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Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Sep 12

Armed troops in our streets? The next move is ours. medium.com/soulfight/im...

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Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Aug 3

The President has "real concerns" about the jobs numbers. Better if he had real concerns about jobs. And people.

Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Jul 24

So we now we have another prominent fake Christian (House Speaker Mike Johnson) pulling strings to protect the identities of child molesters.

Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Jul 10

I started Soulfight on little more than a hunch and a hope. Seven months later, this Medium publication is a hive of good writing on what we can do to save our democracy: medium. medium.com/soulfight/th...

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Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Jun 21

I've been side-tripping the back roads of the hate universe. It's not a pretty sight: medium.com/soulfight/si...

The Hate Universe is Expanding — What We Can Do About It

How to help friends and neighbors find their way back out

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Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Jun 18

If judges and legislators can do their jobs without face coverings that shield their identities, then ICE agents can too.

Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Mar 28

MAGA is equivocating damaging Teslas with Jan 6, but let's be clear: no one in the Democratic leadership supports the attacks, and no one is calling the attackers patriots.

Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Feb 26

Counterpoint!

Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Feb 19

Some are hesitant to talk politics. Nature, not so much: open.substack.com/pub/raywirth...

The Politics of Earth

A celebration of Nature’s wisdom, wealth, and inclusivity

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Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Feb 16

Asking politicians to sign something like this could pressure them to clarify where they stand --and ultimately to do the right thing.

Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Feb 13

It may be Trump is a mirror for who we've become as a people. It's not a pretty sight: open.substack.com/pub/raywirth...

Straw Wars Reveal Trump for Who He Truly Is

Insights into the ultimate scam artist — and America today

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Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Feb 8

In the mountains, we find strength.

Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Feb 3

Welcome to the brave new world where what's good is made un-good: medium.com/soulfight/ti...

Time to Die, DEI — We’ve Had It Wrong All Along

Diversity, inclusion, and equity used to be good, but the times are a-changin’

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Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Jan 30

Please join the fight: medium.com/the-new-outd...

Soulfight — A Call to Writers, Readers, and Dreamers

Democracy and Earth's future are on the line

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Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Jan 28

In choosing between hope and despair, I choose hope. medium.com/soulfight/th...

The Butterfly Effect Means No One Gets Off the Hook

We keep our democracy only if we keep doing what needs to be done and saying what needs to be said

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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · Jan 24

As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽‍💻

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Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Jan 21

Sometimes you gotta focus on the bright spots between the clouds: medium.com/the-new-outd...

Remedy for the Rift

A deep ecology mindset could heal our planet

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Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Jan 12

Lots of things to focus on, but the microplastics crisis should be one of them: medium.com/the-new-outd...

Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind

The global plastics crisis comes full circle

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Joe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · Jan 11

It is worth noting again that the climate change deniers are running economic, energy and environmental policy, but the imperial conquest agenda is built off the reality of climate change

Emily Norton @emnorton.bsky.social · Nov 27

Following Trump nominees are climate deniers: EPA Administrator, Interior Secretary, Energy Secretary, Agriculture Secretary (so far). Them not believing in it doesn’t make it not true. Just means it’s that much harder & more expensive to address. #VoteBlue2026

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Climate denial a unifying theme of Trump’s cabinet picks, experts say

Loyalists selected for important roles have offered staunch support to fossil fuels and downplayed climate crisis

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Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Jan 9

The problem is this: half-educated people who in another era would have gotten their news from Walter Cronkite now feel qualified to curate their own news from the likes of Facebook, X, Fox, and Breitbart.

Ray Wirth @raywirth.bsky.social · Jan 8

Trump wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America." Why stop there? Rename the Atlantic as "The American Ocean." The Pacific should be "The American Ocean" too.

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