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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 As one to whom his choices has done material harm, I feel relief that he’s no longer active in this realm.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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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I LOVE his Much Ado. Emma Thompson and Denzel Washington!

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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 · 15/02/2026

Asheville Mardi Gras parade today in South Slope! Steps off at 3:05 ⚜️💜💚💛⚜️

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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

This is the deeply humanizing work of overcoming politeness but not kindness; of giving and receiving feedback gracefully. Imagine working in a place where: Your objections are treated as valuable data Diversity is seen as strength, not complication Everyone affected by decisions has real influence

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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

we're all "us", including the more-than-human relations and Gaia as well. And I know that #empire culture can only work when we're fearing each other, extracting from each other, and not cooperating with each other. #walkforpeace #ecologicalcivilization #cooperative #solidarity

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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 · 21/01/2026

I'm convinced we're all "us", including the more-than-human relations and Gaia as well. And I know that #empire culture can only work when we're fearing each other, extracting from each other, and not cooperating with each other.

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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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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

What was he doing in Asheville? Do you live here?

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Thanks for these illustrations of good news. One thing, though-The FAO’s definition of forest includes tree plantations which are not biodiverse systems, often highly chemically managed, release tons of carbon, grown for wood/paper products industry. Not my definition of forest.

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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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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Snark is always optional, and inversely related to engaging people to your point of view. Everyone is not going to have read every article. Most questions, like mine, are innocent and opportunity bring people into your cause.

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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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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Are you assuming I’m from UK or that I know about this issue? Do you think snarky sarcasm is an effective education tactic? This is the first I’ve heard of this issue. Snarky superior comments don’t attract more people to your cause. And I was asking @irishrainforest.bsky.social , not you.

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Yes, of course. Gotcha. Totally agree - you would never want them running wild outside their natural habit. God, no! What a menace! But fenced for invasive species removal they work great!

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

No goats anywhere? No goats at all?

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Or Helene. We’re still not fully recovered here after a year.

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

If they’re importing wood for fuel from anywhere they’re causing harm to people and place. And if they’re subsidizing this supply, they’re creating profit from that harm.

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Most of those renewables are coming from the forests of the US South where forests are being clear cut, shipped to European subsidized wood pellet plants ground into wood pellets, shipped to Europe and burned for energy increasing carbon emissions and it’s harming local communities. #greenwashing

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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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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Ronald Reagan is why we don’t have nice things.

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Would love to see one of these for the Blue Ridge Mountains

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themichellesmith @themichellesmith.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

I appreciate how this question provokes my thinking. Right now, to me evolution means encountering discomfort/stress, & then responding in a new way. Current-enough of us who’ve been comfortable, are becoming uncomfortable enough to seek a new way.

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

Thanks for bringing your community to ours! And thanks for lifting up Mary Magdalene ✨

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