If you are complacent, you are complicit. #equity & #sustainability wonk. All views are my own.https://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3mc6pdx2y5c2dSince things are already bad, maybe now is the time for net payer states (= blue states) to consider holding their residents’ federal income tax payments in escrow until ICE and DHS back the fuck down.11 Jan 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc6pdx2y5c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3m7kpecrncs2k“Know Your Rights” Resource Available for Parents Detained by ICE: National Immigration Law Center and Center for Law and Social Policy See first comment for summary. https://nlihc.org/resource/new-know-your-rights-resource-available-parents-detained-ice-national-immigration-law09 Dec 2025 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kpecrncs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3m66sm2o5uc2rSo pleased that the @startribune.com ran my Letter to the Editor today about cities providing transparency to their residents about entertaining a relationship with #ICE.22 Nov 2025 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m66sm2o5uc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3m52dxfg2m22aWelp, according to this model, even if we manage to go #carbon-negative, centuries from now the Southern Ocean will burp its accumulated heat and warm the #atmosphere all over again. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025AV00170007 Nov 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52dxfg2m22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3m4jhfkmijc27Duh, it's not EITHER but BOTH re: systemic vs individual #climate action: "people more willing to engage in hi-impact climate action themselves, & who believed these actions to be more effective, showed more support for systemic solutions & a stronger perceived need for structural change." [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2025 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jhfkmijc27https://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3m4jdzrbgn224Get out and ... well, maybe not smell the flowers, but watch the leaves fall, there's poetry in nature.31 Oct 2025 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jdzrbgn224https://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3m4dxl5b46k25Do you really need more evidence that government oversight is CRITICAL for protecting people? This example is from the 2018 shutdown, but I don't think coal plants have gotten more ethical since then. https://theconversation.com/coal-plants-emitted-more-pollution-during-the-last-government-shutdown-while-regulators-were-furloughed-26769629 Oct 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dxl5b46k25https://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3m3sa36l5ys2mThe 2026 #Minnesota #Climate Action Framework draft is open to public review and comment. Read it and weigh in here: https://engage.eqb.state.mn.us/climate-action-framework-update22 Oct 2025 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3sa36l5ys2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3m2aitegcpk2rplease do enjoy these stickers created by my wacky son (BFA sophomore).02 Oct 2025 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2aitegcpk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3m23vl4iwv22iI'm getting so much out of these weekly Demand A Seat training sessions! Eager to work with anyone in the east Metro #twincities contemplating a run for office next year. @everytown.bsky.social01 Oct 2025 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m23vl4iwv22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3lzhdjbdias2fThoroughly energized and inspired by the St. Paul #MN Sun Day gathering! Thanks to all who tabled, volunteered, and attended. The future is #solar #altenergy #community [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2025 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzhdjbdias2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3lz5nfibgxc2fhttps://freedcproject.org/allies?source=direct_link&19 Sep 2025 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz5nfibgxc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3lz5lrbzd4c2pDespite misinformation from Washington, environmental justice is about common sense, fairness, and access to clean air and clean water for all. Read the blog post. act.ucsusa.org/4nkTBhl https://act.ucsusa.org/4nkTBhl19 Sep 2025 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz5lrbzd4c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3lyqzjqii4c2iI'm attending the “No Kings October Mobilization Kick Off Call” - sign up now to join me! https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/839315/?referring_vol=5117740&rname=SA&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky×lot=550825114 Sep 2025 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyqzjqii4c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3lylizobkjc2oFACT: City zoning is closely tied to climate action! I'm helping to develop an engaging, & actionable zoning reform guide so people can understand why zoning matters. https://drive.google.com/.../1blqGZL1MVY5pi1Gnn5V.../view... Are you 60+ & care about climate 👉 Please give feedback on the guide: https://forms.gle/wwCQAyhxuaNBifDx811 Sep 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lylizobkjc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3lygut3pfes2oReally looking forward to being part of the next Demand A Seat virtual cohort starting up later this month! @everytown.bsky.social09 Sep 2025 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygut3pfes2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3lyelxj252s2oI'm guessing many of us are guilty of this habit. Beware! https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.032998309 Sep 2025 01:47 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyelxj252s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3lye5mag2f22sJoin me! Support Climate.us, "a nonprofit successor to Climate.gov, delivering climate data & info to promote public climate literacy & to equip people to turn knowledge into meaningful conversations and climate-conscious actions...stepping up to rescue key climate resources." https://Climate.us08 Sep 2025 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lye5mag2f22shttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3lvjqebtnnk2bVery proud to have spearheaded this community-building art experience. Thank you to our sponsors, participants, and exhibitors! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvjqebtnnk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3lul4phkiyc26This is a quick but important survey to help inform the county's climate plans - it took me about five minutes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2025 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lul4phkiyc26https://bsky.app/profile/mightyspecialk.bsky.social/post/3lsadgarehs2dBeyond excited for Opera on the River (July 26, 2025) brought to you by St. Croix Valley Opera!! Tickets and more: www.scvopera.org/ootr23 Jun 2025 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeumkfqugitssz4dzd3gbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsadgarehs2d