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Cheryl Knott
@ironyofprint.bsky.social
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Thinking (and sometimes writing) about the publication and reception of Meadows, et al., The Limits to Growth (1972)

Fighting to save a desert aquifer from capitalism

Herded by dogs
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ironyofprint.bsky.social
Lexis/Nexis
annakornbluh.bsky.social Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 5d
"Low-lift national targets are mostly public-facing companies with relatively small ICE contracts that are set to expire soon, making them particularly vulnerable to consumer and employee pressure."
www.laborpolitics.com/p/want-to-st...
Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators
ICE can’t function without help from the private sector. So we should force the private sector to stop helping.
www.laborpolitics.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
ironyofprint.bsky.social
Excellent reporting, as always, by Tony Davis, @tucson.com

tucson.com/news/local/a...
Owner of huge Arizona dairies makes groundwater deal with state
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says "megadairies" near Willcox will take 2,000 acres of farmland out of production and set up fund to help neighbors dig deeper wells for water.
tucson.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:43 PM
ironyofprint.bsky.social
@azagmayes.bsky.social got an $11M settlement from Riverview LLP, a Minnesota-based industrial ag company that moved into S.E. AZ in 2015
@startribune.com @southdakotasearchlight.com @minnpost.bsky.social @mprnews.org @circleofblue.bsky.social @highcountrynews.org

www.azag.gov/ag-mayes-ann...
Attorney General Mayes Announces Precedent-Setting Settlement with Riverview Dairy to Reduce Groundwater Usage, Securing $11M for Well Drilling, Water-Hauling and Groundwater Access | Attorney General...
WILLCOX –Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced a settlement agreement between Arizona and Riverview, LLP, to reduce Ri
www.azag.gov
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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indivisibletucson.bsky.social
There will be vigil in honor of Renee Good at 7 pm tonight (01/08) at El Tiradito Wishing Shrine at 418 S. Main St. in Tucson. (Thank you Phineas Anderson for this.)
January 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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robinkelly.house.gov
I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
Rep. Kelly announces plans to impeach Secretary Kristi Noem
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) announced plans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
robinkelly.house.gov
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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edburmila.bsky.social
It takes an enormous amount of courage to stand there, keep filming, and scream "What the fuck, you asshole" at someone wearing a badge who just shot and killed one of your neighbors in cold blood.
viamarsala18.bsky.social Elle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social · 7d
I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
wellgoshacs.bsky.social AC @wellgoshacs.bsky.social · 7d
I’m eating lunch, I’m having a panic attack, I’m charging my phone, and then I’m going back out to try and keep my neighborhood safe.
January 7, 2026 at 6:13 PM
ironyofprint.bsky.social
Read this.
January 6, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
PSLN is seeking volunteers. After attending reference volunteer training, you can remotely answer reference questions mailed to us from people incarcerated in correctional facilities around the country. plsn-nyc.tumblr.com/be-a-volunteer
Volunteer for reference
Attend a Reference Training: The best way to get involved with this project is to attend a virtual volunteer training and learn how to answer letters. These are hosted online, and require a signifi...
plsn-nyc.tumblr.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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zinnedproject.bsky.social
"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people." -- Howard Zinn @zinndigital.bsky.social

And look at outcome, in Guatemala e.g. 1954: www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ja...

In Chile, 1973: www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sa...

And many more.

#HandsOffVenezuela
"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people." -- Howard Zinn
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
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guidoo.bsky.social
Poet Cornelius Eady, with intro music “Mannenberg” from Abdullah Ibrahim. We need an annotated inauguration program 🌈
SO GOOD
youtu.be/cjYQdpMxcxo
INAUGURATION HIGHLIGHT: Cornelius Eady Delivers Chilling Poem at Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration |AC14
YouTube video by DWS News
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January 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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nikitagill.bsky.social
“Do not let the lamp of hope dim in the chaos that descends. May peace know you by name.”
Hymn for Every Version of You This New Year Be more present for the universes inside you. Make more pilgrimages to the interiors of your own heart. Clear away the smoke, the wreckage that tries to convince you that you do not deserve joy. Tell your friends you love them more often. Tell good people they are needed; include yourself in that list. When love comes knocking, do not doubt it. Instead open the door with warmth and let it in. When grief claws at your window, don't ignore it. Instead, hold it close and let it stay as long as it needs. Do not let the lamp of hope dim in the chaos that descends. May peace know you by name. May you be greeted by birdsong often. May hope curl up like a well loved old dog at the end of your bed every night. And when the ruins of your past call your name, remember the monument of courage you built in their place. - Nikita Gill
January 1, 2026 at 2:13 PM
ironyofprint.bsky.social
Money changes everything for people who turn to the Palmetto State Abortion Fund for help. Please give if you are able. @psabortionfund.bsky.social
#SkyFundathon2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuzm...
Cyndi Lauper on Austin City Limits "Money Changes Everything"
YouTube video by Austin City Limits
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January 1, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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tutusntinyhats.bsky.social
#SkyFundathon is up to $5,060 for the @psabortionfund.bsky.social, with three hours still to go! 🎉

Thank you so much to everyone who has DJed and donated so far, and let's keep this going!
January 1, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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leanahosea.bsky.social
The UK’s largest planned data centre—a project by US firm QTS—is understating its true water consumption by a factor of 50, says new analysis by @watershed-i.bsky.social & @aiarmsracebook.bsky.social @digiconomist.bsky.social No mistake; AI is a heavy, polluting industry. shorturl.at/KXQxJ
UK’s largest proposed datacentre ‘understating planned water use’
Analysis suggests consumption at Northumberland site could be 50 times higher than US operator QTS estimates
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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menrywy.bsky.social
What the Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers and the Dawes Act etc. started, data centers will finish, with a bit of a colonial boomerang effect.
December 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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menrywy.bsky.social
What might be helpful is to effectively communicate to communities facing data center inundation what water theft under settler colonialism meant for Indigenous peoples in the Colorado River Basin or along the Missouri River in the early-to-mid 1900s.
ali-alkhatib.com ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · Dec 12
how much water does it take to disrupt the careers of millions of people? how much water does it take to make deepfakes of underage kids? how much water does it take to exacerbate people's mental health crises? is there a good number? is there an acceptable number?
December 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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gregpak.net
From this point on, I'm forced to assume that every elected politician who does not immediately call for Trump's impeachment is in the Epstein files. Sorry. Just cutting the Gordian knot here, as one does during societal collapse.
December 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
Pay attention to what happens during library board meetings, attend the meetings and seek election/appointment to the boards.
txfreedomread.bsky.social Texas Freedom to Read Project @txfreedomread.bsky.social · Dec 12
Guest author, Miranda Williamson, provides an eyewitness account of the recent library board meeting in Salado, TX where the board voted to uphold the reconsideration committee recommendation to retain “When Aidan Became a Brother” by @kylelukoff.bsky.social

www.txftrp.org/salado_stand...
A Children’s Book, a Packed Library, and a Community Standing for the Right to Read
An eyewitness account on the recent Salado, Texas library board meeting.
www.txftrp.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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profferguson.bsky.social
Preorder today. “Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance.” #books
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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shayruldawn.bsky.social
#peaceprize
#tacos
Sign reads: Free Nobel Peace prize with an order of shrimp tacos.
December 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
ironyofprint.bsky.social
Abolish ICE
December 6, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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sarahkendzior.bsky.social
Now THEY KNEW is $2.99! This deal lasts today and today only. Find it on Bookshop, Kindle, or any ebook vendor along with HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT which is also $2.99 today. These books on Trump, Epstein, and transnational crime give the backstory to today's news:
bookshop.org/p/books/they...
They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent
How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent
bookshop.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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danmcquillan.bsky.social
Resisting GenAI and Big Tech in Higher Education - Tuesday 25th Nov, free registration, great panel, big focus on climate justice. Register here: lmula.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Resisting GenAI and Big Tech in Higher Education Tuesday 25th November 2025 8am - 9:30am PST | 11am -12:30pm EST | 4pm - 5:30pm GMT | 5pm - 6:30pm CET Virtual on Zoom – REGISTER HERE: http://bit.ly/4qE27dB Generative AI is permeating higher education in many different ways—it is increasingly embedded in university work and life, even if we don’t want to use it. But people are also sounding the alarm: Gen AI is disrupting learning and undermining trust in the integrity of academic work, while big tech’s energy consumption, use of water, and rapid expansion of data centers are exacerbating ecological crises. What can we do? How do we resist? Come learn about the environmental, social, economic, and political threats that AI poses and how we can individually and collectively resist and refuse. Learn about how some are challenging the narrative of inevitability. Join this interactive discussion with international scholars and activists on resisting GenAI and big tech in higher education. Inputs from multiple scholar-activists include: Christoph Becker (University of Toronto, Canada), Mary Finley-Brook (University of Richmond, USA), Dan McQuillan (Goldsmiths, University of London, UK), Sinéad Sheehan (University of Galway, Ireland), Jennie Stephens (National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland), and Paul Lachapelle (Montana State University, USA). This event will be recorded and is co-sponsored by: Climate Justice Universities Union and Climate Campus Network
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
ironyofprint.bsky.social
I'm just finishing the award-winning book _Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation_ by @danfagin.bsky.social. If you need a reminder that activated people have power, here it is. The book is especially timely now as a benighted administration destroys environmental regulation.
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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dollyjorgensen.bsky.social
It’s terrible to think that we are nearly to the end of November and need to start Christmas shopping!
But, hey, that also means it is the perfect time to encourage you to buy copies of the beautifully illustrated Ghosts Behind Glass from your local or online bookstore to give away as gifts!
Ghosts Behind Glass
How museums display extinct species—and what these exhibits say about us.   While it’s no longer possible to encounter a dodo in the wild, we can still come face-to-face with them in museums. The rema...
press.uchicago.edu
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM