Dispatches from TED2026 Photo from the first session of TED2026 (before the talks began). I was invited to TED2026 as part of their ‘Democracy Delegation’ this past week.  Even though I gave a TEDTalk in 2024 …

For my reflections on TED2026 and ways it might lean into addressing the crisis facing our democracy (and the broader polycrisis), see my recent post: danarfisher.com/2026/04/19/d...

Image of our 'civic cohort'/'democracy delegation' at #TED2026 last week, including folks from @oath-vote.bsky.social @faircount.bsky.social @counterhate.com

Dispatches from TED2026 Photo from the first session of TED2026 (before the talks began). I was invited to TED2026 as part of their ‘Democracy Delegation’ this past week.  Even though I gave a TEDTalk in 2024 …

For my reflections on TED2026 and ways it might lean into addressing the crisis facing our democracy (and the broader polycrisis), see my recent post: danarfisher.com/2026/04/19/d...

Image of our 'civic cohort'/'democracy delegation' at #TED2026 last week, including folks from @oath-vote.bsky.social @faircount.bsky.social @counterhate.com

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Dispatches from TED2026 Photo from the first session of TED2026 (before the talks began). I was invited to TED2026 as part of their ‘Democracy Delegation’ this past week.  Even though I gave a TEDTalk in 2024 …

Some preliminary reflections from TED2026 and how the platform could contribute to solving the growing polycrisis: danarfisher.com/2026/04/19/d...

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When simulation becomes the norm, it weakens the human capacity for discernment. As a result, our social bonds close in upon themselves, forming self-referential circuits that no longer expose us to reality. We thus come to live within bubbles, impermeable to one another. Feeling threatened by anyone who is different, we grow unaccustomed to encounter and dialogue. In this way, polarization, conflict, fear and violence spread. What is at stake is not merely the risk of error, but a transformation in our very relationship with truth.

Pope Leo:

Important toplines for Earth Week 🌎👇

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Dispatches from TED2026 Photo from the first session of TED2026 (before the talks began). I was invited to TED2026 as part of their ‘Democracy Delegation’ this past week.  Even though I gave a TEDTalk in 2024 …

Some preliminary reflections from TED2026 and how the platform could contribute to solving the growing polycrisis: danarfisher.com/2026/04/19/d...

🚨🚨We don’t HAVE to vote, we GET to vote—that’s the beauty of democracy, which involves all of us (and is only as strong as our collective engagement in it)

🚨🚨We don’t HAVE to vote, we GET to vote—that’s the beauty of democracy, which involves all of us (and is only as strong as our collective engagement in it)

NEW: the #AlabamaPenis has been freed!

It’s gonna take me a while to process all of the amazing inputs from #TED2026 (I will try for this weekend’s Newsletter). In the meantime, though, I’ll share my big takeaway from the week:

And Dems, if you wanna get really brave, you could follow up with this:

"As long as we're hooked on fossil fuels, we're going to get volatile prices, inflation, financial crises, and dumb oligarch wars. There is no army large enough to bully our way out of this."

Indeed—Happy to talk if you want @volts.wtf !

Hahaha I’m excited to read this paper to see if they make a compelling case based on the current political context (note it’s a working paper, which means it’s not peer reviewed)

Chinook salmon found naturally hatching in Upper Klamath River for first time in a century The Klamath Tribes are celebrating evidence of Chinook salmon spawning in Klamath River tributary.

After big dams on the upper Klamath River in far northern CA were removed in 2024, Chinook (king) salmon migrated upstream for the first time in 100+ years--and now they have hatched.

A highlight from day 2 of #TED2026: Al Gore talking climate and democracy

Thank you for your work as well (I cite you all the time) and happy to be connected on here!!

We all feel elevated after reading ‪@katharinehayhoe.com:
@fisherdanar.bsky.social; @ebcripps.bsky.social #ChristinaFigueres
Thank you #climateAction giants!

Let's see if this effort actually connects with young people and mobilizes them for action...

Today is the day. We're launching More Perfect University, and Bernie Sanders is getting in on the ground floor. Join him and John Russell in launching a whole new way for students to speak truth to power.

Watching Al Gore reference Jurgen Habermas when discussing the challenge of democracy in the US today

Well it’s just autoregistration for now, but if it comes up, for sure!

Opinion | Why Aren’t the Kids Out Protesting Against Trump?

Happy to see my work included in this piece in the The New York Times. Sad to see my explanation included though.

When comparing youth activism against the War in Vietnam to today, we cannot ignore the role the draft played in mobilizing young people.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/o...

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Definite highlight from Day 1 at #TED2026: hanging out with Miranda Massie from @climatemuseum.bsky.social

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