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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist)
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Director, Center for Environment Community, & Equity and Professor, AU | NonRes Sr Fellow, Brookings | IPCCWG3 AR6 | www.danarfisher.com | TED Talk on being an Apocalyptic Optimist : go.ted.com/danarfisher

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Dana R. Fisher is an American sociologist, professor of sociology, public speaker, and author. She is the director of the Center for Environment, Community, and Equity and a professor in the School of International Service at American University. Her areas of research and expertise are activism, democracy, the climate crisis, and environmental policy. .. more

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· Nov 19
My TED Talk on Saving Ourselves is OUT! Tune in to learn why we ALL need to be apocalyptic optimists: Prepared for the climate shocks that are coming and ready to rally as activists, disruptors, and bridge-builders to save ourselves from the climate crisis. go.ted.com/danarfisher

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social Β· 17h
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 18h
As expected (just look at Zeldin's face)...
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Trump: "We are officially terminating the so-called 'endangerment finding'"

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 20h
Happy to!

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 21h
Martyrdom is such an important subject for the moment!!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· 22h
Trump: "We are officially terminating the so-called 'endangerment finding'"

Reposted by Dana R. Fisher, Olúfẹ́mi TÑíwò

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social Β· 23h
ICE β€œleft” Chicago in November, but they’ve disappeared three people from my community in two days this week.

Don’t believe the hype about them, leaving Minnesota, either.

Reposted by Dana R. Fisher, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth Β· 23h
Sr Dorothy Stang was murdered for defending the climate, the Amazon, and the people she helped sustainably farm within it, on this day 21 years ago. She should not be forgotten.
On Martyrdom
Minneapolis, Dorothy Stang, and The Stranger
open.substack.com

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 1d
No doubt @whstancil.bsky.social has game, but it’s the wine moms and their moxie that likely had them quaking in their boots
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Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· 1d
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles

Reposted by Dana R. Fisher, Stephen Pimpare

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· 1d
Homan: "Operation Metro Surge is ending. In the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here on detail back to their home stations or to other areas of the country where they're needed."

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 1d
🚨 Check out our new whitepaper from The Center for Environment, Community, & Equity that looks at community response to disaster across the US based on our research with service corps members and volunteers working with AmeriCorps this past summer.
cece.american.edu/cece-whitepa...
CECE Whitepaper No. 4: Understanding Community Response to Disaster: Results from Three AmeriCorps Programs - Center for Environment, Community, & Equity (CECE)
AmeriCorps members and volunteers engage in community response to disaster across the United States. How do they explain the skills they use, the motivations that urge them to respond, and their exper...
cece.american.edu

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 1d
Ugg so glad to have canceled my subscription!

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 1d
Who says Capitol Hill is boring and without intrigue??
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wow -- Bondi throws a fit in response to Nadler's question about how many of Epstein's co-conspirators, if any, she's investigating, aggressively pointing at him and yelling. The hearing then devolves into chaos and Raskin and Bondi start yelling at each other.

Reposted by Dana R. Fisher, Andy Reisinger

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social Β· 1d
In case anyone's wondering how Jeff Bezos feels about climate policy these days, the Washington Post editorial board just heartily endorsed Trump ripping up the EPA's "endangerment finding," which allows the federal government to regulate greenhouse gases as pollutants.

Reposted by Charles W. Smith, Dana R. Fisher, Greg Linden

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· 2d
wow -- Bondi throws a fit in response to Nadler's question about how many of Epstein's co-conspirators, if any, she's investigating, aggressively pointing at him and yelling. The hearing then devolves into chaos and Raskin and Bondi start yelling at each other.

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 2d
In an increasingly warming world, climate shocks will hit more frequently and with more severity:

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 2d
The Apocalyptic Optimist Newsletter is now LIVE: sign up to receive a regular dose of apocalyptic optimism delivered directly to your email.
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The Apocalyptic Optimist
A newsletter and blog for real talk about what’s broken and how to fix it.
danarfisher.com

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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social Β· 2d
The EPA's decision to quit regulating emissions might be symbolic, but what it symbolizes if scary: a government that puts antiquated ideology and corporate profits over the health and welfare of its people

Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com

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The Insurance Crisis Is About to Get Even Worse
The Trump administration will soon make it the official policy of the US government that greenhouse gases don’t endanger Americans’ well-being and therefore don’t need federal regulation. Insurance co...
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 2d
Happy to be included in this article with MIT Technology Review about the QuitGPT campaign.

www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/10/1...
A β€œQuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions
Backlash against ICE is fueling a broader movement against AI companies’ ties to President Trump.
www.technologyreview.com

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 2d
Gah!
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Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· 2d
Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."

Reposted by Julia Lynch, Dana R. Fisher

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social Β· 2d
Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 2d
"Olympic Confessions" 😍

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 3d
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I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov Β· 3d
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 3d
you mean like in the movies??
a woman wearing glasses and a red jacket is sitting in front of a netflix sign
ALT: a woman wearing glasses and a red jacket is sitting in front of a netflix sign
media.tenor.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· 3d
RON JOHNSON: In Central America, if you become a police chief, the drug cartels send you a DVD w/ a video of your family going to church or school...that's what ICE agents are facing

SORKIN: But these people are allowed to protest

J: They want their activists to dox them & put families at risk

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 3d
The attack on climate action in the US continues as efforts to revoke the endangerment finding get close to the finish line. At that point, ALL federal climate policies in the US will basically be cancelled. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
Trump Allies Near β€˜Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation
www.nytimes.com

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social Β· 3d
TODAY at 2! πŸ‘‡

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social Β· 3d
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.