Gillian Gainsley
@jylofalltrades.bsky.social
Michigan environment & education policy leader. Ypsilanti enthusiast. Opinions mine.
Former lives & forever loves: public schools, public libraries, public transit, public media
Former lives & forever loves: public schools, public libraries, public transit, public media
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I am regularly asked what specifically blue states and Congress should do to protect the midterm elections.
Here you go, I list and explain them one by one.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
Here you go, I list and explain them one by one.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
It’s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midterms
With only nine months before the midterm elections, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress.
www.democracydocket.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM
I am regularly asked what specifically blue states and Congress should do to protect the midterm elections.
Here you go, I list and explain them one by one.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
Here you go, I list and explain them one by one.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
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Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
It’s… almost as if billionaires are intentionally buying and immediately destroying companies that served as platforms for journalists 🤔
February 4, 2026 at 11:41 PM
It’s… almost as if billionaires are intentionally buying and immediately destroying companies that served as platforms for journalists 🤔
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Never run a gas generator indoors, don’t use a gas oven or stove to try to heat your house, and make sure you have working, battery-backed up carbon monoxide detectors on every floor of your house (but especially the one where you sleep)!
Spoke with a friend who is an ER doc and he said last time there was an ice storm there were hundreds of cases of carbon monoxide poisoning... Be safe be smart folks
January 24, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Never run a gas generator indoors, don’t use a gas oven or stove to try to heat your house, and make sure you have working, battery-backed up carbon monoxide detectors on every floor of your house (but especially the one where you sleep)!
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Incredible that he did this.
Terrifying that he felt the need to.
Terrifying that he felt the need to.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Incredible that he did this.
Terrifying that he felt the need to.
Terrifying that he felt the need to.
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Larger point: 45Q is arguably the most perverse energy subsidy from a climate pespective. Govt paying corporations to capture and store CO2, instead of actually reducing emissions, means incentivizing more extraction and combustion of fossil fuels because more emissions means more public $.
December 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Larger point: 45Q is arguably the most perverse energy subsidy from a climate pespective. Govt paying corporations to capture and store CO2, instead of actually reducing emissions, means incentivizing more extraction and combustion of fossil fuels because more emissions means more public $.
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Michiganders, both of our senators voted for the trans athlete ban this week. Please please please call them and tell them they have to vote against the ban on gender affirming care for minors that just passed the house. This bill will kill children.
Slotkin: (202) 224-4822
Peters: (202) 224-6221
Slotkin: (202) 224-4822
Peters: (202) 224-6221
December 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Michiganders, both of our senators voted for the trans athlete ban this week. Please please please call them and tell them they have to vote against the ban on gender affirming care for minors that just passed the house. This bill will kill children.
Slotkin: (202) 224-4822
Peters: (202) 224-6221
Slotkin: (202) 224-4822
Peters: (202) 224-6221
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One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
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DC Public Library with a friendly reminder 📚
December 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
DC Public Library with a friendly reminder 📚
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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We cannot and we will not let Trump’s anti-student, anti-family, anti-educator agenda win.
November 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
We cannot and we will not let Trump’s anti-student, anti-family, anti-educator agenda win.
My coworkers make fun of me for hating on trucks but this pretty much sums up my feelings
November 18, 2025 at 4:29 AM
My coworkers make fun of me for hating on trucks but this pretty much sums up my feelings
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Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor’s race.
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.
Wait, Georgia **elects** their public service commissioners?!
🏆 Victory! Alicia Johnson just brought home the win for clean energy and lower costs. Let’s keep building a brighter future at the Georgia PSC! 🌞
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Wait, Georgia **elects** their public service commissioners?!
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For the rest of the world, the single case of Mike Johnson refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva after her special election win, because Johnson knows her vote will tip the scales for the release of the Epstein files, is enough evidence by itself that the U.S. political system is broken and lawless.
Johnson sets record refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva for 36 days after she won election | Arizona Mirror
Speaker Johnson sets record with 36-day Adelita Grijalva swearing in delay as lawsuit claims constitutional violations
azmirror.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
For the rest of the world, the single case of Mike Johnson refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva after her special election win, because Johnson knows her vote will tip the scales for the release of the Epstein files, is enough evidence by itself that the U.S. political system is broken and lawless.
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Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Bob Ross’ estate is auctioning off several original paintings to support PBS stations and I’m sitting here crying because this is the happiest,wholesomest thing in this stupid world right now 🎨🌳
apnews.com/article/bob-...
apnews.com/article/bob-...
Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts
Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations. The Bonhams auction is to begin Nov. 11 in Los Angeles with three of the paintings.
apnews.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Bob Ross’ estate is auctioning off several original paintings to support PBS stations and I’m sitting here crying because this is the happiest,wholesomest thing in this stupid world right now 🎨🌳
apnews.com/article/bob-...
apnews.com/article/bob-...
Send a press release
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Send a press release
This is huge! More libraries + media outlets should be thinking about partnerships serving their shared missing of providing civic information
I’m delighted the Library has been able to step in to ensure the longevity of this community resource, especially as reliable sources of news, especially at the local level, are dying off.
We are thrilled to announce that @aadl.org plans to acquire the Ann Arbor Observer!
Public ownership of local news media is more important than ever, and this acquisition builds on years of partnership and archival work to ensure the future of this priceless community asset.
aadl.org/node/647334
Public ownership of local news media is more important than ever, and this acquisition builds on years of partnership and archival work to ensure the future of this priceless community asset.
aadl.org/node/647334
September 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
This is huge! More libraries + media outlets should be thinking about partnerships serving their shared missing of providing civic information
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My hometown’s public radio and TV station is going to close down because of the loss of federal funding, and because Penn State won’t shell out to make up the difference. It would be a couple million dollars a year. The football coach makes $8.5 million a year.
September 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My hometown’s public radio and TV station is going to close down because of the loss of federal funding, and because Penn State won’t shell out to make up the difference. It would be a couple million dollars a year. The football coach makes $8.5 million a year.
My kids just complained that the lyrics would not load on Spotify & were treated to a lecture about the days when you had to wait for your favorite song on the RADIO so you could hit record on a CASSETTE TAPE and write the lyrics ON PAPER only to find out you got them WRONG for YEARS
September 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
My kids just complained that the lyrics would not load on Spotify & were treated to a lecture about the days when you had to wait for your favorite song on the RADIO so you could hit record on a CASSETTE TAPE and write the lyrics ON PAPER only to find out you got them WRONG for YEARS
This story combines so many of my favorite things!
☀️expanding solar
💧mitigating climate impacts
💵 taking advantage of direct pay incentives
👩🏽🏫 saving money on energy bills that can go into the classroom
👦🏼🦼 supporting equitable education for students with disabilities ❤️
youtu.be/EXfRhoHGumM
☀️expanding solar
💧mitigating climate impacts
💵 taking advantage of direct pay incentives
👩🏽🏫 saving money on energy bills that can go into the classroom
👦🏼🦼 supporting equitable education for students with disabilities ❤️
youtu.be/EXfRhoHGumM
Washtenaw ISD & Elective Pay
YouTube video by Michigan Infrastructure Office
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September 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This story combines so many of my favorite things!
☀️expanding solar
💧mitigating climate impacts
💵 taking advantage of direct pay incentives
👩🏽🏫 saving money on energy bills that can go into the classroom
👦🏼🦼 supporting equitable education for students with disabilities ❤️
youtu.be/EXfRhoHGumM
☀️expanding solar
💧mitigating climate impacts
💵 taking advantage of direct pay incentives
👩🏽🏫 saving money on energy bills that can go into the classroom
👦🏼🦼 supporting equitable education for students with disabilities ❤️
youtu.be/EXfRhoHGumM
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Every avoidable death is a tragedy. Smoke from Canada’s wildfires killed nine-year-old Carter Vigh – and 82,000 others around the world. #EndFossilFuels.
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social
Smoke from Canada’s wildfires killed nine-year-old Carter Vigh – and 82,000 others around the world
Toxic particles spewed by 2023’s wildfires were even responsible for 22,000 early deaths in Europe, researchers say
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Every avoidable death is a tragedy. Smoke from Canada’s wildfires killed nine-year-old Carter Vigh – and 82,000 others around the world. #EndFossilFuels.
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social