ALABAMA: 61-year-old Renea Gamble will soon face trial for dressing up as a “dick-tator.” You may remember that Renea (“Fairhope’s Penis Lady”) was arrested at a No Kings protest in October over her costume. If you’re near Fairhope, organizers are asking you to support Renea next month.

Peace and other imaginings On finding peace through writing, community and imagining.

How the screams echo in our hearts… It is hard to find peace during war.

Rise and Fall On Rising, and Falling.

Elusive, alive, worth envisioning. Peace. (Somedays it's hard to find).

Getting back into posting from my sketchbook... follow along if you like.

“The necklace of hours the window wears” when a poem reminds you why you write poetry

Climate Meditation & Writing Workshop In May, 2025, the first session of Climate Meditation & Writing Workshop was held at Studio Kroner in downtown Cincinnati. It was part of All Else Pales 2, a month-long, multi-disciplinary exhibition exploring climate change, sustainability, and environmental…

America feels like a country on the brink of an authoritarian takeover | Francine Prose

One of the best things I’ve read in a while:

Dug this up for anyone who needs it. If you get the chance, please read about Frank Marble from Caltech, and take inspiration from him. This is a man who openly defied the FBI during McCarthyism, even knowing it could kill his scientific career.

Never has a President wagged a dog harder than Trump and MAGA now. To distract from Epstein, the explosion of health and homeowners insurance costs, and the tariffs that are decimating small businesses, Trump is plunging this country into a war and using our soldiers as pawns.

I'm boosting myself to say this: You're going to see people On Here tell you calling electeds doesn't matter. That's not true. Some are bots. Some are people who like being contrary to be edgy. But calling moves the needle, especially against a blatantly illegal act by Trump and Co. ACT.

“This morning I was writing—the words were just flowing and doing their thing—then I had a zoom meeting and the words died. They are gone. Such is the writing life with its daily graves.” -- Alina Stefanescu

Lame duck or...insane duck? Discuss.

The public deserves to know the extent of Epstein’s abuse and to hold accountable anybody—regardless of political affiliation—who enabled it. Add your name to the petition to demand the Department of Justice and White House publicly release the files. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ep...

The NFL must act NOW to stop ICE from targeting the Super Bowl LX where Bad Bunny will be performing at the halftime show before it’s too late. #SBLX #AppleMusicHalftime sign.moveon.org/petitions/su...

Reading Wendell Berry, from 1977. He saw all this coming.

Feeling wistful.

Just donated in support of my daughter’s friends in Gaza…Help 18 yo Uday, 3 yo Kemal and their family survive chuffed.org/project/uday...

. From 'Anecdotal Evidence' (2018) —Wendy Cope #poetry #poems #booksky

No Kings Cincinnati.

No Kings March, Cincinnati Ohio. Do you hear that thunder? That's the sound of strength in numbers ...

This is why people don't support big media. Greta Thunberg was kidnapped. Point blank. Was on international waters. Israel is not the world Police. They do not have jurisdiction in international waters. That is kidnapping. No denying it. And not a single […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Scoop: NOAA's climate portal, climate.gov, will soon no longer publish new content after its staff were recently dismissed. Former staff fear that the website may become a mouthpiece for the administration's anti-science views. My latest for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The shadows are deep today. Trying to summon faith that our country and the principles of freedom and justice and checks on abuse of power will endure this madness. Poem from the amazing readalittlepoetry.com

We will not cower, even in the face of Trump’s militarized escalation. On Saturday, we are going to rise up all across the country in defiance of this administration’s authoritarian agenda. Join the nationwide peaceful protests for No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

In December the South Korean president declared Martial Law. And guess what happened? The people/protesters showed up anyway. And then it failed. That’s what WE will do. We will DEFY his declaration, Martial Law will be reversed, trumps demise will be ever-clearer. 🇺🇸

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Wow 10/10! Thank you Film Threat! The Invisible Doctrine with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social is now available for streaming on: On Apple TV On Google Play On Vimeo on Demand On Journeyman TV filmthreat.com/reviews/the-...

The most important thing you can do about climate change has nothing to do with … what we eat what we drive what we wear or any other aspect of our personal carbon footprint. Our VOICES are the most powerful force we have to change the world. That’s why …

Hunger Games 2025.

Today I held a climate meditation and creative writing workshop as part of climate-focused show at Studio Kroner. I’m still blissed out by the shared energy and sense of community. Writing circles are magical💛

Under the Biden administration, the United States wildly under-reported methane pollution. It's about to get much, much worse.

Who's responsible for the climate crisis? Two new studies try to answer this question: but whichever way we slice it, the answer doesn't change much. The wealthiest are disproportionately responsible for the greatest emissions, and that's why climate change is so unfair. An explanatory thread 🧵

The world as presently constituted is a factory for trauma, created by generations of sociopaths for their own benefit with no regard for the 99%. That so many of you survive and resist and demand peace and healing is a miracle of human spirit.

My “notes” during a recent zoom call. Believe it or not, it keeps me focused. #sketchbook

SCOOP: FEMA workers will stop knocking on doors to provide aid to survivors in disaster areas, per a memo obtained by WIRED. This comes as the agency is shifting responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities. Oh, and it's hurricane preparedness week, btw.

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Given the literal definition of deportation is removing a foreigner or noncitizen from the country, we - journalists, media orgs - should probably all stop referring to the ‘deportation’ of a 2 year old US citizen. It’s NOT a deportation. I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?

To relax from the gloom and doom of politics, I turn to drawing and reading about looming local conditions. Callie is happily oblivious. #sketchbook #climatechange #caturday

The majority of people —56% in the US!—are worried about climate change, but not activated. Why not? Most feel helpless, hopeless, and don't know what to do. So more fear won't activate them. Rather, knowing what to do—and being invited to do it—will. Where to start? With a conversation today. 🧵

For nearly 15 years the US Dept of Interior's Climate Adaptation* Science Centers have supported hundreds of scientists studying how ecosystems respond to climate change & pollution, invasive species, sustainable wildlife & wild lands management, and more. Now the admin wants to cancel them all.