Emily Johnston
@enjohnston.bsky.social
Climate, writing, running, beasts. Valve turner. Host: https://sites.libsyn.com/459540/awabw
poetry: https://www.hummingbirdpoetry.org/books/her-animals-by-emily-johnston-2nd-ed
Making good trouble: troublemakerscommunity.org
poetry: https://www.hummingbirdpoetry.org/books/her-animals-by-emily-johnston-2nd-ed
Making good trouble: troublemakerscommunity.org
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"Fundamentally, life on Earth is rich with subjects....
a thriving whole is the most baseline need that we have; it cannot be 'balanced' against other needs, because it lies at the root of every one of them."
salazarcenter.colostate.edu/sea-change/
a thriving whole is the most baseline need that we have; it cannot be 'balanced' against other needs, because it lies at the root of every one of them."
salazarcenter.colostate.edu/sea-change/
Sea Change - Salazar Center for North American Conservation
Emily Johnston Emily Johnston is a writer and organizer in Seattle. Her book of poetry, Her Animals, was a finalist for the 2016 WA State Book Award. Emily Johnston Writer and organizerJuly […]
salazarcenter.colostate.edu
What if one of the problems with democracy is that we pretend the world is made of only humans?
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Insider trading to profit off the corruption of a war to steal oil is a perfect encapsulation of Trump’s America
A side story is there’s a ton of insider trading on these prediction markets. New accounts making hundreds of thousands on their first and only trade, that maduro would be ousted. Seems like insider trading is legal if not encouraged on these platforms
January 3, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Insider trading to profit off the corruption of a war to steal oil is a perfect encapsulation of Trump’s America
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this is irresponsible reporting. a neural network can't comment on why it produced CSAM. a neural network can't be held answerable for generating CSAM. accountability lies within the fascist ceo and the team willing to work for him
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements ...
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
this is irresponsible reporting. a neural network can't comment on why it produced CSAM. a neural network can't be held answerable for generating CSAM. accountability lies within the fascist ceo and the team willing to work for him
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
I'm supposed to be wading into a Greenhouse Gas Protocol draft comment all afternoon, but I'm still on a high from this morning.
It's the same fight, I remind myself. I'll put on my armor and get out there!
There are so many ways we need to mend this broken world.
It's the same fight, I remind myself. I'll put on my armor and get out there!
There are so many ways we need to mend this broken world.
January 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I'm supposed to be wading into a Greenhouse Gas Protocol draft comment all afternoon, but I'm still on a high from this morning.
It's the same fight, I remind myself. I'll put on my armor and get out there!
There are so many ways we need to mend this broken world.
It's the same fight, I remind myself. I'll put on my armor and get out there!
There are so many ways we need to mend this broken world.
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“It’s about being full human beings and not just means to an end. I want to live in a city that honors what you’re doing when you’re not making money: time spent on the playground with a kid or visiting a sick friend…we need bread, but we need roses too.” -Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson
January 2, 2026 at 7:13 PM
“It’s about being full human beings and not just means to an end. I want to live in a city that honors what you’re doing when you’re not making money: time spent on the playground with a kid or visiting a sick friend…we need bread, but we need roses too.” -Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson
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Unbelievably bleak
This is a thread of major media outlets falsely anthropomorphising the "Grok" chatbot program and in doing so, actively and directly removing responsibility and accountability from individual people working at X who created a child pornography generator (Elon Musk, Nikita Bier etc)
#1: Reuters
#1: Reuters
January 2, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Unbelievably bleak
So good. It is all just so good.
Katie's speech was fantastic, especially when she spoke about WHY we care about affordability—so we can do what matters to us, taking care of people, being creative, etc. etc. etc. Seriously, watch the video! Starting with Cynthia Green, if it's too long...
Katie's speech was fantastic, especially when she spoke about WHY we care about affordability—so we can do what matters to us, taking care of people, being creative, etc. etc. etc. Seriously, watch the video! Starting with Cynthia Green, if it's too long...
Katie B. Wilson sworn in as 58th mayor of Seattle
Seattle Mayor Katie B. Wilson was ceremonially sworn in on Friday, Jan. 2, officially becoming the City of Seattle’s 58th mayor. She marked the occasion alongside community members and supporters, and...
www.seattlechannel.org
January 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
So good. It is all just so good.
Katie's speech was fantastic, especially when she spoke about WHY we care about affordability—so we can do what matters to us, taking care of people, being creative, etc. etc. etc. Seriously, watch the video! Starting with Cynthia Green, if it's too long...
Katie's speech was fantastic, especially when she spoke about WHY we care about affordability—so we can do what matters to us, taking care of people, being creative, etc. etc. etc. Seriously, watch the video! Starting with Cynthia Green, if it's too long...
Not gonna try to catch anything (or at least not much) for posting—want to really listen!
January 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Not gonna try to catch anything (or at least not much) for posting—want to really listen!
And…. It’s official!
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
And…. It’s official!
Wow.
Cynthia Green, 8-decade resident of Seattle. “In her, we saw the sort of person we need more of, someone with the bravery to risk failure and move with love and justice…’realism’ is the language of people who have grown comfortable with inequity.”
Cannot keep up with her great lines here!
Cynthia Green, 8-decade resident of Seattle. “In her, we saw the sort of person we need more of, someone with the bravery to risk failure and move with love and justice…’realism’ is the language of people who have grown comfortable with inequity.”
Cannot keep up with her great lines here!
January 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Wow.
Cynthia Green, 8-decade resident of Seattle. “In her, we saw the sort of person we need more of, someone with the bravery to risk failure and move with love and justice…’realism’ is the language of people who have grown comfortable with inequity.”
Cannot keep up with her great lines here!
Cynthia Green, 8-decade resident of Seattle. “In her, we saw the sort of person we need more of, someone with the bravery to risk failure and move with love and justice…’realism’ is the language of people who have grown comfortable with inequity.”
Cannot keep up with her great lines here!
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Live stream here:
You can join online for the livestream swearing-in ceremony of Seattle Mayor Katie B. Wilson.
Livestream link: youtube.com/watch?v=NC98EINot1k&pp=uAQw
Livestream link: youtube.com/watch?v=NC98EINot1k&pp=uAQw
Seattle Channel Live - City Live
YouTube video by Seattle Channel
youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Live stream here:
Really moving speech by a homeless activist, recounting all the many times Katie, Scott, and @seattletru.bsky.social stood, organized, and slept out with his group…
January 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Really moving speech by a homeless activist, recounting all the many times Katie, Scott, and @seattletru.bsky.social stood, organized, and slept out with his group…
“When national governments turn cruel, cities still have power.” Young Somali-American student who fought for free transit for students several years ago, now finishing her PhD.
January 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
“When national governments turn cruel, cities still have power.” Young Somali-American student who fought for free transit for students several years ago, now finishing her PhD.
First Gentleman Scott, up first! Such great energy here.
January 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
First Gentleman Scott, up first! Such great energy here.
Sooo thrilled to be headed to the inauguration of the country’s less-famous, at least as awesome new mayor!
Honestly, the fact that two of the biggest cities in the country just elected these folks just absolutely gives me hope in these difficult times. Welcome, Mayor Wilson! 🌇❤️🔥
Honestly, the fact that two of the biggest cities in the country just elected these folks just absolutely gives me hope in these difficult times. Welcome, Mayor Wilson! 🌇❤️🔥
January 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Sooo thrilled to be headed to the inauguration of the country’s less-famous, at least as awesome new mayor!
Honestly, the fact that two of the biggest cities in the country just elected these folks just absolutely gives me hope in these difficult times. Welcome, Mayor Wilson! 🌇❤️🔥
Honestly, the fact that two of the biggest cities in the country just elected these folks just absolutely gives me hope in these difficult times. Welcome, Mayor Wilson! 🌇❤️🔥
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Holy shit it's real
January 1, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Holy shit it's real
In other news...we gotta get rid of the thugs FAST.
🚨🚨🚨 2025 finished in the top 10 for warmest year on record in the Contiguous U.S. (1895-present). For most of the areas from the Rocky Mountains westward, it was a top 5 warmest year. No areas had a historically cool year.
January 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
In other news...we gotta get rid of the thugs FAST.
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Every time the legacy media tries to whip up some suburb-coded bullshit about Mayor Wilson she should pedestrianize another block. Whenever they get really over-the-top: whoops here's a superblock
January 1, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Every time the legacy media tries to whip up some suburb-coded bullshit about Mayor Wilson she should pedestrianize another block. Whenever they get really over-the-top: whoops here's a superblock
This is so worth watching, but what's most striking to me is how obvious it is that he wants the best for everyone—and will work for it. His love for people is such a wild contrast to Trump & co., who are just bitter, unhappy, greedy thugs.
More of this, please. Everywhere. For all, dignity & care.
More of this, please. Everywhere. For all, dignity & care.
THE MAYOR IS LISTENING
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:21 PM
This is so worth watching, but what's most striking to me is how obvious it is that he wants the best for everyone—and will work for it. His love for people is such a wild contrast to Trump & co., who are just bitter, unhappy, greedy thugs.
More of this, please. Everywhere. For all, dignity & care.
More of this, please. Everywhere. For all, dignity & care.
As of 12:00:01 am, @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social will officially be Seattle's mayor. I'm an early riser, so I don't expect to be awake, but I'm gonna sleep a little better now, and have just a little spring in my step.
Let the new year begin!
Let the new year begin!
January 1, 2026 at 1:20 AM
As of 12:00:01 am, @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social will officially be Seattle's mayor. I'm an early riser, so I don't expect to be awake, but I'm gonna sleep a little better now, and have just a little spring in my step.
Let the new year begin!
Let the new year begin!
There should be a 2025 award for best self-censorship to avoid unnecessary and unwanted attention from one of the dumbest, most malicious governments in history.
The competition? Fierce.
The competition? Fierce.
January 1, 2026 at 12:22 AM
There should be a 2025 award for best self-censorship to avoid unnecessary and unwanted attention from one of the dumbest, most malicious governments in history.
The competition? Fierce.
The competition? Fierce.
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Something that many (at least online) seem to forget it how high this man was flying in January and where he is now. Yes he is richer and still terrible but the Tesla protests pierced the sense that he was beyond reach. And that matters a lot. Thanks to everyone who joined those ongoing protests.
Elon Musk promised a lot of things by 2025
- colonists arriving on Mars
- xAI achieving AGI
- Tesla robotaxis serving half the U.S.
- completely driverless robotaxis
- a Tesla Roadster demo
- DOGE cutting trillions
none of them happened
mashable.com/article/elon-mus...
- colonists arriving on Mars
- xAI achieving AGI
- Tesla robotaxis serving half the U.S.
- completely driverless robotaxis
- a Tesla Roadster demo
- DOGE cutting trillions
none of them happened
mashable.com/article/elon-mus...
Everything Elon Musk promised in 2025, but didn't deliver
Musk is now infamous for his false promises, but even this is excessive.
mashable.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Something that many (at least online) seem to forget it how high this man was flying in January and where he is now. Yes he is richer and still terrible but the Tesla protests pierced the sense that he was beyond reach. And that matters a lot. Thanks to everyone who joined those ongoing protests.
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The 8 billionaires are: Musk, Ellison, Bezos, Page, Brin, Zuckerberg, Huang, Ballmer.
Each one saw their wealth explode as a direct result of the massive and unsustainable AI bubble.
Let's resolve to remember that when their bubble bursts all over working people in 2026.
Happy New Year!
Each one saw their wealth explode as a direct result of the massive and unsustainable AI bubble.
Let's resolve to remember that when their bubble bursts all over working people in 2026.
Happy New Year!
"What a year for the ultra wealthy. The world’s 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes in 2025’s… booming markets, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And about a quarter of this year’s gains went to just eight billionaires.” — Bloomberg Morning Brief
December 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The 8 billionaires are: Musk, Ellison, Bezos, Page, Brin, Zuckerberg, Huang, Ballmer.
Each one saw their wealth explode as a direct result of the massive and unsustainable AI bubble.
Let's resolve to remember that when their bubble bursts all over working people in 2026.
Happy New Year!
Each one saw their wealth explode as a direct result of the massive and unsustainable AI bubble.
Let's resolve to remember that when their bubble bursts all over working people in 2026.
Happy New Year!
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Not sure it's "ours", but it sure as hell isn't theirs.
Over the holidays, the administration quietly initiated a review of all Wildlife Refuges, something that could preface yet another attempt to steal your land: open.substack.com/pub/wessiler...
They’re Coming For Your Wildlife Refuges
The Fish and Wildlife Service’s over-holiday review, and what it means for 850 million acres of public land and water
open.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Not sure it's "ours", but it sure as hell isn't theirs.
Wait, what? The hyped thing that was supposed to be TOTALLY DIFFERENT and MUCH SAFER, with the mod nickname of SMRs....actually produces MORE radioactive waste? Color me shocked.
Next you'll be telling us that CCS is a scam, or that AI won't solve climate change.
Next you'll be telling us that CCS is a scam, or that AI won't solve climate change.
Vaporware doesn't even have a glow to lose
Mini nuclear reactors are already losing their glow
www.ft.com/content/567a... @financialtimes.com
Mini nuclear reactors are already losing their glow
www.ft.com/content/567a... @financialtimes.com
Mini nuclear reactors are already losing their glow
Several studies suggest SMRs will produce higher levels of nuclear waste than traditional plants
www.ft.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Wait, what? The hyped thing that was supposed to be TOTALLY DIFFERENT and MUCH SAFER, with the mod nickname of SMRs....actually produces MORE radioactive waste? Color me shocked.
Next you'll be telling us that CCS is a scam, or that AI won't solve climate change.
Next you'll be telling us that CCS is a scam, or that AI won't solve climate change.
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It's almost as if opposing massive, greedy, energy-intensive fossil fuel export industries overlaps perfectly with trying to improve affordability
insideclimatenews.org/news/1712202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1712202...
Gas Exports Are Driving Up Americans’ Energy Bills, Report Says - Inside Climate News
Higher exports of liquefied natural gas in 2025 played a significant role in rising utility bills, an analysis of federal data found.
insideclimatenews.org
December 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It's almost as if opposing massive, greedy, energy-intensive fossil fuel export industries overlaps perfectly with trying to improve affordability
insideclimatenews.org/news/1712202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1712202...