💡 Light bulb over head 💡 "My Favorite Things" is actually a great strategy for resourcing ourselves in the midst of trauma, and we're all in a form of collective trauma these days. I wrote about it here, well mostly shared a short list and photos. Add to it! maiaduerr.substack.com/p/raindrops-...

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell DOE NNSA to Reopen Public Input on Los Alamos Nat'l Lab Expansion!. Please join me and write one here. You don't have to be a #NewMexico resident to send a letter. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

LFG

2-for-1 special! BOGO!

Democracy does not work without mindfulness and compassion. Democracy demands the skills we learn by practicing meditation: paying attention, slowing down, pausing judgment, looking deeply, speaking lovingly and listening carefully. Check out my new book if you agree!

WAY TO GO NYC PEOPLE!

we live in insane times, and this one made me lol

Pope Leo almost makes me want to return to my Catholic roots and say a few Hail Marys.

If Trump moves ahead with plans to gut the #Presidio, I can almost guarantee that opens up another front to the war. San Franciscans and Bay Area folks won't stand for that bs.

This reminds me of @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social's observation that accounts of looting after Hurricane Katrina were wildly exaggerated + based in racism. The real looters we need to watch for are billionaires going into panic mode and trying to seize anything else they can, while they can.

Let's rock 'n roll with some good news for a change...

This reality check by Rebecca Solnit grabs you right from the killer first sentence. Do yourself a favor & give it a read.

If world news is bringing you down, here's a story of a little farm in Northern #NewMexico that's doing great things for its community, La Madera. postcardsfromnewmexico.substack.com/p/owl-peak-f...

The kids are all right.

There is something you can do about all of this — make your plans for May 1. This country needs a united show of power, energy, and hope. indivisible.org/events/may-d...

Wow, Sam Harris. This is what racism looks like. And go, Ben Affleck!

One year after our original Guardian essay, Naomi Klein and I are excited to reveal the North American cover of our forthcoming book END TIMES FASCISM - and the Fight for the Living World. It will be on bookshelves on September 15th and is available for pre-order. More details below. bit.ly/4cbLfEr

Humans are still capable of some good things...

It often seems like there has been little progress in fighting back against The Regime’s war on science, but this is a major victory. The proposed cap of 15% for indirect costs for NIH funding has been defeated in court. Doesn’t mean they won’t try again, but this is worth celebrating.

The Hungarian election is about Russian oligarchy and its support of the international far right. That’s why Vance is there. He is a node in that network.

Some breaking news I spent Tuesday reporting: The developers of Project Jupiter plan to use almost 50 times more water than they have disclosed publicly, the N.M. Office of the State Engineer says. Here’s my in-depth report: haussamen.com/2026/04/07/p... /1

War tax resistance is a movement to oppose an out-of-control military budget that accounts for over 60% of federal discretionary spending.

So are we just going to go on like all that never happened? Like we weren't one breath away from annihilating an entire region of the Earth?

What's our leverage to get this madman out of office? Quarterly taxes are due to the IRS next week. If thousands of us withheld payment, put it in escrow and sent a letter saying we'll pay when Trump is removed, could that work? I can't stomach sending money to support this insanity any more.

all i can say is the Iranian people have a lot more guts than we do in the U.S. if we did, we'd be blocking the entrances to and from the White House and be willing to be arrested and even shot.

What needs to happen is: A whole presidency dies today. Never to be brought back again. Remove Trump from office NOW.

It’s still a great time to wear a mask in public settings. Also push for better air quality (i.e. filtration) indoors.

Message for Pete Hegseth from Isaiah 1:15: “Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood.” h/t Pope Leo

we say it a lot but Dems absolutely have to demand impeachment, resignation, or a 25th amendment removal every day. Every HOUR of every day You cannot let someone who talks like this have the nuclear codes until the next election and then just kinda hope the electorate does your job for you

Happy Easter

The Dept of Interior + BLM are trying to withdraw protection of a buffer zone around #ChacoCanyon. If they succeed, it could reopen 336k acres to mineral leasing around this sacred area. April 7 deadline to submit a comment. Your voice matters! #NewMexico eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home...

I've thought of trying to get an online army to just tag all these pieces of bad news #theydidthis and this is a big one. When the catastrophes, the hunger, the breakdowns happen, please trace it all back to #theydidthis.

So many fun surprises on the 'low' road to Taos! #NewMexico #Taos #roadtrip postcardsfromnewmexico.substack.com/p/road-trip-...

Meditate today, even if for just five minutes. It would probably take you longer than five minutes to come up with a good reason not to. :)

Anyone out there doing tax resistance this April 15? #IRS #taxresistance

Today, we're launching our interactive North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit to stop, slow, and restrict the rapid expansion of US AI data centers. The toolkit and training series lay out affirmative local, state, and federal policies to protect communities: datacenters.ainowinstitute.org 🧵

Bees are small, fragile, and easily overlooked. And yet, in their heavy pollen-laden wings, they hold something of the planet's balance. With every flight, with every touch of the petals, the bee gathers not only nectar—it gathers life, color, hope.

good news.... resistance can and does work!

A full moon post for these very uncertain times... maiaduerr.substack.com/p/a-meditati...

thanks for sharing it, John!

interesting thought...

#NoKings Cincinnati, Ohio. Protest matters. This will help to get us through.

Well worth a read, from @joanhalifax.bsky.social "In 2011, Grace Lee Boggs wrote... 'Movements are born of critical connections rather than critical mass.' Today, I honestly think it is both: critical connections plus critical mass." #Buddhism #engagedbuddhism www.lionsroar.com/like-fire-we...

The great Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on true love and the 5 rivers of self-knowledge www.themarginalian.org/2024/02/03/t...

This is the way.

Good morning, BlueSky

Today we stand with Dolores Huerta, with Ana Murguia, with Debra Rojas, and with all girls and women who are survivors of sexual assault.... #DoloresHuerta #SilentNoMore #BelieveSurvivors

Eid Mubarak to all who observe! May your families be blessed in all ways, may peace prevail.

“The ICE warehouse jail in Merrimack is not opening. For the people who would have been detained there and their loved ones, this is a real win. It also proves something larger: detention expansion is not inevitable. Everyday people can stop these facilities.” afsc.org/news/how-sma...

Great Spring Sale going on at @parallax.org now until March 25th, and my book Work That Matters is included! Save 50% on titles from Thich Nhat Hanh, Joanna Macy, and more. Use the code SPRING50 for discount. #mindfulness #meditation #Buddhism #environment #nature www.parallax.org/spring/