Jinkies! Something for your weekend reading list.
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With a new outrage arising every few minutes, it can be hard to get our thoughts together enough to craft a good call script, letter or post. I feel it, too. Here's the strategy I use (plus a bonus tip if you're using AI.) bit.ly/46jojkn

We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.

This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.

so much going on! use your voice to advocate for causes and candidates you care about. here's how!
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revisit the top posts on The Word Factory blog last year or read them for the first time!
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Final blog of the year! bit.ly/48K8MMm

Just in time for holiday planning! The December edition of Refugium has Geoffrey’s list of exceptional holly trees on UNC’s main campus (excellent for a self-guided tour) and my ideas for making seasonal decor from invasive plants. Get the details at bit.ly/Refugium_

At least some of my ability as a writer is due to my dad, himself a terrific scribe. He was especially good at eulogies for beloved pets, like our dog Casey, shown here with baby me. Read it at bit.ly/3K673ap

whether you believe in it or not, these tips will help you be a more effective communicator: bit.ly/3ssu1zj

Indeed

Yikes

"Lakes are in a lot of ways more spooky than a lot of other water bodies because they have this element of the unknown… a lot of times lakes are in our backyards and we're so familiar with them that it kind of makes them feel, you know, like a neighbor that has secrets." —Geo Rutherford

@geodesaurus.bsky.social, creator of the Spooky Lake Month series on TikTok and Instagram, gave us a guided tour of some of the world's most mysterious lakes.

🎧 Listen—if you're feeling brave: buff.ly/SyRWeKb

Oh, look! A new column from Geoffrey and me. Read along to learn about the trees you pass every day on Franklin Street. #urbantrees #chapelhill bit.ly/Refugium_

Ugh. This is bad news for all of us. Here’s hoping those who lost their jobs today will find a good place to safely land. 🩵

This is such terrible news on many levels. Thanks for all you and your colleagues have done for all of us.

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see what you missed or revisit what you liked! most popular posts from last quarter, including writing advice, ideas for resisting and vultures!
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my latest collab with @soapyair.bsky.social is live at bit.ly/Refugium_

This is an excellent example of science writing and #climatechangecommunication. Thank you, @ncsco.bsky.social!

incredible reporting and analysis here. THANK YOU!

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The malignant one who’s bent on turning America into a fascist hellscape goes in front of the UN General Assembly and rants, “your countries are going to hell.” Sickening.

Good idea. Find stations here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/.

Trying to soothe myself by making a list of things I can do about "all this" and one of them was making a list of things we can all do that don't require a lot of time/money/energy. Hope it helps. bit.ly/4nbri53

this article by the immensely talented tom junod remains one of the most moving works of journalism not just about 9/11 but about anything. (note: the link opens to a dramatic photo of a man plummeting from the WTC. open with care.)
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This is amazing and horrifying

Sitting in the dark on the porch

Holy hell

Indeed