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Freelance writer and editor in metro Detroit. Words in Outside, National Geographic, the Guardian, Audubon, Harvard Public Health, Well+Good, WebMD & more. writing portfolio: https://atburtka.journoportfolio.com/
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OK, everybody! Time to build our own bananas.

I need you all to see the hype video that this person made to sell their 1994 Geo Metro

“Our family loves the outdoors. We just don’t like sleeping in it.” This is what I heard my 11-year-old daughter telling another girl on our camping trip, who had asked where else we’d been camping. The answer: Nowhere. I wrote this for NatGeo Travel. www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...

New Mexico is called the "Land of Enchantment." After my first visit last year, I can see why! Here's @allisonburtka.bsky.social writing about our road trip there, including visits to state & national parks and other public lands. extendedweekendgetaways.com/destination/... #NewMexico #ParkChat

Sure you’ve lost your life savings but hey at least you can say all the slurs you want in the break room of the job you no longer have

They handcuffed a third grader. Then threw the third grader, older siblings, and their mom into a detention facility in Texas.

This is an attack on international students AND higher ed. "Students stripped of their entry visas are receiving orders from the [DHS] to leave the country immediately—a break from past practice that often permitted them to stay and complete their studies." www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

So much punching down today. The highest tariffs imposed today were on Lesotho, a tiny mountainous African country whose primary wage industry is making clothes for Levi, Gap, Walmart and other brands. I’ve spent a lot of time in those factories, and let me tell you…

The op-ed that Rümeysa Öztürk wrote was criticizing the Tufts University president--WHO WROTE THIS DECLARATION defending her. It's a lesson in doing the right thing and standing up for students against this fascist administration. Take notes, University of Michigan and Columbia.

🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.

Imagine being this motivated by fear and hatred.

Disney adults, it’s your time to shine and go to bat for democracy

"At the University of Michigan, our dedication to academic excellence for the public good is inseparable from our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion." INSEPARABLE, they said. This is what the university is killing.

As a @umich.edu alum, I'm disgusted by this. A university that calls itself the Leaders and Best, and that once was a leader in DEI, should not be capitulating in advance to fascists. And where does this end? What courses or areas of study will be cut? www.chronicle.com/article/afte...

I am disgusted w/ my alma mater for rejecting its history of admitting students (like Arthur Miller) who other schools rejected bc of their race/religion. Some words Miller wrote about #umich that I found true, but that ring hollow today. It is a tragedy. #diversity #GoBlue #ArthurMiller #michigan

This is terrifying because we've been here before. Compare Vance's thoughts about German civilization and "incompatible migrants" to Hitler's own words. If we were a decent country, Vance would be forced to resign today. Instead, the GOP will praise him. www.yadvashem.org/docs/extract...

This is astoundingly stupid. "Women" is a term to avoid? And words like "exclude," "institutional," and "status" are used all day every day to talk about things that these fascists aren't trying to erase.

This was my jam in the late 1900s!

😂 then 😢

This will be true for a lot of people.

It was fun to catch up with Aliphine Tuliamuk for @outsiderun.bsky.social last month, who confirms her career is far from over and that she’ll be scared for her competition when she’s back on the roads:

I wrote 2 stories in this book, and I'm so happy to have it in print. These women--breast cancer survivors who row with Recovery on Water, and Indigenous women runners and advocates--are amazing, and they're making space for others, inviting them in. www.chroniclebooks.com/products/pla...

Designating English as the official language helps no one--not even the most racist, anti-immigrant Felon Trump followers. Not even a little bit.