Jay Varner
@jayvarner.bsky.social
Author of NOTHING LEFT TO BURN (Algonquin), first-year writing and rhetoric lecturer at James Madison University, recovering Central Pennsylvanian, studying how to write about climate change. Avid home gardener at the end of the world. Susquehanna U, UNCW.
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"In the past 2.5 months, while protesting at Broadview, I have experienced more violence from ICE and Illinois State Police than I have hitherto experienced over my entire lifetime," writes Michael Woolf.
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I Was Arrested Outside of an ICE Facility We Need to Shut Down
Violence is never the answer for Christians, and violence against our righteous protests cannot stop us.
sojo.net
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"In the past 2.5 months, while protesting at Broadview, I have experienced more violence from ICE and Illinois State Police than I have hitherto experienced over my entire lifetime," writes Michael Woolf.
sojo.net/articles/opi...
sojo.net/articles/opi...
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
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Native American farmers in the southwestern U.S. have long deployed weather-adaptive techniques to grow crops in high-desert environments.
This month, Mongabay spoke with the leaders of these groups about how these farming techniques can be replicated in increasingly dry regions around the world.
This month, Mongabay spoke with the leaders of these groups about how these farming techniques can be replicated in increasingly dry regions around the world.
From waffle gardens to terraces, Indigenous groups revive farming heritage in America’s deserts
In 1985, with two young daughters and little money, Roxanne Swentzell, a Native American sculptor and ceramic artist, returned from her studies in Portland, in the U.S. state of Oregon, to her Santa…
news.mongabay.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Native American farmers in the southwestern U.S. have long deployed weather-adaptive techniques to grow crops in high-desert environments.
This month, Mongabay spoke with the leaders of these groups about how these farming techniques can be replicated in increasingly dry regions around the world.
This month, Mongabay spoke with the leaders of these groups about how these farming techniques can be replicated in increasingly dry regions around the world.
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In 1824, Joseph Fourier noted that co2 was trapping heat and warming the planet
Over 200 years later its still a mystery to clueless deniers
Over 200 years later its still a mystery to clueless deniers
November 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
In 1824, Joseph Fourier noted that co2 was trapping heat and warming the planet
Over 200 years later its still a mystery to clueless deniers
Over 200 years later its still a mystery to clueless deniers
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Im asking for help to save my front teeth. As many of you might know Ive spent my entire adult life as a full time artist, a lifestyle with little opportunity to afford basic health care over the years. Ive learned that without urgent surgery my teeth will likely abscess & be lost. Anything helps! ❤️🔥
Donate to Save Daniel's Smile: Urgent Dental Surgery, organized by Daniel Bachman
Hey there! And thanks for checking out my GoFundMe to help pay for dental su… Daniel Bachman needs your support for Save Daniel's Smile: Urgent Dental Surgery
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November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Im asking for help to save my front teeth. As many of you might know Ive spent my entire adult life as a full time artist, a lifestyle with little opportunity to afford basic health care over the years. Ive learned that without urgent surgery my teeth will likely abscess & be lost. Anything helps! ❤️🔥
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This is perhaps the biggest privacy threat any US tech company has put upon us. It’s right out in the open.
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is perhaps the biggest privacy threat any US tech company has put upon us. It’s right out in the open.
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Not sure the point of deporting hard working people who fled awful conditions in their own countries and are caring for the sick, elderly, and paralyzed, not only harming our own economy, but vulnerable people who rely on this assistance.
November 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Not sure the point of deporting hard working people who fled awful conditions in their own countries and are caring for the sick, elderly, and paralyzed, not only harming our own economy, but vulnerable people who rely on this assistance.
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chatgpt is down, post handmade em dashes
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
chatgpt is down, post handmade em dashes
The Lowdown is just stellar. Watch it.
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The Lowdown is just stellar. Watch it.
Sick beat behind this!
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Sick beat behind this!
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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If you're a professor at Texas A&M, you'll need to receive written authorization from the university president before discussing this incident on campus.
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If you're a professor at Texas A&M, you'll need to receive written authorization from the university president before discussing this incident on campus.
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dystopian ass weather report
Chicago may experience less tear gas use as Operation Midway Blitz winds down. Cold and wet weather reduce effectiveness, while wind adds unpredictability.
Wind, cold temps can change the impact of tear gas and pepper balls, experts say
chicago.suntimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
dystopian ass weather report
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RIP Todd Snider. One of the greats, an unheralded songwriters' songwriter and a genuine character. Loved and proselytized for almost as long as I've been a music critic. A guy not only influenced by Prine/Kristofferson/Jerry Jeff but he seemed to come out of the same world.
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
RIP Todd Snider. One of the greats, an unheralded songwriters' songwriter and a genuine character. Loved and proselytized for almost as long as I've been a music critic. A guy not only influenced by Prine/Kristofferson/Jerry Jeff but he seemed to come out of the same world.
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😞 RIP Alice, thank you for everything
No. No. No. Waking up to the devastating news that Alice Wong has passed. I have no words yet, except to say that Alice was a powerful force for good in the world & I loved her. I posted the below just before her passing.
Tapping the sign: "Staying alive is a lot of work for a disabled person in an ableist society."—Alice Wong in the Introduction to Disability Visibility
November 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
😞 RIP Alice, thank you for everything
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And we warned them with our new 2025 State of the Climate Report which you can check out here: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
And we warned them with our new 2025 State of the Climate Report which you can check out here: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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What a terrible day to know how to read
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
What a terrible day to know how to read
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‘The water came up to my waist but I carried on walking’ – This is climate breakdown
‘The water came up to my waist but I carried on walking’ – This is climate breakdown
When the rain started I had to find a way home to my children. I could never have imagined how long it would take. This is Ruchira’s story
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
‘The water came up to my waist but I carried on walking’ – This is climate breakdown
Waiting on the lights… what a lovely, chilly night.
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Waiting on the lights… what a lovely, chilly night.
Ever have a book you tear the house apart looking for over the course of two weeks? Well, I found my copy!
November 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Ever have a book you tear the house apart looking for over the course of two weeks? Well, I found my copy!
What’s the point of standards? That’s pretty much perfect.
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
What’s the point of standards? That’s pretty much perfect.
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“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Hey!! Here's my new piece for The New Republic!!
It's about how Meta is cramming generative video slop (the most energy-intensive of the gen systems) into its massive global advertising engine: a recipe for an order magnitude worsening of its already-huge harms 😱
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
It's about how Meta is cramming generative video slop (the most energy-intensive of the gen systems) into its massive global advertising engine: a recipe for an order magnitude worsening of its already-huge harms 😱
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Hey!! Here's my new piece for The New Republic!!
It's about how Meta is cramming generative video slop (the most energy-intensive of the gen systems) into its massive global advertising engine: a recipe for an order magnitude worsening of its already-huge harms 😱
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
It's about how Meta is cramming generative video slop (the most energy-intensive of the gen systems) into its massive global advertising engine: a recipe for an order magnitude worsening of its already-huge harms 😱
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
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"You setting your themostat to a temp that makes you not freeze yourself to death is actually whats costing you so much money, not the new AI data center or electric companies gouging your bill."
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
"You setting your themostat to a temp that makes you not freeze yourself to death is actually whats costing you so much money, not the new AI data center or electric companies gouging your bill."
🙏
Please.
Democrat’s Win May Upend a Conservative Push in Virginia Universities www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Democrat’s Win May Upend a Conservative Push in Virginia Universities www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Democrat’s Win May Upend a Conservative Push in Virginia Universities
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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