I've been the wealthy friend & I've been the friend/family member that needed help & this is just true

Translators of *written* materials (think wall text for an art show or informational flyers), what are you charging per word/page/hour these days?

Public goods: they're public and they're good, or would be if we had them

🧵The Thursday action (demo for a fair wage for early-career doctors) is a good example of how to get past how things seem to how they are. There's a broadish perception that doctors "make a lot of $," & some do, comparatively. But A) *these* doctors don't, & they're the ones...

"But a close examination of those cases reveals that in its rush to meet White House demands for deportations, federal law enforcement has engaged in extensive misconduct — ranging from attacking protesters to destroying evidence and misrepresenting facts in court." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/u...

Anybody want to go to this with me/meet me there?

"when you're pregnant you have to tell doctors about previous abortions because it's important that they know how many pregnancies you've had" no you don't and no it's not ❤️

If we want a social system that values our survival, the forces that currently govern our lives must be disempowered.

The question of whether politicians should talk about climate change is a weird stand-in for the question of how to govern like it exists, and help people make sense of the fact that the climate they grew up in no longer exists

Connecticut. I'm from there

The thing about climate change is that it makes no such distinctions and that what works for all of us who are historically and presently suffering the most from fossil fuel pollution and climate change is good for everyone. The lesson is to ignore those pundits and economists (and their fans) now.

In the last go around we had on climate policy federally we had enormous momentum from environmental justice activists who have been living with toxics in their air, water, soil, and bodies for GENERATIONS and it was stopped by pundits and economists who thought the corporate class would save _them_

Holy shit, my boy State Rep. @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social (running to replace Providence, RI mayor and ultra-Zionist Brett Smiley this fall) released the below video, where he comes out in favor of the city's BDS initiative against Israel WOKE 2.0 IS POSSIBLE 🍉💜✊ www.facebook.com/watch/?v=467...

appears the US war apparatus is pivoting from general war crimes to a more openly genocidal strategy

Many climate organizations are currently being investigated under a pretext connected to this

Nice little array of neighborly actions for PVD/RI, including one tonight: neighborlyactions.substack.com/p/neighborly...

From my inbox: today, at 5 p.m., at Providence City Hall, there will be a protest "to demand an end to escalating ICE raids, deportations, and deadly violence against immigrant communities." The gathering is part of a "National Day of Action to End ICE Terror."

The visible street protests were accompanied by a campaign to get large accounts to pull their money out. A local friend pulled out the proceeds from selling a house, and explained why. Those withdrawals look bad on the balance sheet and can affect stock price.

Thinking, not for the 1st time, about what it would be like to evacuate in a disaster w/my dad, who uses a walker or wheelchair (it varies) & under stress suffers a sharp diminishment of his abilities to move, think, & collaborate with the people he's with. Money donations go here: an7gc.ca/donate/

"Following months of protests outside its branches and Providence headquarters, Rhode Island’s largest bank announced Friday it is cutting its financial ties with two for-profit prison operators that have detained immigrants on behalf of the Trump administration."

Also really good, in the same vein or river delta of what it takes to be prepared together margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/if-you-wan...

Here are some very wise & experienced people talking about collective disaster preparedness. (Chapter 2 of my book, subtitled "From Fear and Hoarding to Planning and Welcome," is also about this.) truthout.org/audio/no-aba...

Not as assy as it could have been but Not Great

An art subscription to support Mad & Disabled people, psychiatric survivors, & others receiving peer support from Project LETS, & to foster connection. They're also looking for artist-contributors! projectlets.org/mad-mail

I wasn't dreading the rematch with the agency who handles home therapies for my dad (we are trying to maintain them & I thought they had agreed to do this but now maybe not? Unclear?? Kicking myself for not getting a copy of the plan in writing???) until just now, about 15 minutes out. & now I am.

since people are reposting this: this conversation is happening in my town because there is a crew of people here who are cheerfully volunteering to help out with local government, and supporting each other’s projects, and showing up to stuff going How Can I Help

They could double as recreation centers, libraries, community meeting halls, food markets, new third spaces for all of us. Think SFO's newest terminals but for everybody to go to when the air is thick with toxic metals and pollution from wildfires; when it's over 100°F for the third day in a row.

Instead of billions of $ being spent on useless data centers and electricity infrastructure for them, that economic investment could be used to build community safety and disaster centers in every census tract and zip code with union jobs. Large, air conditioned, beautiful, welcoming facilities.

Thread for you if household/relational choices feel too small & (inter)national policy feels too big* *I say "feels" bc there *are* ways to operate very effectively in both of those areas but in my experience most people feel like *they* can't be enough in either

Here are some very wise & experienced people talking about collective disaster preparedness. (Chapter 2 of my book, subtitled "From Fear and Hoarding to Planning and Welcome," is also about this.) truthout.org/audio/no-aba...

When you talk about what’s happening to people, talk about the animals and plants, too. We are not separate from them. We are a web of life. We cannot survive if they don’t survive. We are all suffering and dying because of white supremacy.

When people talk w/me about climate stuff (at the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth or just like...around) & I ask, "Do you talk with other people about this?" they often say no. They assume others will shut them down. & that *might* happen. But you also might be opening a door for that other person!

Good morning. Hoping these fires and the conditions that create them—which are brutal and are brutally denied—soon end

Buy my friend Kah's beautiful work or hire them to draw for you or something www.kahyangni.com/printshop

Time to tap the sign

The Anishinabek Nation is collecting donations for the Namaygoosisagagun First Nation members displaced in these fires: an7gc.ca/donate/

Might actually have to do some fucking work today* *to make decent & interesting things happen! that are responsive to various Situations (in varying degrees)! this isn't even like "the world is on fire & I have to go to my little job" (though respect to all who celebrate)! I just Do Not Want To

Donations for people suffering displacement from wildfires. Consider setting up something small & monthly if that's possible--that's what I did after Hurricane Helene. Funds dry up

On the same day an air sensor reached an AQI of 1000 in northern Michigan, Whitmer's EGLE issued permits to continue to prop up oil infrastructure. We are sacrificing clean water and clean air for the almighty fossil fuel $$$.

Hi! For reporting I'm doing at @motherjones.com, I'm looking to connect with people on how workplace accommodations has helped their mental health when it comes to changing in function due to Long Covid. Please reach out at [email protected]. Reposts appreciated.

Hey Maryland, literal way to reduce upcoming climate impacts: speak out against TOMORROW's proposal to remove on-site renewable and load mgmt requirements for commercial buildings, which would ultimately result in higher net energy use and peak demand. We don't want these!

If you live in a city that's being hit by smoke, don't have to evacuate, and have a little time to be in public tomorrow, you could see if there's a local mask bloc that needs extra hands maskbloc.org

Being freaked/bummed/angry about the thick air & demonic-looking light (in addition to whatever the smoke is doing to you physically) is right on the money. If you're troubled by this, that's bc it's troubling. After just riding with that for a minute: in what direction could that trouble move you?

A "fun" fact about Lessons From the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth is that the week that my terrific agent, Jen Marshall, agreed to give it a look, the air was just like this

sending love and solidarity to everyone just trying to get through the overlapping horrors of climate crisis summer if you're feeling hopeless today, you might try some of the exercises in @kateschapira.bsky.social 's excellent book: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kate-...

I did a tonne of research so you don't have to. I talk about masking, air filtration, and air quality rating systems, & I give concrete suggestions to help you keep yourself and your loved ones safe. If you don't have this information yet, it's time to get educated. Wildfires don't respect borders.

On another dark day, our ICE-impacted Minneapolis neighbors could use a hand with their very-much ongoing recovery. We've received a large donation toward Aug rents, but the need is great and we'd really like to be able to meet a greater percentage of each ask from our school families.

Being freaked/bummed/angry about the thick air & demonic-looking light (in addition to whatever the smoke is doing to you physically) is right on the money. If you're troubled by this, that's bc it's troubling. After just riding with that for a minute: in what direction could that trouble move you?

bless @defector.com’s Sabrina Imbler for this crucial piece of service journalism defector.com/why-the-expl...