Jane Patton

As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, the President of the United States refers to judicial checks on his authority as "unfortunate involvement."

This is the State of our Union.

#SOTU2026

shocked to learn that the president lied about this and also this is a horrible defacing of a building that belongs to the people of the United States, not donald trump

Runaway Insurance Costs Bring Back Talk of Price Caps Increasingly, insurers in both red and blue states are being told to cap prices as lawmakers come under pressure.

I wouldn't have believed it unless I saw it with my own eyes, but apparently it's still possible for experienced financial journalists to write long-ish articles about exploding home insurance prices and never mention the phrase "climate change."
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...

Are y'all still believing Big Ag's big lies?!

Check out Taylor dropping some knowledge below. ⤵️

Are you're really seeing our food system with the clear eyes needed to phase fossil fuels out of food? 🤔

ACT NOW. 🔥 Fires, explosions, toxic releases — chemical disasters happen nearly every day in the US.
⚠️ The Trump Admin is trying to eliminate the only agency that investigates and prevents them.
📣 Tell Congress: Save the Chemical Safety Board
☎️ Act now: bit.ly/3Kq1Z0w

Poland: renewables overtake coal for the first time.

A decade ago coal was 83% of power; in June it fell below 44%.

https://f.mtr.cool/dwqfciqmse

"We aren't going to vote our way out of this. We also aren't going to _eat_ our way out of this, but I still had breakfast this morning." - @mskellymhayes.bsky.social on how voting can fit into a larger antifascist strategy.

As your own dreams shrivel, remember that someone, somewhere is being made even more miserable than you! That's the new American dream: that someone is being punished in your name. And, somewhere else, a billionaire is happy. Your personal billionaire! Look, he's smiling and giving a big thumbs-up! Already, your tax dollars are being put to good use.

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

I think this to myself at least once a week. And I think about that chapter every time my a/c kicks on, especially on days with >100° heat index + >70% humidity, which just feels like the whole summer here now. #NOLA

At least it's actually raining this year...

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: More Than 3 in 4 NYC Voters Support a Rent Freeze on Rent-Stabilized Apartments. Description: Do you support or oppose a rent freeze on rent-stabilized apartments in New York City, meaning landlords would not be allowed to increase rent for a set period of time? All likely voters — Support: 78%, Oppose: 17% Democrat — Support: 84%, Oppose: 12% Independent / Third party — Support: 75%, Oppose: 19% Republican — Support: 64%, Oppose: 30% March 17–24 survey of 854 NYC likely voters.

Zohran Mamdani won his race on the back of policies widely supported by NYC voters:

78% of NYC voters support a rent freeze on rent-stabilized apartments.

While everyone else is annoyed that Claiborne is closed coming into the city, I'm one of the 7 (🙄) houses without power until god knows when. After being awoken by a car hitting a utility pole at 4a. (I think everyone is ok.)

So I have decamped in pursuit of caffeine and an outlet.

Trump's DEI rollbacks are starving Black farmers like never before "Now we're back to before the civil rights bill passed, in my definition," said John Boyd, founder of the National Black Farmers Association.

Trump's DEI rollbacks are pushing out Black farmers by cutting millions in critical funding. This isn't just about farming, it's about our community's survival and independence.
on.thegrio.com/3ZHHbGI

So proud of my colleagues for exercising their right to collective bargaining, and to my organizational home for moving quickly on voluntary recognition! 😍

As management, I love this so much for us, and I look forward to what comes from the bargaining table to make us a healthier, stronger team ✊

A news headline from U.S. Education News reads, "Columbia Yields to Trump in Battle Over Federal Funding." The subheading states, "School to ban masks, empower police and rein in controversial academic department." The byline credits Douglas Belkin, with a timestamp of March 21, 2025, at 4:01 pm ET.

Columbia University has destroyed itself. A shameful dark day.

archive.ph/1elJh

Let us never, ever forget that Columbia University quickly capitulated to fascist authoritarianism.

Tell your colleagues and coworkers, and your kids, niblings, grandkids, and grandniblings: Never Columbia.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...

everyone seeing how when you takeaway the DEI the planes start falling out of the sky

‘Superfund’ laws aim to make Big Oil pay for climate damage News laws to hold oil and gas responsible for costs associated with climate change provide ‘hope’ for activists — and a legal target for the industry

"Communities have felt intentionally marginalized, disregarded — frankly— gaslit" by oil and gas companies. New laws to hold them accountable for costs associated with climate change "are a beacon of hope" says @soopajane.bsky.social
Read more in @floodlightnews.org

NOW: More than 98% of #Costco shareholders have just rejected an anti-DEI measure

The attempt to force Costco to audit their #DEI work was by an anti-inclusion lobby group:

"The proponent's broader agenda is not reducing risk for the Company but abolition of diversity initiatives." - Costco Board

Louisiana State meteorologist Jay Grymes said the expected winter storm will be the worst one South Louisiana has seen since the 1960s. Be prepared to stay indoors Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

“Fascism, it’s always about using nationalism, and the nation, as a bludgeon to generate support for death policies, on behalf of death governments. For violence and repression and exploitation, internationalism is the antidote, always.” —Robin D. G. Kelley

Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care a book by Kelly Hayes, Mariame Kaba, Harsha Walia, et al. What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let This Radicalize You is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building powe...

It will be easy to fall into a pattern of dunking & reacting in these times. Performing disapproval can be a consuming pastime & it is not enough. Refuse to abandon vulnerable people. Build a rebellious culture of care. If you need help, @prisonculture.bsky.social and I wrote a book to assist you.

Turning human misery into big money Gov. Jeff Landry treats homeless people like a commodity. It’s shameful, and Louisiana faith leaders should be denouncing it

"Turning human misery into big money: Gov. Jeff Landry treats homeless people like a commodity. It’s shameful, and Louisiana faith leaders should be denouncing it," new by me. robertmann.substack.com/p/turning-hu...

My hot take is that joy is good

Hahah I'm proud that my current laptop, 5 years in, has no stickers.

My insulated coffee bottle, on the other hand, very clearly loves Louisiana, queer people, dogs, and the environment 😍

Well, I'm not sure that I like that particular placeholder in your mind 😅

But I have so much more ink now. You would love it ❤️

I have art from this man's comic books tattooed on my body. 😡

And no words left. So I'll leave Lila's here.

Illinois Carbon Capture Project Captures Almost No Carbon - CleanTechnica Carbon capture holds tremendous promise -- if it works. But in the real world, it doesn't and is costing taxpayers billions.

Not only is @ADMupdates' #carboncapture project in IL leaking near the drinking water source for a million people, it doesn't even WORK! 😡
cleantechnica.com/2025/01/03/i...

maybe i shouldn't write at all but clean my gun and check my kerosene supply perhaps these are not poetic times at all

Nikki Giovanni 1943-2024

AND pay a livable, comfortable wage with benefits.