Emma M. French
@emmamfrench.bsky.social
Assistant Prof of Urban and Regional Planning at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Urban planning + climate justice. Views are my own. www.emmamfrench.com
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For the record, the piece I wrote answers the question, which was rhetorical; yes this country is being destroyed, yes the mainstream media by telling it all piecemeal and normalized is avoiding telling us.
Please Shout Fire. This Theater Is Burning
The United States is being destroyed from within, and mainstream journalism isn't making that clear. When I was a kid, there was a popular phrase--"what if they had a war and no one came?" What if we ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
July 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
For the record, the piece I wrote answers the question, which was rhetorical; yes this country is being destroyed, yes the mainstream media by telling it all piecemeal and normalized is avoiding telling us.
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Join us in standing up for the Endangered Species Act and all of the species this law protects.
By changing the meaning of a single word, the Trump administration could gut habitat protections for all endangered species. We can't let that happen.
Comment period closes on 5/19: biodiv.us/3YOLBe6
By changing the meaning of a single word, the Trump administration could gut habitat protections for all endangered species. We can't let that happen.
Comment period closes on 5/19: biodiv.us/3YOLBe6
May 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Join us in standing up for the Endangered Species Act and all of the species this law protects.
By changing the meaning of a single word, the Trump administration could gut habitat protections for all endangered species. We can't let that happen.
Comment period closes on 5/19: biodiv.us/3YOLBe6
By changing the meaning of a single word, the Trump administration could gut habitat protections for all endangered species. We can't let that happen.
Comment period closes on 5/19: biodiv.us/3YOLBe6
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This language is eugenics-lite. If it is our “patriotic duty” to be healthy, does that mean people with chronic illnesses are unpatriotic? That they’re not worthy of the resources society spends on them?
Deeply troubling.
Deeply troubling.
Dr. Oz: "The best way to reduce drug spending is to use less drugs."
April 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This language is eugenics-lite. If it is our “patriotic duty” to be healthy, does that mean people with chronic illnesses are unpatriotic? That they’re not worthy of the resources society spends on them?
Deeply troubling.
Deeply troubling.
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What is happening at FEMA? Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.
FEMA Isn’t Ready for Disaster Season, Workers Say
Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.
www.wired.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
What is happening at FEMA? Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.
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THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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When you feel yourself becoming complacent or surrendering to hopelessness or apathy, remember that everything that exists today exists because someone(s) dreamt it up and decided to put in the work to make it a reality. We can create new ways of doing things, new ways of being, new worlds.
January 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
When you feel yourself becoming complacent or surrendering to hopelessness or apathy, remember that everything that exists today exists because someone(s) dreamt it up and decided to put in the work to make it a reality. We can create new ways of doing things, new ways of being, new worlds.
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He’s telling you who he is everyday.
March 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He’s telling you who he is everyday.
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Tell me more about how we’re making America healthy again
March 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Tell me more about how we’re making America healthy again
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Energy Transfer wins lawsuit against Greenpeace, threatens to bankrupt the org and put a chill on free speech
"...more than half the jurors selected to hear the case had ties to the fossil fuel industry"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"...more than half the jurors selected to hear the case had ties to the fossil fuel industry"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury
Non-profit said in statement lawsuits like this aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Energy Transfer wins lawsuit against Greenpeace, threatens to bankrupt the org and put a chill on free speech
"...more than half the jurors selected to hear the case had ties to the fossil fuel industry"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"...more than half the jurors selected to hear the case had ties to the fossil fuel industry"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This quote is from TWO YEARS AGO, from Project 2025 architect Russel Vought (who is now the White House budget director)
March 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This quote is from TWO YEARS AGO, from Project 2025 architect Russel Vought (who is now the White House budget director)
LAPD Surveilled Gaza Protests Using This Social Media Tool by @sambiddle.com
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LAPD Surveilled Gaza Protests Using This Social Media Tool
Police records obtained by The Intercept show Dataminr tracked Gaza-related protests and other constitutionally protected speech.
theintercept.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
LAPD Surveilled Gaza Protests Using This Social Media Tool by @sambiddle.com
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theintercept.com/2025/03/17/l...
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Just saw on IG that Micah Bazant has recently learned they have ME/CFS. To support their work, you can order posters/inkjet prints of this & other works on their website. I just did! Please join me if you are able. www.micahbazant.com/buy-art
March 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Just saw on IG that Micah Bazant has recently learned they have ME/CFS. To support their work, you can order posters/inkjet prints of this & other works on their website. I just did! Please join me if you are able. www.micahbazant.com/buy-art
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The Washington Post: EPA reverses course, reinstating dozens of environmental justice workers www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
EPA reverses course, reinstating dozens of environmental justice workers
The staffing reversal comes one month after the agency dismissed employees of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The Washington Post: EPA reverses course, reinstating dozens of environmental justice workers www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Americans Are Increasingly Aware That Climate Change Is Harming Their Health. Climate justice is health justice. Time to #ActonClimate now! - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/0403202...
Americans Are Increasingly Aware That Climate Change Is Harming Their Health - Inside Climate News
New survey also shows growing trust in scientists and health professionals as the federal government slashes resources for climate and health research and interventions.
insideclimatenews.org
March 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Americans Are Increasingly Aware That Climate Change Is Harming Their Health. Climate justice is health justice. Time to #ActonClimate now! - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/0403202...
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LA STUDENT STRIKE DAY 5 -
RIGHT NOW: Pasadena High School has just joined the dozens of other schools all over LA that have staged walkouts throughout this week.
This is the 6th straight day of anti-ICE, immigrations rights protests in LA.
RIGHT NOW: Pasadena High School has just joined the dozens of other schools all over LA that have staged walkouts throughout this week.
This is the 6th straight day of anti-ICE, immigrations rights protests in LA.
February 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
LA STUDENT STRIKE DAY 5 -
RIGHT NOW: Pasadena High School has just joined the dozens of other schools all over LA that have staged walkouts throughout this week.
This is the 6th straight day of anti-ICE, immigrations rights protests in LA.
RIGHT NOW: Pasadena High School has just joined the dozens of other schools all over LA that have staged walkouts throughout this week.
This is the 6th straight day of anti-ICE, immigrations rights protests in LA.
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Trump administration environmental justice removals cut across agencies. nearly 200 people placed on administrative leave as environmental justice programs are facing termination at the Justice and Energy departments and the Environmental Protection Agency.
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
Trump administration environmental justice removals cut across agencies
Agencies leaders placed nearly 200 on administrative leave as they wound down programs at the Justice and Energy departments and the Environmental Protection Agency.
www.govexec.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Trump administration environmental justice removals cut across agencies. nearly 200 people placed on administrative leave as environmental justice programs are facing termination at the Justice and Energy departments and the Environmental Protection Agency.
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
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Lots of folks handwaving at managed retreat after the LA fires. It's a thorny business for floods that gets only thornier when applied to fire risk.
Essential reading from Liz Koslov @koslov.bsky.social & Katie McConnell on our future of living with fire.
Essential reading from Liz Koslov @koslov.bsky.social & Katie McConnell on our future of living with fire.
Opinion | There Is No Way to Retreat From the Risk of Wildfires
Some more realistic ways to think about the challenges ahead.
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Lots of folks handwaving at managed retreat after the LA fires. It's a thorny business for floods that gets only thornier when applied to fire risk.
Essential reading from Liz Koslov @koslov.bsky.social & Katie McConnell on our future of living with fire.
Essential reading from Liz Koslov @koslov.bsky.social & Katie McConnell on our future of living with fire.