Tory Stephens
@torystephens.bsky.social
Climate Storytelling | Husband, Dad, Hopeful Wu-Tang Clan Member 🤞🏾 | Publishing and curating climate fiction stories @grist.org
Former @HealthPolicyHub / Community Catalyst
Former @HealthPolicyHub / Community Catalyst
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Tariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P says
The firm said its estimate of additional expenses for companies is probably conservative.
www.cnbc.com
Tariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P says.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/t...
#Tariffs #Consumers #Economy #Business #Bills
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/t...
#Tariffs #Consumers #Economy #Business #Bills
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Starting NOW!
Don’t miss The Water Remembers, featuring Amy Bowers Cordalis in conversation with @grist’s Anita Hofschneider.
You can join the conversation
here:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85453825749
The event is supported by Meyer Memorial Trust.
Don’t miss The Water Remembers, featuring Amy Bowers Cordalis in conversation with @grist’s Anita Hofschneider.
You can join the conversation
here:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85453825749
The event is supported by Meyer Memorial Trust.
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Starting NOW!
Don’t miss The Water Remembers, featuring Amy Bowers Cordalis in conversation with @grist’s Anita Hofschneider.
You can join the conversation
here:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85453825749
The event is supported by Meyer Memorial Trust.
Don’t miss The Water Remembers, featuring Amy Bowers Cordalis in conversation with @grist’s Anita Hofschneider.
You can join the conversation
here:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85453825749
The event is supported by Meyer Memorial Trust.
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my latest: i spent weeks investigating how frustrations about data centers were about to swallow american politics…
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
The Data Center Backlash Is Swallowing American Politics
Activists on both the left and the right are pushing back against rampant AI development.
heatmap.news
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
my latest: i spent weeks investigating how frustrations about data centers were about to swallow american politics…
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
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now they've done it www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
now they've done it www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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Read this short fiction story today!
Mousedeer Versus the Ghost Ships
When automated ships threaten their recovering ecosystem, it falls to Ah Ma and the crew of the Mousedeer to fight back.
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#Fiction #CliFi #SciFi #Solarpunk
Mousedeer Versus the Ghost Ships
When automated ships threaten their recovering ecosystem, it falls to Ah Ma and the crew of the Mousedeer to fight back.
grist.org/climate-fict...
#Fiction #CliFi #SciFi #Solarpunk
Mousedeer Versus the Ghost Ships
Climate fiction: When automated ships threaten their recovering ecosystem, it falls to Ah Ma and the crew of the Mousedeer to fight back.
grist.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Read this short fiction story today!
Mousedeer Versus the Ghost Ships
When automated ships threaten their recovering ecosystem, it falls to Ah Ma and the crew of the Mousedeer to fight back.
grist.org/climate-fict...
#Fiction #CliFi #SciFi #Solarpunk
Mousedeer Versus the Ghost Ships
When automated ships threaten their recovering ecosystem, it falls to Ah Ma and the crew of the Mousedeer to fight back.
grist.org/climate-fict...
#Fiction #CliFi #SciFi #Solarpunk
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Flatwater Free Press and Grist hire Anila Yoganathan to cover climate change in Nebraska.
Yoganathan will report local stories, which will be available to republish for free.
grist.org/updates/flat...
#Media #News #Nebraska #Climate #Press
Yoganathan will report local stories, which will be available to republish for free.
grist.org/updates/flat...
#Media #News #Nebraska #Climate #Press
Flatwater Free Press and Grist hire Anila Yoganathan to cover climate change in Nebraska
Yoganathan will report local stories, which will be available to republish for free.
grist.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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This is really good--one of the most powerful and insightful pieces I've read about what @qjurecic.bsky.social appropriately calls "The Third Red Scare." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is really good--one of the most powerful and insightful pieces I've read about what @qjurecic.bsky.social appropriately calls "The Third Red Scare." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes Jonathan Chait. Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in: https://theatln.tc/ZOBij51v
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes Jonathan Chait. Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in: https://theatln.tc/ZOBij51v
Black Communities, Legacy Pollution, and The Path Forward
From forced labor to forced exposure, Black communities still bear the burden of pollution and environmental injustices rooted in slavery and systemic racism.
plantationstopollution.selc.org?utm_source=G...
#BlackSky #Environment
From forced labor to forced exposure, Black communities still bear the burden of pollution and environmental injustices rooted in slavery and systemic racism.
plantationstopollution.selc.org?utm_source=G...
#BlackSky #Environment
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Black Communities, Legacy Pollution, and The Path Forward
From forced labor to forced exposure, Black communities still bear the burden of pollution and environmental injustices rooted in slavery and systemic racism.
plantationstopollution.selc.org?utm_source=G...
#BlackSky #Environment
From forced labor to forced exposure, Black communities still bear the burden of pollution and environmental injustices rooted in slavery and systemic racism.
plantationstopollution.selc.org?utm_source=G...
#BlackSky #Environment
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Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd
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The United States killed six more men in Sunday strikes on suspected drug boats. Our news article and tracker on this offensive, which has killed at least 76 people in 19 attacks in the Pacific and the Caribbean Sea since early September.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
U.S. Military Kills 6 in Strikes on Suspected Drug Boats, Hegseth Says
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The United States killed six more men in Sunday strikes on suspected drug boats. Our news article and tracker on this offensive, which has killed at least 76 people in 19 attacks in the Pacific and the Caribbean Sea since early September.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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Breaking news: The Supreme Court has declined to consider a challenge to its landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
The challenge came from a county clerk who stopped issuing marriage licenses shortly after the ruling.
The challenge came from a county clerk who stopped issuing marriage licenses shortly after the ruling.
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to landmark gay marriage ruling
The announcement indicates there is not an appetite among the high court’s conservative majority to revisit one of the court’s most significant decisions in recent years.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Breaking news: The Supreme Court has declined to consider a challenge to its landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
The challenge came from a county clerk who stopped issuing marriage licenses shortly after the ruling.
The challenge came from a county clerk who stopped issuing marriage licenses shortly after the ruling.
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Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car.
The president hates EVs. But his policies are making gas cars more expensive, too.
grist.org/transportati...
#Car #Cars #EV #Transportation #Politics
The president hates EVs. But his policies are making gas cars more expensive, too.
grist.org/transportati...
#Car #Cars #EV #Transportation #Politics
Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car
The president hates EVs. But his policies are making gas cars more expensive too.
grist.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car.
The president hates EVs. But his policies are making gas cars more expensive, too.
grist.org/transportati...
#Car #Cars #EV #Transportation #Politics
The president hates EVs. But his policies are making gas cars more expensive, too.
grist.org/transportati...
#Car #Cars #EV #Transportation #Politics
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OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
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Here's your weekend climate fiction read. Save it and read it over the weekend!
The Case of the Missing Lake
Lake Ballona goes missing, and only the mushrooms can help.
grist.org/climate-fict...
#Fiction #ClimateFiction #Library #Solarpunk
The Case of the Missing Lake
Lake Ballona goes missing, and only the mushrooms can help.
grist.org/climate-fict...
#Fiction #ClimateFiction #Library #Solarpunk
The Case of the Missing Lake
Climate fiction: Lake Ballona goes missing, and only the mushrooms can help.
grist.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Here's your weekend climate fiction read. Save it and read it over the weekend!
The Case of the Missing Lake
Lake Ballona goes missing, and only the mushrooms can help.
grist.org/climate-fict...
#Fiction #ClimateFiction #Library #Solarpunk
The Case of the Missing Lake
Lake Ballona goes missing, and only the mushrooms can help.
grist.org/climate-fict...
#Fiction #ClimateFiction #Library #Solarpunk
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The government froze food aid. Tribes are thawing old traditions.
Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.
grist.org/indigenous/t...
#Tribes #Food #Indigenous #Farming
Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.
grist.org/indigenous/t...
#Tribes #Food #Indigenous #Farming
The government froze food aid. Tribes are thawing old traditions.
Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.
grist.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The government froze food aid. Tribes are thawing old traditions.
Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.
grist.org/indigenous/t...
#Tribes #Food #Indigenous #Farming
Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.
grist.org/indigenous/t...
#Tribes #Food #Indigenous #Farming
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The ocean has been hoarding heat. Now it is building up a massive ‘burp.’
grist.org/oceans/hey-s...
#Ocean #Heat #Climate #Nature
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#Ocean #Heat #Climate #Nature
The ocean has been hoarding heat. Now it is building up a massive 'burp.'
Even if humans cut emissions enough to reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean could kick warming back into gear.
grist.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The ocean has been hoarding heat. Now it is building up a massive ‘burp.’
grist.org/oceans/hey-s...
#Ocean #Heat #Climate #Nature
grist.org/oceans/hey-s...
#Ocean #Heat #Climate #Nature
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#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 AM
#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Listen to more Nina Simone.
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Listen to more Nina Simone.
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In 2024, the largest dam removal in U.S. history restored the Klamath River.
Join Grist's Anita Hofschneider and Amy Bowers Cordalis for The Water Remembers, a conversation on Indigenous environmental justice.
Register here: luma.com/6sqqd2mt
#Dams #Indigenous #Nature #Environment #Water #Dams
Join Grist's Anita Hofschneider and Amy Bowers Cordalis for The Water Remembers, a conversation on Indigenous environmental justice.
Register here: luma.com/6sqqd2mt
#Dams #Indigenous #Nature #Environment #Water #Dams
The Water Remembers: A conversation with Amy Bowers Cordalis · Zoom · Luma
In 2024, the largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed on the Klamath River—a moment decades in the making, led by Indigenous communities…
luma.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In 2024, the largest dam removal in U.S. history restored the Klamath River.
Join Grist's Anita Hofschneider and Amy Bowers Cordalis for The Water Remembers, a conversation on Indigenous environmental justice.
Register here: luma.com/6sqqd2mt
#Dams #Indigenous #Nature #Environment #Water #Dams
Join Grist's Anita Hofschneider and Amy Bowers Cordalis for The Water Remembers, a conversation on Indigenous environmental justice.
Register here: luma.com/6sqqd2mt
#Dams #Indigenous #Nature #Environment #Water #Dams
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This isn't the easiest time to be Jewish in America. But now—and for a long time—it's been significantly harder to be Muslim.
Barring Jews from government was one of the Nazis' signature moves. Every American Jew has an obligation to speak out against the new Nazis trying to do the same to Muslims.
Barring Jews from government was one of the Nazis' signature moves. Every American Jew has an obligation to speak out against the new Nazis trying to do the same to Muslims.
Laura Loomer pitches banning Muslims from running for office to members of Congress
Far-right influencer Laura Loomer has had an unusual amount of power over staffing and foreign policy decisions in the current Trump administration. Now, she is promoting anti-Muslim bills and pressur...
www.mediamatters.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This isn't the easiest time to be Jewish in America. But now—and for a long time—it's been significantly harder to be Muslim.
Barring Jews from government was one of the Nazis' signature moves. Every American Jew has an obligation to speak out against the new Nazis trying to do the same to Muslims.
Barring Jews from government was one of the Nazis' signature moves. Every American Jew has an obligation to speak out against the new Nazis trying to do the same to Muslims.
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New Climate Fiction.
The Case of the Missing Lake
Lake Ballona goes missing, and only the mushrooms can help.
grist.org/climate-fict...
#ClimateFiction #Fiction #Solarpunk #SciFi
The Case of the Missing Lake
Lake Ballona goes missing, and only the mushrooms can help.
grist.org/climate-fict...
#ClimateFiction #Fiction #Solarpunk #SciFi
The Case of the Missing Lake
Climate fiction: Lake Ballona goes missing, and only the mushrooms can help.
grist.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New Climate Fiction.
The Case of the Missing Lake
Lake Ballona goes missing, and only the mushrooms can help.
grist.org/climate-fict...
#ClimateFiction #Fiction #Solarpunk #SciFi
The Case of the Missing Lake
Lake Ballona goes missing, and only the mushrooms can help.
grist.org/climate-fict...
#ClimateFiction #Fiction #Solarpunk #SciFi
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🔌 Higher utility bills were a major mover in political races on Tuesday. “When you say “climate,” that just seems too far in the future for people. But when you put it in terms of everyday expenditures, people start to listen for sure.” - Dan Jasper. Full article in Grist: https://bit.ly/43eOG9L
Rising energy bills are rewiring American politics
Tuesday's election results suggest energy costs may be moving the political needle in ways that other issues, like climate change, have not.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🔌 Higher utility bills were a major mover in political races on Tuesday. “When you say “climate,” that just seems too far in the future for people. But when you put it in terms of everyday expenditures, people start to listen for sure.” - Dan Jasper. Full article in Grist: https://bit.ly/43eOG9L
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
Catching Clouds in Morocco
High in Morocco's Anti-Atlas mountains, Jamila Bargach is helping transform morning mists into lifelines for the foothills’ drought-stricken communities.
cultureroom.theclimatetribe.com/en/read/feat...
#Morocco #Solarpunk #Climate
High in Morocco's Anti-Atlas mountains, Jamila Bargach is helping transform morning mists into lifelines for the foothills’ drought-stricken communities.
cultureroom.theclimatetribe.com/en/read/feat...
#Morocco #Solarpunk #Climate
Catching Clouds in Morocco
High in Morocco's Anti-Atlas mountains, Jamila Bargach has found water where none seemed to exist. As Director of Dar Si Hmad, she’s transforming morning mists into lifelines for the foothills’ drough...
cultureroom.theclimatetribe.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Catching Clouds in Morocco
High in Morocco's Anti-Atlas mountains, Jamila Bargach is helping transform morning mists into lifelines for the foothills’ drought-stricken communities.
cultureroom.theclimatetribe.com/en/read/feat...
#Morocco #Solarpunk #Climate
High in Morocco's Anti-Atlas mountains, Jamila Bargach is helping transform morning mists into lifelines for the foothills’ drought-stricken communities.
cultureroom.theclimatetribe.com/en/read/feat...
#Morocco #Solarpunk #Climate