You can now listen to my writing on the Gulf's relationship with air conditioning, read by a voice actor. (Alright, I'll admit I listened to my own work read aloud on a walk to the supermarket; it was good!) Let me know what you think. 🎧

Historian friends, I'd be thrilled if you'd check out my article on how colonial planners wielded emerging medical knowledge to reinforce land commodification and social segregation in Egypt's Port Fouad, ca 1920s, co-authored with Mohamed Gamal-Eldin. #HisSci #HisMed #EnvHis #EnvHums #UrbanHist

Frey: I have a message for ICE: Get the fuck out of Minneapolis

"The reasons for untimely death in disability communities are so common that the term 'pre-existing condition' is the written equivalent of a shoulder shrug to the grim reaper’s face in the public narrative. We are expected to die." Revisiting this excellent piece from @jloeppky.com today.

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"Follow the money" is always good advice when reporting. Last year, I interviewed healthcare workers about retaliation and censorship of Palestine speech. I wanted to know who was behind the attacks. I found war profiteers on the boards of hospitals and universities. For more, check out my reporting

Does anyone know where the red light district was in 19thC Leicester? I will trade you knowledge of the red light district in Peterborough.

Gaza has been without operable water and sanitation infrastructure for two years. I spoke with Mariam Zaqout about the water crisis and why any efforts to rebuild must be Palestinian-led. Read it here: newsletter.mariannedhenin.com/mariam-zaqou....

To fill the growing vacuum of history education in the U.S., racial justice organizers are offering truth-based curricula. Read my reporting: newsletter.mariannedhenin.com/educators-fi....

Today ICE is allowed to resume using Medicaid data in deportation cases. The transfer of Medicaid data to ICE was unprecedented and put on hold. It's now back. We've uploaded the data sharing agreement here: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...

Human rights campaigner and film director Musheir El Farra was looking forward to premiering his film, Shanshula, about Gaza's fishing communities, at Gaza's YMCA on October 7, 2023. But then, everything changed. I caught up with him in November 2025 to learn more.

Agricultural economist and researcher Kindah Ibrahim has some ideas about how to start building a climate-resilient agriculture sector in Syria. One solution: Learning from the nation’s women and how they’ve kept certain agricultural practices alive amid the devastating conflict.

Happy New Year! We're hitting the ground running with the first post in our January collaboration with @nichecanada.bsky.social; @clairecampbell.bsky.social on the built coastal environment in Saint John West: themetropole.blog/2026/01/05/f... #envhist #urbanhistory

"the West dissolved its empires"

St. Louis is now the largest city in the nation to have passed an ethical investment resolution. Doing so is just the latest win for the St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee, which told me it "shows what’s possible when organized people act together." ✊

If any media outlets want to talk about the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, I'm currently writing the official history of public meeting for the CPB and Current, and I'm available.

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.

Doing this challenge called “January” where I try to make it through the whole month of January

A difficult topic but thankful to the team @truthout.org and to my dear friend and collaborator @mariannedhe.bsky.social for suggesting me as a possible person to write this.

It's been a rough week for people who believe that historical events have explicable causes.

A historic settlement returns $8.5 million and land to Black families in Portland, Oregon, who were displaced by a decades-old redevelopment scheme — and sets a precedent for cities nationwide.

Disabled people face loads of barriers to casting their ballots. Here's one you might not have considered before — Less than a third of 43 online voter registration forms for 42 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., could likely be navigated and completed independently by disabled users.

For people that feel helpless, this period is so tough but there's ways to help for anyone. Go out there support Venezuelan ppl and artists living in it as they prepare for unpredictable times Here is a starter pack of artists with commissions or donations open as well: go.bsky.app/8daQmpX

four years ago i wrote about the intersection of queerness and hockey for @thewalrus.ca — if you've been loving (or feeling a certain way about) Heated Rivalry lately you might find this interesting!

Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*

"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"

if you need me I'll be over here filing my emotional support FOIAs

"The WFTU calls upon its members, the class-oriented and militant unions all over the globe to express the unwavering support to the people of Venezuela..." Statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions www.wftucentral.org/wftu-condemn...

📣Hände weg von Venezuela: Kundgebung gegen die imperialistsiche Attacke der USA auf Venezuela🥁 📆Sa., 03.01. - 18 Uhr 📍Pariser Platz - Brandenburger Tor (Gegenüber der US-amerikanischen Botschaft) 📣Fuera Yanquis de América Latina: Plantón antiimperialista contra el ataque militar de EE.UU.🥁 #b0301

Can't put the US president on trial in New York, but Venezuela's? Sure, why not?

"We support a peaceful and democratic transition," whine EU leaders, as the US president orders troops to kidnap a foreign leader and bomb civilians, all from the comfort of his lavish private estate

I can't believe the winner of the FIFA Peace Prize would do this.

Saturday morning greetings from me and my favorite red hat

"Oh well there's no protest in my immediate area" well looks like it's on you to start one. Better call some friends

I've covered how disabled folks get left behind in climate disasters again and again. It breaks my heart every time. If you can spare something, please help Megan and Robert, a couple who lost their home more than five years ago in Oregon's Almeda Fire and haven't had stable housing since. 💔

California's AB 715 expands the state’s authority to ban instructional material in K-12 schools based on ill-defined standards — it's meant to target Palestine-related speech. A growing coalition is fighting to roll it back. I covered their work.

Medical institutions are cracking under pressure from donors and lobbying groups to police their employees' Palestine-related speech. I spoke about these conflicts on KPFK 90.7 FM in November. Here, I'm explaining how the Helen Diller Family Foundation funds hospitals and pro-Israel hate groups.

Happy New Year everyone. May 2026 be better than 2025, even if it's kind of a low bar to clear.

If one of your New Year's resolutions is to support independent media, here is a comprehensive list of independent newsrooms. This thread features 72 publications – almost all of which are nonprofit or worker-owned – with various ways to support their reporting.

On this note, I do not give a damn how precious and well-behaved you think your dog is, put them on a lead.

You will be absolutely floored once you realize how much of our Teacher pensions and county government workers pension are invested in second rate Isrl bonds - state level too- WE PAY FOR IT #RiseUP

It's true! This is a thoughtful review of a wonderful text from one of Egypt's most talented writers. Hammad's translation offers a beautiful re-presentation of Fadl's work. Read this and then pick up the book.

my birthstone is .7 mechanical pencil lead

happy new year to everyone who's spending the holiday catching up on house chores

Tribal leaders and environmental advocates remain committed to remediating dwindling wild salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest after Trump backed out of the historic Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement last June. Read my coverage and learn how you can get involved.

Some of the articles I wrote this year:

Check out my interview with Mariam AlSaad on global warming and youth-led climate action in Kuwait. AlSaad founded one of Kuwait's first environmental advocacy organizations in her early twenties.

picked up a hitchhiker, gunning for good karma in 2026

This week's post is a round-up of the five most-read newsletters since I launched earlier this year. I'll take you through them here, but check out the full post for some behind-the-scenes details and notes on what's coming next year. 🧵