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Ivan J. Ramirez
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I am a geographer in Colorado. My scholarship focuses on the intersections of climate change, urban health, and community engagement. Visit: Civic Engagement and Climate Justice https://clas.ucdenver.edu/hbsc/thinklab
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Here’s a story for every national news outlet:

In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.

“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”

www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Journalists aren’t allowed inside ICE detention centers. So ours went undercover.

Inside Aurora’s GEO facility, they found hunger, neglect, and a system built to dehumanize those it holds.

#ICEDetentionCenters #auroracolorado

yellowscene.com/2025/11/10/s...
Sick with ICE: Healthcare at the Aurora ICE Detention Center
An inside look at detainee treatment and medical neglect at the Aurora ICE Detention Center, revealing an urgent need accountability.
yellowscene.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Joe Rogan has one of the world's most popular podcasts. Unfortunately, like nearly all of the most popular online shows, his tends to spread climate misinformation. For @climateconnections.bsky.social I scrutinize his recent episode with octogenarian climate contrarians Lindzen & Happer 🧵 (1/11)
Five ways Joe Rogan misleads listeners about climate change  » Yale Climate Connections
Rogan exposes millions to climate denial. Let’s break down his tactics.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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As someone who greatly respects and has greatly benefited from Professor Farhana Sultana's critical & generous public scholarship on the interrelations between water governance, climate change, colonialism & capitalism, I have signed this Letter of Support

Please consider signing it too
Letter of Support for Professor Farhana Sultana
As scholars within and beyond academia, we write in solidarity with academic freedom of expression with our colleague, Dr. Farhana Sultana, an internationally recognized scholar and tenured Full Profe...
docs.google.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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"More than 60 professors and others up and down the state say they are suppressing their work and feel anxious about causing political problems for their campus, or that their own teaching will lead to hostility against themselves. Some say it’s already happened." www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
UC professors censor their own classes waiting for Trump’s crackdown, court filings show
New court filings reveal University of California professors are altering lessons, canceling talks and avoiding sensitive topics as the Trump administration’s crackdown intensifies.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Starting in just under half an hour. Not too late to sign up!
Don't know how to feel about Bill Gates' controversial climate memo? Join me and four top climate scientists at 1:30pm PT today for a live discussion! Details and RSVP here: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/live-event...
Live event Tuesday: The Bill Gates climate memo
Join me for an urgent virtual discussion with leading climate scientists.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Today is Election Day! Voting is the most powerful way to raise our voices in our democracy. If you have issues at the polls, call or text the voter protection hotline: ☎️ 866 - OUR - VOTE

#TheSouthsGotNow #ElectionDay #Election2025
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Tell me you don’t care about children without telling me you don’t care about children #protectsnap
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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ICE detained a Virginia mom while she was driving her 16yo daughter to school bc she couldn’t recall her SS#.

“The agent got flustered and lunged at her,” said her daughter.

ICE arrested her even after she showed proof of legal status.

“I want this video out there because I want my mother home.”
November 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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As we face the suspension of Federal SNAP benefits, the City of Boulder has put together a list of resources for people needing food support in our community. Please share these widely with anyone that could benefit!

bouldercolorado.gov/news/food-su...
Food Support for Boulder Households: Local Food Banks and Resources | City of Boulder
bouldercolorado.gov
November 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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will kim is still in ICE detention
will taeheung kim, a korean american scientist and doctoral candidate with a green card, is still being detained by ICE. he's been in detention since July 21, first at SFO for over a week and then in various ICE facilities all over the country.
October 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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BoM says October will be hottest ever for Queensland and NT as heat records tumble #Climate
BoM says October will be hottest ever for Queensland and NT as heat records tumble
Sydney, Brisbane and Darwin are predicted to hit hottest October in terms of maximum temperatures, the Bureau of Meteorology says
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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October 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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This means less disaster reporting at a time when we desperately need it.
NEWS: CBS News gutted its climate team as part of the big Paramount layoffs this week. These journalists had been doing incredible reporting on extreme heat, flooding, clean energy investments and more.

I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
CBS News just gutted its climate team
Paramount and Bari Weiss aren't off to a great start. Here's why David Ellison should change course.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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NEW: Devastating imagery from Jamaica, before & after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.

Black River — near total destruction.
October 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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La répression sur les collègues US s'accentue. Farhana Sultana, spécialiste reconnue en political ecology, notamment pour ses travaux sur la colonialité du climat, a été suspendue pour avoir pris la parole en dehors de son établissement. Pour la soutenir, une lettre : forms.gle/5tSdBALLJdqT...
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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This is the news I've dreaded all my life, and it's here: Humanity has failed to avoid dangerous climate change.

We have now entered the overshoot era.

Our new goal is to prevent as many irreversible tipping points from taking hold as we can.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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I'm attending Disappeared in America's event, “ICE Out of Home Depot Vigil” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
ICE Out of Home Depot Vigil · Disappeared in America
On November 1, we will hold a [rally/vigil] outside of Home Depot in honor of all the workers who have been kidnapped by ICE on Home Depot properties. Join us in a day of action and make your voice he...
www.mobilize.us
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Awful. Here’s a video of it being shared on Reddit

www.reddit.com/r/chicago/s/...
October 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see

Like the US economy

Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.

Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Disaster Recovery Is an $8 Trillion Driver of US Growth
Investors are on the hunt for companies powering the disaster industrial complex, which are fueling US growth and outpacing the S&P 500
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Every weekday on Broadway, undocumented immigrants line up to enter 26 Federal Plaza. They enter harshly lit hallways where ICE agents mill around — waiting to take people away. For our cover story, Stephanie Keith captures the anguished scenes of arrest in downtown Manhattan. buff.ly/N6JNPUP.
October 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Scorched Earth
open.substack.com/pub/zentroni...
Excellent book! Great for an educator hoping to link public health and social context with hip hop in the 1970s and 80s.
Scorched Earth
Can't Stop Won't Stop was banned and we know why.
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM