Sarah Brylinsky

PUSHBACK WORKS.
PUSHBACK WORKS.
PUSHBACK WORKS.

ALSO stop preemptive compliance.

Every post like this helps me breathe a little more

Re-reads are SO good though. I always learn so many new things about a piece I love. Or, switching format (.e.g. audiobook, paperback).

Feb 4 is Renewable Heat Now's Advocacy Day at the State Capitol!

Join Renewable Heat Now & allied groups to call on the State Legislature to pass the NY HEAT Act in the budget for cleaner heat & lower bills.

Third Act Upstate NY is an active member of the Renewable Heat Now coalition.

I ran $100 billion in Infrastructure and IRA programs at EPA. We obligated over $70 billion onto signed awards and contracts to protect public health and the environment. All that funding is currently frozen. Here are the facts…
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Pride Community Meeting, Feb 15th 12-2pm at Buffalo St. Books. RSVP at Ithaca pride alliance dot org.

Pride Collaborator Meetings, starting Feb 10th 2025, 5-6pm virtually, biweekly.

Ithaca & Tompkins County! It's time to start planning for 🏳️‍🌈 Ithaca Pride 🏳️‍🌈 - June 13th-15th, 2025. Main festival on Sun 15th and events from the community welcome all week & month long.

2 opportunities to learn more starting Feb 10th & general volunteer interest sign up here: bit.ly/4jEJfYc

The history of environmental & scientific racism in America runs deep. Tuskegee Syphilis Study. COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution.

Today? RFK Jr. expressing his belief that Black people should have a different vaccine schedule.

I'm passionate about ensuring a livable climate future for Upstate NY. Join me in supporting Senate Bill S186 "Insure Our Communities Act," and let's work together to get it passed!

Link 1: Bill overview
Link 2: Zoom learning opportunity

#CommunityFirst #UpstateNY #S186 #GetInvolved

Dark movie theatre filled with patrons facing a screen with blurry movie credits

Packed movie theatre with patrons watching the screen at Cinemopolis in Ithaca NY

A list of musicians and music video titles for The Ithaca Music Video Film Festival.

Table with merchandise and a small paper program for The Ithaca Music Video Film Festival.

Absolutely PACKED house for Ithaca Underground's "Music Video Film Festival" at Cinemopolis last night.

It was so fun watching so many music videos filmed in Ithaca - and wow, do we have such incredible local musical talent. 🎙️🎧🎶

See you there!

ICE was out in Ithaca today and I saw several rapid-response teams deployed - all of which were effective! No agents were allowed to enter the businesses they attempted to.

Honestly, same.

Consistent and dogmatic destruction of the free press is one of the most effective moves in the facist playbook. #Trump has been clear that he will seek to undermine journalism which has not gotten in line as loyalist underdogs.

Trump’s Order to End E.V. Subsidies Draws Pushback and Doubt Automakers and even some Republicans may fight to preserve funds, and environmental activists will likely sue, but some experts said that some changes may not survive legal challenges.

3) #EVs: Another exec order scrapped a tax credit for people buying EVs & funding to expand national #chargingstations. Proprietary charging network #Tesla stands to benefit if rival networks are slowed. Also rescinded - 2030 goal for 50% of new vehicle sales to be electric, hybrid, or hydrogen.

U.S. Wind Power Faces Huge Challenges After Trump Orders a Crackdown In a sweeping order, President Trump halted federal approvals for new wind farms, in a move that could affect projects on land and in the ocean.

2) Wind power nixed: A week-one #Trump executive order brought an immediate halt to the leasing of federal lands & waters for new #windenergy. Projects under construction are unlikely to be affected, but those far along in the development process awaiting final approvals may be scuttled.

Transportation Secretary Seeks Rollback of Biden’s Fuel Economy Standards The order is the latest Trump administration effort against Biden-era initiatives that intended to promote electric vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

1) Fuel economy setback: #SeanDuffy, Trump's newly confirmed transportation secretary, signed an order Tuesday rolling back #fueleconomy standards. Weakening standards will hurt U.S. global car sales, increase tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks, and slow the adoption of #electricvehicles.

Let's be clear: climate obstruction has real-world consequences, especially for future generations.

Let's review Trump's recent rollbacks on EV credits, wind energy, & fuel efficiency are a stark example. (Thread)

#ClimateSolutions #ActOnClimate #energyefficiency #EV #windenergy #legislation

Yesssss you gotta share photos when this happens!

County Legislature in favor of further environmental review of Cargill mine - The Ithaca Voice Update (10:50 a.m.): A Cargill representative sent a statement to The Ithaca Voice that was initially not included in this story. The article has been updated to include that statement. Original […]

✅ Tompkins County joins 8 other municipalities in urging the NYDEC to scrutinize Cargill salt mine expansion under Cayuga Lake calling for full Environmental Impact Statement or permit denial. Will Ithaca follow suit?

No repeat of 'Retsof Salt Mine' here.
#environment #localpolitics #fingerlakes

HONESTLY so much weight

@landisb.bsky.social we have a big property now and have a cleared area that we've deemed the "baba yaga hut" zone for future building of said structure :)

Indefinite detention of individuals deemed a threat to the state is unacceptable. We must demand immediate action from our representatives to end this practice. #HumanRights #CivilLiberties #NoConcentrationCamps

Do you have any good resources (scientific articles, great news pieces, whatever) on fluoridation that you would utilize? I feel like this conversation keeps coming up in my circles and I'd love to have more fact-based responses and thoughts.

Round one goes to Team America.

We remain in the ring until far right extremism has been completely and totally knocked out.

Project2025 & Executive Actions Taken

Comprehensive open-source tracking sheet here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Checklist of major goals outlined in Project 2025 plan by the Heritage Foundation, with overlay indicating which goals have been achieved by the Trump administration in week two of its residency. The list has 28 items. Goals achieved to date include: 1. Raise prescription drug prices 2. End civil rights & DEI protections in gov't 3. Ending climate protections 4. Mass deportation of immigrants 5. End birth right citizenship

Keep track of how the current administration is implementing the Project 2025 plan - despite Trump "distancing" himself from the project during his campaign.

This is the blueprint his administration will follow.

5. Build community: Share the cognitive load. Different people track different issues. Network intelligence beats individual overload.

Remember: They want you scattered.

Your focus is #resistance.

3. Remember: Feeling overwhelmed is the point. When you recognize this, you regain some power. Take breaks. Process. This is a marathon.

4. Practice going slow: Wait 48hrs before reacting to new policies. The urgent clouds the important. Initial reporting often misses context

3. Remember: Feeling overwhelmed is the point. When you recognize this, you regain some power. Take breaks. Process. This is a marathon.

2. Use aggregators & experts:
Find trusted analysts who do the heavy lifting of synthesis. Look for those explaining patterns, not just events.