Jeanine Pfeiffer
@jeaninepfeiffer.bsky.social
Ethnoecologist; Essayist; Poet
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November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fund food stamps in full for roughly 42 million low-income Americans, after admonishing the government for delaying aid during the shutdown. Thank you, Judge John J. McConnell Jr.!
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fund food stamps in full for roughly 42 million low-income Americans, after admonishing the government for delaying aid during the shutdown. Thank you, Judge John J. McConnell Jr.!
“In a free society, all are involved in what some are doing,” said Abraham Joshua Heschel, an American rabbi who opposed the Vietnam War and participated in the civil rights movement. “Some are guilty; all are responsible.”
How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“In a free society, all are involved in what some are doing,” said Abraham Joshua Heschel, an American rabbi who opposed the Vietnam War and participated in the civil rights movement. “Some are guilty; all are responsible.”
How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
300+ Lakota people (Pine Ridge Indian Reservation ancestors) were killed by US Army soldiers on 12/29/1890, one of the deadliest attacks by the US military. The #47Regime calls the killers heroes.
Hegseth Says Honors for Soldiers in Wounded Knee Massacre Will Remain www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...
Hegseth Says Honors for Soldiers in Wounded Knee Massacre Will Remain www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...
Hegseth Says Honors for Soldiers in Wounded Knee Massacre Will Remain
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September 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
300+ Lakota people (Pine Ridge Indian Reservation ancestors) were killed by US Army soldiers on 12/29/1890, one of the deadliest attacks by the US military. The #47Regime calls the killers heroes.
Hegseth Says Honors for Soldiers in Wounded Knee Massacre Will Remain www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...
Hegseth Says Honors for Soldiers in Wounded Knee Massacre Will Remain www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...
“The Trump administration has ordered the removal of signs and other materials that state that the land once belonged to Native American tribes.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/c...
Park Service Is Ordered to Take Down Some Materials on Slavery and Tribes
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“The Trump administration has ordered the removal of signs and other materials that state that the land once belonged to Native American tribes.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/c...
Arata ni Noni O’oanaha, the duty of past and present generations to protect the environment for future generations = the legal principle of intergenerational equity. “Climate change is undermining our ability to uphold this sacred contract.”
— Cynthia Houniuhi www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/m...
— Cynthia Houniuhi www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/m...
How a Group of Students in the Pacific Islands Reshaped Global Climate Law
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September 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Arata ni Noni O’oanaha, the duty of past and present generations to protect the environment for future generations = the legal principle of intergenerational equity. “Climate change is undermining our ability to uphold this sacred contract.”
— Cynthia Houniuhi www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/m...
— Cynthia Houniuhi www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/m...
In a powerful video detailing the rise of #authoritarianism in the #USA, @ezraklein.bsky.social asks, are we totally screwed or not?
See you on the streets Oct. 18th.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
See you on the streets Oct. 18th.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
In a powerful video detailing the rise of #authoritarianism in the #USA, @ezraklein.bsky.social asks, are we totally screwed or not?
See you on the streets Oct. 18th.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
See you on the streets Oct. 18th.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
The Global Sumud Flotilla departed from Genoa & Barcelona ports on 8/31 and will eventually number around 50 vessels, 500 activists, politicians + volunteers from 44 countries attempting to bring aid to Gaza in “the largest civilian-led humanitarian mission in history”. newint.org/action/2025/...
Italian Dockworkers Threaten to Shut Down Europe in Solidarity with Global Sumud Flotilla
The Gaza-bound aid vessel is the largest civilian-led humanitarian mission in history. Tommaso Gori reports.
newint.org
September 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The Global Sumud Flotilla departed from Genoa & Barcelona ports on 8/31 and will eventually number around 50 vessels, 500 activists, politicians + volunteers from 44 countries attempting to bring aid to Gaza in “the largest civilian-led humanitarian mission in history”. newint.org/action/2025/...
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Any Senators here?
I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
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I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
1/
September 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Any Senators here?
I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
1/
I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
1/
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We’ve been on a bit of a hiatus, but we’re back—and have money to give away to 1-2 enterprising science writers!
Want to go to a conference? Learn a new skill? Applications are open for two Career Development Awards of up to $1,000 from August 29th to September 26th, 2025. 💰🤑
Want to go to a conference? Learn a new skill? Applications are open for two Career Development Awards of up to $1,000 from August 29th to September 26th, 2025. 💰🤑
2025 Career Development Awards | Northwest Science Writers Association
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September 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
We’ve been on a bit of a hiatus, but we’re back—and have money to give away to 1-2 enterprising science writers!
Want to go to a conference? Learn a new skill? Applications are open for two Career Development Awards of up to $1,000 from August 29th to September 26th, 2025. 💰🤑
Want to go to a conference? Learn a new skill? Applications are open for two Career Development Awards of up to $1,000 from August 29th to September 26th, 2025. 💰🤑
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IT’S ALL NATIVE LAND!
September 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
IT’S ALL NATIVE LAND!
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“If you think science and public health are expensive, try ignorance and pandemics.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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September 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
“If you think science and public health are expensive, try ignorance and pandemics.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
The most recent labor statistics show that nationwide between Feb-July 2025:
- Black women lost 319,000 jobs in the public & private sectors
- White women gained 142,000 jobs
- Hispanic women gained 176,000
- White men saw the largest increase, gaining 365,000 jobs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...
- Black women lost 319,000 jobs in the public & private sectors
- White women gained 142,000 jobs
- Hispanic women gained 176,000
- White men saw the largest increase, gaining 365,000 jobs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...
In Trump’s Federal Work Force Cuts, Black Women Are Among the Hardest Hit
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The most recent labor statistics show that nationwide between Feb-July 2025:
- Black women lost 319,000 jobs in the public & private sectors
- White women gained 142,000 jobs
- Hispanic women gained 176,000
- White men saw the largest increase, gaining 365,000 jobs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...
- Black women lost 319,000 jobs in the public & private sectors
- White women gained 142,000 jobs
- Hispanic women gained 176,000
- White men saw the largest increase, gaining 365,000 jobs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...
“Items in high demand can be checked out for only a week, and include a grain mill for grinding fresh flour, a nut wizard to gather acorns and other nuts, and, this being Maine, a blueberry rake.” ll Why Shop? In Maine, the Library of Things Has It All (Almost) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/c...
Why Shop? In Maine, the Library of Things Has It All (Almost)
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August 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
“Items in high demand can be checked out for only a week, and include a grain mill for grinding fresh flour, a nut wizard to gather acorns and other nuts, and, this being Maine, a blueberry rake.” ll Why Shop? In Maine, the Library of Things Has It All (Almost) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/c...
Our wildlands fire 🔥 crews are dying from preventable particulate cancers. ☠️ Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying
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August 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Our wildlands fire 🔥 crews are dying from preventable particulate cancers. ☠️ Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
August 16, 2025 at 3:09 AM
“This program was probably one of a kind - we had strategies in place to target every reservation in the Midwest. Pulling this money out from under us isn’t just devastating to the tribes, but to the communities and regions where those tribes reside.”
tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/ene...
tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/ene...
EPA terminates $7B solar program, cutting $500M in tribal energy funding
The Environmental Protection Agency announced it will end the Solar for All program, eliminating more than $500 million in funding for tribal clean energy projects across the country.
tribalbusinessnews.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“This program was probably one of a kind - we had strategies in place to target every reservation in the Midwest. Pulling this money out from under us isn’t just devastating to the tribes, but to the communities and regions where those tribes reside.”
tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/ene...
tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/ene...
California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife were adamantly opposed to bringing salmon back to the McCloud. Said it didn’t made sense. Said it could not be done. The Winnemen Wintu kept petitioning, dancing, praying, speaking up for the salmon, the Ancient Ones. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
After nearly 100 years, adult winter-run Chinook salmon seen in California river
State’s fish and wildlife department posted a video showing an adult female guarding a nest of eggs
www.theguardian.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife were adamantly opposed to bringing salmon back to the McCloud. Said it didn’t made sense. Said it could not be done. The Winnemen Wintu kept petitioning, dancing, praying, speaking up for the salmon, the Ancient Ones. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
ICYMI: specific tactics for how neighbors can protect neighbors from random armed & masked men in the former U. S. of A. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
Opinion | They Saw Their Neighbors Taken Away by ICE. Then They Made a Plan.
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July 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
ICYMI: specific tactics for how neighbors can protect neighbors from random armed & masked men in the former U. S. of A. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
A brilliant, incisive, and soul-searching analysis of the perpetual Israeli war on Palestinians — as violence stemming from unhealed trauma, emulating abusers who were abused themselves —from an Ashkenazi Jew & granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6BQ4yMg/
TikTok video by female intern
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July 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
A brilliant, incisive, and soul-searching analysis of the perpetual Israeli war on Palestinians — as violence stemming from unhealed trauma, emulating abusers who were abused themselves —from an Ashkenazi Jew & granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6BQ4yMg/