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Rebecca Solnit
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Raised on Coast Miwok land, longtime resident on Ramaytush Ohlone land, writer, climate person, feminist, wanderer. Just started a newsletter at MeditationsInAnEmergency.com.

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Rebecca Solnit is an American writer and activist. She has written on a variety of subjects, including feminism, the environment, politics, place, and art.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 3h
Jewish refugees, to be specific.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 3h
Why yes I did and I was talking about the making of the atom bomb. As for nuclear reactions, we could go back to Lise Meitner, a refugee Jew in Sweden, recognizing that her lab partner Otto Hahn had split the atom back in Germany.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 14h
But "mastering the automobile": a German guy did that first.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 14h
I think three of these were born in the USA. Most of the rest had just got here.
Scientists People Ernest Lawrence, Enrico Fermi, and Isidor Rabi. Bethe, Hans Chadwick, James Einstein, Albert Fermi, Enrico Feynman, Richard Franck, James Fuchs, Klaus Rotblat, Joseph Seaborg, Glenn T. Serber, Robert Szilard, Leo Teller, Edward Wigner, Eugene York, Herbert

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 14h
It took a lot of recent refugees gathered together at Los Alamos to make an atom bomb. Not just Fermi.
markjacob.bsky.social Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 20h
Immigrant-hating Stephen Miller talks about Americans being "first to harness the atom." But the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was conducted by a team led by Italian immigrant Enrico Fermi, who didn't become a U.S. citizen until a year and a half later.
Stephen Miller: Someone should write an alternate historical novel where Americans are the first to master the automobile, the first in flight, the first to harness the atom, the first to land on the moon — but just keep going and never open our borders to the entire third world for sixty years.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 20h
Immigrant-hating Stephen Miller talks about Americans being "first to harness the atom." But the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was conducted by a team led by Italian immigrant Enrico Fermi, who didn't become a U.S. citizen until a year and a half later.
Stephen Miller: Someone should write an alternate historical novel where Americans are the first to master the automobile, the first in flight, the first to harness the atom, the first to land on the moon — but just keep going and never open our borders to the entire third world for sixty years.

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John Raimo @johnraimo.bsky.social · 1d
A great writer on a great photographer: Rebecca Solnit (@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social), Richard Misrach on the Eerie Grandeur of Global Trade (Aperture; #photography) aperture.org/editorial/ri...
Richard Misrach on the Eerie Grandeur of Global Trade
Rebecca Solnit considers the photographer’s recent work tracing histories of shipping routes and their impact on the natural environment.
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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 1d
'Every woman knows what I’m talking about.'
Yes, we do, sadly. Thank you @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social.
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Men Explain Things to Me
<p>Before there was <em>mansplaining</em>, there was Rebecca Solnit's 2008 critique of male arrogance. Reprinted here with a new introduction.</p>
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 2d
I figured you probably did but wanted to be sure it was included!

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 2d
This brilliant book that you may already know.....
Sunaura Taylor/Disabled Ecologies: Lessons from a Wounded Desert

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 2d
A president who is the son of an immigrant mother and grandson of an immigrant scoundrel.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 4d
Merry Christmas and thanks for so much and so many things this year, favorite congressman!

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 4d
If I didn't leave Tuesday, there was a chance I'd be stranded, so I ran for it!

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 4d
Merry Christmas, friend, and may we hike together again!

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 4d
That's part of what prompted the Protestant reformation; may we have the secular equivalent (and yeah, irony that the Catholic church this time around is a voice against the corruption of this administration).

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 4d
Mostly I write political essays at my newsletter, but today I'm publishing a personal account of outrunning the storm from Southern California to home yesterday and the day before.....
Death and Rebirth on the Road Home
I wish you all a peaceful day, whatever this day means to you or doesn't, and I'm more grateful than I might have been otherwise for the gift of life itself, because of my journey home Tuesday and yes...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 4d
Merry Christmas everyone, and I wish you peace and rest and maybe festivity whoever and wherever you are. May you find the gifts that life has given you (despite all that other stuff you didn't ask for).

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 4d
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

And 1 million Epstein files appeared from thin air

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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 4d
Another reminder that FBI tasked 934 agents and other personnel to review & redact Epstein files between March & May & prepare the docs for public release. FBI paid $851K in OT/premium pay for a week's worth of work. Via my #FOIA
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This email says IMD Specialized Project Updates Status Update Thank you for your support and rallying together to accompish the mission. As of 2:36pm, Phase 2 review of the new criteria provided by DOJ was approximately 75.2% complete. Upon compietion of Phase 2, iMD wili provide a copy of aill see-through redaction files for DOJ review, We will communicaite when all Phase 2 redaction is compiete. inti completion. we request the project team continue Phase 2 efforts and ieadership plan for continued coverage as appropriate for compietion tonight. We will continue to update on progress, and appreciate everyone's efforf. This email says IMD Specialized Project Updates Status Update Thank you for your continued support throughout this project. IMD continues to work through Phase 2 Review for final delivery to DOJ. At this time, all Phase 1 redactions are complete, and non-IMD project teams can be released. We ask each site/division provide a POC to this email, who will be available for the remainder of today, in the event we need additional assistance later today. Thank you again for supporting this effort. This email provides a status update and raises questions about the Epstein files review This email says that have FBI director Kash Patel is seeking updates on the Epstein files review

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 5d
Tornado Warning inside a Severe Thunderstorm Warning inside a Flash Flood Warning in LA County at the moment, if you're wondering how things are going... #CAwx #LArain
Current radar snapshot with warnings depicted.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 5d
“The Flight into Egypt,” by Giotto, painted between 1303 and 1305.

Pope Francis, 2014: "We believe that Jesus was a refugee, had to flee to save his life, with Saint Joseph and Mary, had to leave for Egypt. He was a refugee.”
The artwork depicts the biblical scene where the Holy Family flees to Egypt to escape King Herod’s wrath. The composition centers on Mary, seated on a donkey, holding the infant Jesus, both adorned with halos that signify their sanctity. Joseph leads the way, holding a basket, and their path is guided by an angel hovering above. The scene is enriched with other figures who appear to discuss the event, adding depth and narrative to the painting. The background features a rugged, rocky landscape under a deep blue sky, symbolizing the challenges and divine guidance intrinsic to their journey. Giotto’s use of expressive faces and naturalistic details marks a significant shift towards the humanism characterized by the Proto Renaissance period.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 5d
Oh my! You are so welcome! (And hope you got the Haymarket 40% discount on this month!)

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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 5d
Holiday spoiler: if you are a gift-getting friend of mine, there’s a good chance you are getting my favorite book of the year @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social ‘s “No Straight Road Takes You There”. Thanks for the bulk delivery that arrived today @haymarketbooks.org & thank you Rebecca for all that you do.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 5d
Official data is in today, and US solar continues to grow rapidly, with generation up 21% compared to last year!
a graph of US monthly solar generation, which grows roughly 21% over the last year

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Andrew Perez @andrewperez.bsky.social · 6d
Bari Weiss praised El Salvador's dictator before spiking '60 Minutes' story on his torture prison.

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Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador’s Dictator Before Spiking '60 Minutes' Story on His Torture Prison
Weiss touted El Salvador’s brutal leader while her blog published jokes about Trump sending immigrants to the CECOT prison.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 6d
I mean I assume this is just an excuse for protecting the Trump regime, but it's a super-shoddy one since there aren't two sides to torture in gulags in violation of international and domestic law and human rights.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 6d
Did she need someone to say that torture is good? That we need to abandon all human rights standards? Memorable critique of the bothsiderism of McNeil Lehrer New Hour many years ago: "Now over to you, Mr. Pol Pot, for a positive view of genocide."
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 7d
The New York Times updated their story with a statement from Bari Weiss:
Ms. Weiss said in a statement late Sunday: "My job is to make sure that all stories we publish are the best they can be. Holding stories that aren't ready for whatever reason — that they lack sufficient context, say, or that they are missing critical voices — happens every day in every newsroom. I look forward to airing this important piece when it's ready."

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 7d
The New York Times updated their story with a statement from Bari Weiss:
Ms. Weiss said in a statement late Sunday: "My job is to make sure that all stories we publish are the best they can be. Holding stories that aren't ready for whatever reason — that they lack sufficient context, say, or that they are missing critical voices — happens every day in every newsroom. I look forward to airing this important piece when it's ready."

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 8d
Rep. Sean Casten has a long thread here utterly trashing the piece, from his perspective as both an engineer and a politician.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 8d
Well I've written some feminist books, so I think I have.