Dr. Elizabeth Sawin
@bethsawin.bsky.social
Director Multisolving Institute. She/her. Systems thinking, climate justice, and multisolving, with a sprinkle of gardens and the odd puns. @bethsawin on X
Also time to book your favorite campsite at the state park that always fills up early! Swimming across the lake and picking wild blueberries from that one patch is only months away.
As your Friendly Neighborhood Parent Who Overthinks Summer Camp Season, it's my duty to remind you all that the hard-to-get camps have sign-up days in January. The hour is upon us. Solstice has passed and it is time to consider the coming of Summer.
December 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Also time to book your favorite campsite at the state park that always fills up early! Swimming across the lake and picking wild blueberries from that one patch is only months away.
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'Tis the season of New Year's resolutions! But, if you, like me, are guessing that 2026 will be full of uncertainty and disruption I'd offer a slight twist. Think about how, in the year to come, you can invest in your coping capacity.
December 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
'Tis the season of New Year's resolutions! But, if you, like me, are guessing that 2026 will be full of uncertainty and disruption I'd offer a slight twist. Think about how, in the year to come, you can invest in your coping capacity.
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Another one from much warmer times, recording 'What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow' in North Carolina. A welcome reminder that spring will always come again.
I hope you’re staying bundled up out there and enjoying time with loved ones.
Video: Alexei Mejouev
I hope you’re staying bundled up out there and enjoying time with loved ones.
Video: Alexei Mejouev
December 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Another one from much warmer times, recording 'What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow' in North Carolina. A welcome reminder that spring will always come again.
I hope you’re staying bundled up out there and enjoying time with loved ones.
Video: Alexei Mejouev
I hope you’re staying bundled up out there and enjoying time with loved ones.
Video: Alexei Mejouev
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Same goes for making things inherently easier to break (planned obsolescence anybody?)
When it is more profitable to break things than to fix them then there will a world of broken things.
December 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Same goes for making things inherently easier to break (planned obsolescence anybody?)
When it is more profitable to break things than to fix them then there will a world of broken things.
December 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When it is more profitable to break things than to fix them then there will a world of broken things.
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Not talking about the App here!
At a time when many things are speeding up, we'd do well to listen to the wisdom of David Fleming.
At a time when many things are speeding up, we'd do well to listen to the wisdom of David Fleming.
December 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Not talking about the App here!
At a time when many things are speeding up, we'd do well to listen to the wisdom of David Fleming.
At a time when many things are speeding up, we'd do well to listen to the wisdom of David Fleming.
Not talking about the App here!
At a time when many things are speeding up, we'd do well to listen to the wisdom of David Fleming.
At a time when many things are speeding up, we'd do well to listen to the wisdom of David Fleming.
December 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Not talking about the App here!
At a time when many things are speeding up, we'd do well to listen to the wisdom of David Fleming.
At a time when many things are speeding up, we'd do well to listen to the wisdom of David Fleming.
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I’m going to incorporate this idea into my goals for the coming year!
'Tis the season of New Year's resolutions! But, if you, like me, are guessing that 2026 will be full of uncertainty and disruption I'd offer a slight twist. Think about how, in the year to come, you can invest in your coping capacity.
December 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I’m going to incorporate this idea into my goals for the coming year!
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Great thread! 👇
'Tis the season of New Year's resolutions! But, if you, like me, are guessing that 2026 will be full of uncertainty and disruption I'd offer a slight twist. Think about how, in the year to come, you can invest in your coping capacity.
December 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Great thread! 👇
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Fabulous thread
'Tis the season of New Year's resolutions! But, if you, like me, are guessing that 2026 will be full of uncertainty and disruption I'd offer a slight twist. Think about how, in the year to come, you can invest in your coping capacity.
December 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Fabulous thread
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Nice one, will try it out with a group this afternoon. Our theme is closing the loops and other threads...
December 30, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Nice one, will try it out with a group this afternoon. Our theme is closing the loops and other threads...
'Tis the season of New Year's resolutions! But, if you, like me, are guessing that 2026 will be full of uncertainty and disruption I'd offer a slight twist. Think about how, in the year to come, you can invest in your coping capacity.
December 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
'Tis the season of New Year's resolutions! But, if you, like me, are guessing that 2026 will be full of uncertainty and disruption I'd offer a slight twist. Think about how, in the year to come, you can invest in your coping capacity.
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I have a migraine and am in an agitated phase where I can’t rest yet -
So I’m going to share a few thoughts that are circulating in my head.
Take them in context:
There is no protected class of designated helpers who are insulated from the trauma and precarity of the crises we are all facing
So I’m going to share a few thoughts that are circulating in my head.
Take them in context:
There is no protected class of designated helpers who are insulated from the trauma and precarity of the crises we are all facing
December 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I have a migraine and am in an agitated phase where I can’t rest yet -
So I’m going to share a few thoughts that are circulating in my head.
Take them in context:
There is no protected class of designated helpers who are insulated from the trauma and precarity of the crises we are all facing
So I’m going to share a few thoughts that are circulating in my head.
Take them in context:
There is no protected class of designated helpers who are insulated from the trauma and precarity of the crises we are all facing
Some ice fractals for you
December 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Some ice fractals for you
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Another beautiful poem for this time of year
This Is the Time to Be Slow
by John O'Donohue
This is the time to be slow,
Lie low to the wall
Until the bitter weather passes.
Happy Monday x
#watercolour #winter #light #trees #watercolor #birds #landscape #art #painting #sun
This Is the Time to Be Slow
by John O'Donohue
This is the time to be slow,
Lie low to the wall
Until the bitter weather passes.
Happy Monday x
#watercolour #winter #light #trees #watercolor #birds #landscape #art #painting #sun
December 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Another beautiful poem for this time of year
This Is the Time to Be Slow
by John O'Donohue
This is the time to be slow,
Lie low to the wall
Until the bitter weather passes.
Happy Monday x
#watercolour #winter #light #trees #watercolor #birds #landscape #art #painting #sun
This Is the Time to Be Slow
by John O'Donohue
This is the time to be slow,
Lie low to the wall
Until the bitter weather passes.
Happy Monday x
#watercolour #winter #light #trees #watercolor #birds #landscape #art #painting #sun
I would like a rigorous taxonomy of AI for the lay person please. It should also define intelligence in a rigorous way please so that, say, 6 thoughtful people could look at the same tool/program/device/software/organism and agree if it is intelligent.
December 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I would like a rigorous taxonomy of AI for the lay person please. It should also define intelligence in a rigorous way please so that, say, 6 thoughtful people could look at the same tool/program/device/software/organism and agree if it is intelligent.
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Absolutely stunning photo from Dubaï by @armandsarlangue.bsky.social
#photography #nature #landscape #art #desert
#photography #nature #landscape #art #desert
December 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Absolutely stunning photo from Dubaï by @armandsarlangue.bsky.social
#photography #nature #landscape #art #desert
#photography #nature #landscape #art #desert
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One of the difficult things about the conditions we find ourselves facing now is that they were incredibly predictable… and predicted.
Perpetual reminder: extreme rainfall events increase due to #globalheating. Weather station data show what has been predicted for over 30 years by climate scientists. These extremes are now far outside the historical climate.
Study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
One of the difficult things about the conditions we find ourselves facing now is that they were incredibly predictable… and predicted.
I would like to read a solar punk mystery novel - where unraveling the mystery is the main thing, but the world that the mystery plays out in is green and equitable. Is this a genre? What authors should I look for? Calling @tutusntinyhats.bsky.social who might know!
December 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I would like to read a solar punk mystery novel - where unraveling the mystery is the main thing, but the world that the mystery plays out in is green and equitable. Is this a genre? What authors should I look for? Calling @tutusntinyhats.bsky.social who might know!
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Not sure if you've heard, but yeah: @climatecabinet.org has a policy team.
$15b for transit over the next 10 years in IL. First ever public catastrophe model for CA. Stopped RPS rollbacks in MI. Stopped attacks on corporate climate disclosure in TX. Eliminate parking minimums in NC
Something something 90%+ election win rate. That sort of thing.
Something something 90%+ election win rate. That sort of thing.
December 21, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Not sure if you've heard, but yeah: @climatecabinet.org has a policy team.
Feeding the woodstove to keep it warm for my little buddy.
December 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Feeding the woodstove to keep it warm for my little buddy.
Do you know how gorgeous you are?
Wow! Neuroscientist and visual artist Greg Dunn has the most amazing images-- free for use in talks with citation too!
www.gregadunn.com/self-reflect...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Do you know how gorgeous you are?
Last Minute Gift (Cards)
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Based on my inbox full of frantic messages urging me to start Christmas shopping ASAP I think holiday sales must be low.
Still Need a Gift? Our Stores Are Stocked!
LAST CALL FOR OVERNIGHT SHIPPING
Based on my inbox full of frantic messages urging me to start Christmas shopping ASAP I think holiday sales must be low.
December 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Last Minute Gift (Cards)
Still Need a Gift? Our Stores Are Stocked!
LAST CALL FOR OVERNIGHT SHIPPING
Based on my inbox full of frantic messages urging me to start Christmas shopping ASAP I think holiday sales must be low.
Still Need a Gift? Our Stores Are Stocked!
LAST CALL FOR OVERNIGHT SHIPPING
Based on my inbox full of frantic messages urging me to start Christmas shopping ASAP I think holiday sales must be low.
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A few of this year’s highlights from the allotment that briefly took my mind off the ever deepening shitshow, back in a few days comrades, remember, don’t let the bastards grind you down.
December 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A few of this year’s highlights from the allotment that briefly took my mind off the ever deepening shitshow, back in a few days comrades, remember, don’t let the bastards grind you down.