2026 is starting with death, death, and more death, but I wanted to remind readers to not lose sight of the way community is rising up despite all this awfulness. www.possibilities.news/minneapolis-...

for @us.theguardian.com, I'm seeking to connect with folks who are involved in ICE watch organizing in their communities about how they have been and continue to stay safe amid ICE violence. can offer anonymity or pseudonyms for safety. reach out on signal lex_mcmenamin.68

~news~: this week I started at The Guardian US @us.theguardian.com as Movement Building reporter, continuing my coverage of protest, repression and resistance against war, LGBTQ rights, policing, labor, and more under Trump. organizers, advocates—send me your stories! I’m on Signal lex.mcmenamin.68

I was OFFLINE for the past two weeks. like sooooo offline. it was wonderful! however, I missed sharing my newsletter. for the last edition of 2025, I wrote about all the books I read & the sentences I loved enough to write down. read, share, and subscribe <3 www.possibilities.news/2025-in-book...

these types of policies and price changes make it cheaper to drive my car and pay for parking than take the train locally. I wish transit were free or at least way cheaper gothamist.com/news/nyc-sub...

are you a journalist hoping to find new tools and understanding for how to cope with the emotions and weight of this work? rebecca weston of @climatepsychol.bsky.social and I will be hosting a workshop at @newmarkjplus.bsky.social in january. sign up! www.journalism.cuny.edu/future-stude...

oh! and my annual climate justice wins list is out ✨ don't let the darkness take over, friends! there's good stuff happening! www.possibilities.news/2025-climate...

the industry needs to confront the mental health challenges journalists face — esp. for journalists on the climate beat. I was invited to write a prediction for @niemanlab.org's annual list. I wrote about my vital work with @climatepsychol.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/emot...

really appreciated writing about this and the important work we're building at the CARES Media Initiative.

yo nací sin suerte

I read a lot of news for my job, but a handful of stories really stuck with me from 2025. here are the ones that made my list this year. :) www.possibilities.news/favorite-cli...

Oh that little stat? Yeah that's the free newsletter I edit six days a week, which hey you should subscribe

every year, I compile the climate and environmental justice wins of that year. what victories did we manage in 2025 despite all the awful shit? i'd love to hear from my community. i'll be featuring the list in my newsletter next week xx here's last year's: www.possibilities.news/climate-just...

if you're not a subscriber to my newsletter, there's no better time. annual subs are only $35 for the year until 2026. I write about climate justice w/ heart & soul, focused on the frontlines always. some posts are ruminative; others are reported. subscribe! www.possibilities.news/holiday-sale

Beautiful weekend read by @yessfun.com @atmosmag.bsky.social featuring my #PaRx origin story, perspectives on nature and health from colleagues and collaborators Rita White, Dr. Robert Zarr and Dr. Qing Li, and a nod to PaRx's groundbreaking collaboration with @vanartgallery.bsky.social.

new newsletter alert — on the ways refugees are already facing repeated displacement due to climate change www.possibilities.news/cop30-refuge...

got an important COP30 story out for @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social about climate migrants and the advocates keeping them front and center at these international negotiations yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/mill...

Over the past decade, weather disasters have forced tens of millions to search for new homes. Advocates say people displaced by climate change need more resources. The latest from @yessfun.com:

“We’re trying to rethink the way people think about migration,” Roque said. Backgrounder on climate-driven migration and #COP30 by @yessfun.com

Lord I see what you have done for others

for context Alex Vitale is the author of the much-cited (including by me) book The End of Policing

I was too busy and didn't share last week's newsletter — about the ugly debates over whether trans women should be included in formal COP language. published this on #TransDayOfRemembrance www.possibilities.news/cop30-gender...

If you haven't already read @yessfun.com's amazing @atmosmag.bsky.social piece from earlier this year, please go do it atmos.earth/political-la...

The Holy See rightly getting loudly booed at COP30 for blurting out some transphobic nonsense during the closing plenary Whoever did the jeering: I promise I will buy you a beer if I ever meet you, IRL youtu.be/eBLgXIN-_sE?...

moderating this tomorrow, come thruuuu new york www.eventbrite.com/e/artist-pan...

this week's newsletter features the voice of an Indigenous leader from Brazil where this year's climate negotiations are taking place. subscriptions are on sale thru the rest of the year! www.possibilities.news/cop30-brazil...

i'm offering a holiday sale for my newsletter Possibilities. this is a great chance to sign up if you've wanted to but didn't have room in your budget. it's just $30 for the year! www.possibilities.news/holiday-sale

I was delighted to talk to @yessfun.com about working with Indigenous communities in the Amazon to expose the economic interests driving illegal deforestation in their territories 👇

#COP30 negotiators from around the world gather next week in Belém, Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon River. @yessfun.com says it’s a vital opportunity to engage with the Indigenous people who help protect the vast rainforest region. Here’s how to tell their stories: www.sej.org/publications...

my latest column for @sejorg.bsky.social is about cop30 and the importance of covering Brazil's Indigenous peoples beyond the global gathering. www.sej.org/publications...

wrote about what comes next for new yorkers who love zohran — let's see how his climate policy plays out. for now, we celebrate. from nyc to palestine, the people are rejoicing www.possibilities.news/nyc-zohran-m...

@yessfun.com makes a great point in her newsletter this morning, on Mamdani’s climate policy: if NYC busses become the primary mode of overland transport for NYC then that’s a pretty big climate deal It’s kinda one of those intuitive things in hindsight after someone smart points it out

i might have to move my newsletter to substack because growth on ghost is so slow :'(

Someone give Lex $2 million so they can launch a politics version of Teen Vogue. Do it now. No strings attached.

I've got another edition of SOUL & SOIL for my newsletter POSSIBILITIES out today. please read and subscribe! this one digs into cooperatives and a woman whose cooperative has had to adjust the farms it assists amid the occupation. www.possibilities.news/palestine-or...

Join SEJ and @soljourno.bsky.social on Oct. 22 at 1p ET for a practical, forward-looking workshop lead by @yessfun.com on integrating solutions journalism into your climate coverage to strengthen trust and engagement with the communities you serve. Learn more and register: conta.cc/4h73FZ0

come thruuuu

last week was so stressful I'm realizing I forgot to share my newsletter edition! I shared the perspective of a Dutchman who is heading to Palestine this year for the second time to assist with the olive harvest. please read, share, and subscribe! www.possibilities.news/palestine-ol...

A new study in @nature.com shows the world’s biggest oil and gas companies contribute less than 1.5% to renewable energy capacity — despite claiming for years to be leading the energy transition. one law prof said it "could influence a jury" in climate lawsuits www.exxonknews.org/p/study-oil-...

everybody go watch The Lost Bus on Apple TV like TODAY. Wow what a powerful way to portray just how awful the paradise fire was - had me stressed the whole time 😩😭

#SEJournalFEJStoryLog contributor @yessfun.com recounts her journey reporting on a small Cancer Alley community, with a grant from the #FundforEnvironmentalJournalism that helped tell the story of residents challenging a multibillion-dollar carbon capture plant. www.sej.org/publications...

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

what experts study the role the private sector plays in pushing environmental action/progress?

and while you’re at it—assign your reporting needs to yessenia!!! she brings the unrelenting moral compass this industry so desperately needs

Some sad news: Yesterday, @atmosmag.bsky.social notified me that they eliminated their climate editor position. After 2.5 years there, I’m out of a job. 🧪🌎 I’m surprised and saddened by the suddenness. But I’m proud of the work I produced there.

someone hire jason!!!!! loved writing for him

my last story for atmos as editor-at-large is up today for the anniversary of oct. 7. it's about the people who come together to defend the olives, the land, and palestine atmos.earth/political-la...

“The most gangster of them all, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, announced that they were kicking out Israeli diplomats and ending a free trade agreement with the occupying force.” ¡Vamos Colombia!🇨🇴 🇵🇸

SOUL & SOIL, a mini series on the people stewarding the lands of Palestine www.possibilities.news/palestine-bo...