy.’
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"Really, we need to be thinking about communities rather than about smaller units, and less about bowing down to this kind of extreme form of capitalism, and more about sustainability, shared resources, kind of an anti-capitalist idea of the family."
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/coup...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/coup...
I interviewed America's favorite couples therapist, Orna Guralnik, about how climate change is affecting our relationships.
I had a great conversation & have been excited to share it with you since it happened!
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/coup...
I had a great conversation & have been excited to share it with you since it happened!
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/coup...
Couples therapist Orna Guralnik thinks climate change is affecting your relationship » Yale Climate Connections
An interview with the psychoanalyst at the center of the hit Showtime docuseries ‘Couples Therapy.’
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I interviewed America's favorite couples therapist, Orna Guralnik, about how climate change is affecting our relationships.
I had a great conversation & have been excited to share it with you since it happened!
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/coup...
I had a great conversation & have been excited to share it with you since it happened!
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/coup...
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We need reliable, bold climate coverage now more than ever. Our weather is getting more extreme and dangerous, and climate solutions are cheaper and more accessible than ever. Will you support our end-of-year fundraising campaign?
Why donate to Yale Climate Connections? » Yale Climate Connections
Only 28% of Americans regularly hear about climate change in the media, but 77% want to hear those stories.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We need reliable, bold climate coverage now more than ever. Our weather is getting more extreme and dangerous, and climate solutions are cheaper and more accessible than ever. Will you support our end-of-year fundraising campaign?
another slightly unhinged photoshop collage by yours truly
With new tools based on satellite and aircraft data, you can find the major sources of climate-warming methane pollution in your community:
How satellites can help us find and clean up methane super-polluters » Yale Climate Connections
Doing so would make a big difference to the climate.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
another slightly unhinged photoshop collage by yours truly
My partner makes my life better in infinite ways but perhaps the most impactful is we go to sleep early lol. It’s so good for my anxiety tbh. And the second she is out of town for a night I’m back on my 1 am internet scrolling bullshit
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM
My partner makes my life better in infinite ways but perhaps the most impactful is we go to sleep early lol. It’s so good for my anxiety tbh. And the second she is out of town for a night I’m back on my 1 am internet scrolling bullshit
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I get why it happens but goddamn do I wish anything could hit as hard on the timeline as something that sucks that everyone hates written by or about the worst person you know. I wish something good or interesting was able to get anywhere near the traction some shit that sucks does.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I get why it happens but goddamn do I wish anything could hit as hard on the timeline as something that sucks that everyone hates written by or about the worst person you know. I wish something good or interesting was able to get anywhere near the traction some shit that sucks does.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today kicks off our #NewsMatch campaign!
There’s never been a more critical time to stand up for nonprofit, climate newsrooms like ours. Through 12/31, the impact of your donation is DOUBLED!
Will you show your support today?
Donate: givetoday.yale.edu/campaigns/71...
There’s never been a more critical time to stand up for nonprofit, climate newsrooms like ours. Through 12/31, the impact of your donation is DOUBLED!
Will you show your support today?
Donate: givetoday.yale.edu/campaigns/71...