Dr. Maya Weeks

Oh my gosh Marthine: I was so surprised to see it so bright through my window last night! Wishing you better sleep tonight.

Might mess around and start listening to Danish podcasts next as I try to keep my Danish vocabulary strong. Anyone have any recommendations? Ones on environmental justice, arts, political economy, and combinations thereof especially warmly welcomed!

I cannot like this enough

I will continue the fight for environmental justice in Black communities Nicknamed the father of environmental justice, Robert Bullard argues that researchers in the field have more reason than ever to back up their work with action.

"When people talk about trying to achieve environmental, economic, climate and racial justice, they are referring to marrying all of those data with action, for example, through lawsuits or pressure to change public policies."
- @drrobertbullard.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Podden besöker Konträr I nya avsnittet av Kulturplats besöker podden Konträr, en scen för samtida teater på Södermalm i Stockholm.

I am not good at listening to podcasts but I miss hearing Swedish consistently so much that I've started listening to podcasts to hear it. (Den här just nu, för den som undrar www.arbetaren.se/2026/02/23/p...)

Good idea 😂 Thanks Dave, hope all is well with you and yours 🌱

I got my Tdap booster yesterday — coming up on the 10-year anniversary of me breaking bones in my hand and getting an ugly cut trawling for trash in the LA River & my last one — and I am *so* tired today.

@elisabethnicula.bsky.social haven’t read yet but apropos your announcements

Beautiful

My heart hurts for you. Sending love

Wow

Buckwheat’s leap 😭

Oh NO how awful. Sending all my love 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

What is it called when you receive peer review and it is enormously helpful for your ability to execute your project!? I feel so lucky.

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Were I to teach an Introduction to Environmental Studies course, I’d use this book as a cornerstone of the syllabus

Congrats!

Dow Asks Texas to Legalize Plastic Pollution From Its Seadrift Complex - Inside Climate News Facing multiple lawsuits, Dow requests an “unprecedented” permit amendment to authorize its discharge of polyethylene pellets into coastal waters.

"'Dow would like to be able to discharge an unspecified amount of plastic, Ramirez said. 'It could set a dangerous precedent, and we’ll fight it every step of the way.'"
insideclimatenews.org/news/0203202...

Ursula K. Le Guin — Nominate a Book for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction

It's time! Nominations are now open for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, which will be given to a work of imaginative fiction, published in 2025, that reflects the concepts and ideas that were central to Ursula’s own work.

@oaklandreviewofbooks.org great angle for a future book review here

There are two main things I believe in: liberation for all, and governance rooted in responsibility to land.

International law=Rules Made by White People for Brown and Black People.

Hope that clarifies.

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The public and commentators need to stop thinking about "wars for oil" as about securing oil for the U.S., it's been decades since that was a motivator. "Wars for oil" are instead about securing oil for oil companies, securing a fossil fueled global economy, and denying oil's wealth to "enemies."

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I did not do any strength training today, but I did eat 2 slices of Costco pizza, and for that I am grateful 😁

Wow, the person you're quote-posting really missed a chance to say "it's oar seaweed of the week"

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This!

Call for Submissions - The Wide World of Indigenous Geographies Indigenous geographies can be understood as the ways that Indigenous communities engage with core principles of Geography—space, place, and environment—and the relationships among them.

Our editor, @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social, has launched a new NiCHE series Call for Submissions!

The Wide World of Indigenous Geographies will be published in collaboration with @giflab.bsky.social and will accept submissions on a rolling basis. #indigenous

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