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this week's newsletter is a reflection on my trip to the west bank last year. the olive harvest is beginning across palestine. the land grieves. so do we. www.possibilities.news/palestine-ge...

Follow @yessfun.com who's embarking on a trip to sacrifice zones in Lousiana, which the usual schmucks are trying to re-sacrifice with data center buildouts, & which are also inhabited by real live people & creatures who want to continue living www.possibilities.news/in-cancer-al...

We’re revisiting @yessfun.com ‘s latest Voices of Environmental Justice column on Puerto Rico’s water crisis. She explains why colonial history and political context are essential to covering the story accurately. Read more: SEJ.org/SEJournal #PuertoRico

JUST IN: The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office said on Monday. Her office will not charge the white officer who shot the child.

self care looks like rolling up to your local community center and buying a membership so you can start swimming and moving your body more regularly 🥹

Gasoline-only cars now make up just 49% of global new vehicle sales, down from 73% in 2021: electrek.co/2026/10/05/g...

oh my god

The ICE agent seen brandishing an AR-15 at the scene of yesterday’s shooting in NYC’s Marble Hill has a record of lying, excessive force & getting caught by judges. He also goes by “Shooter Cuni” on social media, & posts the same gun he had on him today W/@dmehro.bsky.social @regret.bsky.social

do you live in LA and do fact checking for magazine articles? looking to expand our roster of fact checkers, especially looking for angelenos who freelance (not folks who have full-time jobs and fact check on the side) and are available during working hours :)

it's the end of fat bear week, but I'm thinking about the #cornell7 read my latest essay in this week's newsletter www.possibilities.news/cornell-i-ch...

lmao searching fat bear week on here is wild

the latest edition of POSSIBILITIES is out! wrote about #newyorkclimateweek and radical rest b/c ya girl is sitting this year out www.possibilities.news/ugh-new-york...

this happening during new york climate week is kinda hilarious gothamist.com/news/flights...

I spent the last week on my honeymoon in guatemala, a country that will be my future children's ancestral homelands. where volcanoes still roar. where Indigenous cultures thrive. where the people still rise up in protest. I wrote about it in my newsletter www.possibilities.news/guatemala-vo...

new newsletter alert — on girlhood, grief, joy, music, and care!!!!! BECAUSE BABY I'M UNRAVELED www.possibilities.news/daisy-chains...

did you know new york is home to BATS? yes, BATS!!! I found out when I awoke to one fluttering around in my bedroom. I wrote about it in this week's newsletter www.possibilities.news/new-yorks-ba...

I've been the lead editor on a cool project called Neighbors Magazine. it's the new editorial arm of ARLA, focused on all things LA & living infrastructure. check out the latest story we published today—about water justice, reproductive rights, & South LA. livinginfrastructure.org/neighbors/wa...

👏👏 go @yessfun.com!

my first story for @wired.com looks at one solution for puerto rico's water crisis that politicians need to pay more attention to. the burden should not be on households www.wired.com/story/puerto...

climate news got you feeling down and angry? does art help you feel better? community? you'd probably enjoy my climate newsletter Possibilities it's $35 for the year for just a few more weeks! sign up while you can :) www.possibilities.news/summer-meltd...

looking for campesinos and rural farmworkers in washington for a story. all my leads are coming up short. do you work with rural ag workers in the state? would love your help for a story i'm writing for @climateconnections.bsky.social

any reporter friends still covering the east palestine pollution disaster? i have some info that i'd like to pass along to the right reporter!

The climate story is also a #democracy story. In this clip, @yessfun.com explains why democracy and #voting rights are essential to #climate coverage. Read her Voices of Environmental Journalism column, “Why the Loss of Voting Rights Is a Climate Crisis” www.sej.org/publications...

extreme heat can increase suicide? gah, please wake me from this nightmare. wrote about this depressing finding in my newsletter this week www.possibilities.news/heat-suicide...

"Scientists have found that extreme heat can disrupt the body's serotonin, aka the happy hormone. They've also found a connection between extreme heat and increased levels of cortisol, our stress hormone." via @yessfun.com

i talked to several pollution + health experts about the wildfire smoke blanketing much of the northeast right now, and everyone agreed that even able-bodied adults may want to take some precautions today!!

I've just added @thefrankiedlc.news and @yessfun.com to our list. Who else am I missing?

looking for Indigenous journalists and photographers based in southern california for a project. drop your favorite Indigenous writer's name or handle below!

HAPPY PRIDE!!!! NATURE IS QUEER!!!! AND THESE SCIENTISTS DONT WANT YALL TO FORGET IT!!!! (I promise I don't scream in my newsletter, BUT I WILL IF YOU DONT SUBSCRIBE!!!) www.possibilities.news/scientists-t...

This community faces highways, airport pollution, and dangerous heat. Their response? Plant trees, grow food, and bring nature back. Read @yessfun.com's latest story: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/natu...

This story is particularly poignant after park advocates successfully won more funding. But we still need and deserve so much more

I was honored to write the inaugural piece for the new publication 'Neighbors: A Living Infrastructure Magazine' on a topic very near and dear to my heart. Thank you to @yessfun.com for bringing this essay to life 🌱

3 Scientists Talk Queer Ecology! 🐠🦋🪲 www.possibilities.news/scientists-t... thank you to @yessfun.com for interviewing me and my friends-coauthors. we chat about ecology, queer identities, biological sex, and the current science-policy landscape. #PrideInSTEM 🏳️‍⚧️

what does it look like to bring green to latino communities? in the era of donald trump, there's perhaps never been a greater need. my latest for @climateconnections.bsky.social celebrates a few efforts taking root in chicago. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/natu...

climate ppl, angelenos, urban planning nerds, infrastructure enthusiasts, & NUMTOTS: I present a mag I've been working on all year. it's out today! Neighbors: A Living Infrastructure Magazine. focused on LA, our first piece is by @awalkerinla.bsky.social livinginfrastructure.org/neighbors/in...

have you heard? puerto rico is facing a water crisis. i write about it in this week's newsletter. i have a special discount on annual subs until july! take advantage www.possibilities.news/puerto-rico-...

gorgeous @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social blog about Van Gogh's sunflowers that I don't want to spoil here so you should just read it!!! defector.com/misery-and-m...

thats my mayor bro

When people complain about paywalls, they're essentially saying they want people like Scott Pelley to work for free. Journalists are amazing and we need them more than ever. We should be willing to pay for news.

I'm hearing reports that the NY State Assembly just passed the plug-in solar vote by a wide margin, joining the State Senate. Assuming the governor signs it, that will be the 8th state making it legal (and the biggest). A groundswell across the country, and so many thanks to great organizers!

For nearly a decade, the Pentagon was warned—by its own contractors, analysts, and intelligence agencies—that anyone with a credit card could buy a map of where American troops sleep, work, and store nuclear weapons. Now the bill has come due in a war zone. My latest at @wired.com

officially done applying to jobs lol

I got a new newsletter out today. read and subscribe. i've got a spring discount until july! www.possibilities.news/pope-leo-enc...

some (belated) personal news: wrapping up my first week @wired.com where I'm overseeing science coverage. I'm still working on climate but so excited to cover everything science at a time when so many fields are both under attack and churning out amazing discoveries

bro I go on tiktok for five minutes and immediately scroll into a video that makes me cry LOL

damn are there any journalists out there writing about the voting rights act with a climate or environmental lens? struggling to find reporters focused on this crucial intersection. i wanna interview them for an upcoming piece!

I spoke with three infectious disease scientists about the connection between hantavirus and climate change, and how the rapidly-approaching Super El Niño could affect infectious disease spread this summer.

one thing ima do is write about the news. hantavirus in this week's newsletter! on landscape immunity and the real conservation work needed to prevent the next pandemic. www.possibilities.news/lessons-from...

"Each of us is a node of possibility for healing ..." @kkwilkinson.bsky.social offers "a reminder that there's another way forward. A path where we lean on each other … A world where we stop asking ourselves ‘What can I do?’ and, instead, ask ourselves 'Who do I want to be?’”