Maia Duerr
@maiaduerr.bsky.social
writer, anthropologist, zen buddhist practitioner, engaged dharma, career alchemist.
📕 Work That Matters (2017, Parallax Press)
Grateful to be a guest on Tewa homelands (Northern New Mexico).
https://maiaduerr.substack.com/
📕 Work That Matters (2017, Parallax Press)
Grateful to be a guest on Tewa homelands (Northern New Mexico).
https://maiaduerr.substack.com/
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Maia Duerr
@maiaduerr.bsky.social
· Jun 1
Radical Openness in Volatile Times - Buddhistdoor Global
In a time of great upheaval, a key quality of the Dharma is its ability to give us support and stability—if we are open to it.
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This is a good time to remember that #anarchism and #mutualaid is baked into #Buddhism.
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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a bill into law that aims to ban ICE detention centers in New Mexico
Learn more about the legislation: www.koat.com/article/new-...
Learn more about the legislation: www.koat.com/article/new-...
Governor signs medical compact, transportation bill and Immigrant Safety Act
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is signing several bills that aim to address medical compacts, immigration detention, and transportation bills.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
COVID is still here. Take heed.
Current Covid vaccine 40% effective against hospitalization and 79% effective against death. It is best to get vaccinated for protection against severe disease and use other protection including masks to reduce risk of infection and less severe illness.
#Medsky
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#Medsky
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Estimated 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Against Severe COVID-19
This case-control study estimates vaccine effectiveness of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines against severe COVID-19 and investigates whether it varied by SARS-CoV-2 lineage or spike protein mutations.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
COVID is still here. Take heed.
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Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
More Christians need to be saying this.
.@JamesTalarico: I believe that forcing my religion down the throats of my Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, atheist, and agnostic neighbors is not love. It’s why I’ve fought so hard for separation of church and state.
I hope in the U.S. Senate I can continue my fight against Christian nationalism
I hope in the U.S. Senate I can continue my fight against Christian nationalism
February 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
More Christians need to be saying this.
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I've been covering Trump and Epstein's rape cases for a decade. It takes a toll. I don't charge for my work because it's wrong to paywall in times of peril. But if you appreciate what I do, consider being a paying subscriber. Thank you.
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Jackhammering Into the Sewer
A look through the Epstein files.
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February 4, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I've been covering Trump and Epstein's rape cases for a decade. It takes a toll. I don't charge for my work because it's wrong to paywall in times of peril. But if you appreciate what I do, consider being a paying subscriber. Thank you.
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/jackhammer...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/jackhammer...
This says it all. @sarahkendzior.bsky.social called it years ago.
This email between Epstein and JD Vance’s tech oligarch benefactor Peter Thiel where they plan to “collapse” society to create investment opportunities for themselves seems… not great
(They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)
(They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)
February 4, 2026 at 11:41 PM
This says it all. @sarahkendzior.bsky.social called it years ago.
This year's #NewMexico Legislative Session is half over, but you can still come to the Roundhouse and see quite a show -- political and otherwise. Read all about it here!
#SantaFe #nmleg
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#SantaFe #nmleg
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The People's House
New Mexico's State Capitol is the best show in town this month
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February 4, 2026 at 1:25 AM
This year's #NewMexico Legislative Session is half over, but you can still come to the Roundhouse and see quite a show -- political and otherwise. Read all about it here!
#SantaFe #nmleg
postcardsfromnewmexico.substack.com/p/the-people...
#SantaFe #nmleg
postcardsfromnewmexico.substack.com/p/the-people...
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On Mindful Democracy by @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social is here.
27 reflections on interdependence, mindfulness, and compassionate civic engagement—a steady presence in challenging times.
Available now at www.parallax.org/product/on-m...
#interdependence #mindfulness #parallaxpress #booksky
27 reflections on interdependence, mindfulness, and compassionate civic engagement—a steady presence in challenging times.
Available now at www.parallax.org/product/on-m...
#interdependence #mindfulness #parallaxpress #booksky
February 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM
On Mindful Democracy by @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social is here.
27 reflections on interdependence, mindfulness, and compassionate civic engagement—a steady presence in challenging times.
Available now at www.parallax.org/product/on-m...
#interdependence #mindfulness #parallaxpress #booksky
27 reflections on interdependence, mindfulness, and compassionate civic engagement—a steady presence in challenging times.
Available now at www.parallax.org/product/on-m...
#interdependence #mindfulness #parallaxpress #booksky
The only ones who benefit from an extremely divided population are the billionaires.
February 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The only ones who benefit from an extremely divided population are the billionaires.
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The Immigrant Safety Act passed the Senate Judiciary Committee with a vote of 5-3! 🙌🏽 HB9 now moves to the Senate Floor for a final vote. This is a major win but the work isn't over.
📢 We need you to take action now. Call, email or visit your representative and tell them to support HB9! #nmleg
📢 We need you to take action now. Call, email or visit your representative and tell them to support HB9! #nmleg
February 3, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The Immigrant Safety Act passed the Senate Judiciary Committee with a vote of 5-3! 🙌🏽 HB9 now moves to the Senate Floor for a final vote. This is a major win but the work isn't over.
📢 We need you to take action now. Call, email or visit your representative and tell them to support HB9! #nmleg
📢 We need you to take action now. Call, email or visit your representative and tell them to support HB9! #nmleg
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With Elders' Blessings from Tewa Women United
🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿
...It is our right to be happy, healthy, healing, and whole as we ground ourselves in our homelands as beloved families of Mother Earth.
🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿
...It is our right to be happy, healthy, healing, and whole as we ground ourselves in our homelands as beloved families of Mother Earth.
February 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM
With Elders' Blessings from Tewa Women United
🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿
...It is our right to be happy, healthy, healing, and whole as we ground ourselves in our homelands as beloved families of Mother Earth.
🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿
...It is our right to be happy, healthy, healing, and whole as we ground ourselves in our homelands as beloved families of Mother Earth.
This is EXCELLENT
I truly believe discourse about voters (especially those who may have voted for Trump) would go better on this app if everyone was using the spectrum of allies as a framework
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Spectrum of Allies
The Commons is an online library for the change makers of the world and for those interested in social change, activism, organising, advocacy and justice.
commonslibrary.org
February 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This is EXCELLENT
Recently I returned from a 10-day journey, a kind of pilgrimage to my roots in Southern California and to bring my mom and dad’s ashes closer to their longtime hometown, Pasadena. Here's the story...
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Take a Little Trip With Me...
a westward pilgrimage, with a dash of magic
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February 1, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Recently I returned from a 10-day journey, a kind of pilgrimage to my roots in Southern California and to bring my mom and dad’s ashes closer to their longtime hometown, Pasadena. Here's the story...
maiaduerr.substack.com/p/take-a-lit...
maiaduerr.substack.com/p/take-a-lit...
“Fascism is a new name for the terror the Negro has always faced in America.”
-Langston Hughes, 1936
-Langston Hughes, 1936
February 1, 2026 at 12:38 AM
“Fascism is a new name for the terror the Negro has always faced in America.”
-Langston Hughes, 1936
-Langston Hughes, 1936
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TWU joins many groups, including Somos Un Pueblo Unido and @aclunm.bsky.social, to support HB 9: the Immigrant Safety Act. Please keep this bill moving to the finish line! Call your senator and rep today, ask them to support HB 9.
#NMLeg #NewMexico #ImmigrantRights #ImmigrantJustice
#NMLeg #NewMexico #ImmigrantRights #ImmigrantJustice
February 1, 2026 at 12:31 AM
TWU joins many groups, including Somos Un Pueblo Unido and @aclunm.bsky.social, to support HB 9: the Immigrant Safety Act. Please keep this bill moving to the finish line! Call your senator and rep today, ask them to support HB 9.
#NMLeg #NewMexico #ImmigrantRights #ImmigrantJustice
#NMLeg #NewMexico #ImmigrantRights #ImmigrantJustice
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Mayor Mamdani names criminal justice reformer Stanley Richards as NYC’s new Department of Correction commissioner
Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city’s jails system
@gothamist.com @wnyc.org
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Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city’s jails system
@gothamist.com @wnyc.org
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Mamdani names reformer Stanley Richards to steer chaotic Rikers complex
Exactly one month into his term, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed a formerly incarcerated person to manage the facility.
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January 31, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Mayor Mamdani names criminal justice reformer Stanley Richards as NYC’s new Department of Correction commissioner
Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city’s jails system
@gothamist.com @wnyc.org
gothamist.com/news/mamdani...
Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city’s jails system
@gothamist.com @wnyc.org
gothamist.com/news/mamdani...
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News cycles are being manipulated to make people think a problem has been solved when it hasn’t. Bovino removed didn’t change anything but people have been tricked into thinking it did, so they move on. Same as it was.
Know this. The situation in MN is as bad as it’s always been. Don’t forget them.
Know this. The situation in MN is as bad as it’s always been. Don’t forget them.
January 30, 2026 at 11:49 AM
News cycles are being manipulated to make people think a problem has been solved when it hasn’t. Bovino removed didn’t change anything but people have been tricked into thinking it did, so they move on. Same as it was.
Know this. The situation in MN is as bad as it’s always been. Don’t forget them.
Know this. The situation in MN is as bad as it’s always been. Don’t forget them.
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"I vowed that if I could not have peace at that moment, I would never be able to have peace.
If I could not be peaceful in the midst of danger, then the kind of peace I might have in simpler times is meaningless.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh
If I could not be peaceful in the midst of danger, then the kind of peace I might have in simpler times is meaningless.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM
"I vowed that if I could not have peace at that moment, I would never be able to have peace.
If I could not be peaceful in the midst of danger, then the kind of peace I might have in simpler times is meaningless.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh
If I could not be peaceful in the midst of danger, then the kind of peace I might have in simpler times is meaningless.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Many of us have a long way to go to learn what real community organizing looks and feels like.
today's strike attempt feels slapdash and hashtaggy. last friday in the twin cities was organized from out of the communities over weeks of hard work and close connection. i hope today does some good but it's just not comparable.
I have some thoughts about people saying that they won't shop at small business who aren't participating in the "general strike" today. I say this as someone who loves shopping locally and small who is also not allowed to strike as a public employee.
Mainly: there is a lot of performative action.
Mainly: there is a lot of performative action.
January 30, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Many of us have a long way to go to learn what real community organizing looks and feels like.
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Feb 1: COURAGE to end violence and brutality and to realize the greater Measure of Our Humanity: Christiana Figueres, Rebecca Solnit, Roshi Joan, online, 11-12:30 MT, free.
www.upaya.org/program/the-...
www.upaya.org/program/the-...
January 29, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Feb 1: COURAGE to end violence and brutality and to realize the greater Measure of Our Humanity: Christiana Figueres, Rebecca Solnit, Roshi Joan, online, 11-12:30 MT, free.
www.upaya.org/program/the-...
www.upaya.org/program/the-...
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Signal will never message you like this.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
January 26, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Signal will never message you like this.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
what a great service to our communities!
January 28, 2026 at 1:04 AM
what a great service to our communities!
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Stephen Miller going down at the power of the labor movement would be one of the proudest moments I'd witness in my nearly 20 years in organized labor.
Let's get it done.
Let's get it done.
January 27, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Stephen Miller going down at the power of the labor movement would be one of the proudest moments I'd witness in my nearly 20 years in organized labor.
Let's get it done.
Let's get it done.
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Stephen Miller exudes evil—hate, arrogance, racism, mendacity, cruelty, malice, sexism, and a servant and protector of rapists and pedophiles.
He is the one to go after.
He is one of the evil heads at the top.
Bovino is just a cosplayer, now patsy.
He is the one to go after.
He is one of the evil heads at the top.
Bovino is just a cosplayer, now patsy.
January 27, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Stephen Miller exudes evil—hate, arrogance, racism, mendacity, cruelty, malice, sexism, and a servant and protector of rapists and pedophiles.
He is the one to go after.
He is one of the evil heads at the top.
Bovino is just a cosplayer, now patsy.
He is the one to go after.
He is one of the evil heads at the top.
Bovino is just a cosplayer, now patsy.