Amy Woodson-Boulton
@amywb.bsky.social
History prof at LMU in LA, CA: author of Transformative Beauty, working on museums, anthropology, art, & empire. I teach about these & global environmental history. Activist for reality + democracy—& against climate change + single-use plastics. LFG
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Amy Woodson-Boulton
@amywb.bsky.social
· Nov 10
So much election debate can be summed up as 1) “too many Americans think It Can’t Happen Here” or 2) “too many Americans WANT it to happen here”
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Farmworkers feed us year-round. This #Thanksgiving we should be even more grateful to the hands that feed us. #WeFeedYou
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Farmworkers feed us year-round. This #Thanksgiving we should be even more grateful to the hands that feed us. #WeFeedYou
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People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
Turns out Mamdani's controversial proposal for government-run supermarkets isn't so novel. Other cities also are toying with the idea to bring fresh, affordable food to communities that do not have easy access to it. Good WSJ read (gift link)
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Inside Atlanta’s First Government-Funded Supermarket
The goal is for the store to become profitable without any government subsidy within three years.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
We need a mass movement to reject the corporate greed and political fecklessness that’s capitulating to AI.
It’s going to affect all of us.
It’s going to affect all of us.
Electric bills are up 11% this year, and shutoffs are spiking across the country.
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up
Average electricity costs have risen 11 percent since January, more than three times the rate of inflation.
seiu.co
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We need a mass movement to reject the corporate greed and political fecklessness that’s capitulating to AI.
It’s going to affect all of us.
It’s going to affect all of us.
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Idea for how to make your climate giving count: support our researchers who had their clean energy and climate projects canceled by the government: givenow.cmu.edu/schools/Carn...
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Idea for how to make your climate giving count: support our researchers who had their clean energy and climate projects canceled by the government: givenow.cmu.edu/schools/Carn...
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Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Servers need to be kept between 21 and 27 degrees Celsius to function properly, and in Morrow County they are cooled with water drawn from the same aquifer used by local residents... 1/3
Water is under threat in Oregon due to pollution levels, and massive data centers are in the crosshairs
Morrow County is experiencing a silent crisis: wells contaminated by nitrates, thirsty data centers, and a population afraid to drink from the tap.
en.as.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Servers need to be kept between 21 and 27 degrees Celsius to function properly, and in Morrow County they are cooled with water drawn from the same aquifer used by local residents... 1/3
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🔥Flames glued to hundreds of road signs across France, as activists beg ‘stop climate sabotage’.
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Why hundreds of road signs in France have been decorated with ‘flames’
Flames have been glued to a number of road signs and billboards across France, as activists beg ‘stop climate sabotage’.
www.euronews.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🔥Flames glued to hundreds of road signs across France, as activists beg ‘stop climate sabotage’.
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
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“The historical precedent here is Flint, Michigan. In part because of how slow the response to the crisis has been, and in part because of who’s affected. These are people who have no political or economic power, and very little knowledge of the risk.” www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon data centers constructed in eastern Oregon's farmland have worsened a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
www.rollingstone.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“The historical precedent here is Flint, Michigan. In part because of how slow the response to the crisis has been, and in part because of who’s affected. These are people who have no political or economic power, and very little knowledge of the risk.” www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Even on the heels of a historically successful election and the largest protest in US history, Chuck Schumer’s caucus caved in the shutdown fight. Senate Democrats need bold new leadership to fight the Trump regime, and that starts by making Schumer step aside: indivisible2026.org?utm_source=b...
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Even on the heels of a historically successful election and the largest protest in US history, Chuck Schumer’s caucus caved in the shutdown fight. Senate Democrats need bold new leadership to fight the Trump regime, and that starts by making Schumer step aside: indivisible2026.org?utm_source=b...
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I mentioned recently how much the current AI infrastructure push reminds me of Silicon Valley in its heyday of tech manufacturing, and every day there’s another example of how it’s remarkably similar.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I mentioned recently how much the current AI infrastructure push reminds me of Silicon Valley in its heyday of tech manufacturing, and every day there’s another example of how it’s remarkably similar.
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
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can anyone who understands finance lingo tell me if this is a good or bad sign??
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
can anyone who understands finance lingo tell me if this is a good or bad sign??
We had almost 300 people on the Resisting GenAI webinar this morning! There is a huge appetite for pushing back against harmful technologies. 💪
Resources! (more coming soon!) justsustainabilitydesign.org/resistinggen...
Climate Justice Universities Union: climatejusticeuniversitiesunion.org
Resources! (more coming soon!) justsustainabilitydesign.org/resistinggen...
Climate Justice Universities Union: climatejusticeuniversitiesunion.org
justsustainabilitydesign.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We had almost 300 people on the Resisting GenAI webinar this morning! There is a huge appetite for pushing back against harmful technologies. 💪
Resources! (more coming soon!) justsustainabilitydesign.org/resistinggen...
Climate Justice Universities Union: climatejusticeuniversitiesunion.org
Resources! (more coming soon!) justsustainabilitydesign.org/resistinggen...
Climate Justice Universities Union: climatejusticeuniversitiesunion.org
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
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#WeAintBuyingIt — we’re building better.
Thurs: Family = 0 spending
Fri: Blackout Black Friday
Sat: Shop Black, Immigrant, POC, local
Sun: Mutual aid, circulate care
Mon: Cyber shutdown — log out, opt out
Our dollars. Our power. Our future. social.demcast.com/s/EneXn5xO
Thurs: Family = 0 spending
Fri: Blackout Black Friday
Sat: Shop Black, Immigrant, POC, local
Sun: Mutual aid, circulate care
Mon: Cyber shutdown — log out, opt out
Our dollars. Our power. Our future. social.demcast.com/s/EneXn5xO
Discover Black Owned Businesses
social.demcast.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
#WeAintBuyingIt — we’re building better.
Thurs: Family = 0 spending
Fri: Blackout Black Friday
Sat: Shop Black, Immigrant, POC, local
Sun: Mutual aid, circulate care
Mon: Cyber shutdown — log out, opt out
Our dollars. Our power. Our future. social.demcast.com/s/EneXn5xO
Thurs: Family = 0 spending
Fri: Blackout Black Friday
Sat: Shop Black, Immigrant, POC, local
Sun: Mutual aid, circulate care
Mon: Cyber shutdown — log out, opt out
Our dollars. Our power. Our future. social.demcast.com/s/EneXn5xO
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Global warming deniers and fossil fuel shills in the West spent decades supporting Big Oil’s attempts to kill the electric car.
Now, they blame ‘gender neutral corporate speech’ for the industrial decline they caused.
If you fall for their lies, you’ll fall for anything.
Now, they blame ‘gender neutral corporate speech’ for the industrial decline they caused.
If you fall for their lies, you’ll fall for anything.
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Global warming deniers and fossil fuel shills in the West spent decades supporting Big Oil’s attempts to kill the electric car.
Now, they blame ‘gender neutral corporate speech’ for the industrial decline they caused.
If you fall for their lies, you’ll fall for anything.
Now, they blame ‘gender neutral corporate speech’ for the industrial decline they caused.
If you fall for their lies, you’ll fall for anything.
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This Thanksgiving, let’s ask: are we feeding families—or factory farms?
Nearly 70% of U.S. grain goes to animals in industrial systems, not "people."
Our latest op-ed in
@commondreams.org -> commondreams.org/opinion/feed...
#FactoryFarming #FoodWaste #AnimalWelfare
Nearly 70% of U.S. grain goes to animals in industrial systems, not "people."
Our latest op-ed in
@commondreams.org -> commondreams.org/opinion/feed...
#FactoryFarming #FoodWaste #AnimalWelfare
This Thanksgiving, Let’s Feed Families, Not Factory Farms | Common Dreams
Nearly 70% of the grain grown in this country—corn, soy, wheat, and barley—never feeds a single human being. Instead, it’s fed to pigs, chickens, and cows packed into industrial animal factories.
commondreams.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This Thanksgiving, let’s ask: are we feeding families—or factory farms?
Nearly 70% of U.S. grain goes to animals in industrial systems, not "people."
Our latest op-ed in
@commondreams.org -> commondreams.org/opinion/feed...
#FactoryFarming #FoodWaste #AnimalWelfare
Nearly 70% of U.S. grain goes to animals in industrial systems, not "people."
Our latest op-ed in
@commondreams.org -> commondreams.org/opinion/feed...
#FactoryFarming #FoodWaste #AnimalWelfare
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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People who adore the LLM-machine, that by design has no concern for truth, must have no concern for truth
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
People who adore the LLM-machine, that by design has no concern for truth, must have no concern for truth
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Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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As we get ready to shop for Thanksgiving remember the farm workers who harvest the food. We wouldn't enjoy a #Thanksgiving dinner without their hard work. #WeFeedYou
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
As we get ready to shop for Thanksgiving remember the farm workers who harvest the food. We wouldn't enjoy a #Thanksgiving dinner without their hard work. #WeFeedYou
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Big Oil is using native advertising to "disguise their ads in news outlets" and promote "controversial technologies like carbon capture as climate solutions, portray fossil fuel companies as climate-friendly, or misrepresent their role in the energy transition" finds author @commscholar.bsky.social.
These ads are poisoning trust in media
‘Native advertising' allows fossil fuel companies to disguise their ads in news outlets. A new book argues the practice undermines journalistic credibility.
www.exxonknews.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Big Oil is using native advertising to "disguise their ads in news outlets" and promote "controversial technologies like carbon capture as climate solutions, portray fossil fuel companies as climate-friendly, or misrepresent their role in the energy transition" finds author @commscholar.bsky.social.