Adrienne Brown
@adierose.bsky.social
Environmental sociologist | crafter, reader, hiker, cat mom | Mountains-to-desert transplant (she/her)
Impacts add up when gov stops working…
From 2018: “coal plants released 15 to 20 percent more particulate matter during the 35 days when the government was shut down and EPA enforcement officers were furloughed.”
From 2018: “coal plants released 15 to 20 percent more particulate matter during the 35 days when the government was shut down and EPA enforcement officers were furloughed.”
How government shutdowns give polluters a free pass | Grist grist.org/politics/how...
How government shutdowns give polluters a free pass
Though the current political showdown is nearing an end, new research shows that government shutdowns leave polluting legacies.
grist.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Impacts add up when gov stops working…
From 2018: “coal plants released 15 to 20 percent more particulate matter during the 35 days when the government was shut down and EPA enforcement officers were furloughed.”
From 2018: “coal plants released 15 to 20 percent more particulate matter during the 35 days when the government was shut down and EPA enforcement officers were furloughed.”
Our op-ed in the Sacramento Bee last week calling on Gov. Newsom to show more leadership on pfas regulation. This is critically important from states as the fed dismantles our environmental regulatory system. Recent events show more than ever that we need courageous leadership
Gov. Newsom missed key opportunity to protect Californians from forever chemicals | Opinion
“Californians are already paying the price for PFAS, and Newsom must act to limit the costs to their health as well as their wallets.”
www.sacbee.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Our op-ed in the Sacramento Bee last week calling on Gov. Newsom to show more leadership on pfas regulation. This is critically important from states as the fed dismantles our environmental regulatory system. Recent events show more than ever that we need courageous leadership
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I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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I am relieved that both Arizona Senators, @gallego.senate.gov and @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, have both announced that they will vote NO on the CR, which “promises” a vote on ACA subsidies “at some time in the future”.
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I am relieved that both Arizona Senators, @gallego.senate.gov and @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, have both announced that they will vote NO on the CR, which “promises” a vote on ACA subsidies “at some time in the future”.
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Pay attention to what Democratic candidates are saying right now. Find and support the fighters. Having a spine must be a litmus test issue in 2026 and beyond.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Pay attention to what Democratic candidates are saying right now. Find and support the fighters. Having a spine must be a litmus test issue in 2026 and beyond.
Waiting all day for this 49ers/Rams game, and I already wish it was over
November 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Waiting all day for this 49ers/Rams game, and I already wish it was over
This man is not just willing to let people starve. He *wants* them to suffer
Two weeks before Thanksgiving . . .
Trump has told states to “immediately undo” any steps to give full food stamps to hungry families and threatened to punish any states that fail to “comply” quickly.
A real winning strategy.
Trump has told states to “immediately undo” any steps to give full food stamps to hungry families and threatened to punish any states that fail to “comply” quickly.
A real winning strategy.
Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payments for November amid legal battle
President Donald Trump's administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges' orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the lat...
www.pbs.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This man is not just willing to let people starve. He *wants* them to suffer
Describe your cat’s personality with one photo
November 9, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Describe your cat’s personality with one photo
I love GBBO and all its earnestness, but the way they fawn over a Hollywood handshake is so embarrassing to me
November 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I love GBBO and all its earnestness, but the way they fawn over a Hollywood handshake is so embarrassing to me
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New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
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“Since 2018, labor columnist Kim Kelly brought the labor beat to teenage readers through her “No Class” column, covering everything from wildcat strikes to general strikes, the Gilded Age labor organizer Mother Jones to contemporary Amazon warehouse conditions.” 💔 thisislaborwise.com/teen-vogues-...
Teen Vogue's Closure and the Quiet Defunding of Worker Consciousness
Teen Vogue’s shutdown marks more than a media loss. This is a warning about how profit-driven consolidation quietly dismantles worker awareness and voice.
thisislaborwise.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“Since 2018, labor columnist Kim Kelly brought the labor beat to teenage readers through her “No Class” column, covering everything from wildcat strikes to general strikes, the Gilded Age labor organizer Mother Jones to contemporary Amazon warehouse conditions.” 💔 thisislaborwise.com/teen-vogues-...
I really enjoyed reading and reviewing this book
New book review:
Brown on Oele, Marjolein: _Beyond Elemental Loss: Shifting Constellations of Water, Fire, Air, and Earth_. State University of New York Press, 2025. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20131462
Brown on Oele, Marjolein: _Beyond Elemental Loss: Shifting Constellations of Water, Fire, Air, and Earth_. State University of New York Press, 2025. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20131462
Oele, Marjolein. Beyond Elemental Loss: Shifting Constellations of Water, Fire, Air, and Earth. : State University of New York Press, 2025. 212 pp. $120.00 (cloth), ISBN 9798855801682. Reviewed by Adrienne Brown (University of Arizona) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University)
networks.h-net.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I really enjoyed reading and reviewing this book
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I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.
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Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
Damn shameful.
“Mgmt plans to lay off 6 of our members, most of whom are BIPOC women or trans, including Teen Vogue’s Politics Editor—continuing the trend of layoffs at Condé disproportionately impacting marginalized employees…Teen Vogue now has no writers or editors explicitly covering politics.”
“Mgmt plans to lay off 6 of our members, most of whom are BIPOC women or trans, including Teen Vogue’s Politics Editor—continuing the trend of layoffs at Condé disproportionately impacting marginalized employees…Teen Vogue now has no writers or editors explicitly covering politics.”
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Damn shameful.
“Mgmt plans to lay off 6 of our members, most of whom are BIPOC women or trans, including Teen Vogue’s Politics Editor—continuing the trend of layoffs at Condé disproportionately impacting marginalized employees…Teen Vogue now has no writers or editors explicitly covering politics.”
“Mgmt plans to lay off 6 of our members, most of whom are BIPOC women or trans, including Teen Vogue’s Politics Editor—continuing the trend of layoffs at Condé disproportionately impacting marginalized employees…Teen Vogue now has no writers or editors explicitly covering politics.”
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
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I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
November 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
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dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani?
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani?
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
11 years ago my friends and I reached the Gulf of Mexico, 77 days after leaving Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota in a canoe. I had barely been in a canoe before we started that trip. We met incredible people along the way, and it was at times the most free I have ever felt. #adventure #canoe
November 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
11 years ago my friends and I reached the Gulf of Mexico, 77 days after leaving Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota in a canoe. I had barely been in a canoe before we started that trip. We met incredible people along the way, and it was at times the most free I have ever felt. #adventure #canoe
Truly the best show in television right now
It’s the saddest day of the year: the day that the wait for a new Slow Horses season begins.
November 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Truly the best show in television right now
Busy reading month in October. Mostly good, especially (and pleasantly) surprised by Lonely Crowds, I who have never known men, and Everything is Tuberculosis 📚💙
October 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Busy reading month in October. Mostly good, especially (and pleasantly) surprised by Lonely Crowds, I who have never known men, and Everything is Tuberculosis 📚💙
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Where can lefties improve?
I think knowledge about Christian nationalism is a big gap with progressives, lefties, socialists, etc. This is a problem because it means that people aren't always strategizing around the opposition we actually face.
Here are my recs for self-ed 🧵
I think knowledge about Christian nationalism is a big gap with progressives, lefties, socialists, etc. This is a problem because it means that people aren't always strategizing around the opposition we actually face.
Here are my recs for self-ed 🧵
The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism
Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism
bookshop.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Where can lefties improve?
I think knowledge about Christian nationalism is a big gap with progressives, lefties, socialists, etc. This is a problem because it means that people aren't always strategizing around the opposition we actually face.
Here are my recs for self-ed 🧵
I think knowledge about Christian nationalism is a big gap with progressives, lefties, socialists, etc. This is a problem because it means that people aren't always strategizing around the opposition we actually face.
Here are my recs for self-ed 🧵
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Please Note: As of now, the majority of SF Bay Area restaurants that plan to offer free or reduced-priced meals to families who will lose #SNAP benefits are owned by ethnic minorities. There are TONS of eateries across the SFBA: are white owners pitching in, too?🧐 www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
These Bay Area restaurants are offering free meals for SNAP recipients during the shutdown
A growing wave of Bay Area restaurants will provide free meals to people on federal food assistance when SNAP benefits run out Nov. 1.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Please Note: As of now, the majority of SF Bay Area restaurants that plan to offer free or reduced-priced meals to families who will lose #SNAP benefits are owned by ethnic minorities. There are TONS of eateries across the SFBA: are white owners pitching in, too?🧐 www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
How is it that writing can feel so impossible for so long, and then you wake up one morning and it’s suddenly so easy? Every time I feel like I’m done for, and like I’ll never write again. What is this magic?!
October 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
How is it that writing can feel so impossible for so long, and then you wake up one morning and it’s suddenly so easy? Every time I feel like I’m done for, and like I’ll never write again. What is this magic?!