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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I’m sure there could be people who will miss him. I wish them comfort, solace in their grief. As one to whom his choices has done material harm, I feel relief that he’s no longer active in this realm. Ding dong 🔔 youtu.be/FbXb6laMWe0?...

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Lindsey Graham: Everything You Didn't Know About His Sh*tty Past

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I just wrote an email to Asheville City staff and Council because I think they deserve some appreciation for protecting affordable housing. Read more here: gapavl.org?source=blues...

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Leaders & innovators shaping rural communities, convening at the Rural Renaissance Roadshow in Nov.

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Groundswell Community Power @grndswell.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

ICYMI: Save the date for the 2026 Rural Renaissance Roadshow—Nov 4-6 in Northern Alabama! Connect with leaders & innovators shaping rural communities. Details & calendar info: ruralrenaissance.com #RuralRenaissance #Roadshow2026 #CommunityInnovation

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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Happy international beaver day to all who celebrate (and who wouldn't?) Check out this outstanding short animation by Emily Fairfax on how beavers can help make ecosystems more resilient to wildfires 🔥 youtu.be/IAM94B73bzE?...

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Beavers and Wildfire: a stop-motion story by Emily Fairfax

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

#Asheville sign this petition for zoning +dev policy: all new multi-family residential projects, like apartment complexes, townhome clusters, to include dedicated community garden spaces for residents.Grow Where You Live: Require community garden space in new #AVL developments. c.org/cdGy5TgX4b

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Reasons to be Cheerful @reasonstobecheerful.world · 14/02/2026

Between 1971 and 1982, more than 600 students graduated from the free, democratic experiment housed in a converted garage in Cambridge, Massachusetts. reasonstobecheerful.world/radical-s…

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

After 12 years working with communities, organizations, and businesses, we hear the same thing over and over: "Once people experience working with respect for each other's consent, they don't want to go back."

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

We call it ‘consent-based' but in reality how we respond to objections defines whether or not we’re in a culture of consent. In the section “Objections and Dissent” we share what we've learned about sensing, naming, and responding to objections when they show up. buff.ly/U8d43uH

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

"When we are alone we’re afraid. When we are together they fear us.” I heard this Monday on the way to be with the monks who are walking for peace. I don’t actually want anyone to fear us. Fear is what spawned all this, after all. And who do I consider as "them"? Who is "us"? I'm convinced...

Monks dressed in dark orange robes walk in a single file line on an asphalt road. The monk in the front of the line wears a calm smile and holds a flower stem, the monk behind him wears black sunglasses and an orange blanket over his left shoulder.

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

How soon will the City of @asheville.bsky.social begin Participatory Budgeting?

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Consent is a Principle. A principle serves as a foundation for decisions, whatever processes you're using, This Protocol is a principled pattern that you can use in many different situations when things are uncertain, messy or complicated, always guided by the #consentprinciple.

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

After twelve years of researching, practicing, & accompanying #consent-based #decisionmaking across diverse teams and contexts, we're excited to our new e-book "Nothing About Us Without Us" is now available—and it's completely free! buff.ly/xo2VchN

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

A word on burnout & feeling strung out because "I can't save all the things that need saving." Democracy is supposed to be a mosaic and a relay race. We never have to take care of the whole ourselves. In fact if we do, it kinda stops being democracy.

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Reasons to be Cheerful @reasonstobecheerful.world · 09/09/2025

Solutions to our problems are everywhere — and we’ve written about hundreds of them. Our smart, bright, weekly newsletter is the uplift you’ve been looking for: ow.ly/jMLz50WUgk1

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

"The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself."

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ProSocial World @prosocialworld.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

🌿#SaturdayReflections What does evolution mean to you? And how do you think it affects our current time? #Evolution #Science #TVOL #History

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Come visit #Asheville and #WNC. We're open and for not at least it's not crowded! It's like Asheville in the 90's but with way more cool and beautiful places!

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Appalachian Voices @appvoices.org · 27/07/2025

Friends in the #Asheville, North Carolina, area should check out a free photography exhibit, "Where the Waters Fell: Helene." Join the opening reception on Friday, Aug. 1, 5-9 p.m. with music, food and a panel discussion. #Helene loom.ly/45cgvXQ

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Where the Waters Fell: Stories of Loss, Persistence, and Becoming

Free photography exhibit & gathering with music, food & panel. Prints support Beloved Asheville & recovery after Hurricane Helene.

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Hart Cunningham @hart28.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

7/25/25💡Meanwhile.. in #Asheville #NC 🙏🇺🇸🙏

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Y’all. The entire #WNCrestaurant industry recieved a USA Today Award for response,reslience after Hurricane Helene. I felt really touched when I read this 🥹https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/food-dining/2025/02/12/best-restaurants-of-the-year-across-usa/75970608007/ #Mountainstrong #Asheville

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What's the best restaurant near you? Check out USA TODAY's 2025 Restaurants of the Year.

From buzzy Instagram-worthy spots to tried-and-true small-town standbys, these are USA TODAY's top restaurants across the United States in 2025.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I went and got it. Here it is for your enjoyment. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.cia.gov/static/5c875f3ec660e092cf893f60b4a288df/SimpleSabotage.pdf

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

The nerdiest tech group you never heard of-Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)-seems to have been developing, demonstrating regenerative governance & leveraging collective intelligence for over 40 years! @identitywoman.bsky.social joins the GRC's #regengovernance call this Wednesday. GRC.earth

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Home | Global Regeneration Colab

Imagine a regenerative future for nature and society. This is the vision the members of the Global Regeneration CoLab, a makerspace for changemakers, are working towards.

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

"There are many sources of that power that we have available, if we choose to use them." I recommend each of us read and consider each of the ideas @Starhawk offers here. "Power within is unlimited".

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Where Do We Find Power?

Trump's election, and the Republican sweep of Congress have left many of us feeling stunned, sick, and powerless...but we have many sources of power available...

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Reasons to be Cheerful @reasonstobecheerful.world · 06/01/2025

Ever since devastating floods in the 1930s, most of the Los Angeles River has been imprisoned in a straitjacket of concrete, but Melanie Winter has been implementing what she calls “urban acupuncture” to re-naturalize this waterway into “a living river.” ow.ly/RcCO50UAwFS

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The LA River Kayaker on a 'Re-Naturalization' Mission

Melanie Winter’s efforts to free one of America's most concretized waterways offer a glimpse of a healthier, more meandering river.

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Still hard to believe. I don’t think we’ll ever be the same. #mountainstrong , yes. Recovery continues, yes. But still so deeply wounded. Follow Helene's path of destruction from Florida into Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. www.citizen-times.com/story/graphi...

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Helene was one of the deadliest storms in recent history. How it devastated the Southeast

Follow Helene's path of destruction from Florida into Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 04/01/2025

The censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by roughly 95%, and seriously, who does that to a wildlife biology & advocacy group ? So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky If you could, please help us regain our following Follow Retweet and Repeat ;-) Together we can change the world.

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Kim Reid @drkimclimate.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Advocating for climate change action can feel like pushing a boulder up a hill. But the doom and gloom can mean we ignore how far up we’ve climbed. So, I’ve curated a list of 7 positive #climate stories from 2024, one from each of the world’s 7 continents. pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/7-g...

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7 good things humanity did to combat climate change in 2024

Despite the deluge of bleak environmental news, a University of Melbourne expert shares some examples of the positive climate progress we made this year

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Nathaniel Whitestone @ntwhite.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Healthy power: The ability to set and accomplish goals that meet one’s needs (power), in a way that increases the power and wellbeing of all the people, communities, and ecosystems involved.

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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

‪Hey #booksky: want to avoid Amazon for books? Ebooks: Nook, Apple, GooglePlay&Kobo have apps for any device. Print books: bookshop.org benefits small bookstores Audiobooks: there are a zillion audiobook distributors All 3: USE THE LIBRARY (they pay authors) susankayequinn.com/1-2-3-how-to...

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How To Get Sue’s Ebooks & Audiobooks From Your Library

ALL MY BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE TO LIBRARIES IN ALL FORMATS… but there are over 17,000 public libraries in the US and they each choose individually which books they want to carry in their catalog.…

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Looking for inclusive leadership practices? #ProSocial provides!

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Yes, and collaboration between all of these entities and people with an equity lens can expand that power.

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