Katharine Ainger
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Katharine Ainger
@katainger.bsky.social
Writer, editor, researcher. Climate, ecology, disability politics, social justice. Side eyeing capitalism (see: all the above).

Within the limits of my disability spending max possible time snorkeling with octopus.
You can see which boats from the flotilla are being intercepted in real time here: flotilla-orpin.vercel.app
October 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
You can see which boats from the flotilla are being intercepted in real time here: flotilla-orpin.vercel.app
October 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Spanish newspaper El Público is reporting Israeli army are intercepting the flotilla - reminder that they are in international waters

www.publico.es/politica/cro...
La Armada israelí intercepta la Flotilla
La organización ha activado inmediatamente el protocolo de intercepción de forma que las fuerzas militares israelíes entiendan que están ante un iniciativa humanitaria y pacífica....
www.publico.es
October 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Looks like they are currently being intercepted.
October 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
October 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This tool to track council meetings looks useful in holding local govt to account (especially if they are populated by useless racists) bsky.app/profile/gale...
My latest Bellingcat tool is out!

It lets you search what was said in council meetings across the UK and Ireland, and takes you directly to the right part of the video session to verify.

Check it out and let me know what you think! 👇

council-search.bellingcat.com
Bellingcat Council Meeting Transcript Search
Find verbatim quotes from council meetings in the UK and Ireland using this free open source research tool by Bellingcat.
council-search.bellingcat.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Reposted by Katharine Ainger
For those not following the drama earlier, it's for sharing this piece advocating for nonviolence (but not being judgy about how targeted people respond either). And saying some things about governmental/ institutional violence.
Some Notes on the City of Angels and the Nature of Violence
I think maybe it's begun, the bigger fiercer backlash against the Trump Administration which is itself a violent backlash against every good thing that's happened over the past several decades – the a...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This public telegram channel is doing what @weareyellowdot.bsky.social is — and finding a lot more besides. Worth a look. t.me/Daily_Extrem...
CLIMATE EXTREME EVENTS (Wealth of Negations)
Daily climate stories from planet's emergency
t.me
March 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
They are simply welcoming our new insect overlords.
February 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I like it… one problem is the homeowners affected by climate change are already opposing updated flood maps and other public climate risk assessments because it makes their homes harder to sell & less valuable (or entirely worthless). Some conflicts between their interests & climate action.
January 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM