Erin Leiserson

Not at the moment. Just wondering how others have found their own personal writing communities.

Fiction writers, how did you find your writing group/critique partners?

#WritingCommunity #writers #romancelandia

Important perspective here 👇

Trump as I and others within the counter far right academic community continue to say is just a figurehead and the true powers behind him have been working this plan for decades. To actually defeat American fascism we are going to have to acknowledge that reality and the damage that has been done

Same here.

Our tax dollars at work.

“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.”

Renewables are cheaper to build, cheaper to operate and deliver cheaper energy. Which is why about 2/3 of global investment into energy generation now goes into renewables. Especially solar & big batteries.

NPR could better ask if fossil fuels have a viable future without tax payer subsidies.

"Where does the climate movement go from here?" Any serious answer to this question must center reforming the systems of government that Trumpists have exploited to send the US into repressive authoritarianism. This will be HARD, but it will also unlock vast new possibilities for climate action.

TIL Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense in a Chipotle

In any conflict, we should oppose the aggressor and defend the aggressed, regardless of identity. I have only contempt for the Iranian regime, but Iran was attacked by Israel and the US without sufficient cause or legal justification. Israel and the US are the aggressors, Iran the aggressed.

That can cause you a bundle of trouble, as partisans of one side or another will see you as their enemy if you condemn the actions of their team. But moral consistency is something we should strive for, and never more urgently than when it comes to aggressive war.

I’m tired of being lectured on what it takes to win elections by people who haven’t been, in fact, winning the most important elections of my lifetime. I do not want to hear from these dinosaurs anymore

A placard with the following text NO ICE ACCESS IN THIS OFFICE PRIVATE PROPERTY - ENTRY RESTRICTED BY LAW NOTICE TO ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT & IMMIGRATION AGENTS: This is a private workplace. You are not permitted to enter non-public areas of this office (including offices, break rooms, storage areas, and staff-only areas) without a valid judicial warrant signed by a federal judge or magistrate An ICE administrative warrant (Form I-200 or 1-205) does not authorize entry into private areas of this office. You may not question emplovees or search the premises without proper legal authorify. All employees and visitors have the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO ENTER THIS OFFICE WITHOUT A VALID JUDICIAL WARRANT, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE. IF YOU PRESENT A JUDICIAL WARRANT, PLEASE NOTIFY MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL COUNSEL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE PROCEEDING. IF YOU ENTER, YOU ARE TRESPASSING, AND WE WILL SEEK LEGAL RECOURSE. This policy is in compliance with: U.S. Constitution, Fourth Amendment California Government Code $ 7285.1 California Labor Code $ 1019.2 Immigrant Worker Protection Act (AB 450)

We are posting this placard at all of our offices and asking our union contract farms to post as well.

We encourage our friends to put up similar placards at their business as immigration agents do not have the right to go on private property without permission.

We’re led by warmongers & cowards.

They have no intention of stopping our civilisation slamming into a wall because they were put in place by the forces profiting from it.

None of our children get to survive unless we take the money out of politics & end this relentless ascent of psychopaths.

Regime Change in Iran Will Not End Well In the long run, the United States will pay for Donald Trump’s hubris in attacking Iran.

3 Democratic congresspeople oppose.
2 Democratic congresspeople want a procedural vote.

That's it. That's the opposition party. #NoWar

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Seems like pervasive anti-intellectualism plays a role here. It's too rare to find someone who understands the nature and value of intellectual pursuit as something other than a way to get a job or to score points in an argument. Because the purpose is misunderstood, the process is, too.

I had a similar undergrad experience reading a letter from a Japanese-American student to his dean, thanking him for his (failed) effort to save him and others from WWII internment.

Important read, especially for #parents.

#parenting #school #health

Black and white photograph. A uniformed keeper holds the top part of a pelican's beak and pours medicine into it from what looks suspiciously like a hip flask. The pelican's body language expresses an air of considerable unenthusiasm.

Black and white photograph. Sequel to the foregoing: the keeper is now holding the pelican's beak shut with both hands. The enthusiasm of the pelican is unaltered.

I promise I was looking for something slightly more sensible on the BnF website when I found these pictures of a keeper at London Zoo in 1925 feeding medicine to an extremely reluctant pelican.

"The incident was the latest in nearly daily mass deaths of Palestinians who were seeking aid in past weeks, including near sites operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation."

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Today, more starving Palestinians were lured into “aid distribution sites”.

They went in hope that they might find a bag of flour.

They were gunned down and murdered instead.

What utter inhumanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.

If you want to know how I'm doing, last night my brain dreamed up a dystopian rom-com.

#writing

seeing reports and rumors tonight that do nothing to allay my concerns

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

Food systems are the #2 contributor to climate change, the #1 driver of deforestation, the #1 driver of biodiversity loss on land, and the #1 user of freshwater.

(It follows that food systems contain many solutions to these problems.)

"We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can't believe they are gone. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them so much. "We want everyone to know that we are both safe and with loved ones. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received, and we appreciate your respect for our family's privacy as we grieve. "Our family would like to thank law enforcement for their swift action that saved others and for the coordination across communities that led to the arrest of the man who murdered our parents. We especially would like to thank the officers who were first on the scene to our parents' home and their heroic attempts to rescue our mom and dad. "Our parents touched so many lives, and they leave behind an incredible legacy of dedication to their community that will live on in us, their friends, their colleagues and co-workers, and every single person who knew and loved them. "If you would like to honor the memory of Mark and Melissa, please consider the following: • Plant a tree. • Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail. • Pet a dog. A golden retriever is ideal, but any will do. • Tell your loved ones a cheesy dad joke and laugh about it. • Bake something — bread for Mark or a cake for Melissa, and share it with someone. • Try a new hobby and enjoy learning something. • Stand up for what you believe in, especially if that thing is justice and peace. "Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together. Hold your loved ones a little closer. Love your neighbors. Treat each other with kindness and respect. The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."

Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.

(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)

"Fascism, but make it classy."