Bryan Brayboy

This evening into tomorrow morning, the weather brings a chance of heavy rain and the potential for flash flooding for western NC.

Please stay safe and make sure you have emergency alerts turned on.

Can you send me Zelle, please.

Handwritten notecard. Prompt at the top asks: What object was most devastating for you to lose, and how have you been coping? Answer below: Dentures. Were thrown away and coping isn't somthing I can do. It’s made me feel ugly, unworthy, can’t go get a job with no teeth. So how can get off the streets until another pair can be made?

ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”

We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.

➡️ This is what they wrote: projects.propublica.org/impact-of-ho...

On the Swamp: Talk with Ryan Emanuel on Indigenous Environmental Justice Join Massy Books, University of North Carolina Press, and Ryan Emanuel for a talk on Indigenous Environmental Justice on Aug. 19th at Massy!

I will be in Vancouver next month for a book talk and signing! 7-8:30PM on Tuesday, August 19 at Massy Books (@massybooks.bsky.social). Please stop by! Details 👇🏽
www.eventbrite.com/e/on-the-swa... #OnTheSwamp #Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice

Screenshot of article that reads: When looking beyond just Harvard and Columbia, one thing becomes clear, said Dominique Baker, an associate professor of education and public policy at the University of Delaware, the president is inciting an “outright attack” on higher education, and he has no plans of slowing down. From the political ousting of University of Virginia president James Ryan to the legislative termination of countless academic programs in Indiana with little to no faculty input, Baker identified one defining thread: curtailing the power of democratic institutions. “We are in a very dangerous time, both for U.S. higher education, but more importantly for our country,” she explained. “These types of outright attacks on colleges and universities are typically the moves of autocrats and dictators, often seen as signs of authoritarian takeovers.” She later added, “if one wanted to overthrow our constitutional republic, these are the types of moves you would make.”

Reporter: How do you feel about the Columbia settlement?

Dominique: Let me tell you about public universities in Republican-led states...

I appreciate that I get the kicker on a lot of these stories because I'm the most grim

www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Need her sounding like this

It feels very funny to celebrate these days, but I know connection is more important than ever. My book comes out in 2 weeks and there will be a launch party and I would love to see NYC parents, teachers, and community there.

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The #AERA2026 submissions deadline has been extended one week to August 1, originally scheduled for July 25. We hope this extension will provide support during a time of funding losses and disruptions to work. www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...

🧵 Insightful #NativesInSTEM thread… being, doing, mentoring.

holy shit lmao

Excellent and deeply pedagogical as usual. The clarity is just lovely.

Go, Jim, go!

Maddie Zimmer, Annabel Skubisz and Madison Taylor

SESP scholar athletes Maddie Zimmer (🏑) and Madison Taylor (🥍 ) were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America At-Large teams! Graduate student Annabel Skubisz, a goalkeeper on the field hockey team, was also selected.
🏑 💜 💜💜 🥍.

Ann Coulter commenting that "We (meaning the U.S., presumably) did not kill enough Indians."

I rarely comment on these things, but these are unusual times. 249 years ago the Declaration called Natives "Merciless Indian Savages.," and the Constitution excluded us from protection while enabling our dispossession. We remember this history not to cause harm, but to grasp the consequences./1

SUSTAINABILITY AND CORPORATE STRATEGY HOW CLIMATE IS AFFECTING CORPORATES THE NEXT FIVE YEARS REGIONAL HEADLINES SAMPLE DESIGN APPENDIX = Over half of companies report that their business was impacted by climate-related events in the past year, increasing costs 57% of companies experienced an impact on their operations from climate-related events in the past year, with APAC companies citing a much higher incidence (73%). Extreme heat was the most common, named by 55% of those who saw any impact (65% in APAC). Extreme weather or storms rank second (53%) and are the most common in North America (57%). Increased costs are the most common way that businesses are impacted (54%), followed by worker disruption (40%) and revenue losses (39%).

According to a new report by those hippies at Morgan Stanley, in the past year 55% of North American companies have experienced a #ClimateChange related event that impacted their operations or business.

That's a lot!

😳 “as many lives lost as WW1”

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

54% of American adults read at the 6th grade level or lower. That’s one form of literacy. Not sure how many others know HOW to read.

Can’t wait for y’all’s next episode.

Warnock: If I'm honest, there are days when I have to ask people of my faith tradition as a Christian, are we reading the same book? 

The book I know says I was hungry and you fed me. I was sick, I was in prison and you visited me, I was a stranger and you welcomed me….

Y’all. This episode is incredible. We know that TMcMC is a genius.The thing about this interview though is how pedagogical TMcMC is; she takes complicated ideas and analyses and explains them with deep clarity. That is such a gift! Katie is so good as a thought partner. Excellence!

I could watch this double slide from the Phillies all damn day long - with all the replays

The speech was quite good.

Hot take. The government isn’t subsidizing university budgets. Universities are lending subsidized expertise to research and development that contributes to the public good. It’s called partnership.

Print featuring a stylised owl looking outwards with multicoloured flowering plants eminating from the bird, against a white background

Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak rose to prominence in the 1950s with her experimental printmaking and is one of many indigenous women artists who have employed the medium to create intriguing and important artworks #ReframingWomenPrintnakers

Say this every day 👇

Climate anxiety can be overwhelming. Professor Sarah Ray speaks with Yasmin Tayag and Natalie Brennan about how current climate concerns compare with the existential crises of previous generations, and how to minimize doom loops and inaction. https://theatln.tc/MvmzZYe1

A paperback copy of “Prairie” by Candace Savage.

Reading this natural history in preparation for a visit to Grasslands National Park. Highly recommended. It’s beautifully written, moving, and just crammed with information. A new edition of the 2004 original #grasslands #prairie #books 🌿

On today's episode of "The Kids Are Alright," we salute Adeline Farmer of Portland. She penned a fantastic opinion piece for @pressherald.com from someone who understands the importance of belonging. 💚
#MaineStrong

My take on the consequences of the media's "original sin."
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