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Toad is buried under the covers in bed. From "Spring" In *Frog and Toad Are Friends*

Toad went back into the house. He got into bed and pulled the covers over his head again.

Climate chaaaaaaange!

Lessons Learned in 43 Years On turning 43 and some things that may be valuable.

Some reflections on parenting, activism, and a bunch of other stuff I've learned over 43 years… open.substack.com/pub/welleaty...

When climate change upends sacred rituals, the faithful adapt Rising temperatures and melting glaciers are altering the ways humans pray and threatening the existence of sacred traditions.

What does good climate journalism look like? These moving profiles of how climate is affecting religious observances around the world: wapo.st/4sl9mah (gift link!)

Making Space and Time for Play Play can open our and our kids' eyes to possibilities beyond our current time

How is play political and what can it teach our families about possible futures? open.substack.com/pub/welleaty...

Yes! It's speaking to the folks watching from the "cheap seats."

There are definitely much, much worse things for little kids to watch. Previewing a place is so helpful too!

I think he’s just sort of annoying. But he certainly knows his audience.

“Look up there, Mr. Frodo. There is light no shadow can touch.” - Samwise Gamgee, describing the beautiful clouds in the sky in Return of the King. May we all remember this light.

Unfinished.
#LiamRamos

Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that their...

Two kids in the deadly cold, and you *have helped.* A little while ago, you enabled this family to get shelter before another rainstorm hit. Nothing but transformative.

Let’s keep it going for rent, nutrition, education costs. Give/find their link here:

Where the sky keeps bursting A Washington Post investigation shows why much of the eastern U.S. is increasingly vulnerable to extreme rain and floods.

Great example of journalism highlighting the effects of climate change in a place that doesn’t get a lot of attention but has deep effects on the people there:
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/inte...

What Part of the Tree Are You? We all have a role to play, even when it's less front-and-center...

Everyone has a role to play in making change (including resisting ICE’s violence). How can you fit in? welleatyouupweloveyouso.substack.com/p/what-part-...

people are always like “what link do i give to?!”

one giant pile of money is actually not a great way to help people. people choosing a variety of places to give helps keep the money moving. no one org gets flooded to the point of breaking.

a PTA, the mutual aid venmo, can move $ even faster.

I don't keep doomers in my feed but since apparently some folks do: "celebrate each and every win, loudly" is Organizing 101

Thank you for writing this book. It’s such an amazing summary of so many important aspects of activism and organizing. I tell everyone who is involved in community organizing to read it.

LTRY is also currently available at 20% off - www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1922-l...

CHARLES RAFFERTY The Problem with Early Warnings People don't like to leave a party unless the house is actually on fire. Even then, if the flames are far enough away to be pretty, they'll finish their drink, take one more pass at the hors d'oeuvres. How things happen has always been unclear. Hurricanes begin in a place where no one lives. Agents of the government start to wear masks. Fascism is a word my neighbors won't use yet. They are following the law, they say, and the sirens are coming for someone else.

This hit so fucking hard today.

If you work for ICE, most people actually do despise you.

“So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.” Gandalf. We are all the Fellowship, whether Frodo, Sam or Gimli or anyone.

I think my favorite part of this tweet is the idea that an ENTIRE STATE of OVER 8 MILLION PEOPLE should elect its leaders solely to satisfy the approximately FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE who work for GOP Congressional offices.

Tell me a more on-brand message than making 99.94% of the people cater to 0.06%.

Gaining Perspective in Troubled Times On how I try to get a handle on things when there is *so* much happening...

When I get spun up in my own head, I can’t function. And that’s not good for anyone, including me. Here’s how I try to ground myself (with varying success) when I get overwhelmed: open.substack.com/pub/welleaty...

OMG, yes, The Good Place.

Gravity Falls, Steven Universe and The Owl House all had killer endings as well.

Apparently the dragon wasn’t supposed to show up until the end of the session and have the fight for next session. But we derailed the Revolutionary Boys’ plans, so something else had to happen.

I was saying at dinner that I should just get a CD player because I cannot play CDs I own on my phone without paying Apple.

I love that you included Agnes! I follow the Pipsqueekery on Facebook and my older son is going to donate his allowance money that he gets to give to charity to them this year. He is a big small mammal fan.

For young transgender runner, racing wasn’t the hardest thing Verónica García overcame poverty to become a high school track champion — twice. It made her famous for all the wrong reasons.

Heartbreaking story about the children who are truly hurt by laws and attitudes condemning trans people in sports. I hope she can find a home and a way to run: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...