This was in fact history I didn't know & I was shamed but glad to learn it

Good speech www.youtube.com/watch?v=-guh...

I am the birthday for another hour and 48 minutes, so

I think the best thing I said in this was "you can't photosynthesize"

Poking my nose back in to say it's my birthday! I am 47. I'm glad that my elements are still in this form, on the best planet to ever do it. You can celebrate with me by doing one of the following 3 things:

OK, this site is getting to me & drawing my attention away from stuff that I would like to be doing while my parents are relatively okay. Taking a break for about a week and then we'll see

Re-upping for the morning crew — thanks to everyone who donated last night, we’re at 60% of goal. A friend messaged me about sending over $100 from an overfunded mutual aid campaign he ran: “Just passing sandbags in this metaphorical flood.” That socked me in the soul. Love us so much.

I have been thinking about this (& the rest of the thread) a lot bc for a lot of the people I know who were preyed upon as kids/in youth, it was by people whom the rest of the grownups in their life welcomed, trusted, & ultimately believed over them

If you write primarily about nature and environmental issues, it can be hard to see the value of your work during times like these. I wrote about this a bit in my introduction to @biographic.bsky.social's weekly newsletter.

"Prototaxites was a strange sort of life form. It had no branches, leaves, flowers, fruits, nor a discernable root system. Instead, it resembled a beautiful sausage sprouting from the ground." @sabs.bsky.social is a national treasure

I always tell the students that learning to work with annoying people is the purpose of group work and they assume it's a joke, but it isn't.

Developing discernment between "annoying" & "injurious" & letting the former go, over and over, is an extremely underrated skill, worth developing

Hell yeah

&/but/also they know now shock is a crack in the shell of that protective & unjust ignorance, maybe you can get in w/some more info *& an invitation to act on the info* before they defensively close it

"why are people shocked by [thing]" bc they didn't know "why didn't they know" often it's bc their location in a particular hierarchy/on a particular axis of power protected them from having to know, & they embraced that protection & that ignorance, which is reasonable to be mad about

Hey, if you live in any of these towns, or have family there, and you/they aren't already involved in opposing the construction of concentration camps, today's a great day to start. Here is a toolkit & in the next post there's some sample legislation www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it

Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza. We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...

I'm in Arkansas, and the response to data centers here has been enlightening. Too many people got burned by crypto miners dumping a shipping container full of servers running 24/7 in their backyard, and now they want blood. It's a very broad coalition of people.

Y'all Mercado Central still needs some help so that they don't lose their building

ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...

today is the last day i will ask you to donate to people’s rent this month. we are trying very hard to meet a $30,000 goal today to help the last few families on our list before their rent grace period ends.

The Plan for today: - Send availability to plan PRO housing workshops - Work on outline for new project - Join parents' meeting w/elder lawyer - Continue summary/writeup of coastal resiliency plan - Meet w/ppl to see about a writing internship for a student next year - Feel bad

Look at the photos. The thing I heard often working on the USAID Gaza response from our partners in Gaza was the field of dead bodies - men, women, children - that fanned out around IDF checkpoints in the Netzarim corridor. Shot by IDF soldiers for no reason (unless "for fun" counts as a reason).

I want to super stress that all the work of preparation for this is NOT work wasted. Fascist goons may simply ignore this ruling; other courts may try to undo it. I also can't see if it says how long the stay is. The networks of care people are putting in place are our most precious resource & work

"Reyes' ruling says the termination of TPS is 'null, void and of no legal effect' and will not impact the work authorization of Haitian immigrants. Those under TPS status will also be protected from detention of deportation for the length of the judicial stay." www.dispatch.com/story/news/c...

Honestly I just assume it's an op now

People targeted by federal agents - for their skin color, accents, or immigration status - are afraid to seek healthcare; healthcare staff are fearful for their safety at work. Here's how Minnesota providers are responding to an unfolding crisis - my latest:

Let's get ahead of it a little bit (more links downthread)

A thing you could do about this is put an eviction moratorium in place

I sell prints, canvases and posters of my work at rhenyard.darkroom.com and use proceeds to further my practice and support local mutual aid efforts. I'm keenly aware as a Black wildlife photographer how few of us are in this space, and I'm hoping my work sparks wonder & further interest 🪶📸🎨

People all over Portland, Oregon were impacted by the chemical warfare deployed by the feds tonight. Here’s a thread of some Portlanders experiences who weren’t even at the protest:

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Talking about attention (to what, though??? let's discuss) with one of the Friends of Attention, plus a friend of mine, at Riffraff (2/5, 6pm). riffraffevents.eventcalendarapp.com/peter-schmid...

For everyone moaning, "Where will the money come frommmm" (to equitably survive & recover from climate disasters), here's one place!

We're looking at another week at least of killing cold. If you haven't yet kicked in, now's a good time. ALSO: 2/18, 5:30pm, is the PVD City Council's hearing on rent stabilization. Please come testify to ensure that fewer people end up sleeping in a tent in zero-degree weather.

I know these students & their families could use some more backup

It’s unclear, including to some Republican officials in the state, what exactly Team Trump’s plans are and what the timeline is. I’ll be driving back to Springfield soon, and will keep you all posted. Until then, I want to share what one Ohio…

I focus my social media on the beauty and the community and the bravery because it feels weird to showcase the worst day of someone's life. But it's bad here. I'm scared. I don't want to be deported or shot. I'm angry and exhausted and heartbroken and so full of love it hurts. I keep going anyway.

In many of the first generation of modern concentration camp systems (near the turn of the twentieth century), the vast majority of deaths were caused by disease and malnutrition. Most of the victims were women and children.

"why are people shocked by [thing]" bc they didn't know "why didn't they know" often it's bc their location in a particular hierarchy/on a particular axis of power protected them from having to know, & they embraced that protection & that ignorance, which is reasonable to be mad about

alt text: YOU WILL GET AWAY WITH IT lose paperwork make food wrong decaf instead of regular overtighten lug nuts strip spark plugs delete jira tickets IT IS YOUR RIGHT TO MAKE MISTAKES YOU CAN FIGHT ICE WITHOUT ANY RISKS everything adds up you have no excuses anymore just do it

1/x 🧵 ICE has booked at least 3,800 children + (Drawing by a 5-year-old detained in Texas with her mother. “I am 5 years old” is written at the top. Lower down, next to stick figures, are the words “let us go.” You don't have to know your Bible to hear myriad echoes here, but phew, those too.)

Weird #PVD question: I'm looking into possible raffle prizes for this fundraiser for amorri.org & it occurred to me that a gift certificate to a nail salon would be fun, but I don't get my nails done. Any RI readers living the mani/pedi life & think your salon might donate? givebutter.com/amor2026

Doesn't seem like this should be his job

Friends of mine are running this summer retreat for poets & organizers of color. Deadline 2/19. Apply to learn with great people in a beautiful spot! www.brewandforge.com/apply

Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.

Let's try this again

It was fine And it will be again

An amazing MN Librarian assembled us a reading list to add to the website so people can do more than donate, they can learn to organize in their communities. standwithminnesota.com/read

Well I did vacuum the stairs