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I cannot imagine anything sadder than going to write a post on LinkedIn and then clicking the “rewrite with AI” button. If you aren’t confident you can meet the baseline tone of LinkedIn? I dont know, man.

This Is the Happiest Cemetery in the World Cemeteries are usually dark and sad places, but the colorful cemetery of Sapanta in Romania, known as the Merry Cemetery, is actually cheery.

i did a feature on cool international cemeteries a while ago and i must implore anyone visiting romania to visit this graveyard because it's so cool: matadornetwork.com/read/sapanta...

‘We Will Not Be Sidelined Again’: Survivors Respond After DOJ Releases Epstein Files With Unredacted Names and Personal Details ‘We Will Not Be Sidelined Again’: Survivors Respond After DOJ Releases Epstein Files With Unredacted Names and Personal Details

“There is not a single bit of closure."

Epstein survivors, in their own words:

How the music industry supports Palestine despite threats of blacklisting What is the role of artists in resistance?

i wrote about how the music industry supports #Palestine despite threats of blacklisting: verystrangeweather.substack.com/p/how-the-mu... #music

in Maine:

About that general strike... it's coming, the question is whether that means this week or this decade

wrote about the possibility of a U.S. general strike friday, the current history of general strike organizing & what's going on in MN: verystrangeweather.substack.com/p/about-that... #generalstrike #minneapolis

The children of Minneapolis grapple with ICE separating families Some immigrant parents in Minneapolis are avoiding seeking medical care for sick children, while other kids worry about their friends’ safety

‘Does that mean my friends are gonna get taken?’: The children of Minneapolis grapple with ICE separating families, @meghnadbose.bsky.social & Rana Roudi report. Some immigrant parents are avoiding seeking medical care for sick children, while other kids worry about their friends’ safety.

I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

The war on birth control “No woman can call herself free who does not control her own body.”

& a follow-up for substack on the war on birth control: verystrangeweather.substack.com/p/the-war-on... #birthcontrol #abortion #bodilyautonomy

About that general strike... it's coming, the question is whether that means this week or this decade

wrote about the possibility of a U.S. general strike friday, the current history of general strike organizing & what's going on in MN: verystrangeweather.substack.com/p/about-that... #generalstrike #minneapolis

#JOURNOREQUEST For those protesting and observing in Minnesota, how are you handling childcare? Are you organizing child-watching duties with other families? I want to hear about it -- DM or email me at jillmargotwebb@gmail.com #minneapolis

Greg Ketter, owner of DreamHaven Books in Minneapolis, walks through a cloud of tear gas during protests that rocked the city on January 24 in the wake of the shooting of Alex Pretti by ICE agents. A video of the bookseller has since gone viral.
(Theia Chatelle)

If Something Happens to Me: A Letter to My Daughter I want you to know why I chose to keep fighting for the world you deserve.

"When the world is hurting and people have been harmed, hold on to this," writes Adrianne Wright in a letter to her daughter. "Remember why we must take care of one another."
https://bit.ly/4pVRnFP

The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.

Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.

The Birth Control Tapestry: In Conversation with Alexandria Masse — IMPULSE Magazine As access to reproductive healthcare unravels, Alexandria Masse crochets her birth control information sheet.

Wrote about the intersection of art and birth control for my latest: impulsemagazine.com/symposium/th...

NY’s offshore wind project resumes after Trump’s stop work order https://gothamist.com/news/nys-offshore-wind-projects-resume-after-trumps-stop-work-order

Arkansas set to impose nation’s strictest ban on sending books, magazines to prisons | Arkansas Democrat Gazette A ban on sending books and magazines to inmates in Arkansas prisons goes into effect Feb. 1, putting into place the strictest regulations in the country on sending outside publications to the incarcer...

A ban on sending books and magazines to prisoners in Arkansas prisons goes into effect Feb. 1, putting into place the strictest regulations in the country on sending outside publications to the incarcerated

Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay Quiet The killing of George Floyd in 2020 prompted a wave of statements from tech companies and CEOs. Today, pushback against ICE is largely coming from employees, not executives.

“The most wealthy and powerful tech CEOs are still staying silent as ICE floods America’s streets, but now some researchers and engineers working for them have chosen to break rank.”

Great @laurengoode.bsky.social story:

From One Fucking Bitch to Another These two words made Renee Nicole Good’s murder undeniable

Men don’t call a woman a fucking bitch when they’re afraid for their lives—they say it when they hate us. They say it when they’re punishing us.

jessica.substack.com/p/ice-shooti...

Piping Plovers Inspire Volunteer Conservationists Despite New Threats From the Trump Administration • The Revelator Proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act and park staffing cuts are putting the endangered coastal bird in danger.

“A plover without habitat cannot exist. A plover doesn’t just go to another beach…” – @allieri.bsky.social, Executive Director, @nycploverproject.bsky.social

Read @jillmwebb.bsky.social @therevelator.org: therevelator.org/piping-plove...

#HabitatLoss #EndangeredSpeciesAct #PipingPlover #Shorebirds

NYC Council employee detained by immigration officials in Nassau County, speaker says https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-council-employee-detained-by-immigration-officials-in-nassau-county-speaker-says

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Dr. Janell Green Smith, a midwife who advocated for Black maternal health, dies of childbirth complications Dr. Janell Green Smith, a South Carolina midwife and advocate for Black maternal health, has died due to complications during childbirth.

Dr. Janell Green Smith, a midwife who advocated for Black maternal health, dies of childbirth complications

NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces The supermarket chain says it’s a move to ensure shopper safety. Surveillance experts warn of privacy risks.

Wegman's is now collecting biometric data from anyone entering its two NYC locations gothamist.com/news/nyc-weg...

The Push to Make U.S. College Students Climate Literate Students and professors at universities across the country are pushing for general education requirements to equip students to combat climate change.

Last freelance piece of 2025: I wrote about the push to make U.S. college students climate literate for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social: progressive.org/latest/the-p...

Wall Street Journal headlines that says Companies Are Desperately Seeking ‘Storytellers’

Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?

One of my favorite stories I reported this year. Proposed changes to the #EndangeredSpeciesAct and park staffing cuts are putting the endangered coastal bird in danger:

Mom of Karoline Leavitt's Nephew Calls Out White House's 'Disgusting' Narrative “I asked Karoline to be godmother over my only sister,” Bruna Ferreira told the Washington Post from an ICE Processing Center in Louisiana.

“I asked Karoline to be godmother over my only sister,” Bruna Ferreira told the Washington Post from an ICE Processing Center in Louisiana. “Why they’re creating this narrative is beyond my wildest imagination”

27 days in: The Starbucks Workers United strike strikers triple & larger actions in PA, CA + NYC

Updates on the @sbworkersunited.org strike 27 days in: verystrangeweather.substack.com/p/27-days-in...

👀👀audio producer on the labor beat here if you need help!