David A. Taylor

🇺🇦 Writer on culture, history, science. Soul of a People (@TurnerPub), Cork Wars (@JHUPress), @peoplesrecorder FOLLOW davidataylor1 on IG.

[David A. Taylor @dataylor1]

Now on Bsky @davidataylor.bsky.social, and https://t.co/x2gn9JSIPM. Thanks to all.

[Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) @sejorg]

🌡️ Covering extreme heat this summer?

This week’s #SEJournal offers reporting tips on heat risks and why the Presidential Records Act matters for environmental records.

Read: https://t.co/rC3fa908LD

#EnvironmentalJournalism #ClimateReporting

[NASA @NASA]

What's up for June?

The solstice brings summer to the Northern Hemisphere. Jupiter and Venus will appear close together in the night sky, and Mercury will join them soon after. The Moon will also pass in front of Venus on June 17. Learn more: https://t.co/Ujal0GZVJU

[Karen Attiah @KarenAttiah]

Some News:

After 11 years at the Washington Post, I was fired in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk killing.

This week, I'm fighting back.

My case heads to arbitration on Thursday.

More here:
https://t.co/jlE5tOsEKj

[DC Public Library @dcpl]

DC Public Library is proud to team up with DC Public Library Foundation, Ello, and the Nationals to support young readers across the District. Ello provides 1:1 reading support at your neighborhood library—helping kids grow into confident readers. https://t.co/Vi3TSk3DbT

[Denver7 News @DenverChannel]

University of Colorado Boulder associate professor Angie Chuang has won a national book award for her research exploring how U.S. news media coverage determines who deserves to be seen as an American.

https://t.co/yCN8HF4juf

[FAO Forestry @FAOForestry]

🌱 Discover how the Xukurú Indigenous Peoples are caring for their land through biocentric restoration, with support from the Government of Brazil, #AIM4Forests (a @FAO-UK partnership) & @FAOIndigenous,

👉 https://t.co/xtMxT6xQXT

@energygovuk @FAOBrasil #AIM4NatuRe

[UNICRI @UNICRI]

🏛️ Cultural heritage under threat: why protecting it matters for peace, security and identity.

⚠️ Looting, trafficking and organised crime continue to threaten cultural heritage worldwide, while the illicit trade in cultural property increasingly intersects with transnational criminal networks and instability.

🎓UNICRI and @Life_at_AUR are organizing the 6th edition of the Specialised Course on Cultural Heritage, Crime and Security.

📘 An online course for practitioners, policymakers, researchers and students exploring:
🔹 Illicit trafficking & criminal networks
🔹 Terrorism financing dynamics
🔹 Heritage protection in conflict settings
🔹 Museums & cultural site security
🔹 Legal & investigative responses

🗓️ 8–12 June 2026 | Online
⏳ Apply by 25 May 2026

▶️ https://t.co/dkG0EYoImV

[Yale Environment 360 @YaleE360]

When Yale E360 launched in 2008, it was a pioneer in environmental journalism, filling a critical gap in coverage.

As he prepares to step down, founding editor Roger Cohn reflects on his years at the magazine and his hopes for the future.
https://t.co/xN46Xynwl3

[Ken Burns @KenBurns]

Tonight @PBSAmerMasters premieres the new film by Rita Coburn about the life and work of the great W.E.B. Du Bois. Hope you have a chance to watch: https://t.co/tyV46KdsPY

[Smithsonian Magazine @SmithsonianMag]

The bucolic river is famous for reversing its current a few times each day. Now, an ongoing cleanup effort is reversing decades of industrial contamination. #NationalRiverCleanupDay https://t.co/Lii5nNxafb

[NASA @NASA]

Perseverance in the Wild Martian West 🤠

Our Perseverance Mars rover snapped some photos beyond the western rim of Jezero Crater—the farthest west the rover has ever gone on the Red Planet. See what we found there: https://t.co/nIkwxstE26

[Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) @sejorg]

Scouring the skies for #methane data, unpacking the “nuclear renaissance,” and a powerful BookShelf read on protecting Siberian tigers — highlights from the latest SEJournal. Full stories at https://t.co/rC3fa908LD #SEJReportersToolbox #SEJBackgrounder #SEJBookShelf

[City of Gaithersburg @GburgMD]

"In just over three weeks, we will hold the Gaithersburg Book Festival...@GburgBookFest is Free to attend, Free to park & Fun for all! We hope you can join us. Bring your friends, your book club, your family, and neighbors. Find out all the details at https://t.co/o0pGSO3qKs."

[Virginia Center for the Creative Arts @VCCA]

"VCCA was a dream I didn’t know I was supposed to have." — Carol Barber 📷: Studio VA7 at VCCA, 2026 #VCCAFellows #MtSanAngelo #artistcommunity #artistresidency

[David A. Taylor @dataylor1]

@smbahr14 @nytimes Congrats!!

[Ken Burns @KenBurns]

We are announcing today that The American Revolution will stream for free in its entirety on all PBS platforms from May 25th through July 12. Hope you have a chance to watch, ideally with friends and family, as you think about our 250th anniversary this July 4th. https://t.co/c8fc6Sldj5

[Smithsonian Magazine @SmithsonianMag]

The Artemis 2 mission represents a step toward establishing a long-term human presence in space and sets up the moon as a lens for considering the future of exploration. https://t.co/8USBE9io1k

[David A. Taylor @dataylor1]

An intelligence report describes “high alert” in Kremlin “since the beginning of March 2026” about “the risk of a plot or coup attempt" against Putin.

Security Tightens Around Putin Amid Coup and Assassination Fears https://t.co/2bLIwjvklY via @OCCRP

[David A. Taylor @dataylor1]

A valuable meeting spot for nearly 2,000 years
https://t.co/TCa2kvRscd

[United Nations @UN]

Tuesday is Portuguese Language Day.

Follow @NacoesUnidas for updates on the UN's work in Portuguese — a language spoken by 300+ million people around the world.

More from @UNESCO: https://t.co/LNCulXGVMs