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Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Language matters. In thinking about organizing, we can fall into the trap of considering some people "not organized." Everything is always organized, just often in ways that leave people vulnerable. Naming & acknowledging it changes how we approach problems.

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Nothing Is Not Organized

We Can't Address Challenges Our Language Won't Let Us Recognize

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · Sep 2

As someone who is not counting on Democrats in DC to save us in any way, I think we still need to be accurate about what they've been doing to bring the fight to MAGA. And this is a good list of what we may be missing.

Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · Aug 31

Yeah, I did watch it. For starters you didn’t acknowledge that Wall Street Journal wrote an article about how successful Schumer is with blocking Trump’s judicial nominees.
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Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · Aug 25

Latest post is a philosophical reflection on moving to a knowledge paradigm rooted in ecological thinking and shifting our relationship to the entanglement and uncertainty of knowing in an ecosystem from resistance to curiosity & delight. deepweave.substack.com/p/entangled-...

Entangled and Uncertain

Epistemology as a Route to Joy

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Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · Aug 7

The fun part about thinking in public is realizing that I've thought my way to something that, on further thought, turns out not to be what I think. Sigh.

Here's my significantly updated reflection on the role of power in system change.

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Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · Jul 15

Special newsletter edition w/ 3 things I forgot to share last time:
1) a webinar on Race, Black History, & the MAGA Movement by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor,
2) an application of resilience thinking for homelessness,
3) a white paper on A Resilient Ecosystems Approach to Investing in Community Impact.

Democracy, Homelessness, & Moving From Theory to Practice

Special edition with three things to check out

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Rory Truex @rorytruex.bsky.social · Jul 14

Please join me this Thursday at noon EST for our second session of The Civic Forum. We'll have a discussion with
@keeanga.bsky.social on race, Black History, and the MAGA movement. Registration link here:

The Civic Forum - S1E3 - Race, Black History, and the MAGA Movement - Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor with Rory Truex

Register now for The Civic Forum - S1E3 - Race, Black History, and the MAGA Movement - Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor with Rory Truex on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on July 17, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · Jul 14

The newspaper that told the truth about Watergate and the Pentagon Papers will now “communicate with optimism about this country” in its time of rising fascism

Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · Jul 14

Here’s the full memo:

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Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · Jul 8

My latest article explores the relationship between power, community ecosystems, and change: deepweave.substack.com/p/energy-pow....

Energy, Power, and Change in a Community Ecosystem

Overcoming systemic resistance to change

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Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · Jul 8

A summer reading list on democratic backsliding via @rorytruex.bsky.social: rorytruex.substack.com/p/democratic...

Also check out The Civic Forum (www.thecivicforum.com), "to study democracy and authoritarianism, to think about the meaning of citizenship, and to face the political moment."

Democratic Backsliding: A Summer Reading List

A Little Bit of Political Science, But Not Too Much

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Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · Jun 17

Stories of how communities organize to meet challenges teach us that we have more power & scope for action than we think & that politics & governing are functions of the whole ecosystem, not just of a handful of institutional players & people in special roles.
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Governing Like an Ecosystem

Expanding our understanding of politics and governance

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Natania Barron @natania.bsky.social · Jun 15

So much of the “promise” of AI right now is saving time creating.

Let me say it from my chest: all I want is to spend *more* time creating. I’m not making content. I’m engaging in my vocation, my calling, my literal reason for existing.

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Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · Jun 8

Worthwhile post by Princeton prof of Chinese politics Rory Truex on the anatomy of crackdowns: substack.com/inbox/post/1...

The Anatomy of a Crackdown

Lessons from Beijing 1989 for LA 2025

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Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · Jun 2

What does it mean for a community to collectively ‘know’ or ‘learn’? In my latest article I draw insights from local organizations' work after Helene and explore how we can build our collective ability to navigate the challenges ahead.
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Knowing Like an Ecosystem

Toward forming a local learning community

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · May 27

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We regret to inform you that his phenomenon has a name: RAS Syndrome.

Redundant Acronym Syndrome…Syndrome.

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Melody Joy Kramer, MLIS @mkramer.bsky.social · May 23

if you don’t have a tip, please consider sharing this post. (either here or elsewhere.) someone who may have a tip could see it.

Melody Joy Kramer, MLIS @mkramer.bsky.social · May 23

you can contact @propublica.org securely. www.propublica.org/tips/

How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica

Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.

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Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · May 20

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · May 20

GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...

FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say

The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness

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Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · May 20

Last in a series on using ecological network analysis & resilience science to understand & build community well-being. Here I review the adaptive cycle model of community dynamics & what it tells us about where we are & how to navigate the challenges ahead.

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Adapting Resilience Science to Community Well-Being, Part 3

Resilience as the ability to navigate the full community lifecycle

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Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · May 14

Second in a series on using ecological network analysis & resilience science to understand & build community well-being. I review 10 characteristics of a healthy network which provide a great foundation for assessing where community investments are needed.

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Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · Apr 28

One of the powerful things about the science of flow networks that forms the basis of this is that it is a science of *patterns* rather than linear mechanical chains of consequences, a much better match to the way things work in communities.

Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · Apr 28

First in a series of posts about using ecological network analysis & resilience science as tools for building community health. More than just a set of powerful analogies, they offer principles and measures for discovering root cause issues & taking action. deepweave.substack.com/p/adapt-resi...

Adapting Resilience Science to Community Well-Being, Part 1

Introducing the science of flow networks

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Apr 25

WHOA. This explains the SEVIS restorations for foreign students. So the administration, after losing in case after case after case, is walking back from their absurd actions (although perhaps not completely?).

John Hawkinson @johnhawkinson.bsky.social · Apr 25

On STUDENT SEVIS TERMINATIONS, at a federal court hearing just now, we're told that ICE is developing a policy, but until then ICE won't take steps further walk back SEVIS statuses on the same basis they've been using, and are working to manually restore SEVIS status for thousands, a manual process.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Apr 25

YEP. This ICE policy, seemingly done alongside DOGE, caused panic at universities everywhere, led to dozens of lawsuits (that ICE lost), did enormous damage to US higher ed's international reputation, caused huge amounts of work to be done to stop it ... and is now being walked back. Efficiency!

ttuk.bsky.social @ttuk.bsky.social · Apr 25

I'm curious to know how much money DOGE saved us through this process...

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · Apr 22

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Claire G. Griffin @polargriffin.bsky.social · Apr 17

This is a WILD list of data to disappear. I was braced for climate stuff, but not, like, shoreline maps and coastal bathymetry

Jenna C. Hill @chillocean.bsky.social · Apr 17

NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...
Download what you need asap and send comments to: [email protected]

Notice of Changes

Notices of changes are formal public announcements of planned services changes to applications and other products.

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Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · Apr 15

Latest newsletter: If we want to drive system change that doesn't just recycle old injustices, we have to embrace the complexity of real systems and the mess of real relationships. deepweave.substack.com/p/dealing-wi...

Dealing With Reality Is Too Darn Hard

Embracing becoming embroiled

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