The Brazilian film MANAS opens this weekend at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social — and two CRI colleagues moderate the Q&As with director Marianna Brennand. Fri 5/22: @sarahlsax.bsky.social (sold out, standby line) Sat 5/23: @rodrigobrandao.bsky.social — tickets available filmforum.org/film/manas

Honored to be leading a Q&A with director Marianna Brennand about her new film "Manas," a devastating but necessary story about the sexual exploitation of girls in the Amazon. Protecting young women from abuse is a human rights issue. It's time we treated it like one. filmforum.org/events/event...

Amazing analysis on predatory lending (and borrowing) and the shitstorm that happens when housing (a basic human right) is financialized. One part. disturbing outcome: Israeli pension bonds tied to illegal settlemens in Palestine being linked to rent-stabilized housing in New York

With US average gasoline prices at $4.63 per gallon, it now costs about 3.7 times more to drive a mile in a gasoline car than in an electric car. Gasoline: $4.63 per gallon / 28 miles per gallon = 16.5 c per mile Electric: 15 c per kWh * 0.3 kWh per mile = 4.5 c per mile

NEW: We've spent 10 months tracking the outcomes in tens of thousands of lawsuits brought by ICE detainees amid an unprecedented detention push. It's not a cose call: judges have ruled more than 10,000 times against ICE, a 9-1 ratio. See the database: www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

Happening tomorrow in the Bay Area! Don't miss it!

Brazil's "dirty list" names and shames companies using forced labor. It's a powerful tool, but this week it was shaken: the top labor inspector was fired after putting the world's largest EV maker, BYD, on it. 🧵 (1/6) nytimes.com/2026/04/15/world/americas/brazil-lula-workers-rights-labor-abuse.html

Sarah Sax's new analysis @sarahlsax.bsky.social explains why Americans shouldn't let their government pressure the EU to weaken its methane regulations. If the Trump Administration succeeds, it could sever "a chain of accountability that might lessen the invisible gas polluting much of Texas’s air."

The shrinking #CaspianSea is a climate justice issue. Communities that rely on fishing, clean water, and stable ecosystems are paying the price for fossil fuel extraction/methane pollution. At the #AstanaSummit, governments must prioritize people, not profits. substack.com/home/post/p-...

É LULA OUTRA VEZ! Dario Durigan, o novo ministro da Fazenda no lugar de Haddad. Um golaço de Lula -É estranho o mercado apoiar as forças políticas q estavam governando em 22 -O ano de 22 foi um descalabro nas contas públicas. Em 26, vai ser diferente... #HaddadGovernadorDeSP #LulaReeleito

This escalated fast, in a good way.

We just posted a quick analysis of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Mineapolis. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkFc...

Greta is an international hero many times over. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

RJK Jr. has done next to nothing to limit microplastics and declined to propose restrictions on ultra-processed foods or pesticides. The HHS employees want Kennedy gone. Maybe it’s time the MAHA moms got on the bandwagon. trib.al/VmTyfiQ

Ué, o pessoal tem que se esforçar mais, acordar mais cedo, e desenvolver algo nelhor 💁🏾‍♀️

The Pentagon just announced a no-bid contract that will be awarded to Palantir for "the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the field of geospatial intelligence." This means Palantir will have unprecedented access to maps, satellite imagery, GPS data, and more.

Just so’s we’re all clear, almost 3/4 of everything we buy from Europe is now 15% more expensive.

EU's pledge for $250 billion of US energy imports is delusional www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Four arrested in New York during a peaceful protest where community members chanted, held banners, and made it clear that Palantir was not welcome in their city #purgepalantir

And don't forget that Epstein invested $40M in Peter Thiel-backed Valar Ventures (an investment now worth $170M): www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/b...

"We know that this administration, by destroying renewable energy and using our tax dollars to prop up the fossil fuel industry ... is doing everything it can to supercharge this climate crisis." www.instagram.com/reel/DMD3nPf...

Reverend Kirsten John Foy spoke at the Good Trouble NY presser on July 17.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets today in NYC. After marching, we surrounded 26 Federal Plaza—the building where ICE is kidnapping people and tearing families apart. We sat in solidarity with those taken, and left flowers for those lost. For what comes next go to GoodTroubleNYC.com

On Monday at 10am Pacific Time, I'll host a live YouTube office hour discussing the broader context surrounding the catastrophic Texas floods this weekend (including debunking some widespread misconceptions). I'll also discuss the upcoming California heat. http://youtube.com/l...

A quick🧵about the devastating Texas flooding -- and how it connects to climate change. ⬇️ (Photo cred: @nytimes.com)

It’s outrageous the complete disregard ICE shows for our communities. Trespassing and urinating on school property is unacceptable under any circumstances, but doing so when children may be present is absolutely indefensible.

🚨Want to know where all the immigration enforcement money is going to? We've got you covered! - $51.6 billion for border wall ($46.6 billion for wall, $5 billion for CBP checkpoints and facilities). - $45 billion for ICE detention - $29.9 billion for ICE enforcement Grand total: $170.7 billion.

Your Guide to Gender-Affirming Care As An LGBTQ+ Immigrant in NYC documentedny.com/2025/06/11/g...

Bearing Witness to ICE Arrests at Lower Manhattan Courthouses documentedny.com/2025/06/16/b...

How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City? documentedny.com/2025/06/17/r...

How different the past years might’ve been if @maya4rights.bsky.social was our Mayor. No corruption, pettiness and collaboration with the Trump regime. Just principled, progressive leadership focused on results. I was so honored to receive Maya’s #1 rank endorsement this morning in Harlem.

Holy shit, New York! Here’s the full view. #NoKings #50501Movement

It's now or never, folks! I'm attending Food & Water Watch's event, “New York, NY: Pass the NY HEAT Act NOW!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/fww/event/78...

The proportion of CO2 in the atmosphere grew at a record 3.75 ppm last year -- a jump 27% bigger than the previous record increase. The best explanation: forests and soils are so stressed by climate change they're losing the ability to absorb our emissions. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Capitalizing on a small news lull to say that I will be at #SEJ2025 in Phoenix next week along with several of my Grist colleagues. Looking forward to panels with @colleenhagerty.com, @yessfun.com, @jkutzie.bsky.social, @virginiagewin.bsky.social, @adamlmahoney.bsky.social, & others. Come through!

Another major disconnect between the current environmental policy rollbacks, major EPA cuts, and the American public: 57 percent of Americans say the government is doing too little to protect the environment. thehill.com/policy/energ...

Another aerial crash in NY? Is the US now the most dangerous place to fly in the world?

Scholars of 21st-century history will look at the past 25 years as a single boomerang of surveillance and oppression. Bush's War on Terror exported state of exception abroad via an unprecedented tech and military program backed by American racism and exceptionalism. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

This is the most important and horrifying article I’ve read this year. It spells out the use that fascists and the Trump administration makes of immigrants and how casting undocumented people into a state of exception helps them build the tools needed to create a technocratic authoritarian regime.

Incredible.

Criminal

That was a climate panel afterall! Lot’s of gratitude to our speakers, my colleagues at @impactsus.bsky.social and the incredible team at #OnAirFest #climatecrisis

Very proud to have produced this panel with @impactsus.bsky.social for #onairfest about the need to empower podcasters in all genres to talk about the climate crisis. With @davidsirota.com, @katearonoff.bsky.social, Mekdela Maskal, Lauren Casey and @kendrawrites.com www.onairfest.com/2025-session...

We will be at #onairfest next week, hosting a conversation about how climate change is reshaping our worlds, and how creators can push the boundaries of the work fighting it to inspire action - we have a fantastic panel - see who will be with us in NYC next week below, + sign up here: bit.ly/3WZWqsU

Reports that Musk/DOGE is at the NIH 😬

My latest. As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality. I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI. Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...