Joanne Corey
@joannecorey.bsky.social
Poet, blogger, mom and nana, volunteer for environmental and social justice causes, musician, progressive Catholic, believer in the dignity of each person, the common good, and protecting the planet. Visit joannecorey.com for more information.
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In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
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Lying about the economy. Escalating violence in the Caribbean. Lashing out at his foes on Truth Social.
Trump’s mental instability was on full display this week.
It’s time to have a serious conversation about removing him from office.
https://youtu.be/uW-KvIkH7dU
Trump’s mental instability was on full display this week.
It’s time to have a serious conversation about removing him from office.
https://youtu.be/uW-KvIkH7dU
The Biggest A**hole in History? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Lying about the economy. Escalating violence in the Caribbean. Lashing out at his foes on Truth Social.
Trump’s mental instability was on full display this week.
It’s time to have a serious conversation about removing him from office.
https://youtu.be/uW-KvIkH7dU
Trump’s mental instability was on full display this week.
It’s time to have a serious conversation about removing him from office.
https://youtu.be/uW-KvIkH7dU
holiday singing
After two very successful concerts of Lessons & Carols for Christmas on Thanksgiving weekend with the Madrigal Choir of Binghamton, a smaller ensemble prepared for two Christmas-themed performances on December 12th. In the afternoon, we sang at a local nursing home. In the evening,…
After two very successful concerts of Lessons & Carols for Christmas on Thanksgiving weekend with the Madrigal Choir of Binghamton, a smaller ensemble prepared for two Christmas-themed performances on December 12th. In the afternoon, we sang at a local nursing home. In the evening,…
holiday singing
After two very successful concerts of Lessons & Carols for Christmas on Thanksgiving weekend with the Madrigal Choir of Binghamton, a smaller ensemble prepared for two Christmas-themed performances on December 12th. In the afternoon, we sang at a local nursing home. In the evening, we sang as part of the Roberson Museum's Home for the Holidays exhibition. It had been many years since I had done this kind of small group singing out in the community.
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December 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
holiday singing
After two very successful concerts of Lessons & Carols for Christmas on Thanksgiving weekend with the Madrigal Choir of Binghamton, a smaller ensemble prepared for two Christmas-themed performances on December 12th. In the afternoon, we sang at a local nursing home. In the evening,…
After two very successful concerts of Lessons & Carols for Christmas on Thanksgiving weekend with the Madrigal Choir of Binghamton, a smaller ensemble prepared for two Christmas-themed performances on December 12th. In the afternoon, we sang at a local nursing home. In the evening,…
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💥UPDATE: we won!
NY Gov Kathy Hochul just SIGNED the bill to rescind a stupid subsidy for fracked gas: the hateful 100-ft rule, which forces all of us who pay utility bills to cover the cost of hooking up new homes to old gas lines. We save $6 million + incentivize electric.
Power to the People
NY Gov Kathy Hochul just SIGNED the bill to rescind a stupid subsidy for fracked gas: the hateful 100-ft rule, which forces all of us who pay utility bills to cover the cost of hooking up new homes to old gas lines. We save $6 million + incentivize electric.
Power to the People
December 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
💥UPDATE: we won!
NY Gov Kathy Hochul just SIGNED the bill to rescind a stupid subsidy for fracked gas: the hateful 100-ft rule, which forces all of us who pay utility bills to cover the cost of hooking up new homes to old gas lines. We save $6 million + incentivize electric.
Power to the People
NY Gov Kathy Hochul just SIGNED the bill to rescind a stupid subsidy for fracked gas: the hateful 100-ft rule, which forces all of us who pay utility bills to cover the cost of hooking up new homes to old gas lines. We save $6 million + incentivize electric.
Power to the People
Photos of the destruction of several IBM Endicott buildings, including the oldest one. www.instagram.com/p/DScrSCBCMR...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Photos of the destruction of several IBM Endicott buildings, including the oldest one. www.instagram.com/p/DScrSCBCMR...
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In related news.
As Solar Dominates, the Sun Sets on the LNG Boom
Gastech is a big deal in the global methane/natural gas industry. Gastech also openly embraces the false claims that the gas industry is somehow going to “...accelerate the global shift toward cleane...
powering-the-planet.ghost.io
December 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
In related news.
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“Solar is no longer just cheap daytime electricity, now it’s anytime dispatchable electricity,” said Rangelova. “This is a game-changer for countries with fast-growing demand and strong solar resources.”
This is incredible (good news too): “After a 40% fall in 2024 in battery equipment costs, it’s clear we’re on track for another major fall in 2025…The economics for batteries are unrecognizable, & the industry is only just getting to grips with this new paradigm”
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible
Energy think tank Ember says utility-scale battery costs have fallen to $65/MWh outside China and the United States, enabling solar power to be delivered when needed.
www.pv-magazine.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“Solar is no longer just cheap daytime electricity, now it’s anytime dispatchable electricity,” said Rangelova. “This is a game-changer for countries with fast-growing demand and strong solar resources.”
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The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
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If you wonder why the War Room outside Gov Hochul’s office, is, rn, filled with hundreds of sign-waving New Yorkers, this is why. Utility bills are MORE costly bc we pay for new gas hookups
Gift:
New York Was a Leader on Climate Issues. Under Hochul, Things Changed. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
Gift:
New York Was a Leader on Climate Issues. Under Hochul, Things Changed. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
New York Was a Leader on Climate Issues. Under Hochul, Things Changed.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If you wonder why the War Room outside Gov Hochul’s office, is, rn, filled with hundreds of sign-waving New Yorkers, this is why. Utility bills are MORE costly bc we pay for new gas hookups
Gift:
New York Was a Leader on Climate Issues. Under Hochul, Things Changed. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
Gift:
New York Was a Leader on Climate Issues. Under Hochul, Things Changed. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
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when I wrote this panel last week, I didn't *literally* expect him to say that questioning his health is tantamount to treason, but I didn't *not* expect it
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
when I wrote this panel last week, I didn't *literally* expect him to say that questioning his health is tantamount to treason, but I didn't *not* expect it
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Here at the US Capitol to talk with some senators about the risks and harms of carbon capture and storage, which is mostly used to extract more oil from ground, enjoys taxpayer subsidies, is prone to escape, threatens drinking water and public health, and is generally scammy.
Science belongs here.
Science belongs here.
December 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Here at the US Capitol to talk with some senators about the risks and harms of carbon capture and storage, which is mostly used to extract more oil from ground, enjoys taxpayer subsidies, is prone to escape, threatens drinking water and public health, and is generally scammy.
Science belongs here.
Science belongs here.
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Yet again, actual data show wind and solar are the least expensive power on the grid (and getting cheaper by the day). So the Trump administration is just lying about that.
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Yet again, actual data show wind and solar are the least expensive power on the grid (and getting cheaper by the day). So the Trump administration is just lying about that.
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Ready to see what all the buzz is about?
Join our one time only, live watchalong of "The Last Class" on 12/8 with Robert Reich!
And don’t worry – it’s free. RSVP today:
Join our one time only, live watchalong of "The Last Class" on 12/8 with Robert Reich!
And don’t worry – it’s free. RSVP today:
RSVP For Our Last Class Live Watchalong
We're excited to offer a one-time-only live online watchalong of The Last Class film on Monday, December 8 at 5:30 pm PT
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December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Ready to see what all the buzz is about?
Join our one time only, live watchalong of "The Last Class" on 12/8 with Robert Reich!
And don’t worry – it’s free. RSVP today:
Join our one time only, live watchalong of "The Last Class" on 12/8 with Robert Reich!
And don’t worry – it’s free. RSVP today:
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🚨 NEW: One of the largest COVID-19 vaccine studies ever (28 MILLION people in France) just dropped.
Results?
• 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19
• 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality
• No increase in 4-year mortality
#BlueSky #MedSky #IDSky #SciSky #NewsSky #PedsSky #ObSky #NurseSky
Results?
• 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19
• 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality
• No increase in 4-year mortality
#BlueSky #MedSky #IDSky #SciSky #NewsSky #PedsSky #ObSky #NurseSky
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
One-Liner Wednesday: FDR on economic progress
“the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”~~~ Franklin Roosevelt, second inaugural address Join us for Linda's One-Liner Wednesdays! Find…
“the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”~~~ Franklin Roosevelt, second inaugural address Join us for Linda's One-Liner Wednesdays! Find…
One-Liner Wednesday: FDR on economic progress
“the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”~~~ Franklin Roosevelt, second inaugural address Join us for Linda's One-Liner Wednesdays! Find out more here:
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December 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
One-Liner Wednesday: FDR on economic progress
“the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”~~~ Franklin Roosevelt, second inaugural address Join us for Linda's One-Liner Wednesdays! Find…
“the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”~~~ Franklin Roosevelt, second inaugural address Join us for Linda's One-Liner Wednesdays! Find…
Check out Carol Mikoda's new book, Outside of Time, now available from Kelsay Books!
Reblog: Carol Mikoda’s Outside of Time now available!
Originally published on the Boiler House Poets Collective site here: Photo caption: Carol Mikoda reading from Outside of Time at the North Adams Public Library (photo by Mary Beth Hines) When Kelsay Books published Carol Mikoda’s Outside of Time in October, she celebrated with a reading at the North Adams Public Library. Carol was in residence at the Studios at MASS MoCA…
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December 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Check out Carol Mikoda's new book, Outside of Time, now available from Kelsay Books!
This project from the social worker at our local school needs your help! It must be funded by Dec. 7 or it will expire. Please donate and/or share, if you are able. Thanks!
www.donorschoose.org/project/soci...
www.donorschoose.org/project/soci...
Social Workin’ with Students, a project from Ms. Buckland
Help me give my students the tools and resources they need to learn about social skills, mental health, emotion regulation and get through difficult times. These resources will allow me to create a...
www.donorschoose.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This project from the social worker at our local school needs your help! It must be funded by Dec. 7 or it will expire. Please donate and/or share, if you are able. Thanks!
www.donorschoose.org/project/soci...
www.donorschoose.org/project/soci...
It's Giving Tuesday Eve and the school worker at this neighborhood school needs our assistance to help students thrive! In order to go forward, the project needs to be fully funded by 12/7. Please pitch in by donating and/or sharing if you are able. www.donorschoose.org/project/soci...
Social Workin’ with Students, a project from Ms. Buckland
Help me give my students the tools and resources they need to learn about social skills, mental health, emotion regulation and get through difficult times. These resources will allow me to create a...
www.donorschoose.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It's Giving Tuesday Eve and the school worker at this neighborhood school needs our assistance to help students thrive! In order to go forward, the project needs to be fully funded by 12/7. Please pitch in by donating and/or sharing if you are able. www.donorschoose.org/project/soci...
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And this is just getting started on a global basis.
2026 will be a fascinating year in the world of energy.
2026 will be a fascinating year in the world of energy.
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
And this is just getting started on a global basis.
2026 will be a fascinating year in the world of energy.
2026 will be a fascinating year in the world of energy.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
Once again, Abby E. Murray manages to quickly put into words the complexities of our emotions, here writing about gratitude during Thanksgiving week for Rattle Poets Respond, which requires poets to write about current events within the week. www.rattle.com/the-problem-...
The Problem with Gratitude by Abby E. Murray - Rattle: Poetry
It is the mind’s youngest child, one of the most stubborn of human emotions. Gratitude obeys occasionally and often arrives […]
www.rattle.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Once again, Abby E. Murray manages to quickly put into words the complexities of our emotions, here writing about gratitude during Thanksgiving week for Rattle Poets Respond, which requires poets to write about current events within the week. www.rattle.com/the-problem-...
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I wrote about Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito's massive conflicts of interest re: the climate deception cases that Big Oil is desperately trying to get the Supreme Court to step in and dismiss. newrepublic.com/article/2036...
The Supreme Court’s Ethics Code Is a Joke. Big Oil Knows That.
Oil companies want the Supreme Court to intervene to dismiss lawsuits about climate change. Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito both have big conflicts of interest on that front.
newrepublic.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I wrote about Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito's massive conflicts of interest re: the climate deception cases that Big Oil is desperately trying to get the Supreme Court to step in and dismiss. newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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All six of my novels are on sale (Kindle edition) today. All of these books are set in Pittsburgh, PA. The book shown here provides some additional context to the places mentioned in the books. It is FREE today through Monday — Yep, FREE!
Get it and the others here: relinks.me/DanielAntion
Get it and the others here: relinks.me/DanielAntion
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
All six of my novels are on sale (Kindle edition) today. All of these books are set in Pittsburgh, PA. The book shown here provides some additional context to the places mentioned in the books. It is FREE today through Monday — Yep, FREE!
Get it and the others here: relinks.me/DanielAntion
Get it and the others here: relinks.me/DanielAntion
A totally inadequate attempt to catch up on the last couple of months in US politics.
shutdown aftermath, etc.
Vote for Democracy #49
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November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A totally inadequate attempt to catch up on the last couple of months in US politics.
One-Liner Wednesday: Thanksgiving
As we here in the United States are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, I'm giving thanks for all the people who visit my blog, especially those who have stuck with me despite my irregular posting as I deal with personal and family health issues. ❤ Join…
As we here in the United States are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, I'm giving thanks for all the people who visit my blog, especially those who have stuck with me despite my irregular posting as I deal with personal and family health issues. ❤ Join…
One-Liner Wednesday: Thanksgiving
As we here in the United States are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, I'm giving thanks for all the people who visit my blog, especially those who have stuck with me despite my irregular posting as I deal with personal and family health issues. ❤ Join us for Linda's One-Liner Wednesdays! Find out more here: Also, congratulate Linda on the publication of her new book, which came out yesterday!
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November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
One-Liner Wednesday: Thanksgiving
As we here in the United States are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, I'm giving thanks for all the people who visit my blog, especially those who have stuck with me despite my irregular posting as I deal with personal and family health issues. ❤ Join…
As we here in the United States are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, I'm giving thanks for all the people who visit my blog, especially those who have stuck with me despite my irregular posting as I deal with personal and family health issues. ❤ Join…