Why do disasters still happen, despite early warnings? Because systems are built to wait for certainty theconversation.com/why-do-disas...

"Forecast improvements do not happen automatically; they require sustained research, coordination, and testing. If NCAR’s research capabilities to develop and improve weather forecasting disappear, the United States will face a major public safety risk." #disasterpreparedness #emergencymanagement

If any disabled/chronically ill people in the South want to share any stories of how they've been impacted by the storms, please reach out at [email protected] or signal juliametraux. 49 This is for a potential @motherjones.com story, thanks!

Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...

Hey Minnesotans? I love you.

You aren't actually overreacting other people are sleepwalking.

This was me, both in 2016 after my 1st layoff & in 2019 after my 2nd. Self-employment after both devastating developments was a chance to rest & recover... so affordable health insurance was one less thing to worry about. But OK, let's make life that much more difficult 🙄

I've been going back & forth w myself on whether to move forward w my 1st choice grad school / #emergencymanagement program, or start there & transfer to 2nd choice later, or just go w 2nd choice bc of the substantial public employee discount I would get...

I also recommend getting active bystander, CPR/first aid, and stop the bleed training - righttobe.org/upcoming-fre... www.redcross.org/take-a-class... www.stopthebleed.org Having this kind of information will help you feel a lot more prepared in crisis situations.

One significant thing you can do is basic prepping for a variety of disruptive situations. I wrote a guide a few years ago that should only take you about five days to being pretty well prepared- www.thebolditalic.com/be-prepared-...

Every woman understands this, and almost no men do. Like holy fuck, men of the world, do better.

We visited Renee Good's memorial. There, we met a group of Somali Minnesotans — who too have been viciously attacked for weeks — warmly hosting everyone. Flowers & stuffed animals galore. Neighbors continually offering sambusas & hand-warmers & water. Grief. And belief. Scenes from Minneapolis:

Fuck, I'm tired. I have 1 more week before I start grad school & 2 more weeks left in my job before I move up where I'm at & have to learn a whole new skillset. It'll be good! I'm just worn out.

I’ve been called this, by men furious they couldn’t control me or shut me up, more times than I can count. That simmering rage puts us all in danger, for simply existing.

"How do I prepare?" You help people who are going thru it right now. Because this forces you to build the community relationships, infrastructure, and operational rhythm that you need to protect yourself. Sending aid to others builds resiliency at home. None of us are free until we're all free.

Here is a thread about a true police-shooting incident that I'm going to use to pose a fun little thought problem for anyone anywhere who think there ia a single justifiable reason to ever allow a law enforcement officer to use force on a citizen and remain anonymous. From my back pages:

🧵 1/7 #AltComms MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) this week on a Zika outbreak in Bangladesh in 2024 This is classic, boots-on-the-ground epidemiology—and exactly why it still matters. Let’s dig in.

I'm sitting here trying to figure out my next post, but the words aren't wording following Renee Good's murder yesterday. So here's my most recent post for those who want to be more involved in the fight for democracy, but aren't sure where to start:

Watching this, I keep thinking abt all the movies I grew up watching abt e.g. Anne Frank, depicting the way SS & Gestapo harassed civilians in occupied cities / nations. I guess either not all of us watched the same media, or we didn't all take away the same lessons?

Kyiv is currently entirely without power and heating after today’s attack. Authorities urged people to leave the city if they can. This is a humanitarian disaster, in case anyone didn’t know

THIS is what independent bookstores do. THIS is the difference between them and big box retailers and Amazon. They show up for their communities in times of need and provide a space to heal, to breathe, to BE. They are invaluable and we’re so proud to support them.

If you’re in Minneapolis and need a place to just BE right now, Big Hill Books and Birchbark Books & Native Arts are both open and ready to welcome you with open arms.

Leaked FEMA emails show Noem’s push to halve the agency’s staff, cutting 10,000 to 12,000 jobs from a base of roughly 20,000 to 25,000. That includes a 41% cut to CORE disaster roles and an 85% cut to surge staffing for immediate response during disasters. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

maybe I'm just jaded from spending my entire adult life watching sexual abuse committed with impunity, but i dont think X will suffer any consequences. society likes to pretend it cares about sexual violence, but actually doesn't.

Video games, rap music, rock and roll, and horror movies have been demonized by the media for YEARS. But ChatGPT gives a how to guide on making CSAM and committing suicide and it’s crickets

Made a #newyearsresolution to be more active & engaged in your local #community, but aren't sure how? There's a book for that! @kittystryker.bsky.social's Love Rebels is as warm & down to earth as you need when you're uncertain. Read more of my review here: disaster-minded.ghost.io/how-to-organ...

Call me old-fashioned, but I truly believe that exploring the catacombs together with torches in hand beats “dinner and a movie” any day of the week.

My ADHD ass used to zone out in math class by reading all the short stories in our reading textbook that we were never going to get to read anyway. My report cards all said "does not use time wisely." #ibegtodiffer

Observing the way I can get so much #writing done! Like 3k words today! yet still feel like it's not enough / wonder why I can't just roll with this momentum straight into the next draft. This is what I meant when I said #trauma was baked into my writing. disaster-minded.ghost.io/another-unco...

I know it's #Caturday and not #raptorday but honestly look how pretty!! In the tree in my front yard 💚

Thoughtful and insightful story from Gabe Cohen. Which I appreciate! www.cnn.com/2026/01/01/p...

The driving force behind all CORE employees is supporting and enacting the mission of preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters, a FEMA staffer tells me. This is seismic.

One last fucked up 2025 scoop—FEMA has begun issuing termination notices to CORE staff (appointed under the Stafford Act, ordinarily extended for 2 years) effective Jan 2, agency sources tell me. Sr leadership was asked if they could be given more notice but Acting Administrator Karen Evans said no.

Hey it's a new year, here's some life advice from me: - any time you think to yourself "I'd love to do [creative endeavor], but I could never" — just do it. Learn embroidery, write a novel, try doing synchronized swimming, take a ballet class. The worst that could happen is you suck at it.

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A country that had begun to make progress in believing women is regressing. In this environment, it becomes more and more difficult for victims to come forward, which means that the people committing crimes against them are going to get away with it. Again. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Merry Christmas morning to all who celebrate. I'd like to share my son's annual tradition. Full screen and full volume! youtu.be/HPdHkHslFIU...

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Carol of the Bells ("Shchedryk") from Ukrainian Defenders at Sofiivska Square, in the heart of Kyiv. Merry Christmas, friends! 📹: miarodriges / Threads

The last few years have been rough, to the extent I haven't felt #holidayspirit in... quite awhile. Today, during my Saturday morning ritual listening to @wncw.bsky.social's Jazz & Beyond, I am pleased to report feeling actual joy! Sure, 💵 is still tight & the world is🔥but this moment feels... OK.

In my latest post, I responded to @tfdiet.bsky.social's November video essay about the monetization of everything & what that could mean for the kind of #communitybuilding we'd need for #disasterresponse & recovery: trauma-disaster-healing-recovery.ghost.io/have-our-onl... #emergencymanagement

Yesterday I completed a fresh #emergencymanagement class: G205, Recovery fm Disaster: the Local Government Role. Today when I went into my personal tally of courses, I found today is the anniversary I took my very first FEMA #independentstudy course: IS-100, Intro to the Incident Command System.

And let’s shine some light on the “confidential” agreements utilities make with Big Tech-owned data centers. The tech bros should not be allowed to make residential ratepayers foot the bill. bsky.app/profile/vanh...

Also my young adults are sleeping through like 13 different alarms they set for themselves so that's fun to listen to. Time for the old "pound on the door" mom trick. #somethingsneverchange

Oh, cool: finished G205 Recovery From Disaster: The Local Role yesterday; today, updating my personal roster of courses taken, found it's the anniversary of the 1st FEMA #independentstudy I ever took: IS-100, Intro to ICS.

this was a huge project - i interviewed dozens of americans who feared the worst from the start of the trump era, i wanted to understand why it was obvious to some, but not others i'd like to thank everyone who participated newrepublic.com/article/2042...

In my latest post, I responded to @tfdiet.bsky.social's November video essay about the monetization of everything & what that could mean for the kind of #communitybuilding we'd need for #disasterresponse & recovery: trauma-disaster-healing-recovery.ghost.io/have-our-onl... #emergencymanagement

Judge Sides with North Carolina, Reinstating $200 Million in Critical FEMA Flood Funding wnctimes.com/article/judg... #WNCNews #NorthCarolina #FloodProtection #DisasterMitigation #JeffJackson #FEMA #BRIC #AVLnews #Infrastructure #wnctimes #HeleneRecovery #NCNEWS #NorthCarolina #asheville #WNCnews

I thought my ADHD meant I'd somehow missed or forgotten receiving the email w the link to join the public livestream. Then I got the "postponed" email. I cannot even.