As articles start to come in about the events of L.A. 1992, please remember there was no such thing as "the King trial;" King was never on trial, the officers who beat him were.
I don’t care if it’s ageism, nobody 70+ years old got any business making decisions for a world they won’t truly be affected by. If retirement age 62-65 everywhere else it need to apply to all government positions
I know i shit on Metro a lot (well deserved, with love) but I just realized since I was born in 1990, 6 (and counting) rail lines have been built and completed. It just gives me some perspective on what's possible!!!
I have no data on this but from my extensive lived experience as a pedestrian in LA, when a main avenue or boulevard gets safety upgrades for pedestrians and cyclists, it makes the nearby smaller streets feel safer too!
I was arrested for peaceful climate civil disobedience in front of the Chase building in LA to raise climate urgency with @theGregSpooner, Eric Gill, and Allan Chornak. The LAPD responded with at least 100 cops in riot gear #ScientistRebellion
If you run into a pleasant person in the morning, you just ran into a pleasant person. But if you run into pleasant people all day, bitch you might be a delight.
What does Love mean to 4-8 year old kids? A thread…
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?' The answers they got were broader, deeper, and more profound than anyone could have ever imagined!
Since many unhoused people have addiction or mental health issues, some people argue housing won’t end homelessness.
Bulletin: It’s really freaking hard to get well on the streets. And even if you can, you're still homeless.
Services get you well.
Housing ends homelessness.
I’m still stuck on this idea: investing in more sleep for climate justice. If everyone in the United States was encouraged to sleep an additional hour or two, the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions could be huge. Like the size of smaller, more sustainable countries huge.