Edith Mirante
@edithmirante.bsky.social
Author, activist, artist, adventurer. "Where the Mithuns Are: Essays on War, Art & Beasts" latest book. Also 3 SE Asia books. Founded Project Maje in 1986 (Burma human rights & environmental info.) History Threads. projectmaje.org
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1. This History/Literary Thread is about my new book "Where the Mithuns Are: Essays on War, Art and Beasts" (how to order it is at end of thread!) These exciting essays include WW2 Burma & #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar, bison, elk, wolves, Heizer's "City" & Indigenous mound sites. 📚
1. This History/Literary Thread is about my new book "Where the Mithuns Are: Essays on War, Art and Beasts" (how to order it is at end of thread!) These exciting essays include WW2 Burma & #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar, bison, elk, wolves, Heizer's "City" & Indigenous mound sites. 📚
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
1. This History/Literary Thread is about my new book "Where the Mithuns Are: Essays on War, Art and Beasts" (how to order it is at end of thread!) These exciting essays include WW2 Burma & #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar, bison, elk, wolves, Heizer's "City" & Indigenous mound sites. 📚
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Terminating the Temporary Protected Status
designation of Burma / Myanmar is absolutely horrific.
"There have, however, been improvements in Burma’s governance and stability at the national and local level"
There fucking haven't...
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21069.pdf
designation of Burma / Myanmar is absolutely horrific.
"There have, however, been improvements in Burma’s governance and stability at the national and local level"
There fucking haven't...
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21069.pdf
![Billing Code: 9111-97
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[CIS No. 2839-25; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2021-0005]
RIN 1615- ZB88
Termination of the Designation of Burma (Myanmar) for Temporary Protected
Status
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the
designation of Burma (Myanmar) for Temporary Protected Status. The designation of
Burma is set to expire on November 25, 2025. After reviewing country conditions and
consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary determined that
Burma no longer continues to meet the conditions for designation for Temporary
Protected Status. The Secretary, therefore, is terminating the Temporary Protected Status
designation of Burma as required by statute. This termination is effective [INSERT
DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER]. After [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION
IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER], nationals of Burma (and aliens having no nationality
who last habitually resided in Burma) who have been granted Temporary Protected Status
under Burma’s designation will no longer have Temporary Protected Status.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xmpcty4bvrwkzigiob5fafex/bafkreigmjbzhgeqqfbswhh35q2n6a3hxoofsusa3q5y2rwjjq6jiaowhp4@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Terminating the Temporary Protected Status
designation of Burma / Myanmar is absolutely horrific.
"There have, however, been improvements in Burma’s governance and stability at the national and local level"
There fucking haven't...
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21069.pdf
designation of Burma / Myanmar is absolutely horrific.
"There have, however, been improvements in Burma’s governance and stability at the national and local level"
There fucking haven't...
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21069.pdf
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My latest piece, with Jauman Naw and a fully anonymous journalist, about rare earth mining in territory controlled by the United Wa State Army on Myanmar's eastern border with China. Supported by the @pulitzercenter.org's Rainforest Investigations Network (1/3)
e360.yale.edu/features/mya...
e360.yale.edu/features/mya...
In Myanmar, Illicit Rare Earth Mining Is Taking a Heavy Toll
As China has cut back on domestic extraction of rare earth minerals, uncontrolled mining in Myanmar has boomed in areas ruled by ethnic armies. New reporting in Wa territory reveals the activity is da...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My latest piece, with Jauman Naw and a fully anonymous journalist, about rare earth mining in territory controlled by the United Wa State Army on Myanmar's eastern border with China. Supported by the @pulitzercenter.org's Rainforest Investigations Network (1/3)
e360.yale.edu/features/mya...
e360.yale.edu/features/mya...
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I got federal charged for dancing across the street from ICE in my neighborhood on Indigenous People's Day. Here is the feds evidence photo they are using against me in court.
I really really need a good lawyer but I cant afford one.
Cash app $cozca
Venmo @cozca503
Working on a go fund me.
I really really need a good lawyer but I cant afford one.
Cash app $cozca
Venmo @cozca503
Working on a go fund me.
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I got federal charged for dancing across the street from ICE in my neighborhood on Indigenous People's Day. Here is the feds evidence photo they are using against me in court.
I really really need a good lawyer but I cant afford one.
Cash app $cozca
Venmo @cozca503
Working on a go fund me.
I really really need a good lawyer but I cant afford one.
Cash app $cozca
Venmo @cozca503
Working on a go fund me.
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Burmese military drones attacks in Kler Lwee Htu, killed one man and destroyed 6 houses, on 6 November 2025. ကီၢ်ပယီၤသုးမီၤစိရိၤ ခးလီၤတၢ်ဒီးဒြိဖဲချၢၣ်လွံၢ်ထူၣ်. The Burmese military use jets, helicopters, and drones to drop bombs, and they deliberately target schools, medical centres, religious sites and homes.
November 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Burmese military drones attacks in Kler Lwee Htu, killed one man and destroyed 6 houses, on 6 November 2025. ကီၢ်ပယီၤသုးမီၤစိရိၤ ခးလီၤတၢ်ဒီးဒြိဖဲချၢၣ်လွံၢ်ထူၣ်. The Burmese military use jets, helicopters, and drones to drop bombs, and they deliberately target schools, medical centres, religious sites and homes.
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The Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar are succumbing to an environmental nightmare of deforestation, landslides, flooding and fires – exacerbated by cuts in international aid that have halted most efforts to mitigate the effects of such disasters.
www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/living-in...
www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/living-in...
‘Living in fear of the sky’: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh battle environmental crisis
The Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar are succumbing to an environmental nightmare of deforestation, landslides, flooding and fires – exacerbated by cuts in
www.frontiermyanmar.net
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar are succumbing to an environmental nightmare of deforestation, landslides, flooding and fires – exacerbated by cuts in international aid that have halted most efforts to mitigate the effects of such disasters.
www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/living-in...
www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/living-in...
1. This History Thread is about recent (2023-25) books on Burma (Myanmar.) It includes books on WW2, ethnic issues & the anti-coup revolution. A pre-order announcement of my new book "Where the Mithuns Are: Essays on War, Art and Beasts" is at the end. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar 📚
October 29, 2025 at 5:55 AM
1. This History Thread is about recent (2023-25) books on Burma (Myanmar.) It includes books on WW2, ethnic issues & the anti-coup revolution. A pre-order announcement of my new book "Where the Mithuns Are: Essays on War, Art and Beasts" is at the end. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar 📚
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NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
October 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
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Indigenous Peoples have been resisting at ICE since it was created.
Pleaae stop erasing us in Portland, Oregon.
Pleaae stop erasing us in Portland, Oregon.
October 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Indigenous Peoples have been resisting at ICE since it was created.
Pleaae stop erasing us in Portland, Oregon.
Pleaae stop erasing us in Portland, Oregon.
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Two drivers arrested after nine endangered animals found at checkpoint near Kachin-China border
Read more:
myanmar-now.org/en/news/resi...
Read more:
myanmar-now.org/en/news/resi...
September 23, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Two drivers arrested after nine endangered animals found at checkpoint near Kachin-China border
Read more:
myanmar-now.org/en/news/resi...
Read more:
myanmar-now.org/en/news/resi...
1. This (recent) History Thread is about Air Attacks in Myanmar (Burma.) Since Feb. 2021 coup, military regime has constantly deployed bombing & strafing by jet & helicopter, routinely against civilian targets. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
September 19, 2025 at 5:49 AM
1. This (recent) History Thread is about Air Attacks in Myanmar (Burma.) Since Feb. 2021 coup, military regime has constantly deployed bombing & strafing by jet & helicopter, routinely against civilian targets. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
1. This History Thread is about the elephants of Burma (Myanmar) in war & peace. These highly intelligent, social animals have survived brutal interactions with humans, conflict zones & habitat loss. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar 🐘🐘🐘 #elephants
August 27, 2025 at 5:57 AM
1. This History Thread is about the elephants of Burma (Myanmar) in war & peace. These highly intelligent, social animals have survived brutal interactions with humans, conflict zones & habitat loss. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar 🐘🐘🐘 #elephants
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Today + always, standing in solidarity with Rohingyas on the pathway toward accountability, justice and the full realization of their rights + dignity. And standing with the brave, resilient Rohingya people I have come to know over the years.
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8 Years On: Accountability needed for Myanmar atrocities against Rohingya
August 25, 2025, marks eight years since the Myanmar military and authorities launched widespread atrocities against the Rohingya population in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Starting in August 2017, Myanm...
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August 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Today + always, standing in solidarity with Rohingyas on the pathway toward accountability, justice and the full realization of their rights + dignity. And standing with the brave, resilient Rohingya people I have come to know over the years.
share.google/kVxanekXtlBG...
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At least 25 civilians, incl. children, were killed yesterday in airstrikes by #Burma’s military junta on #Manchi in #Karenni State. Homes & a hospital were also destroyed in the attack.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Children are #NotATarget
#SanctionAviationFuel
www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/m...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Children are #NotATarget
#SanctionAviationFuel
www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/m...
Myanmar Junta Kills at Least 25 Civilians in Karenni State’s ‘Deadliest Ever Airstrike’
At least two children were killed in the aerial massacre in Mawchi, a town that has been controlled by the Karenni resistance since January 2024.
www.irrawaddy.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
At least 25 civilians, incl. children, were killed yesterday in airstrikes by #Burma’s military junta on #Manchi in #Karenni State. Homes & a hospital were also destroyed in the attack.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Children are #NotATarget
#SanctionAviationFuel
www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/m...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Children are #NotATarget
#SanctionAviationFuel
www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/m...
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I couldn't be more proud to share the space with the brave & insightful @hpanjabrang.bsky.social on this podcast, where we talk about the future of rare earth mining in areas of Kachin State, Myanmar now under control of the Kachin Independence Organization (1/2).
whimyanmar.com/pressure-on-...
whimyanmar.com/pressure-on-...
What's Happening in Myanmar: Pressure on Kachin Rare Earth Mines
With Emily Fishbein, freelance journalist currently serving as a Pulitzer Center Rainforest Investigations Network fellow, and Hpan Ja Brang, social justice activist and freelance journalist from Kach...
whimyanmar.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I couldn't be more proud to share the space with the brave & insightful @hpanjabrang.bsky.social on this podcast, where we talk about the future of rare earth mining in areas of Kachin State, Myanmar now under control of the Kachin Independence Organization (1/2).
whimyanmar.com/pressure-on-...
whimyanmar.com/pressure-on-...
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DHS FPS arrested a 17 year old Indigenous youth for dancing in front of ICE with the American Indian Movement flag. 8-4-25. Indigenous dances were made illegal until 1974, but in Portland, Oregon, they are still illegal. This is the same minor who was given to Geo Group on 6-4-25.
August 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
DHS FPS arrested a 17 year old Indigenous youth for dancing in front of ICE with the American Indian Movement flag. 8-4-25. Indigenous dances were made illegal until 1974, but in Portland, Oregon, they are still illegal. This is the same minor who was given to Geo Group on 6-4-25.
1. This History Thread on Karenni Military History updates my 2019 Karenni History Thread. Posts 2-9 are adapted from that thread & 10-20 are on developments after 2021 Myanmar military coup, as #Karenni revolutionary forces have made impressive gains. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
July 30, 2025 at 5:57 AM
1. This History Thread on Karenni Military History updates my 2019 Karenni History Thread. Posts 2-9 are adapted from that thread & 10-20 are on developments after 2021 Myanmar military coup, as #Karenni revolutionary forces have made impressive gains. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
The ICE facility in Portland Oregon is now part fort, part protest art installation & has been unwanted here since 2011. Ongoing direct action at site has included monitoring, confronting, witnessing, defiant Indigenous presence & providing resources to support at-risk people.
July 29, 2025 at 5:25 AM
The ICE facility in Portland Oregon is now part fort, part protest art installation & has been unwanted here since 2011. Ongoing direct action at site has included monitoring, confronting, witnessing, defiant Indigenous presence & providing resources to support at-risk people.
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Ma Wut Yee Aung, a 25 year old, executive member of the Dagon University Students’ Union, died today (July 20, 2025) in Insein Prison, as a result of torture during interrogation & denial of medical care while imprisoned by the Junta in Myanmar.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#FreeOurFriends
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#FreeOurFriends
July 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ma Wut Yee Aung, a 25 year old, executive member of the Dagon University Students’ Union, died today (July 20, 2025) in Insein Prison, as a result of torture during interrogation & denial of medical care while imprisoned by the Junta in Myanmar.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#FreeOurFriends
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#FreeOurFriends
Portland, Oregon, summer 2025, a march on ICE. There has been some level of direct action & witness at this ICE facility continually 24/7. “We are many, they are few.”
July 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Portland, Oregon, summer 2025, a march on ICE. There has been some level of direct action & witness at this ICE facility continually 24/7. “We are many, they are few.”
On a cool day in July, on a now shame-filled holiday, gathering at the ongoing direct action vs. I.C.E. in Portland, Oregon. Indigenous-inspired/led, creative & strong, these protests have a Dylan soundtrack & go all day, all night.
July 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
On a cool day in July, on a now shame-filled holiday, gathering at the ongoing direct action vs. I.C.E. in Portland, Oregon. Indigenous-inspired/led, creative & strong, these protests have a Dylan soundtrack & go all day, all night.
1. This History Thread is about the military history of the Karen people of Burma (Myanmar.) Karen people have fought one of the longest-running resistance wars, spanning decades & have made recent gains vs Myanmar coup regime. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
June 29, 2025 at 6:16 AM
1. This History Thread is about the military history of the Karen people of Burma (Myanmar.) Karen people have fought one of the longest-running resistance wars, spanning decades & have made recent gains vs Myanmar coup regime. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
A resolute vigil tonight at Portland, Oregon ICE facility. Poems for those in captivity. The calm within the storm. Ongoing direct action.
June 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
A resolute vigil tonight at Portland, Oregon ICE facility. Poems for those in captivity. The calm within the storm. Ongoing direct action.
Portland, Oregon continuous direct action to obstruct (freshly plywood-clad) ICE detention facility: radical times require holding the line. June 18, 2025.
June 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Portland, Oregon continuous direct action to obstruct (freshly plywood-clad) ICE detention facility: radical times require holding the line. June 18, 2025.
From the City of Roses 🌹 to the City of Angels , Portland Oregon shows solidarity with Los Angeles with blockade of ICE detention facility, June 12, 2025. 💌
June 13, 2025 at 5:50 AM
From the City of Roses 🌹 to the City of Angels , Portland Oregon shows solidarity with Los Angeles with blockade of ICE detention facility, June 12, 2025. 💌