Shannon
@storiteller.bsky.social
Parenting snark, social and climate justice, scicomm, and nerd stuff. She/her
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Shannon
@storiteller.bsky.social
· Nov 12
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“So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.” Gandalf. We are all the Fellowship, whether Frodo, Sam or Gimli or anyone.
January 25, 2026 at 12:22 AM
“So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.” Gandalf. We are all the Fellowship, whether Frodo, Sam or Gimli or anyone.
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I think my favorite part of this tweet is the idea that an ENTIRE STATE of OVER 8 MILLION PEOPLE should elect its leaders solely to satisfy the approximately FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE who work for GOP Congressional offices.
Tell me a more on-brand message than making 99.94% of the people cater to 0.06%.
Tell me a more on-brand message than making 99.94% of the people cater to 0.06%.
January 23, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I think my favorite part of this tweet is the idea that an ENTIRE STATE of OVER 8 MILLION PEOPLE should elect its leaders solely to satisfy the approximately FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE who work for GOP Congressional offices.
Tell me a more on-brand message than making 99.94% of the people cater to 0.06%.
Tell me a more on-brand message than making 99.94% of the people cater to 0.06%.
When I get spun up in my own head, I can’t function. And that’s not good for anyone, including me. Here’s how I try to ground myself (with varying success) when I get overwhelmed: open.substack.com/pub/welleaty...
Gaining Perspective in Troubled Times
On how I try to get a handle on things when there is *so* much happening...
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:04 PM
When I get spun up in my own head, I can’t function. And that’s not good for anyone, including me. Here’s how I try to ground myself (with varying success) when I get overwhelmed: open.substack.com/pub/welleaty...
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
Heartbreaking story about the children who are truly hurt by laws and attitudes condemning trans people in sports. I hope she can find a home and a way to run: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
For young transgender runner, racing wasn’t the hardest thing
Verónica García overcame poverty to become a high school track champion — twice. It made her famous for all the wrong reasons.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Heartbreaking story about the children who are truly hurt by laws and attitudes condemning trans people in sports. I hope she can find a home and a way to run: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
I think I have achieved middle-aged person nirvana - I had a teenager randomly approach me and tell me I was very cool. My husband said I should have said, "My children disagree" but I just thanked her.
December 28, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I think I have achieved middle-aged person nirvana - I had a teenager randomly approach me and tell me I was very cool. My husband said I should have said, "My children disagree" but I just thanked her.
I have loved the Smithsonian museums since I first visited them when I was 10. I hate reading exhibits now and wondering if they will be gone soon because they mention certain subjects that the administration wants to eliminate any mention of.
December 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I have loved the Smithsonian museums since I first visited them when I was 10. I hate reading exhibits now and wondering if they will be gone soon because they mention certain subjects that the administration wants to eliminate any mention of.
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"Andrea" sent us this video for McFarland CA where she is harvesting Mandarin oranges. "It is very tough work going up the ladder all day and moving the ladder in place, but this work feeds my family. We get paid $60 for each 900lb bin." #WeFeedYou
December 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"Andrea" sent us this video for McFarland CA where she is harvesting Mandarin oranges. "It is very tough work going up the ladder all day and moving the ladder in place, but this work feeds my family. We get paid $60 for each 900lb bin." #WeFeedYou
Kid: <talking about video games>
Me: Honey, I need to go get ready.
Kid: <keeps talking about video games>
Me: I really need to go.
Kid: <keeps talking about video games>
Me: <leaves room>
Kid: <keeps talking about video games>
Me: Honey, I need to go get ready.
Kid: <keeps talking about video games>
Me: I really need to go.
Kid: <keeps talking about video games>
Me: <leaves room>
Kid: <keeps talking about video games>
December 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Kid: <talking about video games>
Me: Honey, I need to go get ready.
Kid: <keeps talking about video games>
Me: I really need to go.
Kid: <keeps talking about video games>
Me: <leaves room>
Kid: <keeps talking about video games>
Me: Honey, I need to go get ready.
Kid: <keeps talking about video games>
Me: I really need to go.
Kid: <keeps talking about video games>
Me: <leaves room>
Kid: <keeps talking about video games>
Beautiful article chronicling an amazing way of healing the land and people together: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
15 teens. 300 miles. One mighty ancestral river, running free.
The removal of four dams finally made a descent of the Klamath possible. These Indigenous kayakers became the first to attempt it.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Beautiful article chronicling an amazing way of healing the land and people together: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
Love this philosophy. It’s similar to mine - just organic but purposeful conversations combined with money they can choose where to put it. For our kids, it’s part of their weekly allowance. My older son has put it towards the rabbit rescue he volunteers for in the past few years.
Don’t remember? When they were old enough to be able to engage w/ the concept? But we’ve *always* talked about our giving with them, had a tzedekah box for loose coins that we’d turn into bills when it was full & decide together where to donate that – v concrete for littles— so it’s organic. AND+
This is excellent. What age did you start doing this with them?
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Love this philosophy. It’s similar to mine - just organic but purposeful conversations combined with money they can choose where to put it. For our kids, it’s part of their weekly allowance. My older son has put it towards the rabbit rescue he volunteers for in the past few years.
It is deeply fulfilling as an author to go to your local library's website and see that someone has your book checked out.
December 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It is deeply fulfilling as an author to go to your local library's website and see that someone has your book checked out.
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The qualified immunity pleadings and ultimate denial of Bivens claims are going to be rage-inducing and I am 100% here for it.
This story should be on every news outlet from now until the case is over and it's not because it's a month old and this is the first I'm hearing of it.
This story should be on every news outlet from now until the case is over and it's not because it's a month old and this is the first I'm hearing of it.
ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
December 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The qualified immunity pleadings and ultimate denial of Bivens claims are going to be rage-inducing and I am 100% here for it.
This story should be on every news outlet from now until the case is over and it's not because it's a month old and this is the first I'm hearing of it.
This story should be on every news outlet from now until the case is over and it's not because it's a month old and this is the first I'm hearing of it.
Celebrating wins is so important for boosting people’s perceptions that progress is possible. That makes it more likely that they will engage. Hurray for progress on the Chesapeake Bay: www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
As governors gather in Baltimore, the Chesapeake Bay shows gains worth cheering
Even if you’ve followed this stuff for years, even if you know the difference between a Taylor float and a Secchi disk, it can be hard to have hope about the future of the Chesapeake Bay. I’m here to ...
www.thebanner.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Celebrating wins is so important for boosting people’s perceptions that progress is possible. That makes it more likely that they will engage. Hurray for progress on the Chesapeake Bay: www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Apple tech people: Is there a way to access music that I own and have burned off of CDs on my iPhone without paying for Apple Match? I’ve looked and can’t find recent info.
November 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Apple tech people: Is there a way to access music that I own and have burned off of CDs on my iPhone without paying for Apple Match? I’ve looked and can’t find recent info.
We *all* depend on each other. Destroy one part of the web and it all falls apart: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
First, the frogs died. Then people got sick.
An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We *all* depend on each other. Destroy one part of the web and it all falls apart: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Cop30 didn't deliver all we hoped for; there were some wins, including recognition of Indigenous territories as a climate solution. It also underscored that climate leadership comes from the people, and we must keep the pressure on our governments to leave fossil fuels in the past!
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Cop30 didn't deliver all we hoped for; there were some wins, including recognition of Indigenous territories as a climate solution. It also underscored that climate leadership comes from the people, and we must keep the pressure on our governments to leave fossil fuels in the past!
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" If you know someone who has been detained and released by ICE, our REBUILD Program provides FREE therapy to help them regain stability and support." www.darknessrisingproject.org/help-me-find...
REBUILD - Darkness Rising Project
Need help finding a Black therapist? We can help.
www.darknessrisingproject.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
" If you know someone who has been detained and released by ICE, our REBUILD Program provides FREE therapy to help them regain stability and support." www.darknessrisingproject.org/help-me-find...
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Alice Wong fought tirelessly against institutionalizing disabled people.
She understood that we deserve autonomy over our care.
That healthcare is a basic human right and people should receive the support they need to remain in their homes & communities.
Fight for universal healthcare now!
She understood that we deserve autonomy over our care.
That healthcare is a basic human right and people should receive the support they need to remain in their homes & communities.
Fight for universal healthcare now!
November 16, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Alice Wong fought tirelessly against institutionalizing disabled people.
She understood that we deserve autonomy over our care.
That healthcare is a basic human right and people should receive the support they need to remain in their homes & communities.
Fight for universal healthcare now!
She understood that we deserve autonomy over our care.
That healthcare is a basic human right and people should receive the support they need to remain in their homes & communities.
Fight for universal healthcare now!
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
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Brand new data:
Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!).
These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates.
Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.
Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!).
These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates.
Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Brand new data:
Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!).
These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates.
Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.
Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!).
These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates.
Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.
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A lot of people talk about how the NYC subway “feels dangerous” but please allow me to present the Dinosaur Bodega that was installed in my local stop
June 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A lot of people talk about how the NYC subway “feels dangerous” but please allow me to present the Dinosaur Bodega that was installed in my local stop
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If you think something doesn't matter, you don't respond to it.
He responded. The people have the upper hand.
He responded. The people have the upper hand.
October 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
If you think something doesn't matter, you don't respond to it.
He responded. The people have the upper hand.
He responded. The people have the upper hand.
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In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
October 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.