Alison Munson

Automne en Gaspésie
Claude Picher
1994

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

An inflatable frog costume

donning the armor of god to face the forces of hell

Amid the noise, @newyorkstateag.bsky.social
delivered an audacious
#CupOfJoe regarding the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. “I am not fearful — I am fearless. “

In a world of Pams, be a Letitia. #DemsUnited

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Welcome to a “Thanks, Vlad!” edition of the MAGA Minute!

Today, Trump thanks the invader of Ukraine and architect of a million deaths for supporting his peace prize dream.

#RadioFreeAmerica
#MAGAminute

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

Breaking: MIT just became the first university to reject an agreement that would trade support for the Trump admin's higher education agenda in exchange for favorable treatment.

"Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds

“Women-led papers were more likely to be featured in local outlets than in national, international, or science-specialty media. They appeared more often in liberal-leaning outlets than conservative ones. And coverage of their work carried a more negative tone”

www.science.org/content/arti...

Guy who is zip-tying American children and shooting pastors on the head with pepper balls wants Peace Prize.

It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.

The Trump administration’s latest attack on cherished public lands | Opinion “For more than two decades, the Roadless Rule has protected nearly 60 million acres of our national forests from industrial development.”

"Research shows wildfires are 4x more likely in areas w/roads than in roadless forests...and >90% of wildfires occur within 1/2 mile of a road. Even USFS's own research undercuts the argument that repealing the roadless rule would have a positive effect on fire mgmt."🌍 www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...

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What will it take for regular people to understand that if they refuse to stand up against fascism they will not be spared? Fascism is a serial killer with no restrictions on who it targets.

Today I wrote about why my law firm is currently litigating 63 voting and election cases in 30 states. While the legacy media focuses on other things, Trump has launched a wholesale attack on free and fair elections.

I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

"Energy dominance," you say?

As of this year, *China is exporting more clean-energy technology than the US is exporting the dirty stuff*.

The future is green energy & China, not the US, is set to dominate it.

🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

#WarRavagedPortland

Cities Vs. Climate Change: Global Exhibition In Paris Inspires Action From Paris to Belém: 10 Years of Global Climate Action—celebrates a decade of bold urban responses to climate change since the 2015 Paris Agreement.

ICYMI: “Paris is uniquely positioned to celebrate & platform bold action from cities all over the world…really exemplifying those key words ‘further & faster.’ Not because they’ve been perfect but because they’ve been strategic, determined, & fearless.” My @forbes.com interview with @carltonreid.com

Paris before and after street transformation

New urban forest planted in front of Paris City Hall

A Paris “School Street” where cars are removed and people space/tree planting are added

According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.

Just the start.

Common sense.

How Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State

we charge our hyundai ioniq 5 around once every two to three weeks at a muncipal charger and i’d say it runs about $9 for 250 miles of range.

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

as an artist, this would transform my life.

(I'm a poet, fwiw.)

Favorite post of the day.

Going, going, almost gone -- point of global evidence #482 🌍

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

Driving in downtown Portland. What a war ravaged mess. Totally unsafe.

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

Different link - www.latimes.com/environment/...

It's increasingly clear that the president lives in a constructed bubble of unreality designed by aides who are manipulating him in order to take control of US policy. Seems like an important story - wish media would cover it.