Reposted by Johanna HeyerDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 06/03/2026I just submitted my letter to NSF responding to its proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). I argue that doing so would be an astonishing and avoidable misstep, and that federal support for the institution should in fact be *increased.* [1/4] 7583192
Reposted by Johanna HeyerTara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 29/01/2026RENT STRIKE WIN Yesterday, four months into their rent strike– the first in Raytown, MO history– Bowen Tower Tenant Union signed an agreement with their landlord. The agreement satisfies key demands and allows the union to de-escalate the strike by Feb 1. 330061
Reposted by Johanna HeyerSacramento Valley Tenants Union @sacvalleytenants.bsky.social · 28/01/2026On Sunday, the DPH Local of SVTU met at 🔺 Park, where tenants shared stories of slumlord conditions, inc. sewage backups, leaks, + roach infestations. The union collectivizes the struggle, so we ❤️ to see tenants support one another, learn their rights, + brainstorm ways to hold LLs accountable. 162
Reposted by Johanna HeyerL.A. Tenants Union @latenantsunion.bsky.social · 28/01/2026We have been demanding an eviction moratorium in LA since the ICE attacks began here in June, and the LA County Board of Supervisors is finally considering new protections against eviction. Send an email here: tinyurl.com/stopICEevict...tinyurl.com 09229
Reposted by Johanna HeyerBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Minneapolis has seen a stunning 1,646% spike in calls from families who can't pay rent because they're afraid to leave their homes to work. This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time. People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.mprnews.orgHotline operators report flood of calls for rental assistance as residents hide during ICE surge211 calls from Spanish-speakers have increased more than 1,600 percent and requests for rental assistance have more than tripled, according to Greater Twin Cities United Way. Local officials are pushi... 3229491360
Reposted by Johanna HeyerBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Something that doesn't get nearly enough attention: nonrefundable application and "administrative" fees just to be considered for an apartment. I've heard from families who have spent hundreds—even thousands—of dollars on applications and are still without a home. This is legalized extortion. 615340
Reposted by Johanna HeyerDrop Site @dropsitenews.com · 22/01/20261 of the 3 journalists killed in the Israeli airstrike on a clearly marked humanitarian vehicle in central Gaza early Wed. was Abed Shaat, a veteran freelance cameraman who worked closely with CBS News for years & regularly filed footage from Gaza, CBS News said on Wed. ➤ Shaat, 30, has recently... 713168
Reposted by Johanna HeyerYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 07/01/2026HuffPost has obtained a video of a physician trying to give medical care to the woman shot and killed by ICE agents today, and not being allowed to go near her. The ICE agents claim there are medics on site, but witnesses scream that there are no medics present. Full Story: bit.ly/3YwbaQR 8020661064
Reposted by Johanna HeyerDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Sorry, but triumphant claims about autonomous vehicle safety are wildly exaggerated. It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans. And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question. My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵bloomberg.comWe Still Don’t Know if Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human DriversAnd even if self-driving technology proves to be less dangerous, there are many better ways to improve traffic safety and prevent fatal crashes. 28760228
Reposted by Johanna HeyerSacramento Valley Tenants Union @sacvalleytenants.bsky.social · 28/12/2025we are hitting the ground running in 2026! Join us on Jan 10 and/or 11 for a Door-knocking training and outreach crawl: sacramento-valley-tenants-union.solidarity.tech/2026-trainin... 031
Reposted by Johanna HeyerDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience. 10342751892
Reposted by Johanna HeyerAriane Lange @arianelange.bsky.social · 08/12/2025I've been updating a spreadsheet of Sacramento traffic deaths. Just input the 30th death I've logged in 2025: a pedestrian. His name was David Zoellner, and he was 61. The deaths follow patterns: 26 of the 28 fatal crashes happened on the high-injury network, and 1 happened just outside the network. 072
Reposted by Johanna HeyerAriane Lange @arianelange.bsky.social · 09/12/2025“Instead of hiring qualified full-time civil service staff, these agencies have opted to privatize public services at two to three times the cost,” a union president said‼️ www.sacbee.com/news/politic...sacbee.comCA auditor confirms unions’ concerns that contractors are taking state jobsAs vacancy rates at several medical and correctional facilities climbed in recent years, California has come to rely on contracted workers. 131
Reposted by Johanna HeyerAriane Lange @arianelange.bsky.social · 05/12/2025"A Post analysis found that of 27 cities that had at least five pedestrian deaths each year before adopting Vision Zero, all but one now have the same or higher pedestrian death rates than when those declarations were made." Not surprised. www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...washingtonpost.comAmerica’s plan to protect pedestrians failed. A young woman’s death reveals why.U.S. officials adopted Europe's Vision Zero initiative, but many cities have seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities despite efforts to improve road safety. 121
Reposted by Johanna HeyerProPublica @propublica.org · 18/11/2025NEW: Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak. Here’s how we did. By @natlash.bsky.socialpropublica.orgHow ProPublica Investigated a Bird Flu Outbreak in America’s HeartlandEarly this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airb... 7534286
Reposted by Johanna HeyerLucas Poy @lucaspoy.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Just published! Rent Strikes: A history of collective tenant actions across the world, the book I edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social, is out now from @uclpress.bsky.social It's OPEN ACCESS, part of the "Work Around the World" series by @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st...uclpress.co.ukRent StrikesSince the nineteenth century, working-class families have predominantly relied on tenements for housing, with rents often consuming a large portion of their household budgets. There is a long and cont... 23216
Reposted by Johanna HeyerThomas Birmingham @thomasbirm.bsky.social · 11/11/2025This means that some 70,000 American tenants' rent money is being funneled, in part, into a company linked to the displacement and genocide of Palestinians 6,000 miles away, while facing rent hikes and eviction filings themselves. (10/10) Read it all here: www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comThe Eviction KingsOne of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price. 0189
Reposted by Johanna HeyerThomas Birmingham @thomasbirm.bsky.social · 11/11/2025For @thenation.com and @typeinvestigations.org, I looked into American Landmark, a major landlord filing evictions far more than the national average. I found they are owned by an Israeli company with ties to the IDF, including during the Gaza genocide. (1/10) www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comThe Eviction KingsOne of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price. 47246
Reposted by Johanna HeyerBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Today's must-read by @thomasbirm.bsky.social: a major corporate landlord is fueling homelessness across the U.S. *and* the mass displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank. The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.thenation.comThe Eviction KingsOne of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price. 112984
Reposted by Johanna HeyerThe Sacramento Bee @sacbee.com · 02/10/2025Tenants urge Supervisor Rich Desmond to meet with them and adopt protections other local California governments already have.bit.lyTenants say county failing to act, enabling ‘renovictions’ at Arden Arcade complexTenants urge Supervisor Rich Desmond to meet with them and adopt protections other local California governments already have. 021
Reposted by Johanna HeyerThe Sacramento Bee @sacbee.com · 01/10/2025Tenants urge Supervisor Rich Desmond to meet with them and adopt protections other local California governments already have.bit.lyTenants say county failing to act, enabling ‘renovictions’ at Arden Arcade complexTenants urge Supervisor Rich Desmond to meet with them and adopt protections other local California governments already have. 012
Reposted by Johanna HeyerDrop Site @dropsitenews.com · 11/10/2025CNN reports Israel will not release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas. The eminent pediatrician was detained in Dec. during Israel’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, after he refused to abandon patients under siege. Continued below ⬇️ 7213151
Reposted by Johanna HeyerThe Lever @levernews.com · 19/09/2025Homebuilding giant Lennar has launched an e-marketplace, with a potential “kickback scheme,” to help corporate landlords buy up properties and raise rents. www.levernews.com/the-corporat...levernews.comThe Corporate Home-Search Site Making Housing UnaffordableHomebuilding giant Lennar has launched an e-marketplace, with a potential “kickback scheme,” to help corporate landlords buy up properties and raise rents. 02317
Reposted by Johanna HeyerDrop Site @dropsitenews.com · 12/09/2025New from Drop Site: The Disappearance of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya He tried to keep Kamal Adwan hospital open as Israel invaded. He has been imprisoned ever since. By Amel Guettatfi 🔗 Read: dropsitenews.com/p/the-disapp... Watch the AJ Fault Lines documentary at the link below.dropsitenews.comThe Disappearance of Dr. Hussam Abu SafiyaHe tried to keep Kamal Adwan hospital open as Israel invaded. He has been imprisoned ever since. 110368
Reposted by Johanna HeyerDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 24/07/2025"One Meal Every Three Days": Journalist & Aid Worker Back from Gaza on Stark Reality on the Grounddemocracynow.org“One Meal Every Three Days”: Journalist & Aid Worker Back from Gaza on Stark Reality on the GroundThe BBC, Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse have all called on Israel to allow journalists in and out of Gaza as starvation there becomes imminent. In a statement, the news outlets said,... 8207116
Reposted by Johanna HeyerRobin Epley @byrobinepley.bsky.social · 22/07/2025The city of Sacramento is attempting to hide a $2.6M budget item for the police (in a deficit year!) on the consent calendar tonight. The technology is flawed and the contract is already expired. www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...sacbee.comIs ShotSpotter worth it? Sacramento may spend millions on questionable tech | OpinionSacramento Police’s ShotSpotter program is not only costly to contract and uses unreliable technology, it is costly to maintain, writes Robin Epley. 22916
Reposted by Johanna HeyerThe Intercept @theintercept.com · 21/07/2025The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.interc.ptOur Reporter Got Into Gaza. He Witnessed a Famine of Israel’s Making.The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. 401135676
Reposted by Johanna HeyerSacramento Valley Tenants Union @sacvalleytenants.bsky.social · 11/07/2025We looked into it and found quite a few PAMA properties right here in Sacramento. If you want to join the fight against slumlords like this, join us at a meeting soon! Check out our map here: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...google.comPAMA Properties - Google My MapsPAMA Properties 052
Reposted by Johanna HeyerPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16/06/2025🚨 The Israeli military just bombed Iran's state TV studio while it was live on air: 514053
Reposted by Johanna HeyerDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 07/06/2025For some perspective, the federal government funds *over half* of all scientific research and development conducted by the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social -- and UC is collectively responsible, in turn, for over 8% of all academic research conducted in the United States. 16638284
Reposted by Johanna HeyerDebt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 05/06/2025News: With the Los Angeles Tenant Union, we're organizing a historic strike against the 5th largest corporate landlord in the United States — and the largest in L.A. Today, dozens of tenants across two Los Angeles buildings are refusing to pay their utility bills to Equity Residential. 24114
Reposted by Johanna HeyerSacramento Valley Tenants Union @sacvalleytenants.bsky.social · 31/05/2025The Palms Tenants have been fighting displacement for over a year now and as Ms. Jackie says in the clip, "That's the whole thing in a nutshell: we do not want to leave this place. This is our home!" youtu.be/ycqlwlvEh1M?...youtu.beSacramento tenants fight to stay in their apartments amid alleged tactics to push them outYouTube video by FOX40 News 042
Reposted by Johanna HeyerSacramento Valley Tenants Union @sacvalleytenants.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Announcing our amazing co-hosts for the Palms Tenants' Anti-Eviction Block Party THIS SUNDAY! @sacpunkshows.bsky.social will be hosting the food distro and @norcalresist.bsky.social will be tabling with fresh produce 🥰🌱✊ We hope to see you there! 0113
Reposted by Johanna HeyerSacramento Valley Tenants Union @sacvalleytenants.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Join us for the Anti-Eviction Block Party hosted by the Palms Tenants to feed their neighbors, share their story, and collect donations for their legal defense fund to stay rooted in their community and not be renovicted. This is a family friendly event for tenants of all ages! 144
Reposted by Johanna HeyerCalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 22/05/2025California cut $400M from active transportation. That’s bikeways in neighborhoods like yours. Tell lawmakers: restore the funding now. go.calbike.org/a/restore-40... 071
Reposted by Johanna Heyerjoeengleman.bsky.social @joeengleman.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Lots of great details in this new piece from @rebeccaburns.bsky.social including how much profit-seeking landlords are gambling that they can buy buildings, quickly remove the tenants, & flip or refinance it. + how all that makes them vulnerable to rent strikes. inthesetimes.com/article/chic...inthesetimes.comTwo Tenant Unions, One Rent StrikeHow renters in two Chicago neighborhoods found each other—and fought back—when the same investor planned to displace them. 15731
Reposted by Johanna HeyerIn These Times @inthesetimes.com · 16/05/2025How renters in two Chicago neighborhoods found each other—and fought back—when the same investor planned to displace them.inthesetimes.comTwo Tenant Unions, One Rent StrikeHow renters in two Chicago neighborhoods found each other—and fought back—when the same investor planned to displace them. 0204
Reposted by Johanna HeyerDebt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 16/05/2025NEW: We're uncovering a new racist, classist pattern of eviction carried out by corporate landlords in places like Los Angeles — and we're fighting back. prospect.org/infrastructu...prospect.orgCorporate Landlords Show Racist Eviction PatternsA new study reveals that large national landlords in Los Angeles are disproportionately evicting Black tenants. 03813
Reposted by Johanna HeyerUCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality & Democracy @challengeineq.bsky.social · 16/05/2025"Corporate landlords are systematically attracting Black residents into white, upmarket neighborhoods, stripping their wealth, and then kicking them out again." The Institute's own graduate researcher, Alex Ferrer, reveals striking findings with unprecedented data from the #TenantPowerToolkit. 095
Reposted by Johanna HeyerMichael Friedrich @mfriedrichnyc.bsky.social · 16/05/2025A new study shows that large corporate landlords in LA are disproportionately evicting Black tenants in the post-pandemic housing market. The findings are disturbing, but they also raise possibilities for tenant organizing. I wrote about it for @prospect.org. prospect.org/infrastructu...prospect.orgCorporate Landlords Show Racist Eviction PatternsA new study reveals that large national landlords in Los Angeles are disproportionately evicting Black tenants. 25830
Reposted by Johanna HeyerSana Saeed @sanasaeed.bsky.social · 16/05/2025You’re here and not necessarily hearing / reading the experiences of Palestinians in Gaza in real time. Here are just some of the tweets from Palestinians in Gaza as Israel turns this into one of the bloodiest nights of the genocide. 27754
Reposted by Johanna HeyerDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 15/05/2025I just created a quick map depicting which portions of the United States are now (as of today) or will imminently be (by early June) without 24/7 local National Weather Service coverage (per Washington Post reporting). #CAwx #CAfire #CAwater #ORwx #AKwx #WYwx #KSwx 12122451381
Reposted by Johanna HeyerDebt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Last week, we held a press conference in Los Angeles with tenants from two buildings. Why? We're taking on Equity Residential — one of the biggest corporate landlords in the country — to push for the banning of a Ratio Utility Billing Systems, known as “RUBS." 16213
Reposted by Johanna HeyerSacramento Valley Tenants Union @sacvalleytenants.bsky.social · 11/05/2025After nearly a year of struggle the Palms tenants took their fight to Dan Wayne's $7M mansion in a picturesque gated community in Irvine that includes a private golf club with an 18 hole course, a fitness and swim club with a junior olympic pool and spa, tennis courts, and extensive hiking trails. 173
Reposted by Johanna HeyerSacramento Valley Tenants Union @sacvalleytenants.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Thank you, @latenantsunion.bsky.social! 💖 Two weekends ago, SVTU traveled with the Palms Apartments Tenants Association SoCal to pay their landlord a visit and spend time with our LATU comrades in the Flower Drive Tenants Association, Mohawk Tenants Association, and the Highland Park local. 131
Reposted by Johanna HeyerLA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 23/04/2025The ‘badass’ Echo Park renters who defeated their landlord. The tenants formed a union and won new protections against evictions for all renters in Los Angeles. lapublicpress.org/2025/04/the-...lapublicpress.orgThe ‘badass’ Echo Park renters who defeated their landlordThey formed a union and won new protections against evictions for all renters in Los Angeles. Tenants in a building on Echo Park's Mohawk Street organized to pressure the city of LA into passing a law... 026759
Reposted by Johanna HeyerSacramento Valley Tenants Union @sacvalleytenants.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Forever inspired by the Mohawk Tenants, who we had the honor of visiting and learning from a few weeks ago. Through their collective struggle, they won their own fight to stay in their homes AND used their fight to win protections against renovictions for their neighbors across the city of LA! 042
Reposted by Johanna HeyerNorCal Resist @norcalresist.bsky.social · 04/04/2025www.sacbee.com/news/califor...sacbee.comVenezuelan man went to Sacramento to change his address. Now he’s in ICE custody“He was trying to do things right and now he’s just detained,” his girlfriend said. 2134
Reposted by Johanna HeyerTrevor Aaronson @trevoraaronson.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Think a Venezuelan gang is invading the U.S.? My story today in @theintercept.com is about how that panic really started — not with a crime wave, but with an alleged slumlord in Colorado and a PR firm in Florida. (1/7) 👇 517772