the Black Panthers were right

JFC, cut that shit in half and you’ve eradicated hunger, provided healthcare for all and made education free for all Americans. What the fuck are we doing?

Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich

If your children got tear gassed today I want to hear from you, even if you don’t live in my district. You can contact my office at [email protected]

It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.

Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps

Like many have said, the gassing outside ICE today was really bad, and it impacted a huge group of people. I heard multiple people say they felt like they were going to throw up as they tried to leave the area. (I experienced similar effects.) It followed a peaceful protest led by labor groups.

I recorded this today, in Portland, Oregon, at a huge march to the ICE facility in SW. The crowd was full of cyclists who had ridden there in memory of Alex Pretti; members of several labor unions; and ordinary citizens of every age, including this little girl. So of course ICE deployed tear gas.

"We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. This unfolding emergency stems from failed foresight, political inaction, unsustainable economic systems, ..

Nuremburg trials is the moderate position

The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC. It didn't matter. Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.

Sorry still on about the "big tent" thing I want to remind people there were people in Germany who believed the way to fight the Nazis was to try to compromise w/ them & to try to influence them "from the inside" & to try to appeal to their supporters All they accomplished was helping the Nazis

Fun fact (or terrifying one), today’s AWS outage took down Canvas, the #1 learning management system used by 4,000+ U.S. colleges and millions of students worldwide. One data center hiccup and half of higher ed disappears.

One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends. #NoKings #Manhattan

Protesting/mobilizing isn't enough - we need to organize and build power. But there are some moments when it's really important to just show up. And this was one.

Y’all here is a fun fact: Portland has a brand new volunteer organization called “operation inflation” that allows people to borrow inflatable costumes for protests. They just started a couple weeks ago and have like a 160 costume library (and counting because people keep donating).

In case this wasn't already clear:

Next it’s 2 million acres of Oregon national forests land, and another 56M in 39 other states, under the Administration’s “gun” as they move to rescind the “Roadless Rule”. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/08/28/t...

At least one of the firefighters detained by immigration officers this week was from Oregon.

“We need a massive movement of higher ed workers & students...As higher ed goes, so goes democracy. But the converse isn’t absolutely true. Higher ed alone cannot save democracy, but we’re a critical part. We need a broader societal movement to save our country.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read said he has a hard time believing the administration's requests are "sincere." Instead, he sees them as attempts to intrude on state elections and "justify conspiracy theories that they've been peddling."

If you're trying to make sense of what's happening in D.C., orient yourself in this moment, and figure out what to do next, you may want to read my latest piece.

A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater downstream. https://to.pbs.org/45dmhSW

Try and make it through this. Really watch. youtube.com/shorts/tEVFP...

I'm thinking still about yesterday's announcement by the AFT leadership of its new initiative for facilitating the insinuation of AI into our educational labor, and I'm realizing again just how badly we need to have direct election by the working membership for all of the AFT national officers.

Rather than simply talking about horrible responses to the flooding in Texas, let's share some vetted and trusted avenues for support, and donate if we can. Hands Off Central TX is raising funds and resources for mutual aid including housing, food, transportation (gas), and medical needs.

No real American should be able to tolerate the existence of this.

Instead of meeting politically activated people in all of the odd and imperfect places they might happen to be, some of you want them to audition for you. Let me know how that goes.

A scientist told me the real story is the unfolding of climate change. And a doctor told me the real story is the ongoing pandemic. And an activist told me the real story is the rise of fascism. And a historian told me the real story is that these are all the same story.

It’s organized labor, not the Democratic Party, that is stepping up to fight against government overreach. This is not a surprise, labor is where the movement for our collective liberation will come from. Workers will lead the way. Join a union.

Scientists have published a study showing that another “planetary boundary,” or barriers that ensure the Earth is a “safe operating space for humanity,” has been crossed. “Ocean acidification isn’t just an environmental crisis — it’s a ticking time bomb for marine ecosystems and coastal economies.”

Another civil war due to white supremacy because this country failed to reconcile with its original sin for two reconstructions.

All of these violent, lawless ICE officers terrorizing communities and hiding their faces weren't just hired this year. It's why dismantling ICE as an agency was so important and remains so. These people are unfit to be public servants if they hate the public.

This is the cycle: raid, escalate, criminalize the response, send in troops. ICE raids are not neutral, they’re psychological warfare on communities, and now they’re using military backup. This isn’t enforcement. It’s state-sponsored intimidation.

And this is the so-called progressive wing of the Democratic Party, this is how corrupt they are 🤮🤮🤮

EVERYBODY WATCH. ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL. Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today. He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader. Don’t turn away.

An American citizen and Los Angeles native, @seiucalifornia @seiuusww President David Huerta was injured and detained when ICE terrorized a working neighborhood. We demand his immediate release!

I just created a quick map depicting which portions of the United States are now (as of today) or will imminently be (by early June) without 24/7 local National Weather Service coverage (per Washington Post reporting). #CAwx #CAfire #CAwater #ORwx #AKwx #WYwx #KSwx

Prepping the volcanoes lecture for my natural hazards class, so obviously I have to include one of my favorite tweets of all time:

Exciting 🌊 news via @whoi.edu: recent increase in earthquake activity at Axial Seamount. If an undersea eruption does occur (& OOI remains funded!), they may be able to witness AND live stream the event, a scientific first! www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/s... ⚒️ 🦑 🧪

I have had two non-disaster people in my life this week ask me what is going on with Yellowstone. Nothing. Nothing of concern is going on. What/ who is posting. Stop it. As always: if there is a problem with Yellowstone you will know about it immediately, I assure you. 🌋

Hey all, an active community member who is a single parent needs some help this month after missing work due to a bad tooth infection. Kiddo’s online school requires power and internet and they are behind on both payments. $72.30 is needed for internet and $208.60 is needed for electricity. 1/2

"This is not just a little haircut for a large federal agency—it’s grabbing the scissors and stabbing the agency through the heart." - Eric Morgan & Ralph Keeling (yes, that Keeling)

"Geologist Ellen Morris Bishop unearths stories of Oregon’s ancient beginnings" www.opb.org/article/2025... ⚒️

🚨New Study Alert!🚨 Our new PNAS study shows how earthquake-driven land subsidence + rising seas = major flood hazards along the Cascadia subduction zone. 🌊🌎 @cascadiaeqs.bsky.social (1/🧵) www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....

Just "sitting there," while, ahem, also producing oxygen and serving as part of a vast deep ocean ecosystem that we don't yet understand www.bbc.com/news/article...