April Anson
@aprilanson.bsky.social
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Asst prof at UConn (prev. asst prof at sdsu, postdoc at penn). she/her, settler. Studying ecofascism and anti-racist/colonial enviro humanities.
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smullins3000.bsky.social
How is it not news, according to the @nytimes.com, that an ICE agent in Chicago said "do something bitch" and deliberately SHOT a United States citizen? Can someone answer that question for me? @toddgregory.bsky.social @peterbakernyt.bsky.social @kenvogel.bsky.social @risenc.bsky.social
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chanda.blacksky.app
our planet. our one and only earth. this is what the colonizers choose to do it with it.
wordglass.bsky.social
Supreme Court refuses Apache plea to save Oak Flat from copper mining destruction

* *Gorsuch dissent calls the decision a “grave mistake” as copper mine threatens to create massive crater

By: Shondiin Silversmith- May 27, 2025 12:54 pm
UPDATED OCT 6TH 2025

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Dr. Wendsler Nosie Sr. of Apache Stronghold talks to a crowd of people outside the Sandra Day O’Connor Courthouse on May 7, 2025, as Apache Stronghold urged the federal court to save Oak Flat. Photo Courtesy of Becket
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paulisci.bsky.social
A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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coryjamesyoung.bsky.social
People incarcerated in Iowa state prisons earn between 28 and 95 cents per hour according to the ACLU. This is legal because the Iowa state constitution still permits slavery for people convicted of crimes.

You used to be able to learn about this history in the materials the state is disappearing.
Screenshot of a 10/7/25 Cedar Rapids Gazette article lede reading: “IOWA CITY - Despite a lawsuit fighting the State Historical Society of lowa's unexpected and
"haphazard" closure of its lowa City research facility and archives - and a court hearing scheduled in the dispute next week - the state on Monday began moving some of the historical documents with help from prison inmates.”
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
The table of contents for Read This When Things Fall Apart is a crisis directory—“read this if…” [insert heartbreak, setback, disaster, or breaking point]. I wish I could gift a copy to every activist in Chicago. You can donate a copy to an activist in need here: www.akpress.org/read-this-wh...
The cover for the book, Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. The cover art features a person wading into a body of water in the woods at night.
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thierryaaron.bsky.social
Has anyone else been dealing with some serious headline whiplash recently?

Even for those of us who follow #climate and #energy matters closely, it can be hard to know what the hell is going on!

So here's a thread to help climate communicators get a grip on how to deal with this 🧵
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nickcunningham.bsky.social
“By 2028, an average family in the region will be paying around $70 a month extra on their electricity bills because of forecasted data center growth”

I'm once again asking why ratepayers are subsidizing AI titans?

www.eenews.net/articles/dat...
Data center boom sparks sticker shock for PJM ratepayers
New analyses show that costs passed on to utility customers to guarantee future electricity demand are rising rapidly.
www.eenews.net
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
New Yorkers deserve change they can measure in their own lives.

Our new Affordability Calculator shows exactly how much our plans would save your family on childcare, rent, and bus fare.

Check your savings → zohranfornyc.com/calculator
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mattseybold.bsky.social
Great call to arms by @cnewf.bsky.social, following the tactic of Jed Esty's "Future of Decline" by looking to Stuart Hall & the New Left, & urging us to forego "private agency within our universities" in favor of "collective agency by running them."
Academics Must Seize the Means of Knowledge Production - Public Books
Trumpism has canceled the knowledge society.
www.publicbooks.org
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joelhs.bsky.social
The only thing anyone needs to know about Bari Weiss is that she first came to national attention trying to get a Middle East Studies professor at Columbia fired for anti-Israel views, and yet somehow huge amounts of the US media elite think she is committed to "free speech" and "heterodoxy."
idgordon.bsky.social
The NYT's Michael Grynbaum reported that this is the note that Bari Weiss sent to CBS News staffers this morning (1/2)
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courtneymilan.com
My statement is simply this: they're using deadly force on unarmed, peaceful civilians. At some point they're going to kill someone on camera, and I do not know that we can control what will happen after that.
aprilanson.bsky.social
JOB ALERT: Assistant or Associate Professor of Sustainability and Environmental Studies in the School of Social Science and Human Services. Ramapo College! www.schooljobs.com/careers/rama...

#envhum #environmentalhumanities #environmentalstudies
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melinabuns.bsky.social
I am really excited to announce the call for the PhD Course in Energy Humanities!

Held at the @greenhouseuis.net from 1-5 December.

Applications are welcome until 24 October.

#envhum #envhist #energyhistory
Poster showing a wind turbine from frog perspective. The picture is in light pink and blue nuances and announces a PhD course in energy humanities. More information can be found in this website. https://www.uis.no/en/research/collaboration/the-greenhouse-centre-for-environmental-humanities/humanities/apply-for-phd
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internethippo.bsky.social
"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that
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anjalienjeti.bsky.social
Badass.

“The McCarthy Era ended when Americans from across the political spectrum finally came together and stood up for the principles in the Constitution against the forces of repression…Those forces have returned. And it is our turn to stand together in defense of our constitutional rights.”
Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era
In wake of the Trump administration’s censorship threats, the actor re-established the Committee for the First Amendment with A-list support
www.theguardian.com
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motherjones.com
In 2016, Louisiana received $48.3 million to relocate 37 residents or families of Isle de Jean Charles as climate-charged hurricanes and sea-level rise made the community uninhabitable.

Years later, Indigenous residents report broken homes — and promises.

From our friends at @floodlightnews.org:
America's first attempt to tackle climate relocation sparks regret
Three years after a federally funded move, Indigenous residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles report broken homes — and promises.
www.motherjones.com
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shayan86.bsky.social
Jacob Chansley aka the QAnon Shaman, known for storming the Capitol on Jan 6, has filed a $40 trillion lawsuit against Trump, Musk's X Corp, the Federal Reserve, the IMF, the World Bank, Israel and others, claiming that he's the real leader of the US.

www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix...
QAnon Shaman says he's rightful president, sues Trump for $40 trillion
In a rambling complaint, Jacob Chansley claims DJs are spies, that the NSA stole his work for a Batman movie and more.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
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loriemerson.net
"It seems very likely that OpenAI will soon be placing ads inside ChatGPT results" can universities please now stop providing these licenses to students or are we not even trying any more to separate learning from corporate sponsorship jeppestricker.substack.com/p/the-age-of...
The Age of Sponsored Knowing
And What This Means To Higher Education
jeppestricker.substack.com
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clarajeffery.bsky.social
I regret to inform you that in addition to the collapse of Reconstruction and the Red Scare we all need to bone up on how Woodrow Wilson cracked down on journalists and dissenters. We've got you covered, with this piece by Adam Hochschild www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
America’s top censor—so far
Woodrow Wilson’s postmaster put papers out of business and jailed journalists. The tools he used still exist.
www.motherjones.com
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samd.bsky.social
reddit occupied government
Ken Dilanian
@DilanianMSNBC
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The challenge coins being handed out by @FBIDirectorKash. Seems someone put a lot of thought into this.
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premthakker.bsky.social
If you're interested in Paramount, CBS News, the Free Press, or the right-wing takeover of the media, please help spread this around and let's see if we can find out anything interesting :-)
premthakker.bsky.social
If you work at CBS News and have anything you'd like to share, please text me on Signal premthakker.35

Your anonymity will be protected
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jamellebouie.net
a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits
phillewis.bsky.social
Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports
Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days — giving the hard-charging journalist unusual clout to revamp the struggling network as it also acquires her scrappy news site the Free Press, The Post has learned.

Weiss — a 41-year-old former New York Times opinion writer who has built the Free Press into a buzzworthy site with a contrarian bent — is expected to be named to the top post in a Monday announcement, although the talks are in flux and the timing could change, a source close to the situation said.