my addiction to buying things i don’t need started at the school book fair

For anyone who doesn’t have TikTok: there’s a trend at the moment where people are romanticising their lives by editing them like Wes Anderson and it’s honestly so creative and wholesome 🧵👇 Here are a few of my favourite ones

“Standing on the edge of death now, I feel compelled to use my experience in the transplant trenches to illuminate and challenge the status quo.” Thank you, Amy Silverstein, author.

L.A. has no idea how much work Christine Trần put in these last 3 years behind the scenes — really pushing for more equitable representation of the Los Angeles we grew up in and showcasing important food systems work that we all can get behind. Grateful for her leadership ❤️

Christine Trần is a CHAMPION who has worked tirelessly for a more just, equitable and open LA, where food is plentiful, healthy and accessible. Serious props for her leadership of LAFPC

I wonder if MacKenzie Scott has considered providing fellowships to individuals who are playing a critical role in cultivating and maintaining movement infrastructure — something like the MacArthur Foundation Genius Awards that would enable people to deepen their work as network weavers.

This is a legit bombshell washingtonpost.com/history/2023/0…

Please read the story that’s been 30+ years in the making, taught me the real meaning of fomo, humbled me to filth about the specialness of my own story—and gave me a sisterhood I never knew I needed so much nyti.ms/3VREJu3

Eggconomics 🥚💸📈📉: A reversal of supply-demand trends caused prices to spike in the first place. Last year, deadly avian flu wiped out a significant number of egg-laying hens, reducing egg supplies…farmers had to deal with inflated feed and fuel costs. cnn.com/2023/05/15/bus…

I've come across A LOT of good 17th- and 18th-century Quaker names over the past 3.5 years, as I've worked on my thesis. Now that my thesis is done and submission is near, it's time to share the more than 90 wildest early Quaker names I've found (in alphabetical order):

🤓 Nerd Alert: It’s pretty awesome to spend time with people you cite in papers.

💯 @Unidos makes it clear: #WorkRequirements are based in and perpetuate structural racism that hurts Latino/a families the most. No #DebtCeiling cuts to #TANF #SNAP #Medicaid!

“Narrative change encompasses strategies harnessing the power of narratives - in entertainment, in news, in movement spaces, and in the broader culture - to shift public mindsets and generate culture change toward equity and justice.” via USC Annenberg mediaimpactproject.org/narrativechang…

Today’s #archiveshashtagparty theme is #archivesunderthesea! Did you know that Japanese American Issei entrepreneurs started the oyster industry from scratch in Washington state?

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