Britton

'She has an Agitational Community Organizing background.'

Union organizer, & future professional mermaid
Always in motion and always tired

Opinions are my own

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

After the dams came down on the Klamath River, the Yurok Tribe didn't wait for nature to fix itself.

For decades, four hydroelectric dams turned a living river into stagnant reservoirs. They blocked salmon and steelhead from 400 miles of spawning grounds, fueled toxic algae blooms, and raised water temperatures past what the fish could survive.

When the last dam came down in late 2024, the river ran free again. But the exposed reservoir beds, 2,200 acres of bare sediment, were unstable and wide open to invasive species.

So the Yurok Tribe got to work. Along a 38-mile stretch, tribal crews hand-sowed billions of native plant seeds, planted 76,000 trees and shrubs, and seeded 28,000 acorns.

Nearly 100 native plant species. All by hand. All from seeds collected locally and grown out specifically for the restoration.

It's already working. Salmon are spawning in the Upper Klamath Basin for the first time in over a century. Lupines and willows are stabilizing the banks. The river is breathing again.

The Klamath is now the largest dam removal and river restoration project in US history, and the people doing the heaviest lifting are the ones who have lived along that river for thousands of years.

[industrial streaming information logistics @somanyshrimp]

kids hanging outside alert!! kids hanging outside!! scramble the cops and block the streets

[Co-op Tory 🍁 @CoopTory]

One of the costs of not wanting to employ workers or provide competitive pay.

[Ali Alkhatib @_alialkhatib]

vaguely recall seeing some university spending significantly more on union-busting, policing, etc... than it would have cost to meet the demands of organizing graduate workers because the issue is never the money; it's the power. they'll happily take this deal; AI won't organize.

[Mr. Nobody @MmisterNobody]

It feels like Earth was designed perfectly for us, rain falling from the sky, food growing from the ground, yet somehow we’ve built a world where people need good credit scores, multiple jobs, and 40-hour workweeks just to survive

[Lakyn Thee Stylist @OgLakyn]

I actually never considered how full and grateful I would feel just doing something as simple as working next to an open window and hearing kids playing just outside....the world has so much beauty.

[Chad 💙 @ChadBoston_]

I think some people aren't really understanding, it's not about corporations actually giving a fuck. They never did. It's moreso an indicator that it *used to* be seen as profitable to signal allyship, but that's just not the case anymore, which is sincerely concerning

[Maggie Luddy @maggieluddy]

the theatre kid to campaign staffer pipeline can be explained in part by the fact that GOTV weekend and tech week feel the same

[Dion @2024dion]

It took <100 years for American settlers to destroy fully 99% of this unique landscape and the thousands of species of plants and animals that called it home

[Michael Brodkorb @mbrodkorb]

Last night, the DFL nominated the most successful and popular candidate they’ve ever had for governor. Today, this is who will pick the MNGOP nominee.

[Lauren 🪻🌼🪴 @laurenhtexas]

being the "politics friend" since 2016

[MAPE @MAPEunion]

MAPE stands in solidarity with our union siblings as we mourn the tragic loss of AFSCME Council 5 member Khalid Abdi. Abdi, who was killed yesterday while attending an Eid prayer gathering in Shakopee. https://t.co/28NEuxz8y1

[Minnesota AFL-CIO @MNAFLCIO]

Yesterday, our union brother & @afscmemn5 Field Representative Khalid Abdi was shot & killed while attending an Eid prayer gathering in Shakopee. Khalid was newly married & had a child on the way. Please contribute what you can to help his family. https://t.co/szyqZVR2Bv

[taylr @taylr]

MIRAC warned the world in june

"when ICE is in our neighborhoods for whatever reason, we will respond. when immigrants are threatened with guns in our streets, when frey, o'hara and witt violate & threaten our sanctuary city policies to suddenly appease trump, we will respond."

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

You reduce crime by eliminating poverty. The reason so called nice neighborhoods have lower crime rates is because people’s basic needs are being met. It is not because of police, alarm systems, or neighborhood associations. Poverty creates crime.

[yaz @yaznotyasss]

union steward

[🎀 planet clarke 🎀 @planetclarke]

This is the future I’m going to. I need you guys to decide if you are coming or not.

[Nathan J Robinson @NathanJRobinson]

Mamdani is right. Reagan was wrong. "I'm from the government and I'm here to help" is not "scary." What about if you're lost in a forest? What if your house is on fire? Public sector workers are incredibly useful in some of our most difficult situations. Government is good.

[That Blame Guy @ImToBlame]

No doge checks. No “stimmy” checks. No tariff refund checks. But got 1.7 billion he about to give to his supporters. Lmao. A cult and can’t nobody do shit about it.

[MAPE @MAPEunion]

Macalester staff deserve a living wage! Fair contract now!