jill (she/her)
@jillmwebb.bsky.social
journalist & audio producer mainly covering mental health, the environment, labor & justice
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· Aug 26
Construction workers, many of whom are immigrant & Hispanic workers, have higher rates of suicide than other industries, Jill Webb reports. Advocates are leading discussions on mental health as part of“toolbox talks,” which are usually for addressing typical construction site safety practices.
The construction industry has a suicide crisis
Construction workers, many of whom are immigrant and Hispanic workers, have higher rates of suicide than other industries
prismreports.org
My latest on the suicide crisis within U.S. construction, an industry that heavily relies on an immigrant workforce that is currently being targeted by ICE raids:
i wrote about the role of benefit concerts and how artists have been censored for speaking out about Palestine on stage: verystrangeweather.substack.com/p/together-for…
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
i wrote about the role of benefit concerts and how artists have been censored for speaking out about Palestine on stage: verystrangeweather.substack.com/p/together-for…
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big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
No more PJM data centers unless they can be reliably served: market monitor
The PJM Interconnection’s market monitor urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rule that large data centers can only come online if the grid operator can still meet reliability metrics.
www.utilitydive.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
spoke with the @dreamdefenders.bsky.social about their C.R.E.A.M. (Class Ruins Everything Around Me) pledge for @npquarterly.bsky.social: nonprofitquarterly.org/if-class-rui...
If Class Ruins Everything Around Us, What Can Movements Do? | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
A nonprofit-led campaign, “Class Ruins Everything Around Me,” issues a call for movements to challenge the nation’s new Gilded Age at the local level.
nonprofitquarterly.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
spoke with the @dreamdefenders.bsky.social about their C.R.E.A.M. (Class Ruins Everything Around Me) pledge for @npquarterly.bsky.social: nonprofitquarterly.org/if-class-rui...
It has historically not been easy to support Palestinian resistance as a musician, even in seemingly progressive environments like benefit concerts. I get into it on my substack:
verystrangeweather.substack.com/p/together-f...
verystrangeweather.substack.com/p/together-f...
Together for Palestine benefit concert highlights live music as protest
reflecting on september's show
verystrangeweather.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It has historically not been easy to support Palestinian resistance as a musician, even in seemingly progressive environments like benefit concerts. I get into it on my substack:
verystrangeweather.substack.com/p/together-f...
verystrangeweather.substack.com/p/together-f...
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New: @socialists.nyc narrowly votes to not endorse Chi Osse's primary challenge against Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
This comes after @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social directly urged the group to not back Osse's run.
Osse previously signaled he'd likely not run without a DSA endorsement.
This comes after @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social directly urged the group to not back Osse's run.
Osse previously signaled he'd likely not run without a DSA endorsement.
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
New: @socialists.nyc narrowly votes to not endorse Chi Osse's primary challenge against Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
This comes after @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social directly urged the group to not back Osse's run.
Osse previously signaled he'd likely not run without a DSA endorsement.
This comes after @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social directly urged the group to not back Osse's run.
Osse previously signaled he'd likely not run without a DSA endorsement.
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“You can’t not consider the issue of immigration as a child well-being issue.”
Immigration enforcement fuels mental health crisis among children of immigrants, @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social reports. Many of these children grow up carrying invisible scars that resurface later in life.
Immigration enforcement fuels mental health crisis among children of immigrants, @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social reports. Many of these children grow up carrying invisible scars that resurface later in life.
For children of immigrants, Immigration enforcement fuels mental health crisis
The fear that they could lose their parents defines the daily lives of many children in immigrant families
prismreports.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
“You can’t not consider the issue of immigration as a child well-being issue.”
Immigration enforcement fuels mental health crisis among children of immigrants, @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social reports. Many of these children grow up carrying invisible scars that resurface later in life.
Immigration enforcement fuels mental health crisis among children of immigrants, @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social reports. Many of these children grow up carrying invisible scars that resurface later in life.
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"Starbucks Workers United has also asked customers to refrain from buying coffee from Starbucks until their demands are met." nonprofitquarterly.org/from-buffalo... @jillmwebb.bsky.social
@sbworkersunited.org #NoContractNoCoffee #Starbucks
@sbworkersunited.org #NoContractNoCoffee #Starbucks
From Buffalo to the Red Cup Rebellion: Why Starbucks Workers Are on Strike | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
A four-year worker campaign to get union contracts at over 550 Starbucks stores heats up, as workers walk out of 65 stores with the message that they want a first contract now.
nonprofitquarterly.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"Starbucks Workers United has also asked customers to refrain from buying coffee from Starbucks until their demands are met." nonprofitquarterly.org/from-buffalo... @jillmwebb.bsky.social
@sbworkersunited.org #NoContractNoCoffee #Starbucks
@sbworkersunited.org #NoContractNoCoffee #Starbucks
Want to know what’s going on with the Starbucks strike? I wrote about the #redcuprebellion for NPQ. As of this morning, 2000 Starbucks employees are striking across 65 cities:
"Starbucks Workers United has also asked customers to refrain from buying coffee from Starbucks until their demands are met." nonprofitquarterly.org/from-buffalo... @jillmwebb.bsky.social
@sbworkersunited.org #NoContractNoCoffee #Starbucks
@sbworkersunited.org #NoContractNoCoffee #Starbucks
From Buffalo to the Red Cup Rebellion: Why Starbucks Workers Are on Strike | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
A four-year worker campaign to get union contracts at over 550 Starbucks stores heats up, as workers walk out of 65 stores with the message that they want a first contract now.
nonprofitquarterly.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Want to know what’s going on with the Starbucks strike? I wrote about the #redcuprebellion for NPQ. As of this morning, 2000 Starbucks employees are striking across 65 cities:
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NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
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ProPublica reports that Tierra Walker, who had a history of preeclampsia, had asked for an abortion—but was refused care. She died of preeclampsia.
www.jezebel.com/another-woma...
www.jezebel.com/another-woma...
Another Woman Died Because of Texas' Abortion Ban
ProPublica reports that Tierra Walker, who had a history of preeclampsia, had asked for an abortion—but was refused care. She died of preeclampsia.
www.jezebel.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
ProPublica reports that Tierra Walker, who had a history of preeclampsia, had asked for an abortion—but was refused care. She died of preeclampsia.
www.jezebel.com/another-woma...
www.jezebel.com/another-woma...
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@npquarterly.bsky.social this morning, we published an article on the strike being led by @sbworkersunited.org. Workers are seeking a first contract. In 2024, Starbuck's CEO took home $95.8 million, more than 6,000 times the median worker wage. Read more at:
nonprofitquarterly.org/from-buffalo...
nonprofitquarterly.org/from-buffalo...
From Buffalo to the Red Cup Rebellion: Why Starbucks Workers Are on Strike | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
A four-year worker campaign to get union contracts at over 550 Starbucks stores heats up, as workers walk out of 65 stores with the message that they want a first contract now.
nonprofitquarterly.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
@npquarterly.bsky.social this morning, we published an article on the strike being led by @sbworkersunited.org. Workers are seeking a first contract. In 2024, Starbuck's CEO took home $95.8 million, more than 6,000 times the median worker wage. Read more at:
nonprofitquarterly.org/from-buffalo...
nonprofitquarterly.org/from-buffalo...
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Texas Passes Bill Banning Abortion Pills from Being Mailed to the State nonprofitquarterly.org/texas-passes... @shefali.bsky.social @19thnews.org #abortion #reproductiverights #Texas
Texas Passes Bill Banning Abortion Pills from Being Mailed to the State - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
The legislation lets private citizens sue people who mail abortion medications to Texans. It offers a blueprint for state lawmakers trying to stop their residents from circumventing abortion bans.
nonprofitquarterly.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Texas Passes Bill Banning Abortion Pills from Being Mailed to the State nonprofitquarterly.org/texas-passes... @shefali.bsky.social @19thnews.org #abortion #reproductiverights #Texas
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Silence Is Complicity, but Nonprofits Struggle to Condemn Israeli Violence in Gaza: "Make no mistake: Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people is a racial and gender justice issue." nonprofitquarterly.org/silence-is-c... #Gaza #nonprofits
Silence Is Complicity, but Nonprofits Struggle to Condemn Israeli Violence in Gaza - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
The fear among nonprofits to take a stand in solidarity with the people of Gaza speaks loudly to the dangers of large-donor power.
nonprofitquarterly.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Silence Is Complicity, but Nonprofits Struggle to Condemn Israeli Violence in Gaza: "Make no mistake: Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people is a racial and gender justice issue." nonprofitquarterly.org/silence-is-c... #Gaza #nonprofits
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Yesterday, through a flurry of interviews & phone calls, @tinavasquez.bsky.social wrote this excellent report on the immigration raids in cities across North Carolina. She spoke to community members about the devastation & fear, as well as the love & resistance.
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/n...
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/n...
North Carolina immigration raids expected to escalate
As the impacts of the raids quickly ripple outward from Charlotte, North Carolinians are mobilizing to stem enforcement operations in their communities
prismreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Yesterday, through a flurry of interviews & phone calls, @tinavasquez.bsky.social wrote this excellent report on the immigration raids in cities across North Carolina. She spoke to community members about the devastation & fear, as well as the love & resistance.
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/n...
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/n...
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‘Change is possible’: How Somerville organized to pass a ballot question to divest from Israel, Tamar Sarai reports. The Massachusetts city became the first in the U.S. to vote in favor of divesting from Israel’s apartheid & genocide of Palestinians. Here’s how organizers pulled off the win.
How Somerville organized to pass Israel divestment ballot question
Somerville became the first in the U.S. to vote in favor of divesting from Israel’s apartheid and genocide of Palestinians
prismreports.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
‘Change is possible’: How Somerville organized to pass a ballot question to divest from Israel, Tamar Sarai reports. The Massachusetts city became the first in the U.S. to vote in favor of divesting from Israel’s apartheid & genocide of Palestinians. Here’s how organizers pulled off the win.
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Leaked plans reveal Silicon Valley profiting from Gaza’s destruction: “voluntary” displacement, AI kill lists, and branded tech zones—all while Palestinians are displaced.
Ramah Kudaimi and Evan Sutton report.
Ramah Kudaimi and Evan Sutton report.
This Is What Genocide Looks Like When Silicon Valley Writes the Brochure
Corporate, tech oligarchs are providing the infrastructure for and profiting off genocide in Gaza. But accountability is closer than you think.
inthesetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Leaked plans reveal Silicon Valley profiting from Gaza’s destruction: “voluntary” displacement, AI kill lists, and branded tech zones—all while Palestinians are displaced.
Ramah Kudaimi and Evan Sutton report.
Ramah Kudaimi and Evan Sutton report.
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From self-expression to sober spaces to labour organizing, there’s a lot more to the queer barista phenomenon than the meme suggests. @jillmwebb.bsky.social investigates:
Why are queer people so drawn to the coffee industry? | Xtra Magazine
From self-expression to sober spaces to labour organizing, there’s a lot more to the queer barista phenomenon than the meme suggests
xtramagazine.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
From self-expression to sober spaces to labour organizing, there’s a lot more to the queer barista phenomenon than the meme suggests. @jillmwebb.bsky.social investigates:
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We're also thrilled to announce that thanks to support from our readers, we are partnering with Bitch Media to republish selected classic posts from their archives that will never be behind a paywall, because we believe in preserving feminist media for future generations to enjoy.
October 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We're also thrilled to announce that thanks to support from our readers, we are partnering with Bitch Media to republish selected classic posts from their archives that will never be behind a paywall, because we believe in preserving feminist media for future generations to enjoy.
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NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams
NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams
The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...
www.thewrap.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams
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"More Than 200 Bodies Dug Out of the Gaza Rubble Since Ceasefire Went Into Effect"
More Than 200 Bodies Dug Out of the Gaza Rubble Since Ceasefire Went Into Effect - News From Antiwar.com
Rescue workers in Gaza have recovered more than 200 bodies of Palestinians killed by the IDF from the rubble and from areas they were previously unable to access since the ceasefire went into effect o...
news.antiwar.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:05 AM
"More Than 200 Bodies Dug Out of the Gaza Rubble Since Ceasefire Went Into Effect"
i got to write about a very cool form of community ownership for @shelterforce.bsky.social:
shelterforce.org/2025/10/09/t...
shelterforce.org/2025/10/09/t...
This Multi-Issue Interfaith Organizing Group Has Supported Six Housing Co-ops for Decades
Connecticut's Naugatuck Valley Project grew out of factory closures in the 1980s and has helped to found and sustain six affordable housing co-ops.
shelterforce.org
October 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
i got to write about a very cool form of community ownership for @shelterforce.bsky.social:
shelterforce.org/2025/10/09/t...
shelterforce.org/2025/10/09/t...
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a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall
October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall
I wrote about book bikes and how they’re powering literacy-focused missions across the U.S. for @publisherswkly.bsky.social 📚 🚲
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
America’s Burgeoning Fleet of Book Bikes
A growing group of booksellers, librarians, and literary citizens is distributing books to the American reading public by bicycle.
www.publishersweekly.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I wrote about book bikes and how they’re powering literacy-focused missions across the U.S. for @publisherswkly.bsky.social 📚 🚲
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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AI data centers produce massive noise pollution and use huge amounts of water. Residents near data centers report that the sound keeps them awake at night and their taps are running dry.
Poor Communities Are Paying the Price for "Free" AI Tools
AI data centers produce massive noise pollution, use huge amounts of water and keep us hooked on fossil fuels.
inthesetimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
AI data centers produce massive noise pollution and use huge amounts of water. Residents near data centers report that the sound keeps them awake at night and their taps are running dry.
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White House Deputy Press Secretary posts a graph showing 30 years of right-wing violence dramatically outpacing left-wing violence while trying to prove the Left is uniquely violent
September 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
White House Deputy Press Secretary posts a graph showing 30 years of right-wing violence dramatically outpacing left-wing violence while trying to prove the Left is uniquely violent