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Seattle Indivisible @seattleindivisible.bsky.social · 4h

Spread the word! Seattle toolkit here with posters, flyers, digital assets and more: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

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Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 4h

P.S. #Seattle

Loving this @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social tag:

#ThisIsYourCity

Let's go...

Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 11h

I am grateful for the endorsement of the largest public sector union in Washington State, SEIU 775. #thisisyourcity

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Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 4h

Go Mariners! We should all be as smart and courageous as Josh Naylor. #thisisyourcity

Katie Wilson selfie at a bar under a tent holding a half full beer

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Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 4h

Me too. PDX weirdness always brings me joy. Loved living there back when, and love amplifying their hijinks. :-)

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

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Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 5h

EXACTLY ! It really influences people to see those they admire riding! Yes!

Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 5h

#KEXP

on point

as ever… #MusicMatters

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 8h

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Shane Claiborne @shaneclaiborne.bsky.social · 12h

Meanwhile in war-ravaged Portland.

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Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 6h

#NameAndFame examples of #CoveringClimate *without writing about it directly*. Mention that newsmakers ride/take transit for local transportation or if it comes up that they are #plantbased or #vegan. No hard sell needed. Just casually drop examples and they will add up. cc: @coveringclimatenow.org

Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 6h

More cultural influencers who happily « brand » themselves as car-less #bike riders for local transportation in their #cities *and* journalists like @emilynussbaum.bsky.social @newyorker.com who include that point = #ClimateInfluence | See yourself riding more for short trips!

Screenshot of a few sentences from the « Third Act » feature story on actress Keri Russell that mentions how she bikes everywhere in Brooklyn /NYC and doesn’t have a car.

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Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 6h

Keri Russell has long been known to prioritize the biking way of life. We need more « surprising validators « in culture and business roles to be seen doing the same. It’s how we can nudge a big #lesscar #socialnorm shift. This is my mission. www.newyorker.com/newsletter/t...

Keri Russell Isn’t Sure She’s an Actress

From the daily newsletter: what makes the “Felicity” star so mesmerizing.

www.newyorker.com

Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 6h

More cultural influencers who happily « brand » themselves as car-less #bike riders for local transportation in their #cities *and* journalists like @emilynussbaum.bsky.social @newyorker.com who include that point = #ClimateInfluence | See yourself riding more for short trips!

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Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 6h

Do tell…?

Make safe bike riding in all cities more accessible.

#ClimateInfluence #lesscar #bikes4all

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 7h

Even though nobody wears bike helmets in the Netherlands, the fatality rate there is significantly smaller than that of the United States. What have they figured out that we haven't?

How I Learned to Cycle Like a Dutchman

In the bike-friendly Netherlands, cyclists speed down the road without fearing cars. For an American, the prospect is thrilling—and terrifying.

www.newyorker.com

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Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 6h

indeed

The 🫠 ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ KEXP 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot @kexpmusicbot.bsky.social · 6h

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #DriveTime

The Beatles:
🎵 With a Little Help From My Friends

#TheBeatles

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:

The Beatles 'With a Little Help from My Friends', by WFD

from the album 2014

hunterciske.bandcamp.com

Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 6h

If LIFE Magazine still existed…

Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 6h

Yay! I love the community of community radio in North America. We can get through this mess of a world with amazing music and the *humans* curating it at stations like yours and KEXP. We can’t forget this truth :-)

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Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 6h

@woodward.chly.ca Music LOVE solidarity!

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Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 6h

Streams globally - kexp.org

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Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 6h

If I have helped even one of my followers here discover #KEXP , I feel like my #JoyAsAnActOfResistance job is done...

People - give it a listen (and consider donating).

This is among the amazing U.S. #communityradio #publicradio stations no longer even partially funded by CPB.

#MusicMatters

Screenshot of KEXP radio station playist with two album covers: top album is a Rolling Stones album with a collage of black and white photos. The bottom album is a sepia / black & white image of the singer Leonard Cohen - from a 1989 album.

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Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 8h

Seems like there is a lot of potential to tell more "surprising stories" of people of influence (however that needs to be defined to reach each particular audience) who have converted to living car-light or carless. These people exist. Let's #NameAndFame them to help shift social norms quickly.

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Active Towns @activetowns.bsky.social · 12h

"Untethering society from the automobile will be a Herculean task.
"Cars ruin everything,” warns a section of Life After Cars. If so, the first step toward reversing the damage is getting more people to recognize the problem." 👇

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 16h

Three newly published books argue that cars are destroying society as well as the planet.

Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?

My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)

‘Car Brain’ Is Making the US Unhealthy and Dangerous. EVs Won’t Fix It.

A trio of new books argue that we need to confront the full range of costs that car-based living has imposed on our cities, our health and our society.

www.bloomberg.com

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Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 8h

Love what @earthgives.bsky.social is up to. Check out all of their awards via their feed.

Celebrating projects/initiatives that may not otherwise get lots of notice is #ClimateInfluence

We are *still getting somewhere*, people, despite ~waves. hands all around~.

#EarthGives2025

Earth Gives @earthgives.bsky.social · 8h

We're excited to award them a Prize on top of what they raised for rallying the most donors during an "eco boost" held on 9/25/25.

Congrats David! Keep up the great work.

#sustainablecoast #coast #ecosystems #marshes #wetlands #renewableenergy #earthgives2025 earthgives.org

Home | Earth Gives Day

Let's make a change together. Earth Gives Day is October 7, 2025! Join me in investing in climate and environmental nonprofits.

earthgives.org

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Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 8h

OK - I wish this #Afrofuturism ( #solarpunk ?) approach for all cities! Am extra glad to see lovely #PDX leading the way. LOVE THIS!!

P.S. @climatesolutions.org , that project should know about @heidi-adams.bsky.social and @basestudio.bsky.social (multi-function , resilient, solar streetlight)

Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 4d

This FRI in PDX: The AfroFuturism Oasis: Empowering Our Futures

Spotlighting a new innovative, healing-centered community space in North Portland that retrofits a retiring MAX train into a sustainable hub for rest, wellness, co-working, and resilience.

The AfroFuturism Oasis: Empowering Our Futures

Join the ZERO Coalition’s JEDI Committee and AfroVillage PDX for a powerful and inspiring afternoon during Sustainable Building Week 2025.

www.eventbrite.com

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Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 8h

This looks AMAZING!