RBRATSPIES

@Rbratspies
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(she/her) CUNY law professor, scholar of environmental justice and human rights, urbanist, author of Naming Gotham, mom, optimist (mostly) #climate #environmentaljustice #nyc #history #environment #climatechange #history #SCUBA #ecology ☮️🌎🌈🌹🌱
websitehttps://www.RebeccaBratspies.com
LInkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-bratspies-56b4078/
Naming Gotham: The Villains, Rogues, and Heroes Behind New York City Place Nameshttps://www.amazon.com/Naming-Gotham-Villains-Rogues-Heroes/dp/1467151408
scholarshiphttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=89185

If you’re represented by a Democratic senator, be sure to say thank you and encourage them to keep fighting like this to delay and defy Trump’s agenda.

Yet again, Republicans refused to put their sacred obligation to their constituents and the Constitution over their loyalty to President Musk and Kennedy Center chairman Trump. Now, it’s time to make GOP senators pay a steep political price: https://indivisibleteam.medium.com/they-ignored-you-now-its-time-for-payback-a7e87ed31ed9

They ignored you. Now it’s time for payback. - Indivisible Guide - Medium

Last night, Senators Susan Collins (ME), Thom Tillis (NC), Dan Sullivan (AK), Jon Husted (OH), Joni Ernst (IA), and all 48 of their Republican allies voted to confirm Project 2025 author Russell…

Medium
TFW you (a history nerd) meets a fellow traveler (so to speak). . . . I feel seen! Thank you #HistoryNerdsUnited for this fabulous book review (P.S. Love the alternate title "We’re gonna need to rename a few things after this." #NYC #history #awardwinning #book @history #NamingGotham #newyork #historygeek
https://historynerdsunited.com/2024/12/naming-gotham-by-rebecca-bratspies/
Naming Gotham by Rebecca Bratspies - History Nerds United Blog Site

My review of Naming Gotham by Rebecca Bratspies. The various stories about how major parts of New York City were named.

History Nerds United Blog Site
Check out the latest installment of The Earth Defenders Chronicle. Charlie La Greca Velasco and I are delighted to share Chapter 4: La Cadena de Colombia. This comic tells the story of Afro-Colombian women fighting displacement associated with the Port Buenaventura megaproject. Made with #UNEP #environmentaljustice #climatejustice #comics https://www.unep.org/resources/publication/earth-defenders-graphic-novella
Earth Defenders - A Graphic Novella

The Earth Defenders Graphic Novella - Patrollers of The Pray Lang- is part of a series of vignettes telling the stories of environmental defenders. Each vignette depicts brave fictional characters taking action to defend the forest, the water, the land, or the air. The stories span the globe and are drawn from real life situations. The vignettes describe the danger that environmental defenders face and highlight their contributions towards the realization of the internationally recognized human right to a healthy environment.

UNEP - UN Environment Programme
Watch: Haka erupts in Parliament before Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading

With the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti only halfway to Parliament, ACT Leader David Seymour’s controversial Treaty Principles Bill is going through its first reading.

Te Ao Māori News

They're tracking abortion patients across state lines.

This is why I was banging on about digital security when Roe fell.

Basically everyone should be using burner phones when seeking abortion care in abortion hostile states— or even states where abortion is legal now but in jeopardy. #uspol #ReproductiveRights #digitalsurveillance #digitalsecurity #abortion #abortionrights https://www.notus.org/technology/cell-phone-tracking-law-enforcement-abortion-clinic https://www.notus.org/technology/cell-phone-tracking-law-enforcement-abortion-clinic

It’s Possible to Track Someone’s Personal Phone to an Abortion Clinic. And It’s Legal Too.

A company got access to a mobile phone-tracking tool used by law enforcement and U.S. government agencies across the country. They found significant privacy vulnerabilities.

NOTUS
Just gonna stay here until the election is over . . .okay? #caturday #cat #VOTE

The removal of the Klamath River dams will have effects for decades, but one of the most important has already started to show. Less than a month after the dams came down, there are salmon in a Klamath stream where they haven't been seen in 100 years.

Never let anyone tell you there's nothing we can do, that things are too far gone to try. There's still so much we can save, and some we can even bring back.

#Oregon #salmon #rivers

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/18/salmon-return-klamath-basin-oregon-dam-removal/

Salmon return to Klamath Basin in Oregon after more than a century

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife spotted the fish on a tributary above the former J.C. Boyle Dam site, just north of the California border. Several more soon followed it.

OPB
BREAKING: CNN reports Trump is UNABLE to fill his Detroit rally.

"It's actually pretty empty. They have not be able to fill this...I am told it is not a security issue." "

No community should be a sacrifice zone! Thank you Tatjana Harttung for hosting this conversation on your podcast The Human Greenhouse! Any day I get to talk about #environmentaljustice is a good day! #podcast #nyc #climatejustice #NamingGotham

https://pod.link/1756935313/episode/98dc540f727cebdc07885414404b7f9c

The Human Greenhouse

What if you’re not alone and definitely not crazy for longing for a healthier world? What if your tribe is out there also searching for ways to navigate this tumultuous time in history? This podcast is for people looking for wisdom and courage to take a stand and plant seeds of change – with purpose and joy. Come join us as we explore the rich web of life and our being – who we are and what we wish to become. We humans are gardeners; creators and guardians of life, of connections, of stories, and of the change we wish to see in the world. Step inside the Human Greenhouse to get inspired and nourished, so you can shine your unique light on this precious Earth – we need you! The Human Greenhouse podcast is hosted by Tatjana Harttung and graced by wonderful humans with something on their mind and in their hearts to share.

Some great news. My book Naming Gotham won the 2024 NYC Big Book Award for Regional Nonfiction (and was a Distinguished Favorite for US History). Check it out to learn more about corrupt NYC mayors of yore. @history #history #nyc #newyork #newyorkhistory #awardwinning #book #books #historygeek #historymatters #gossip #corruption