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I am going through this decision right now and likely about to move to Ghost and intend to use Libsyn for my podcast hosting. Definitely facing some compromises in order to go that route. (aka I feel your pain, friends. )

➿ The Tension of Platforms & Why I Haven’t Left Substack (Yet) Podcast Episode · Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media · 02/13/2026 · 45m

For those of you not-loving to be on Substack these days, and perhaps considering other options, this episode of #OffTheGrid podcast is very helpful in evaluating online apps via the “is it a tool or a platform” and “who is making money off of my content” lens. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

google maps should add the time it takes to find parking when giving driving directions

green graphic showing an illustration of a person wearing pigtails and overalls sitting in a large bowl of fruits. text across the top says "cheap and easy vegan Friday".

It's Cheap & Easy Vegan Friday! Where we share some of our favorite inexpensive, accessible vegan recipes and food bloggers for your consideration. We're going to highlight some ideas for Valentine's Day this week!

Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!

"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

I think cork is a wonder, so I wanted to spread the word. I feel like people can use the news that there are some leather alternatives out there! :-)

Library display of dozens of books about the history of fascism

Librarians not mincing words with this straightforward display of books about fascism.

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Are We Soft Seceding? Plus, Price-Surging Bills and How to Spend V-Day Podcast Episode · City Cast Seattle · 02/13/2026 · 34m

At the front end of this episode of @citycastseattle.bsky.social is a wee bit of discussion about soft secession (WA, OR and #CA) that perked up my ears podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... #Cascadia plus #PacNW #leadership
@janehu.bsky.social

Remember; I have claimef the phrase #JoyAsAnActOfResistance as my personal tag… ;-)

Just started reading #JoySpan , and finding it a huge resource for thinking about how people with influence (we all have some!) can fuel and expand their impact by better understanding their own JoySpan.

“Your habits have more power to shape your health than your genes ever will” Kerry Burnight

Highly recommend this @lloydalter.bsky.social piece.

#ClimateInfluence

Bad Bunny occupies the top 5 on Global Spotify for a third consecutive day:

#1: DtMF — 12.89M
#2: BAILE INoLVIDABLE — 8.886M
#3: NUEVAYoL — 8.776M
#4: Tití Me Preguntó — 7.066M
#5: EoO — 7.03M

As ever - great music over on kexp.org , friends.

It was so wonderful to be in the downtown streets yesterday! I dream…

Here's Michelle Wu doing the introduction to a Know Your Rights video in Haitian Creole. This is the kind of stuff I think of when I say she truly represents the entire state. Great work by the Mayor and her team.

Zahilay's first executive order bars ICE from King County-owned properties In his first executive order since becoming King County executive in November, Girmay Zahilay has barred immigration authorities from conducting enforcement activities in non-public areas of county-ow...

The order, which Zahilay signed Thursday and goes into effect immediately, includes several actions meant to strengthen protections and services for immigrant and refugee communities in the county.

Dems in WA want to pass the strongest restrictions on new data centers in the country, and the Techbro billionaires are trying hard to stop it. We need to get loud and ask our elected officials to pass this bill - and make it even stronger while they're at it 👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Olympian Dotsie Bausch just helped WIN a national battle for kids to access plant-based milk in schools!

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5 Facts About the Endangerment Finding If the EPA scraps the endangerment finding, this would fundamentally undermine the nation’s safety, health, and economic well-being.

Pretty wild -- If it was a nation, greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. vehicles sector would be the fifth-largest source in the world

www.nrdc.org/media/5-fact...

Love to hear it!

What if 1 in 10 people changed how they eat, drive, heat or shop? - World News Climate change is often viewed as an issue that's too big for individual action to matter. But calculations show that when personal choices add up, the impact can be significant.

What if 1 in 10 people changed how they eat, drive, heat or shop? (World)

I call those behaviors #ClimateInfluence. I went vegan 9 years ago, have been 90% biking for local transportation for decades and champion #EVs for households that need a car. Those of us doing any of these can get louder about how it has only made life better. Amplifying that = #mywork

A bakfiets style cargo bike in front of the Willamette River at Waterfront Park. The Hawthorne Bridge in the background.

Another beautiful car-free 13 mile commute after dropping the kiddo at school. Rain is coming tomorrow, and we really need it! (We need snow in the mountains!) If we keep burning fossil fuels in cars, our snow pack will continue to shrink.
🚗+⛽️=🌏🔥
📸This park used to be a highway!

Literally cannot stress enough that if I, a climate scientist, were running a scam it would be a lot more fun than this

"What we choose to eat is not merely a lifestyle choice but a systemic driver of both human and Earth’s health."
Each year, ~15 million adults die prematurely due to unhealthy diets – more than caused by air pollution.
If diets remain unchanged, GHG emissions will increase by 33% by 2050.
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White woman smiling big with blondish hair in a red coat with the Seattle space needle in the background and crowds all around her. Sunlight on it all. Blue skies!

I am forever a student of the role joy plays in influence for good.

Pure joy in the crowds at yesterday’s Seattle Seahawks Championship parade. People of all stripes, celebrating a community win through sports. Smiling, dancing, laughing,…bliss.

Animal agriculture is a major contributor to global food insecurity.

It takes ~1,595 ft² of land to produce 1 lb of beef, compared with only ~17 ft² for 1 lb of soy or ~19 ft² for wheat. Producing 3.3–25 kg of animal feed is required for every 1 kg of meat.

#Vegan

Inside the climate group working everywhere but DC: ‘You can still have huge wins’ Climate Cabinet supports candidates in state and city races as the federal government ignores the climate crisis

Climate win: In Naperville, IL, which gets its power in part from a coal plant that's one of the top 10 climate polluters in the country, city councilmembers just voted to stop negotiations w/ the agency keeping them hooked on coal.

I first wrote about this here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Yes! Keep celebrating the climate wins that may not make “the news”!!! This is #ClimateInfluence - where social norms of leadership are transforming.