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Environmental justice journal growing solutions to an overheating world. Rooted in South Texas, serving the world.
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Eds @harmanity.bsky.social & @mcortez.net
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Eds @harmanity.bsky.social & @mcortez.net
What happened to Aliya Rahman is not an isolated incident. It sits within a broader pattern, one rooted in a long history of eugenics, ableism, racism, and systemic violence. A pattern that makes clear: This is a war on disabled people.
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February 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
What happened to Aliya Rahman is not an isolated incident. It sits within a broader pattern, one rooted in a long history of eugenics, ableism, racism, and systemic violence. A pattern that makes clear: This is a war on disabled people.
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"But most of French’s online “messaging” has little to do with pipeline safety or gas flaring or any other matter that keeps the petrodollars flowing." This is what he talks about instead:
Via @texasmonthly.bsky.social
Via @texasmonthly.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 2:39 PM
"But most of French’s online “messaging” has little to do with pipeline safety or gas flaring or any other matter that keeps the petrodollars flowing." This is what he talks about instead:
Via @texasmonthly.bsky.social
Via @texasmonthly.bsky.social
"The Brownsville area suffers from crumbling infrastructure due to inadequate funding, mishandling of city resources, and various forms of exploitation. ... Climate change impacts, such as flooding and extreme heat, make it worse."
From @bekahbot.bsky.social
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From @bekahbot.bsky.social
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We Built Disaster Kits for Our Rio Grande Valley Neighbors—They Use Them for Daily Survival
As climate 'shocks' increasingly puncture wealthier parts of the U.S., they lengthen like a shadow across this borderlands region.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
"The Brownsville area suffers from crumbling infrastructure due to inadequate funding, mishandling of city resources, and various forms of exploitation. ... Climate change impacts, such as flooding and extreme heat, make it worse."
From @bekahbot.bsky.social
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From @bekahbot.bsky.social
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NEW NEWSLETTER ALERT
ICE Watch #1: Weaving a New World in the Twilight of Fascism's Sunset
The roots of today's assault on immigrant communities and people of color reach back to much earlier abuses.
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ICE Watch #1: Weaving a New World in the Twilight of Fascism's Sunset
The roots of today's assault on immigrant communities and people of color reach back to much earlier abuses.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
NEW NEWSLETTER ALERT
ICE Watch #1: Weaving a New World in the Twilight of Fascism's Sunset
The roots of today's assault on immigrant communities and people of color reach back to much earlier abuses.
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ICE Watch #1: Weaving a New World in the Twilight of Fascism's Sunset
The roots of today's assault on immigrant communities and people of color reach back to much earlier abuses.
deceleration.news/ice-watch-le...
‘Days and Nights of Love and War’ was written by Dr. H.H. Coyotl and read here by Roxana Rojas. Watch for her new newsletter ICE Watch to drop at @deceleration.news tomorrow.
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Comunicado callejero: desde la Calle Commerce para el pueblo
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Comunicado callejero: desde la Calle Commerce para el pueblo
'Letter to an ICE Agent,' Written by Dr. Coyotl & Read by Roxana Rojas
YouTube video by Deceleration
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February 12, 2026 at 3:48 AM
‘Days and Nights of Love and War’ was written by Dr. H.H. Coyotl and read here by Roxana Rojas. Watch for her new newsletter ICE Watch to drop at @deceleration.news tomorrow.
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Comunicado callejero: desde la Calle Commerce para el pueblo
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Comunicado callejero: desde la Calle Commerce para el pueblo
Humankind didn't evolve in heat like this. Heat that is increasingly claiming lives. So how can we cool down our cities and keep more people safe? Full podcast: deceleration.news/podcasts/bil...
February 11, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Humankind didn't evolve in heat like this. Heat that is increasingly claiming lives. So how can we cool down our cities and keep more people safe? Full podcast: deceleration.news/podcasts/bil...
DECELERATION #PODCAST 40: Liam Ramos Freed, Gaige Davila on #GulfCoast Fights, Defeating Climate Behemoth, More
Federal Judge Biery's words freeing Liam Ramos from detention...
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Federal Judge Biery's words freeing Liam Ramos from detention...
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Liam Ramos Freed, Gaige Davila on Gulf Coast Fights, Defeating Climate Behemoth, More
Federal Judge Biery's words freeing Liam Ramos from detention, plus: talking with Gaige Davila about growing up on the coast and a new Deceleration newsletter: 'Coastlines & Faultlines;' defeating 'Cl...
deceleration.news
February 7, 2026 at 9:36 PM
DECELERATION #PODCAST 40: Liam Ramos Freed, Gaige Davila on #GulfCoast Fights, Defeating Climate Behemoth, More
Federal Judge Biery's words freeing Liam Ramos from detention...
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Federal Judge Biery's words freeing Liam Ramos from detention...
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#ICE Buys Massive #SanAntonio Warehouse As Detained Population Approaches 75,000
Numerous lawsuits and judge’s orders have dogged ICE detention centers in recent months, with one federal judge comparing a facility outside #Chicago to a “concentration camp.”
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Numerous lawsuits and judge’s orders have dogged ICE detention centers in recent months, with one federal judge comparing a facility outside #Chicago to a “concentration camp.”
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ICE Buys Massive San Antonio Warehouse As Detained Population Approaches 75,000
Numerous lawsuits and judge’s orders have dogged ICE detention centers in recent months, with one federal judge comparing a facility outside Chicago to a “concentration camp.”
deceleration.news
February 7, 2026 at 9:31 PM
#ICE Buys Massive #SanAntonio Warehouse As Detained Population Approaches 75,000
Numerous lawsuits and judge’s orders have dogged ICE detention centers in recent months, with one federal judge comparing a facility outside #Chicago to a “concentration camp.”
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Numerous lawsuits and judge’s orders have dogged ICE detention centers in recent months, with one federal judge comparing a facility outside #Chicago to a “concentration camp.”
deceleration.news/ice-buys-mas...
Our Winter 2026 Creative Review is out! From Boca Chica at Texas’s tip to the migratory flyways linking Eagle and Condor, writers and artists from TX and beyond share their love, grief, and rage for the fragility of our oceans and the coral reefs they shelter.
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‘Sea of Creatures’—A Deceleration Quarterly Creative Review
In Deceleration's Winter 2026 Creative Review, writers and artists from our bioregion and beyond—from Boca Chica at Texas’s tip to the migratory flyways that link Eagle and Condor—share their love, gr...
deceleration.news
February 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Our Winter 2026 Creative Review is out! From Boca Chica at Texas’s tip to the migratory flyways linking Eagle and Condor, writers and artists from TX and beyond share their love, grief, and rage for the fragility of our oceans and the coral reefs they shelter.
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The criminalization of journalism is a key component of escalating fascism. We must denounce the charges against Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, and denounce the targeting of journalists more broadly at every turn.
Here's a statement from our Movement Media Alliance:
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Here's a statement from our Movement Media Alliance:
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The Movement Media Alliance condemns the targeting of journalists
We call on news organizations, civil liberties groups, elected officials, and the public to speak out and reaffirm that journalism must not be criminalized.
movement-media.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The criminalization of journalism is a key component of escalating fascism. We must denounce the charges against Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, and denounce the targeting of journalists more broadly at every turn.
Here's a statement from our Movement Media Alliance:
movement-media.org/statement-fr...
Here's a statement from our Movement Media Alliance:
movement-media.org/statement-fr...
The struggle against ICE has picked up in Texas since the killings of legal observers in Minneapolis and transporting of 5-year-old Liam Ramos to CoreCivic’s Dilley family detention center.
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Protests of ‘Abolish ICE’ Reach Texas Dems as Trump’s Agents Count the Holes in the Dead
The struggle against ICE has picked up in Texas since the killings of legal observers in Minneapolis and transporting of 5-year-old Liam Ramos to CoreCivic’s Dilley family detention center.
deceleration.news
January 31, 2026 at 12:35 AM
The struggle against ICE has picked up in Texas since the killings of legal observers in Minneapolis and transporting of 5-year-old Liam Ramos to CoreCivic’s Dilley family detention center.
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Wailing screams inside Dilley Detention in Texas Saturday as hundreds of detainees are said to be protesting treatment of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos of #Minneapolis and standing in solidarity with the general strike in Minnesota. #strike #ice #immigration #news
January 25, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Wailing screams inside Dilley Detention in Texas Saturday as hundreds of detainees are said to be protesting treatment of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos of #Minneapolis and standing in solidarity with the general strike in Minnesota. #strike #ice #immigration #news
In the state of Texas, private property is king. But every once in a while even an enthroned interest gets deposed. #water #wastewater #propertyrights #texas #news #pollution #hillcountry #sanantonio #politics
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January 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM
In the state of Texas, private property is king. But every once in a while even an enthroned interest gets deposed. #water #wastewater #propertyrights #texas #news #pollution #hillcountry #sanantonio #politics
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Wailing screams inside Dilley Detention in Texas Saturday as hundreds of detainees are said to be protesting treatment of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos of #Minneapolis and standing in solidarity with the general strike in Minnesota. #strike #ice #immigration #news
January 25, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Wailing screams inside Dilley Detention in Texas Saturday as hundreds of detainees are said to be protesting treatment of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos of #Minneapolis and standing in solidarity with the general strike in Minnesota. #strike #ice #immigration #news
Has US Fascism Moved From a Theoretical Debate Into an Urgent National Crisis?
We must look past the headlines and evaluate the Trump administration’s trajectory against the historical markers.
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Via @truthout.org
We must look past the headlines and evaluate the Trump administration’s trajectory against the historical markers.
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Via @truthout.org
Has US Fascism Moved From a Theoretical Debate Into an Urgent National Crisis?
We must look past the headlines and evaluate the Trump administration’s trajectory against the historical markers.
deceleration.news
January 21, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Has US Fascism Moved From a Theoretical Debate Into an Urgent National Crisis?
We must look past the headlines and evaluate the Trump administration’s trajectory against the historical markers.
deceleration.news/trump-fascis...
Via @truthout.org
We must look past the headlines and evaluate the Trump administration’s trajectory against the historical markers.
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Via @truthout.org
A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s #Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.
The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price.
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Via @insideclimatenews.org
The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price.
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Via @insideclimatenews.org
A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.
Cleaning up oilfield pollution in arid West Texas is costly and complicated. The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price.
deceleration.news
January 21, 2026 at 8:11 PM
A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s #Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.
The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price.
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Via @insideclimatenews.org
The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price.
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Via @insideclimatenews.org
Also: We're turning 10?!
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39: 10 Years of Deceleration, Talking Year Behind, Year Ahead w/ Marisol Cortez & Syris Valentine
YouTube video by Deceleration
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January 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Also: We're turning 10?!
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The screams of help from Anna Brauch, in Minnesota on 1/8/26, as they broke her hands and violently forced her into the back of a ICE vehicle. May those men NEVER know an ounce of peace.
January 10, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The screams of help from Anna Brauch, in Minnesota on 1/8/26, as they broke her hands and violently forced her into the back of a ICE vehicle. May those men NEVER know an ounce of peace.
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Glad to see people noticing that the work of violence workers is, in fact, political violence.
January 11, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Glad to see people noticing that the work of violence workers is, in fact, political violence.
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These anti-Nick Shirley flyers have gone up around South Minneapolis — person who took these pictures said they are all over.
January 11, 2026 at 10:58 PM
These anti-Nick Shirley flyers have gone up around South Minneapolis — person who took these pictures said they are all over.
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2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 31 people who died in custody www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 32 people who died in custody
The deaths came as the Trump administration ramped up immigration enforcement, detaining a record number of people
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 31 people who died in custody www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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In extraordinary message, Fed chair announces that he’s being extorted/coerced by the US government under color of law.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 12:51 AM
In extraordinary message, Fed chair announces that he’s being extorted/coerced by the US government under color of law.
"Have you not learned? This is why we killed that lesbian bitch."
In this clip from a longer interview, she says while she was in detention, agents called Renee Good a “lesbian b*tch.”
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:27 AM
"Have you not learned? This is why we killed that lesbian bitch."