BREAKING: June 2023 has blown away all prior records for the month of June, coming in at a staggering 0.16C above the prior record set in 2019.
It was around 1.46C above the typical temperatures we saw in June in the preindustrial era (1850-1899).
Mule deer, bighorn & endangered pronghorn have crossed the "border" at Organ Pipe unimpeded for millennia. But this year, for the first time, a metal mass cuts the landscape in two.
This buck was found dead yesterday--trapped by the wall--in the hottest month of the year.
Meet Elvis, the sexiest creature in all of Sonora.
Video from the Northern Jaguar Project, an incredible non-profit that safeguards the core breeding population of jaguars & their habitat in Northern Mexico.
Follow them on instagram here: https://t.co/yAB7XiyKWz
🚨🚨🚨 UPDATE — At sunset last night, in a military-style assault, Border Patrol raided our humanitarian aid camp, chasing and arresting 30+ people who were receiving care and detaining all aid workers, whose phones were confiscated along w/ any video footage of the raid.
THREAD: Quitobaquito Springs, a stunning oasis sacred to the O'odham & home to two endangered species is drying up.
@DHSgov is siphoning millions of gallons of groundwater & digging trenches for wall construction while refusing to complete any environmental analysis. (1)
"You can see the fire truck and you can see the paramedic sitting there a hundred yards away, you can count the minutes of how long they sat there, and they sat there for six minutes. Six minutes. While #DionJohnson was moving around, fighting for his life." - Press Conference
Just a few months ago, some leading presidential candidates made preserving the current healthcare system a key part of their campaign. Their motto? “You can keep your plan if you like it.” As millions now lose their jobs & insurance with it, it's clear: They were wrong. (1/11)
States are competing to buy medical masks that went from $0.58 to $7 a piece.
We cannot tolerate price-gouging in the middle of this pandemic.
The president must immediately use the Defense Production Act to order companies to make the protective gear our health workers need.
THREAD - From my groovy husband, who claims not to be political:
1) So, let's do a little math today, to demonstrate the 'impact' that 'socialism' might have on people in real terms.
When we say it's time to provide health care to all our people, we're told we can't afford it.
But if the stock market is in trouble, no problem! The government can just hand out $1.5 trillion to calm bankers on Wall Street.
It is an absolute moral imperative that our response — as a government, as a society, as business communities, and as individuals — meets the enormity of this crisis.
Read and watch my full remarks to the nation today:
https://t.co/ik4Xq1Pkwz