The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women

"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."

Paperback book atop a woven, grass, circular mat. The book has a cream colored cover with light and dark brown diamond shapes arranged in a diamond around the title. There is a round black and white Library Foundation sticker in the lower right corner of the book. A red Powell’s City of Books book mark peeks out from the top left corner of the book.

Currently reading…
Being Cowlitz: How One Tribe Renewed & Sustained Its Identity
By Christine Dupres
Courtesy of Multnomah County Library ❤️📚

Ugh. I did not know about the FM closure. That is a bummer.

Male tabby, approximately one year old, resting on left side atop a dark gray single color quilt.

Baby Cat currently demonstrating evidence in support of scientific claim

Prayer plant in a blue ceramic pot atop a wooden dining table with a newly opened lavender blossom.

Yay! Despite having such difficultly with this particular type of houseplant (I don’t know why, but I do), it’s blooming and the blossom is the sweetest little lavender flower!!! 🌱🪴🌸

Central Californians Are Using Their Bodies to Stop ICE Raids and Deportations Organizers in California's Central Valley are calling attention to the plight of the region's 300,000-plus undocumented migrants.

How organizers in California's Central Valley are putting their bodies on the line to fight ICE raids and deportations.

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I’m not sure why this stuff isn’t trending. I feel like it should be.

No one is illegal on stolen land.

Painted Hills overlook - fence post in lower left quadrant and sloping rounded hills with bands of differently colored sediment of red, black, and yellow/brown. A vibrant blue sky spans above the hills.

Stepped away from the city and out into nature to be reminded of the vastness of all. The painted hills are beautiful, far more so than can be captured with a photo. The best part was sitting in a spot for nearly 20 minutes with my love and enjoying only the sounds and sights of nature 💚

Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on Refusing to Be a Machine "Men who sell machines that mimic people want us to become people who mimic machines."

My must-reads list this week is split into articles about what's wrong and articles about how to make things right. I also share some organizing resources and my final thoughts for the week.

Excellent episode.

Protest, Power, and the Violence Debate "We are told we are experiencing peace, so long as everyone is cooperating."

@prisonculture.bsky.social and I have been encouraging people to read chapter six of our book, Let This Radicalize You, which deals with the question of "violence" in social movements. We have decided to share the chapter publicly, to offer some context and grounding for the current conversation.

In California's largest landback deal, the Yurok Tribe reclaims sacred land around Klamath River More than 17,000 acres around the Klamath River in northern California,have returned to the Yurok Tribe, completing the largest landback deal in California history.

The “largest landback deal in California history” was just completed, and it could be a model for the future.

All of this 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

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Hey folks, I have a HUGE request from the Trevor Project and would appreciate help getting the word out.

Trevor is now recruiting for it's 2025 National Youth Survey. They need people 13-24, LGBTQ+, in the United States to take it.

This research is critical to LGBTQ+ rights.

Take it here:

How to stay hopeful in trying times - The Boston Globe Rebecca Solnit, the author of "Men Explain Things to Me," says despair is a luxury.

“Despair, in its own strange way, is a form of false confidence. It’s a sense that the future has already been decided and there’s nothing we can do about it. In fact, the future is something we make in the present.” @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

I’ve done some of my best thinking/reflecting there. It’s a special place. 🌲🌳

“And I will NOT yield to disrespectful men.”

Anyone else obsessed with the Sinners soundtrack since seeing the movie!?! So. Good. (Just like the movie!)

Maybe this little Squirt will make you smile too 💚

This makes me so angry. Like raging mad angry. 😡

I just finished listening to this conversation and am especially grateful for the constant reminders to find ways to care for and protect each other while also building collective power. “The good we do matters.”

Same!!! She’s been so responsive to the constituents she represents.

Four House Democrats, Reps. Robert Garcia (Calif.), Maxwell Frost (Fla.), Maxine Dexter (Ore.), and Yassamin Ansari (Ariz.), are traveling to El Salvador to advocate for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was “mistakenly” deported to the country by the Trump administration.

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Ha!!! I have a bin of cds in my garage and almost certainly have most of these same bands.

If you believe that only the “fit” should survive and the rest are excusable deaths, that’s eugenics. Every life is important. Every disabled person is worthy of life. Disability is part of nature. If you live long enough, you will become disabled. We’re all vulnerable and all valuable.

The US government is effectively kidnapping people for opposing genocide | Moira Donegan Rumeysa Ozturk, a visa holder, was snatched off the streets by Ice agents and sent to a detention center 1,000 miles away for opposing war crimes in Gaza

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Not me over here with tears streaming down my face while watching Survivor. 😭

In a world that is so dark right now, Joe and Eva embody everything that is wonderful about being human and moving from the heart with love.

The love, courage, connection, & authenticity in this episode is everything. ❤️

Tax. The. Rich.