Chris Stedman
Extremely online and incredibly conflicted about it. Author: IRL (forthcoming), FAITHEIST (2012). Writing at various outlets + THREAD, my occasional newsletter.
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Body of Michigan man deported to Iraq returned home for burial near mom
The body of a Michigan man who was deported to Iraq in June despite serious illness and never having lived there was on its way to Detroit Friday for burial, a congressman confirmed.
Bernie Sanders proposes canceling $81 billion U.S. medical debt
U.S. presidential contender Bernie Sanders proposed a plan on Saturday to cancel...
Lana Del Rey’s Obituary for America
Heavy and beautiful, the singer’s new album, "Norman Fucking Rockwell," tells of women holding on in desperate times.
The Climate Is Doomed Without Brazil
The country's new president wants to increase development in the Amazon rainforest, which absorbs a massive amount of carbon emissions.
Liberals boycotted a Trump booster's gyms. Now his skyscraper hosts a Democratic candidates forum.
“It’s totally hypocritical.”
How Copenhagen plans to reach carbon-neutral status in just six years
Many cities are aiming for neutrality by 2030 or 2050. The Danish capital plans to be the first carbon-neutral capital in the world and to hit the goal by 2025.
Chris Stedman
How Copenhagen plans to be carbon neutral in just six years
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THREAD/1
THREAD, a newsletter exploring the threads between online and offline life and what they reveal about how we connect with one another, how we see and share ourselves, and where we find belonging and purpose in the digital age.
Chris Stedman
Taking a three month social media sabbatical beginning 9/1 to focus on finishing my book. I’m not saying I’ll be completely absent, but I’m going to try to mostly stay away. Check out my latest newsletter for more on what I’m doing and why, if you’d like: mailchi.mp/6fb13a6cdf4e/t… pic.twitter.com/qJu1e94cgb
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E.P.A. to Roll Back Regulations on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas
If the proposal is adopted, the government would no longer require oil and gas companies to inspect for and repair methane leaks from wells and pipelines.
Philly Old Navy Accused of Racism During ‘Queer Eye’ Taping
An employee at a Center City Old Navy is accusing the store of forcing workers of color into the background and busing in white employees from other stores during a taping of the hit Netflix show “Queer Eye.”
One Thing We Can Do: Drive Less
Also this week, Greta Thunberg arrives in New York.
In Flint, Schools Overwhelmed by Special Ed. Needs in Aftermath of Lead Crisis
The children exposed to high levels of lead-laced drinking water from Michigan's Flint River are entering schools now and the school system is straining to meet their special education needs.
A New York artist mapped the Twin Cities’ ‘lost’ streetcar system
Public transportation in Minneapolis and St. Paul looked a lot different in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Amazon Is on Fire. So Is Central Africa.
Among the regions at risk is the Congo Basin forest, the world’s second-largest tropical rain forest, mostly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Jakarta Is The World's Fastest-Sinking City (HBO)
Jakarta is sinking — and it’s sinking fast, with current estimates predicting half the city will be underwater by 2030. To cope with the unfolding crisis, th...
Exclusive: Falwell steered Liberty University land deal benefiting...
Evangelical leader and prominent Donald Trump backer Jerry Falwell Jr personally...
Auditing Radicalization Pathways on YouTube
Non-profits and the media claim there is a radicalization pipeline on
YouTube. Its content creators would sponsor fringe ideas, and its recommender
system would steer users towards edgier content. Yet, the supporting evidence
for this claim is...
Rural Minnesota’s Democratic voters are shifting allegiances
Republicans see an opening with voters in regions like the Iron Range
