I always really appreciate Kelly's reflections. 💖🔥

My latest includes reflections on staying engaged without denying our limits, updates on ICE’s shifting tactics, and a new list of must-reads.

I see some people online who seem to really want Obama "to speak up more" etc... but my point is and has been that he's deeply OUT OF TOUCH. Which Democratic electeds are "talking to people like a college seminar?" Name names. His comments are just another complaint about "the groups." Sad!

Early in the pandemic, there were people with significant resources who reached out to me to ask for advice about where to donate their money. There isn't much I miss about those days, but I miss the generosity that was in the air, and people with resources being eager to hear how they could help.

I put this on while I was making up some Trekkies Against Fascism buttons. Really recommend giving it a listen. The fascistic backlash we're experiencing is a reaction by the losing side in a *massive* cultural shift over the last 60 years and even in the last 20. It's encouraging to remember.

If you're a paid subscriber to my newsletter, you should have just gotten an invite for my next Zoom chat with paid subscribers. If you didn't get an invite, it's possible your paid status has lapsed due to an expired credit card or some other issue. Folks can subscribe via Ghost or Patreon.

I’ve just started @chanda.blacksky.app’s new book, and it is wonderful! So is this conversation with @mskellymhayes.bsky.social. organizingmythoughts.org/we-dont-know...

I listened to Kelly's conversation with Rebecca Solnit and I recommend it. I was particularly struck with what Solnit says here: truthout.org/audio/hope-i...

An inspiration...

The Boys has the most pointed anti-Nazi, anti-Trump storytelling on TV, and sadly, you just can't go around recommending it to just anyone, because if they can sit still for the ultra-violence and... other stuff... they are probably already watching.

This was such a lovely reminder this morning that the good people have done actually did matter, and that hope is not misguided but necessary.

I talked with @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social about hope, backlash, political memory, and how history can help us understand our own power.

Today marks five years since I first posted my Friend of Garak design anywhere online. To celebrate, all my Garak merch is on sale, along with select other items, now through May Day. willburrows.art/shop

Absolutely an honor to be included in anything @mskellymhayes.bsky.social does and to talk with a fellow Trekkie who loves DS9 as much (maybe more??) as I do 🖖🏽🫶🏽💙📚

I often tell people to read @chanda.blacksky.app because there's such a wonder that comes through in the writing, at least for me.

What sticks with me about this excellent and wide-ranging interview is how impoverished the tech industry has become in its rejection of art and emotion.

It's been a hard week & this conversation with @mskellymhayes.bsky.social & @chanda.blacksky.app really brought me back to remembering to move against despair. "It is easy to give in to despair, but now more than ever, we have to be curious and imaginative about how we might get out of this" 🔥🔥🔥

One of the things I especially appreciate about this interview is that @mskellymhayes.bsky.social reads the book for the political message about how/why we organize and really gets it and the questions reflect that. ♥️ organizingmythoughts.org/we-dont-know...

I interviewed @chanda.blacksky.app about her new book, The Edge of Space-Time. We discussed cosmic wonder, the mythology of genius, Deep Space Nine, and thinking beyond false narratives and manufactured inevitabilities. If your brain is stuck in the churn of bad news, you'll want to check this out.

I am hearing Amazon just fucked up a sports broadcast. Boo! They also worked a guy to death in a warehouse last week and then told a tearful worker who wanted to help give CPR to look away and keep working.

Transformative justice work is truly meant to be done by individuals outside of institutions and social services and any other containers of the state.

Good stuff in here, especially about "failure" & wanting things from a process that that process can't do (but what *can* it do?), & about allowing time, from @mskellymhayes.bsky.social & Tanuja Jagernauth organizingmythoughts.org/rupture-and-...

Part two of my conversation with @tanuja.bsky.social is now live. We talk about conflict resolution, why some common approaches leave people feeling let down, how to make better apologies, how to receive feedback, and the relational skills our communities need to survive these times.

“You realize that there’s a lot that unifies us. They have grandmas, they babysit each other’s calves, they give collaborative births… It’s such a distant intelligence, but in many ways very relatable.” Fascinating and powerful article:

Trekkies Against Fascism shirts are restocked! These have been difficult to keep in stock but for the moment I have almost every size ready to ship. Several other designs restocked too. willburrows.art/shop

TW: In 1996, I learned about Juanita Thomas through the Michigan Women’s Justice and Clemency Project. On July 28, 1979, Juanita killed Willie Hammond as she escaped his physical and sexual attacks.

Possibly historic sighting of a pod of cuvier's beaked whales in Monterey Bay today, not only is it rare to find these but finding that many in this region may never have happened before. These whales dive longer and deeper than sperm whales, up to nearly 10,000 ft deep for over 3 hours!! 🦑

dang i need this so much.

Sobbed through this earlier

This is such a good idea. We should do this in NYC. "All Chicago Public Schools students now have access to nearly everything the city’s libraries have to offer — including physical items like books as well as extensive digital resources." blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/08/c...

My latest is a reflection on the cycle of dread, disaster, and temporary reprieves we’re all navigating, what that cycle is doing to us, and how we can avoid losing ourselves to it. This edition also includes a roundup of must-read pieces that have helped me think about this moment.

Congrats to @chanda.blacksky.app on the debut of her new book, The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie!

ICE shot a man today in California. "Lyons said as ICE officers approached the car, "the wanted gang member weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run an officer over.' The ICE agents fired at Mendoza Hernandez..." Every time ICE has made this claim, it's been a lie.

this is an excellent reminder to go get this on audio!!!

The ASA president recently took a page out of Trump's book and overturned members' right to even vote on a resolution demanding boycott. Join us for a town hall conversation about Boycott and the Crisis of Democracy at the American Sociological Association. April 14th, 7 pm. tinyurl.com/boycottasa

The sheer number of Signal chats that has surely already been posted to with varying degrees of urgency, hope, love, maybe a little passive aggression here and there😅… Want to be clear that I myself have only posted it with love and gratitude😂❤️!

Oooof. Going to have to block time for this one.

This two-episode arc was created by popular demand. Y'all told me you wanted more discussion on conflict resolution, so my bestie and I, who co-facilitate an emotional and spiritual support group for activists, are talking about it. ❤️

Today, I talk with @tanuja.bsky.social about rupture and repair in our movements. This is the first of two episodes about conflict, how we process it, and how we can keep our relationships and organizations strong.

I wrote about the right-wing media campaign to weaponize what she said: www.readtpa.com/p/they-know-...

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, top House Dem appropriator, says DHS is actively choosing not to pay TSA workers while paying employees at ICE, CPB, Coast Guard and Secret Service. And that the TSA administrator confirmed this herself on Weds. www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...

I just resigned from NASA. It breaks my heart to leave, but I’ve become convinced the best path forward is to do the best science I can, and that can’t be here anymore. I’m still in love with the promise of those four magic letters. Ad astra per aspera, and remember: Earth is the only good planet.

Just stop, follow and read the excellent article by Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social . If you only read one article on bluesky, make it this one.

"We are at war, and rescue teams are digging through the rubble in Tehran. We are at war, and thousands of people are dead. We are at war, and we are complaining about high gas prices and long lines at the airport. We are at war, and running late for our next appointment.“

Wrenching, beautiful, and indispensable (as usual). Highest and most grateful recommendation!

Thank you @mskellymhayes.bsky.social for once again finding the words.

My latest. "The only place I know how to begin is here: We are at war, and I want it to stop."

An opposition political party could simply say these things on a loop 24/7.

Donald Trump is the reason you are waiting for 6 hours on line at the airport. I hope that helps.