Nick Engelfried
@nickengelfried.bsky.social
Writer, educator, activist. Trying to help do something about the climate crisis and global mass extinction. Always looking for inspiring grassroots movements to help amplify. Happily in a relationship.
More info: nickengelfried.com
More info: nickengelfried.com
Why people continue to debate whether protesting is worth it is beyond me. It was settled a long time ago.
February 17, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Why people continue to debate whether protesting is worth it is beyond me. It was settled a long time ago.
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[email protected] inspired hope for the Amazon. Now is the moment to honor that promise by standing with Indigenous peoples and revoking Decree 12,600, which threatens Amazon rivers for agribusiness profit. Defend the Tapajós. Protect life. #nãoaodecreto12600
February 11, 2026 at 7:32 PM
[email protected] inspired hope for the Amazon. Now is the moment to honor that promise by standing with Indigenous peoples and revoking Decree 12,600, which threatens Amazon rivers for agribusiness profit. Defend the Tapajós. Protect life. #nãoaodecreto12600
Trump is attempting to keep open dirty, aging coal plants that no one wants. In this piece for @sierramagazine.bsky.social I explore the implications:
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www.sierraclub.org/sierra/force...
Forced Coal Plant Openings Throw Communities Into Chaos
The federal government is ordering plants to stay open over the objections of locals and plant operators
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February 12, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Trump is attempting to keep open dirty, aging coal plants that no one wants. In this piece for @sierramagazine.bsky.social I explore the implications:
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/force...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/force...
The Trump admin may be doubling down on fossil fuels, but the rest of the world is moving on.
February 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The Trump admin may be doubling down on fossil fuels, but the rest of the world is moving on.
The company behind a fossil fuel terminal on the Salish Sea is accused of expanding without a permit. In this piece I dive into the debate, which has implications for the climate, orcas, and more.
columbiainsight.org/on-washingto...
columbiainsight.org/on-washingto...
February 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The company behind a fossil fuel terminal on the Salish Sea is accused of expanding without a permit. In this piece I dive into the debate, which has implications for the climate, orcas, and more.
columbiainsight.org/on-washingto...
columbiainsight.org/on-washingto...
Some of these turbines could be generating energy as early as next year.
February 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Some of these turbines could be generating energy as early as next year.
Trump's cuts to the Park Service are undermining one of the greatest habitat restoration projects in the Pacific Northwest. Here, folks I interviewed at the heart of this story give an eye-opening look at what it all really means:
therevelator.org/elwha-trump-...
therevelator.org/elwha-trump-...
Trouble on the Elwha: Trump’s Budget Cuts Undermine Iconic Salmon Restoration Project • The Revelator
A staffing exodus at Olympic National Park has put salmon recovery efforts in jeopardy.
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February 4, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Trump's cuts to the Park Service are undermining one of the greatest habitat restoration projects in the Pacific Northwest. Here, folks I interviewed at the heart of this story give an eye-opening look at what it all really means:
therevelator.org/elwha-trump-...
therevelator.org/elwha-trump-...
The people are rising against authoritarianism.
www.commondreams.org/news/anti-ic...
www.commondreams.org/news/anti-ic...
From Maine to Minnesota and Beyond, Tens of Thousands March to Demand 'ICE Out!' | Common Dreams
"We want to show solidarity," said one employee at a worker-owned bakery in Los Angeles. "We've seen historically that strikes work. I hope the violence stops. I want ICE out of our communities."
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January 31, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The people are rising against authoritarianism.
www.commondreams.org/news/anti-ic...
www.commondreams.org/news/anti-ic...
We don't get to choose to whom the Constitution applies.
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
We don't get to choose to whom the Constitution applies.
I dare to say we've reached a turning point in the fight against fascism in the United States, if we can seize it.
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Minnesota and a National Awakening
Fascism had reared its head, and there's no turning back.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:50 PM
I dare to say we've reached a turning point in the fight against fascism in the United States, if we can seize it.
nickengelfried.substack.com/p/minnesota-...
nickengelfried.substack.com/p/minnesota-...
Solid journalism from the AP that doesn't pull punches. Imagine if there were no reporters in Minneapolis right now and we had to rely only on government accounts. This is why we need a free press.
apnews.com/article/minn...
apnews.com/article/minn...
Videos of the deadly Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti contradict government statements
Law enforcement leaders are expressing alarm over a deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis.
apnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Solid journalism from the AP that doesn't pull punches. Imagine if there were no reporters in Minneapolis right now and we had to rely only on government accounts. This is why we need a free press.
apnews.com/article/minn...
apnews.com/article/minn...
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“Please get the truth out about our son.”
Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.
Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.
January 25, 2026 at 5:30 PM
“Please get the truth out about our son.”
Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.
Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.
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Then the President of the United States went online and called him a "terrorist" in a deranged rant.
January 25, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Then the President of the United States went online and called him a "terrorist" in a deranged rant.
Thank you, Minnesota! The rest of the country is with you.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Thank you, Minnesota! The rest of the country is with you.
Yesterday's protest in Bellingham, WA filled all four street corners by the Federal Building and got tons of supportive honks. People want Trump out of the White House and ICE out of our communities!
January 21, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Yesterday's protest in Bellingham, WA filled all four street corners by the Federal Building and got tons of supportive honks. People want Trump out of the White House and ICE out of our communities!
I say "conservatives," not just "magas," because with very few exceptions no major conservative org or movement has really tried to stand in the way of Trump's abuses of power. We now know for most conservatives, the Constitution is only a deal-breaker when it applies to them.
January 18, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I say "conservatives," not just "magas," because with very few exceptions no major conservative org or movement has really tried to stand in the way of Trump's abuses of power. We now know for most conservatives, the Constitution is only a deal-breaker when it applies to them.
Don't mess with Canada.
January 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Don't mess with Canada.
Trump's support of the fossil fuel industry is an existential threat to life on Earth. Don't let this slip under the radar.
January 13, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Trump's support of the fossil fuel industry is an existential threat to life on Earth. Don't let this slip under the radar.
No kings. No dictators. No rule by a "supreme leader."
January 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
No kings. No dictators. No rule by a "supreme leader."
It's hard for me to feel hopeful right now, and I know many others feel the same way. But here are a few stories to help you try:
open.substack.com/pub/nickenge...
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Hope for the Hopeless: Three Conservation Success Stories
There are times when it feels like all the news is bad, and finding anything positive in the world around us seems pretty much impossible.
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January 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
It's hard for me to feel hopeful right now, and I know many others feel the same way. But here are a few stories to help you try:
open.substack.com/pub/nickenge...
open.substack.com/pub/nickenge...
Trump doesn't care about democracy, in the US or anywhere.
January 11, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Trump doesn't care about democracy, in the US or anywhere.