Jackie Turner
@rebelwrit.bsky.social
Sci comm, bananas, books, documentaries
Solidarity, care, no cages
Let’s fix the planet faster than they can take it apart
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Solidarity, care, no cages
Let’s fix the planet faster than they can take it apart
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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but also: there are plenty of things that are or should be socially unacceptable that aren't crimes. I think people who talk loudly at the theatre are monsters, but I don't think they should go to prison! the options are not limited to "totally fine" and "jail for mother for one thousand years"!
December 8, 2025 at 9:03 AM
but also: there are plenty of things that are or should be socially unacceptable that aren't crimes. I think people who talk loudly at the theatre are monsters, but I don't think they should go to prison! the options are not limited to "totally fine" and "jail for mother for one thousand years"!
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"either this thing is a crime or you have to be totally fine with it" is such a silly straw man for any number of reasons, not least of which is that as a prison abolitionist, I don't feel like incarceration is a good solution to things I DO think are crimes!
This a pretty tight illustration of the critical flaw in the 1A approach to freedom speech.
Unless it's inherently a massive offense then it must be enshrined, leading to the Overton Window moving and framing that makes enforcement impossible.
Unless it's inherently a massive offense then it must be enshrined, leading to the Overton Window moving and framing that makes enforcement impossible.
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"either this thing is a crime or you have to be totally fine with it" is such a silly straw man for any number of reasons, not least of which is that as a prison abolitionist, I don't feel like incarceration is a good solution to things I DO think are crimes!
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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for some reason, i don’t believe them
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
for some reason, i don’t believe them
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In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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A thing I truly don't understand is why men just can't ever seem to retire. No matter how old and/or rich they are, they gotta keep poking their noses into stuff that's further and further from their area of expertise. And they get mad if you suggest, "Thanks but no thanks, I have experts for that"!
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A thing I truly don't understand is why men just can't ever seem to retire. No matter how old and/or rich they are, they gotta keep poking their noses into stuff that's further and further from their area of expertise. And they get mad if you suggest, "Thanks but no thanks, I have experts for that"!
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Her husband told her that detainees at Broadview had to get up at 5am to get in line for one bathroom. He often peed himself. One time he had to wait until 2pm to use the bathroom. You could only use the bathroom once a day. He said the agents would beat you if you used the bathroom on yourself.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Her husband told her that detainees at Broadview had to get up at 5am to get in line for one bathroom. He often peed himself. One time he had to wait until 2pm to use the bathroom. You could only use the bathroom once a day. He said the agents would beat you if you used the bathroom on yourself.
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I like to think that I personally ruined the workplace.
November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I like to think that I personally ruined the workplace.
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Important article on apartheid Israel's scholasticide in Gaza, its escalating attacks on Palestinian education in the West Bank, and the abject refusal of the international community, including Ireland, in its legal obligations to prevent genocide #SanctionsNow
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Higher education has been destroyed in Gaza
Academics call for sanctions as Israel’s actions against education in Gaza draw condemnation
www.irishtimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Important article on apartheid Israel's scholasticide in Gaza, its escalating attacks on Palestinian education in the West Bank, and the abject refusal of the international community, including Ireland, in its legal obligations to prevent genocide #SanctionsNow
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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From what I’ve been able to verify, this is true.
Members of congress are receiving $79 daily for food while the poor go hungry.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #StrongerTogether #SNAP
Members of congress are receiving $79 daily for food while the poor go hungry.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #StrongerTogether #SNAP
November 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
From what I’ve been able to verify, this is true.
Members of congress are receiving $79 daily for food while the poor go hungry.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #StrongerTogether #SNAP
Members of congress are receiving $79 daily for food while the poor go hungry.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #StrongerTogether #SNAP
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their plainly stated goal is to starve forty million people until they get what they want, which is to rip health care away from millions more
that this is too monstrous for most news organizations to tell the truth about does not change the facts
that this is too monstrous for most news organizations to tell the truth about does not change the facts
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
their plainly stated goal is to starve forty million people until they get what they want, which is to rip health care away from millions more
that this is too monstrous for most news organizations to tell the truth about does not change the facts
that this is too monstrous for most news organizations to tell the truth about does not change the facts
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In a win for the arts and universal basic income, Ireland plans to make permanent a $1,500-a-month pilot program for artists, citing benefits to creativity, mental health, and financial stability.
Ireland plans to make a $1,500 a month basic income for artists permanent
Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts experiment has given creatives a weekly payment for three years. Now, a permanent program could be on the way.
www.businessinsider.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In a win for the arts and universal basic income, Ireland plans to make permanent a $1,500-a-month pilot program for artists, citing benefits to creativity, mental health, and financial stability.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
📣 Journalists! Join us for three webinars about how to cover the upcoming UN climate summit, COP30
1️⃣ COPs 101 | What Every Journalist Should Know, 11/3 RSVP: buff.ly/uJq4ubP
2️⃣ What’s at Stake at COP30? 11/4 RSVP: buff.ly/mLHFVz3
3️⃣ A COP Journalist’s Toolbox, 11/5 RSVP: buff.ly/iB7De76
1️⃣ COPs 101 | What Every Journalist Should Know, 11/3 RSVP: buff.ly/uJq4ubP
2️⃣ What’s at Stake at COP30? 11/4 RSVP: buff.ly/mLHFVz3
3️⃣ A COP Journalist’s Toolbox, 11/5 RSVP: buff.ly/iB7De76
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For those needing food assistance or wanting to help others secure food in Detroit via mutual aid:
detfridge.com
detfridge.com
Detroit Community Fridge
A community aid project feeding the people of Detroit
detfridge.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
For those needing food assistance or wanting to help others secure food in Detroit via mutual aid:
detfridge.com
detfridge.com
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"We are only allowed to own seven pairs [of underwear] in total. In order to exchange your state-allotted pairs for new ones, you must submit to a bunk search and an officer must verify to the property officer that you do not own more than seven pairs."
What It's Like to Have Your Period in Prison
Even at a women’s prison, your menstruation care needs may not be met.
prisonjournalismproject.org
October 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"We are only allowed to own seven pairs [of underwear] in total. In order to exchange your state-allotted pairs for new ones, you must submit to a bunk search and an officer must verify to the property officer that you do not own more than seven pairs."