me and 70+ Houstonians wrote a group piece in response to the hurricane 🫶🏾 read below & find the contributors on my IG below:

Approximately 420,000 customers are without power tonight in the Midwest as a result of these storms and tornadoes. #ILwx #INwx #IAwx (In addition, about 145,000 are still without power in Texas after #Beryl last week...)

People often react to descriptions of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower by saying they’re afraid of it. So I want to say I found it grounding and sane-making. The narrator’s relentless hope for a better life and world and how she works to make it happen is even inspiring.

Rest in Power, Congresswoman.

Puerto Rico filed a $1B lawsuit against #fossilfuel companies for climate damages. Let's celebrate this fight to #EndFossilFuels and demand justice! More info: scientificamerican.com/article/puerto…

"The Rio Grande is no longer a reliable source of water for South Texas." texastribune.org/2024/07/18/rio…

JUST IN: Sunday was the world's hottest day ever recorded, according to EU scientists

"It is not enough to offer post-disaster aid;" writes Ambassador Ruleta Camacho Thomas, "we must tackle the root cause... it's time for a binding international treaty to regulate fossil fuels." Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/…

Waiting Out the Storm in Prison: Hurricane Beryl makes conditions even worse for incarcerated people in Texas texasobserver.org/waiting-out-be… - via Texas Observer

Heat is not equal in Houston. 🥵 This weekend, researchers will fan out across the city to measure temperatures. The data will help determine which neighborhoods are in the most need for tree planting. 🌳 bit.ly/46zDAN5

"People *said* we were extinct,” the Karankawa woman who sat across the table told me, her fork hovering above her Mediterranean salad. “We were not. The joke’s on you. Here we are.” texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

"Once in custody, protesters say, they have been strip searched, verbally and physically abused and held for days without charge. Journalists covering the protests have been rounded up as well." nytimes.com/2024/08/18/opi…

If you or a loved one is experiencing intimate partner violence, the number for the National Domestic Violence Hotline is 800-799-7233. Those in Houston can reach the Houston Area Women's Center at 713-528-2121.

Hey academic pals - have you or anyone you known ever created a new academic department at a university? If so, I'd like to know about your experience with that and maybe speak to you back channel.