Leigh Brownhill
@leighbrownhill.bsky.social
Editor, author, teacher, artist, commoner.
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The Trump administration has opened an investigation into Boston’s affordable housing policies, accusing the city of engaging in a “racialist theory of housing justice” that discriminates against white people.
Trump's HUD accuses Boston of engaging in "redlining" against white people
More than 50 years ago, the Trump family faced a similar government challenge for refusing to rent to Black people.
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December 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Trump administration has opened an investigation into Boston’s affordable housing policies, accusing the city of engaging in a “racialist theory of housing justice” that discriminates against white people.
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As Trump escalates attacks on Somali community, ICE pulls over Ilhan Omar's son
Ilhan Omar Says ICE Pulled Over Her Son in Minnesota, Asked For ID
President Trump has repeatedly targeted the Somali-born congresswoman amid a surge in immigration raids in the Twin Cities.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
As Trump escalates attacks on Somali community, ICE pulls over Ilhan Omar's son
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“The Problem with Plastic”: Former EPA Official on How to Save the Planet Before It’s Too Late
“The Problem with Plastic”: Former EPA Official Judith Enck Discusses New Book
We speak with former EPA regional administrator Judith Enck about her new book, The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late.
“Scientists have found micropla...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“The Problem with Plastic”: Former EPA Official on How to Save the Planet Before It’s Too Late
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“We’ve been doing things wrong for a very long time, and now that we know we’re doing things wrong, we need to start fixing it.”
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
Meet the TikTok stars demanding oil companies clean up their mess
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“We’ve been doing things wrong for a very long time, and now that we know we’re doing things wrong, we need to start fixing it.”
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
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“We haven’t won a war in this century. We’ve caused immense harm."
“The Trillion Dollar War Machine”: William Hartung on How U.S. Military Spending Fuels Wars
Democracy Now! speaks to William Hartung about his new book “The Trillion Dollar War Machine” and who profits from the United States’ runaway military spending that fuels foreign wars. Hartung says th...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“We haven’t won a war in this century. We’ve caused immense harm."
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The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) massacre in the Darfur region of war-torn Sudan as they captured a key city there was so horrific, blood was visible from space!!!
Blood visible from space in Sudan shows evidence of Darfur genocide: Analysts
Satellite images and verified videos paint a harrowing picture of door-to-door mass killings in the Darfur region of war-torn Sudan.
abcnews.go.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) massacre in the Darfur region of war-torn Sudan as they captured a key city there was so horrific, blood was visible from space!!!
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The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
October 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
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Many South African millennials and Gen Z are increasingly choosing “plant parenting” instead of having children. Some are “helicopter plant parents” who track watering schedules via apps and mark plant growth and milestones much like one might with children.
Why South African millennials and Gen Z choose plants over parenthood
Explore the growing trend of plant parenting among South African millennials and Gen Z, as they turn to nurturing greenery for mental well-being and connection to nature in a fast-paced world.
iol.co.za
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Many South African millennials and Gen Z are increasingly choosing “plant parenting” instead of having children. Some are “helicopter plant parents” who track watering schedules via apps and mark plant growth and milestones much like one might with children.
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Teachers. Nurses. Mennonites. Marines. The No King protests represent a broad popular front.
That’s exactly why the president’s allies are demonizing the organizers.
That’s exactly why the president’s allies are demonizing the organizers.
They’re teachers, nurses, Mennonites, and Marines. The Trump administration calls them antifa.
The No King protests represent a broad popular front. That's exactly why the president's allies are demonizing the organizers.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Teachers. Nurses. Mennonites. Marines. The No King protests represent a broad popular front.
That’s exactly why the president’s allies are demonizing the organizers.
That’s exactly why the president’s allies are demonizing the organizers.
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vampires
First sentence says it all: "Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have required data centers to report how much water they use." Read the rest of the story though. from @ianjames.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/environment/...
California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use
Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required data centers to report their projected water use when applying for a business license.
www.latimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
vampires
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The Supreme Court is forging an America where weighing race can be used to harm minorities, but not to protect them.
The Supreme Court says colleges can’t consider race. But ICE can.
So much for the justices' promise of a "colorblind Constitution."
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September 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Supreme Court is forging an America where weighing race can be used to harm minorities, but not to protect them.
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China, US, Japan in a geopolitical race for control of key African rail routes in critical minerals fight that is unfolding in central-southern Africa. It’s a global race to secure critical minerals for the green energy transition.
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China, US, Japan race to control African rail routes in critical minerals fight
Infrastructure is no longer just about moving ore, it is about shaping global supply lines, one analyst notes.
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September 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
China, US, Japan in a geopolitical race for control of key African rail routes in critical minerals fight that is unfolding in central-southern Africa. It’s a global race to secure critical minerals for the green energy transition.
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"Good stories are a way for people to feel something and connect issues to their real life."
If pop stars can turn casual listeners into die-hard fans, why can’t activists turn concern into action? One musician says: let’s steal from the fan playbook.
If pop stars can turn casual listeners into die-hard fans, why can’t activists turn concern into action? One musician says: let’s steal from the fan playbook.
This rock bassist is remixing climate activism
For Adam Met of the band AJR, environmental action is more than a side gig.
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September 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Good stories are a way for people to feel something and connect issues to their real life."
If pop stars can turn casual listeners into die-hard fans, why can’t activists turn concern into action? One musician says: let’s steal from the fan playbook.
If pop stars can turn casual listeners into die-hard fans, why can’t activists turn concern into action? One musician says: let’s steal from the fan playbook.
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The deadly U.S. boat attack in the Caribbean is “bringing the logic of Gaza into the Caribbean in terms of unaccountability, impunity and an expansive notion of national defense to justify what is, in effect, just extrajudicial killing,” says historian Greg Grandin.
September 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The deadly U.S. boat attack in the Caribbean is “bringing the logic of Gaza into the Caribbean in terms of unaccountability, impunity and an expansive notion of national defense to justify what is, in effect, just extrajudicial killing,” says historian Greg Grandin.
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An advocate working with survivors of abuse by Jeffrey Epstein says the renewed push for accountability is encouraging more women to come forward, including some not yet publicly identified. "Courage is contagious."
“Courage Is Contagious”: Survivors Demand Epstein Files as More Women Come Forward
Jeffrey Epstein survivors rallied in front of Congress on Wednesday, detailing their experiences of abuse and calling for the release of all Epstein files. “We cannot heal without justice,” says one Epstein survivor, Chauntae Davies. “We cannot protect ...
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September 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
An advocate working with survivors of abuse by Jeffrey Epstein says the renewed push for accountability is encouraging more women to come forward, including some not yet publicly identified. "Courage is contagious."
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CNS Journal now has a quarterly newsletter called EcoSocialist Review, devoted to promoting a more transformative, ecosocialist politics & lifting up the work of authors and activists around the globe. (Psst: Write for us!)
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September 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
CNS Journal now has a quarterly newsletter called EcoSocialist Review, devoted to promoting a more transformative, ecosocialist politics & lifting up the work of authors and activists around the globe. (Psst: Write for us!)
Sign up for the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/yeymv5ez
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While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
August 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
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Consumer facing "A.i." is about triggering the excretion of a mediocre product. It's a rejection of PROCESS. Life itself is process, not fucking product. Push "A.i." on kids and you rob them of the joyful experience of life itself. I am not exaggerating.
August 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Consumer facing "A.i." is about triggering the excretion of a mediocre product. It's a rejection of PROCESS. Life itself is process, not fucking product. Push "A.i." on kids and you rob them of the joyful experience of life itself. I am not exaggerating.
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Voting Rights Act turns 60 today. I've studied VRA for 15 years. Most people don't realize just how much it transformed American democracy, ended Jim Crow & enfranchised millions of Americans
Now it’s on life support. If it dies, American democracy dies with it www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Now it’s on life support. If it dies, American democracy dies with it www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The nation's landmark voting rights law just turned 60. It may not survive Trump.
“The long-term game is to repeal the Voting Rights Act.”
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August 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Voting Rights Act turns 60 today. I've studied VRA for 15 years. Most people don't realize just how much it transformed American democracy, ended Jim Crow & enfranchised millions of Americans
Now it’s on life support. If it dies, American democracy dies with it www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Now it’s on life support. If it dies, American democracy dies with it www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."
The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit
Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."
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Trump’s Texas gerrymander would give Republicans nearly 80% of seats in state where he got 56% of vote
This is direct result of John Roberts & conservative SCOTUS majority gutting Voting Rights Act & refusing to stop blatant partisan gerrymandering www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is direct result of John Roberts & conservative SCOTUS majority gutting Voting Rights Act & refusing to stop blatant partisan gerrymandering www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s Texas gerrymander Is supercharging a new war on democracy
Texas Republicans just unveiled a shocking plan to give their party five new House seats.
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July 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Trump’s Texas gerrymander would give Republicans nearly 80% of seats in state where he got 56% of vote
This is direct result of John Roberts & conservative SCOTUS majority gutting Voting Rights Act & refusing to stop blatant partisan gerrymandering www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is direct result of John Roberts & conservative SCOTUS majority gutting Voting Rights Act & refusing to stop blatant partisan gerrymandering www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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They look like divorcees who wander America's dead malls.
But while the look of ICE agents is easy to mock, their accessible masculinity is helping excuse and normalize institutionalized terror.
I take a look at how ICE's bro aesthetics fit into MAGA's larger cultural project.
But while the look of ICE agents is easy to mock, their accessible masculinity is helping excuse and normalize institutionalized terror.
I take a look at how ICE's bro aesthetics fit into MAGA's larger cultural project.
The plainclothes goon squad
The aesthetics of ICE—puff-chested and average bro—do more than shroud Trump’s immigration cops in secrecy.
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July 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They look like divorcees who wander America's dead malls.
But while the look of ICE agents is easy to mock, their accessible masculinity is helping excuse and normalize institutionalized terror.
I take a look at how ICE's bro aesthetics fit into MAGA's larger cultural project.
But while the look of ICE agents is easy to mock, their accessible masculinity is helping excuse and normalize institutionalized terror.
I take a look at how ICE's bro aesthetics fit into MAGA's larger cultural project.
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“We’re at real risk of normalizing political violence as a part of our democracy.”
ICYMI, the Trump administration is shutting down prevention programs across the federal government—right as political violence in America has been surging www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICYMI, the Trump administration is shutting down prevention programs across the federal government—right as political violence in America has been surging www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Political violence is surging as Trump kills prevention efforts, a top security expert warns
Former DHS official William Braniff talks about building an innovative model for stopping terrorism—and how its loss may harm America.
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July 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“We’re at real risk of normalizing political violence as a part of our democracy.”
ICYMI, the Trump administration is shutting down prevention programs across the federal government—right as political violence in America has been surging www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICYMI, the Trump administration is shutting down prevention programs across the federal government—right as political violence in America has been surging www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Wow—the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named after Raphael Lemkin, a Holocaust survivor who coined the term genocide) says plainly:
"No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits…IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT."
"HISTORY WILL DETERMINE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS."
"No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits…IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT."
"HISTORY WILL DETERMINE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS."
July 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wow—the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named after Raphael Lemkin, a Holocaust survivor who coined the term genocide) says plainly:
"No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits…IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT."
"HISTORY WILL DETERMINE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS."
"No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits…IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT."
"HISTORY WILL DETERMINE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS."