Stephanie Boucher
@stephanieboucher.substack.com
Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day I can hear her breathing. - Arundhati Roy
I think a lot about climate justice, surviving capitalism, vegan cooking, books, travel, cats, plants, and living my best magical realist life
I think a lot about climate justice, surviving capitalism, vegan cooking, books, travel, cats, plants, and living my best magical realist life
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Wilmer Chavarria, a U.S. citizen, said it was a “surreal” and “dehumanizing” experience that involved being separated from his spouse, with multiple federal officials aggressively questioning him in windowless rooms without clocks.
Winooski superintendent navigates “a whole new territory of terror” after being detained, interrogated in Texas - VTDigger
Wilmer Chavarria, a U.S. citizen, said it was a “surreal” and “dehumanizing” experience that involved being separated from his spouse, with multiple federal officials aggressively questioning him in w...
vtdigger.org
July 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Wilmer Chavarria, a U.S. citizen, said it was a “surreal” and “dehumanizing” experience that involved being separated from his spouse, with multiple federal officials aggressively questioning him in windowless rooms without clocks.
Sun Gold in Smoke
As the world burns
I plant tomatoes.
Sun gold
in the thickening haze.
Eight in the ground
is nothing
to what is being lost,
but tomorrow
I’ll plant more.
The promise
of impossible
red orbs
and more rain
keeps me moving.
As the world burns
I plant tomatoes.
Sun gold
in the thickening haze.
Eight in the ground
is nothing
to what is being lost,
but tomorrow
I’ll plant more.
The promise
of impossible
red orbs
and more rain
keeps me moving.
June 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Sun Gold in Smoke
As the world burns
I plant tomatoes.
Sun gold
in the thickening haze.
Eight in the ground
is nothing
to what is being lost,
but tomorrow
I’ll plant more.
The promise
of impossible
red orbs
and more rain
keeps me moving.
As the world burns
I plant tomatoes.
Sun gold
in the thickening haze.
Eight in the ground
is nothing
to what is being lost,
but tomorrow
I’ll plant more.
The promise
of impossible
red orbs
and more rain
keeps me moving.
During Pride month no less.
“Maritime lore hints as to why renaming ships is so unusual, suggesting that changing a name is bad luck and tempts retribution from the sea gods.”
“Maritime lore hints as to why renaming ships is so unusual, suggesting that changing a name is bad luck and tempts retribution from the sea gods.”
Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship
U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk in a highly rare move.
apnews.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
During Pride month no less.
“Maritime lore hints as to why renaming ships is so unusual, suggesting that changing a name is bad luck and tempts retribution from the sea gods.”
“Maritime lore hints as to why renaming ships is so unusual, suggesting that changing a name is bad luck and tempts retribution from the sea gods.”
My goodness I actually made time to travel by myself and sit in an old used bookstore and look at books and write. This didn’t used to be such a feat to accomplish, which it makes it feel that much sweeter when it happens. Enjoy the result!
All travel is time travel
On visiting former (and future) versions of oneself at the world's best bookstore
open.substack.com
May 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
My goodness I actually made time to travel by myself and sit in an old used bookstore and look at books and write. This didn’t used to be such a feat to accomplish, which it makes it feel that much sweeter when it happens. Enjoy the result!
“These little adventures — especially when we’re willing to get a little uncomfortable in the rain or a small, no-frills airbnb — are reminders that the world is vast and shimmering with possibility, and that we’re never too small, too settled, or too late to go out and greet it.”
Weekend Wonder Warriors
Travel doesn't have to be far or fancy to matter
open.substack.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
“These little adventures — especially when we’re willing to get a little uncomfortable in the rain or a small, no-frills airbnb — are reminders that the world is vast and shimmering with possibility, and that we’re never too small, too settled, or too late to go out and greet it.”
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Small adventure: work remotely from your local gay bar.
I have the dual privileges of having a hybrid work arrangement and of living 5 minutes from VTs only queer bar/market/cafe. Why I don’t work from here more often is a mystery.
How can you bring more digital nomad energy to your to-do list?
I have the dual privileges of having a hybrid work arrangement and of living 5 minutes from VTs only queer bar/market/cafe. Why I don’t work from here more often is a mystery.
How can you bring more digital nomad energy to your to-do list?
May 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Small adventure: work remotely from your local gay bar.
I have the dual privileges of having a hybrid work arrangement and of living 5 minutes from VTs only queer bar/market/cafe. Why I don’t work from here more often is a mystery.
How can you bring more digital nomad energy to your to-do list?
I have the dual privileges of having a hybrid work arrangement and of living 5 minutes from VTs only queer bar/market/cafe. Why I don’t work from here more often is a mystery.
How can you bring more digital nomad energy to your to-do list?
DId you ever wake up one day in your 40s and realize you had left some really important parts of yourself behind? Me too. Wondering what the hell happened to the spark I used to have, I started this substack to track my efforts to feed myself daily with good plants and small adventures.
On Midlife, Grief, and Swapping Ramen for Beans
Feeding a restless soul with plants and tiny adventures
open.substack.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
DId you ever wake up one day in your 40s and realize you had left some really important parts of yourself behind? Me too. Wondering what the hell happened to the spark I used to have, I started this substack to track my efforts to feed myself daily with good plants and small adventures.
The revolution will be mailed
1/5 Watched @hcrichardson.bsky.social & Sen. Angus King today. Sen. King spoke of writing your Reps. & Sen. How important it is, it does make a difference. Then saw this. A lot of screen shots but a good idea. Stick to issues effecting you or those you know. Be Specific.
April 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The revolution will be mailed
Nero fiddles
April 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Nero fiddles
CAFOs in Vermont should not be able to do whatever they want as long as it follows “standard agricultural practice.” There’s a lot of shady stuff that would fall under that definition, especially when it comes to animal ag.
vtdigger.org/2025/03/31/v...
vtdigger.org/2025/03/31/v...
Vermont’s changing agricultural landscape brings lawmakers new questions about protecting — and regulating — farms - VTDigger
What kind of farming practices should be encouraged, which are tolerable, which should be disallowed — and who decides?
vtdigger.org
March 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
CAFOs in Vermont should not be able to do whatever they want as long as it follows “standard agricultural practice.” There’s a lot of shady stuff that would fall under that definition, especially when it comes to animal ag.
vtdigger.org/2025/03/31/v...
vtdigger.org/2025/03/31/v...
The industrial food system exploits our evolutionary needs and desires while simultaneously denying animals the ability to satisfy theirs. #vegan
March 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The industrial food system exploits our evolutionary needs and desires while simultaneously denying animals the ability to satisfy theirs. #vegan
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Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
March 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
A jury has ordered Greenpeace to pay more than $660 million in damages to Texas-based oil company Energy Transfer, the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Greenpeace ordered to pay more than $660 million over Dakota Access Pipeline protests
The outcome found Greenpeace liable for hundreds of millions of dollars over actions taken to prevent the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline nearly a decade ago.
nbcnews.to
March 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Anyone else feeling like this timeline is all wrong and we need The Doctor to show up soon and set things right?
I mean cybermen honestly wouldn’t surprise me rn
I mean cybermen honestly wouldn’t surprise me rn
March 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Anyone else feeling like this timeline is all wrong and we need The Doctor to show up soon and set things right?
I mean cybermen honestly wouldn’t surprise me rn
I mean cybermen honestly wouldn’t surprise me rn
Wordle 1,364 2/6
Small wins keep us going
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Small wins keep us going
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March 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Wordle 1,364 2/6
Small wins keep us going
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Small wins keep us going
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Tomorrow, #EPA head Lee Zeldin will give a closed-door address to fossil fuel CEOs at #CERAWeek, an industry conference where tickets go for $10K+ — days after he gutted programs to address disproportionate levels of pollution in low-income communities + communities of color.
on.msnbc.com/4hBqSB8
on.msnbc.com/4hBqSB8
Opinion | Trump's EPA is ready to make polluters great again
Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin announced dozens of regulations on polluting businesses that will be rolled back.
on.msnbc.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Tomorrow, #EPA head Lee Zeldin will give a closed-door address to fossil fuel CEOs at #CERAWeek, an industry conference where tickets go for $10K+ — days after he gutted programs to address disproportionate levels of pollution in low-income communities + communities of color.
on.msnbc.com/4hBqSB8
on.msnbc.com/4hBqSB8
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Apparently we can submit public comments on US Passport form changes related to Trans people. It’s a small thing we can do, but these public comments have changed policy before. Read the top comments on how to go about it
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February 27, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Gov. Janet Mills of Maine threatened legal action after President Trump said he would withhold funding to her state unless she complied with his executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports.
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February 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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For real.
It’s a great time to go vegan. Thanks bird flu.
February 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
For real.
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‘Cybertruck Man’
a cartoon in defiance of Musk
#political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen
a cartoon in defiance of Musk
#political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen
February 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
‘Cybertruck Man’
a cartoon in defiance of Musk
#political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen
a cartoon in defiance of Musk
#political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen
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Some needs to do a remake of Don't Let Pigeon Drive the Bus but it's Don't Let Donald Drive the Whitehouse.
February 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Some needs to do a remake of Don't Let Pigeon Drive the Bus but it's Don't Let Donald Drive the Whitehouse.
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"The extortionist doesn’t stop when his first demands are met. He continues to extort, only he raises the price. That’s exactly what Burger King is trying to do." I wrote about the stupid Gulf of Mexico flap. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/stupid-inc...
Stupid, Inconsequential, and Potentially Very Important.
It’s not that renaming it the Gulf of America thing is so offensive.
michaelianblack.substack.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"The extortionist doesn’t stop when his first demands are met. He continues to extort, only he raises the price. That’s exactly what Burger King is trying to do." I wrote about the stupid Gulf of Mexico flap. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/stupid-inc...