WCID: Feed the kids, everywhere

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Quinn Emmett
August 20, 2025

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Happy Wednesday, Shit Givers.

Before I forget, because I will absolutely forget if I don’t do it immediately, story of my life — we are “off” next week and probably the week after for a variety of reasons:

  • Willow is getting hitched! Huzzah! 🎉

  • It’s end of summer/Back to School chaos, everywhere, my god 🎒

  • It’s almost Labor Day weekend in the US and boy do we need to take a minute to remember/celebrate how far labor unions have gotten us 🤝

  • We’re a very small team and have a ton of very exciting but time-consuming “under the hood” work to do and can’t really do it all at the same time 😮‍💨

So — while you can expect a fun announcement or two from us in the next couple weeks (👀), we’ll be back to regularly scheduled programming the first or second week of September.

Thank you as always for supporting our work, and for giving a shit.

Let’s go.

— Quinn

The World Central Kitchen kitchens are back up and running and making 200,000 meals a day for the adults and children being intentionally starved to death in Gaza. But 200k isn’t enough, so they’ve set their goal at a million meals a day. Which means they need your help. (go)

The National Park Foundation partners with the — again, intentionally — critically underfunded National Park Service to generate private support and build strategic partnerships to protect and enhance parks for future generations. (go)

Learn and Teach about Navigating Digital Information

Yeah, it’s back to school time, which means millions of kids let loose on wild west Chromebooks for eight hours a day. And with AI chaos everywhere, it means it’s also the best time to settle in for some free (!) family education time. Our friends at Crash Course have done a real public service with this one. (go)

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So do thousands of other people who give a shit. Catch everything we make in video form on our fast-growing YouTube channel!

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Great news: our favorite way to stop food waste at home — especially when emptying out lunch boxes, lordy — is $125 off for Labor Day. (go)

Protect your online privacy (no judging) with a VPN

You don’t need to read everything from 404 or The Markup to understand gnternet privacy isn’t great at the moment. Isn’t Great. Protect yourself (and all of your info) with the VPN I use every day — Mullvad. (go)

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Captured in a metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia primary school, seated amongst his classmates, this photograph depicts a young African-American schoolboy who was in the process of drawing with a pencil on a piece of white paper. Note that the student was focused on a drawing book that referenced fantasy flying planes, while intent on creating his artwork, seemingly oblivious to all the classroom goings-on that surrounded him. It is important to know that objects, including pencils, crayons, paper, etc., are known as fomites, and can act as transmitters of illnesses.

ICYMI: People in power — who cannot handle the truth! — voted to rescind the majority of public media's funding. Help preserve education for those who need it at any age, independent journalism, and community programming across America (including in places like Alaska, where it’s an actual lifeline) by adopting a station near you. (go)

Teach About Anything We Cover, Really

Shout-out to all the teachers and aides and everyone trying to help the next generation on barebone resources. We’ve got some great free and reputable stuff here you can use for yourself, at home, or in the classroom, and we’ll keep adding to it as we go. Recommendations are always welcome!

Build a more equitable, more inclusive world by shifting the hearts and minds of your neighbors, while helping Wyoming Equality achieve policy victories that protect the rights of LGBTQ+ people. (go)

Back to school means for kids everywhere. Grace Honduras is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children and families living and working in the trash dumps of Honduras, by fulfilling their needs holistically through education, health care, housing, and family support. (go)

That’s it! We’ll see you in a couple weeks.

If you’ve ever got any questions, however big or small, don’t forget to just send them on in to [email protected].

Take care, and thank you — as always — for giving a shit.

— Quinn

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