Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist)
@fisherdanar.bsky.social
Director, Center for Environment Community, & Equity and Professor, AU | NonRes Sr Fellow, Brookings | IPCCWG3 AR6 | www.danarfisher.com | TED Talk on Saving Ourselves: go.ted.com/danarfisher
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Durbin’s term ends in ‘27. Hassan runs November 7, 2028. NO Dem opponents… yet.
Shaheen has 2 progressive opponents. Support @karishmaforsenate.bsky.social & @chrispappasnh.bsky.social
Jackie Rosen, Angus King & Tim Kain’s terms end in 2031, Fetterman & Cortez Masto’s term in 2029
Flip them
Shaheen has 2 progressive opponents. Support @karishmaforsenate.bsky.social & @chrispappasnh.bsky.social
Jackie Rosen, Angus King & Tim Kain’s terms end in 2031, Fetterman & Cortez Masto’s term in 2029
Flip them
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November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Durbin’s term ends in ‘27. Hassan runs November 7, 2028. NO Dem opponents… yet.
Shaheen has 2 progressive opponents. Support @karishmaforsenate.bsky.social & @chrispappasnh.bsky.social
Jackie Rosen, Angus King & Tim Kain’s terms end in 2031, Fetterman & Cortez Masto’s term in 2029
Flip them
Shaheen has 2 progressive opponents. Support @karishmaforsenate.bsky.social & @chrispappasnh.bsky.social
Jackie Rosen, Angus King & Tim Kain’s terms end in 2031, Fetterman & Cortez Masto’s term in 2029
Flip them
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MoveOn, Indivisible, Our Revolution, and 6 Democrats have called on Chuck Schumer to step aside as leader.
So we asked all 40 Democratic senators who didn’t cave to Republicans if they still think Schumer is the right leader.
Here's what they said.
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
So we asked all 40 Democratic senators who didn’t cave to Republicans if they still think Schumer is the right leader.
Here's what they said.
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway – as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of 'p*ssies.'
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
MoveOn, Indivisible, Our Revolution, and 6 Democrats have called on Chuck Schumer to step aside as leader.
So we asked all 40 Democratic senators who didn’t cave to Republicans if they still think Schumer is the right leader.
Here's what they said.
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
So we asked all 40 Democratic senators who didn’t cave to Republicans if they still think Schumer is the right leader.
Here's what they said.
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
Looking forward to this event on visualizing environmental change at @au-cece.bsky.social with Megan Martin from @climatecentral.org! If you’re in DC, #JoinUs!
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Looking forward to this event on visualizing environmental change at @au-cece.bsky.social with Megan Martin from @climatecentral.org! If you’re in DC, #JoinUs!
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Tucked in the CR that 7 Democrats and an Independent just voted to pass, along with the Republicans is this👇
6 Republican Senators can sue taxpayers $500,000 each🤬🤬 because Jack Smith dared to do the job that he was appointed to do!
#OneV1
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Tucked in the CR that 7 Democrats and an Independent just voted to pass, along with the Republicans is this👇
6 Republican Senators can sue taxpayers $500,000 each🤬🤬 because Jack Smith dared to do the job that he was appointed to do!
#OneV1
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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We are headed toward martial law and the end of our democracy and I will never forgive the people in power who every step of the way told us it was all just fine and everything would work out swell as long as we kept pretending that nothing we have actually seen with our own two eyes was happening
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We are headed toward martial law and the end of our democracy and I will never forgive the people in power who every step of the way told us it was all just fine and everything would work out swell as long as we kept pretending that nothing we have actually seen with our own two eyes was happening
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I’m excited to be a part of this online festival with @rogerhallam.com and all these amazing folks!
15-16 November online festival
with speakers including @jeremylent.bsky.social, @fisherdanar.bsky.social, @jamesgdyke.info, @gailbradbrook.bsky.social, @tzeporah.bsky.social and many others:
rev21.earth/festival/
with speakers including @jeremylent.bsky.social, @fisherdanar.bsky.social, @jamesgdyke.info, @gailbradbrook.bsky.social, @tzeporah.bsky.social and many others:
rev21.earth/festival/
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I’m excited to be a part of this online festival with @rogerhallam.com and all these amazing folks!
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Some valuable thoughts about the role the media plays in climate communication and the challenges of echo chambers by Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social Tune in to #COPOut to watch the entire episode also with @magnoliae.bsky.social and Jamie Minden
cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Some valuable thoughts about the role the media plays in climate communication and the challenges of echo chambers by Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social Tune in to #COPOut to watch the entire episode also with @magnoliae.bsky.social and Jamie Minden
cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
I’m excited to be a part of this online festival with @rogerhallam.com and all these amazing folks!
15-16 November online festival
with speakers including @jeremylent.bsky.social, @fisherdanar.bsky.social, @jamesgdyke.info, @gailbradbrook.bsky.social, @tzeporah.bsky.social and many others:
rev21.earth/festival/
with speakers including @jeremylent.bsky.social, @fisherdanar.bsky.social, @jamesgdyke.info, @gailbradbrook.bsky.social, @tzeporah.bsky.social and many others:
rev21.earth/festival/
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I’m excited to be a part of this online festival with @rogerhallam.com and all these amazing folks!
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
Delighted to have our #COPOut Podcast featured as part of @wedonthavetime.bsky.social's coverage of #COP30!
For expansive coverage of everything going on at the climate negotiations, check out their hub here: www.wedonthavetime.org/events/cop30
For expansive coverage of everything going on at the climate negotiations, check out their hub here: www.wedonthavetime.org/events/cop30
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Delighted to have our #COPOut Podcast featured as part of @wedonthavetime.bsky.social's coverage of #COP30!
For expansive coverage of everything going on at the climate negotiations, check out their hub here: www.wedonthavetime.org/events/cop30
For expansive coverage of everything going on at the climate negotiations, check out their hub here: www.wedonthavetime.org/events/cop30
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The #COPOut Podcast Episode 1 on Platforming Activism is LIVE! Tune in hear from Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social Jamie Minden from This Is Zero Hour and @magnoliae.bsky.social from Party Crashers to learn about their histories and their current work cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The #COPOut Podcast Episode 1 on Platforming Activism is LIVE! Tune in hear from Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social Jamie Minden from This Is Zero Hour and @magnoliae.bsky.social from Party Crashers to learn about their histories and their current work cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
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Have you thought of doing a Copout online eventwhere no fossil fuel/ Big Ag, etc. lobbyists would be invited? I'd be more interested in that than in any of the Cops that seem to have just become a place for industry executives...Bonus, no airplanes needed. Would volunteer to help if you did! . :)
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Have you thought of doing a Copout online eventwhere no fossil fuel/ Big Ag, etc. lobbyists would be invited? I'd be more interested in that than in any of the Cops that seem to have just become a place for industry executives...Bonus, no airplanes needed. Would volunteer to help if you did! . :)
Of particular interest @doctorvive.bsky.social @amywestervelt.bsky.social @davidrvetter.bsky.social @ketanjoshi.co @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @fridaysforfuture.bsky.social @jksteinberger.bsky.social
Check out how the UNFCCC is policing the language of civil society at #COP30 along with limiting their access from Zero Hour ED. Tune in to #COPOut to watch the entire episode also with Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social & @magnoliae.bsky.social cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Check out how the UNFCCC is policing the language of civil society at #COP30 along with limiting their access from Zero Hour ED. Tune in to #COPOut to watch the entire episode also with Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social & @magnoliae.bsky.social cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Check out how the UNFCCC is policing the language of civil society at #COP30 along with limiting their access from Zero Hour ED. Tune in to #COPOut to watch the entire episode also with Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social & @magnoliae.bsky.social cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
With some moderate Democrats caving to Republican pressure, the shutdown was all for naught. www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
With some moderate Democrats caving to Republican pressure, the shutdown was all for naught. www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
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Happy Sunday!
Watch our interview with Dr. Dana Fisher on climate change, resistance, climate policies, Bill Gates climate memo, and COP30. @fisherdanar.bsky.social
youtu.be/FAD8DwOYZs0?...
Watch our interview with Dr. Dana Fisher on climate change, resistance, climate policies, Bill Gates climate memo, and COP30. @fisherdanar.bsky.social
youtu.be/FAD8DwOYZs0?...
How to Save Ourselves from Climate Crisis I Dr. Dana Fisher on Resistance and Climate Action
YouTube video by Science Talk
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November 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Happy Sunday!
Watch our interview with Dr. Dana Fisher on climate change, resistance, climate policies, Bill Gates climate memo, and COP30. @fisherdanar.bsky.social
youtu.be/FAD8DwOYZs0?...
Watch our interview with Dr. Dana Fisher on climate change, resistance, climate policies, Bill Gates climate memo, and COP30. @fisherdanar.bsky.social
youtu.be/FAD8DwOYZs0?...
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@fisherdanar.bsky.social Just listened to episode 1! Loved the conversation, especially regarding the importance of communication tactics to counter fossil fuel industry propaganda. Have been wondering if the effects of all these horrific wars on climate instability will also be discussed..?
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
@fisherdanar.bsky.social Just listened to episode 1! Loved the conversation, especially regarding the importance of communication tactics to counter fossil fuel industry propaganda. Have been wondering if the effects of all these horrific wars on climate instability will also be discussed..?
Absolutely 💯🎯👇
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Absolutely 💯🎯👇
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Even the senators who are retiring and think they won't have to face the wrath of furious Democratic voters should know that their last name is about to become so toxic that not even a goddamn nonprofit is going to want you on the board.
I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Even the senators who are retiring and think they won't have to face the wrath of furious Democratic voters should know that their last name is about to become so toxic that not even a goddamn nonprofit is going to want you on the board.
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I am amazed by the people who don't think this is going to further radicalize the left. Talk about not reading the room at all.
The centrists in the Senate Democratic caucus saw that the country was rallying to the party in the 2025 elections and resolved that they would do anything they could to kill that momentum.
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I am amazed by the people who don't think this is going to further radicalize the left. Talk about not reading the room at all.
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The top Maine Senate candidates -- Mills and Platner -- oppose the CR.
Tens of thousands of Maine people are facing skyrocketing health care costs because of Donald Trump and Susan Collins.
Maine people deserve affordable health care — not just the promise of a vote that won’t go anywhere.
Fight back.
Maine people deserve affordable health care — not just the promise of a vote that won’t go anywhere.
Fight back.
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The top Maine Senate candidates -- Mills and Platner -- oppose the CR.
YASSS 👇
I just did this and if nothing else it was cathartic. I said I would make it my life’s mission to make sure there’s a primary challenger for any D involved in this deal, it’s fucking embarrassing.
So, listen, call Schumer’s office no matter where you live, no matter if you’re registered to vote. Leave a voicemail that says if Senate Dems cave without an ACA premiums fix, you will never vote for or donate to another Senate Democrat as long as he is Leader
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
YASSS 👇