Sen. @ChrisMurphyCT: We are the party that has a plan to protect the border. It is Republicans who are standing in the way of controlling the border. They want it to be out of control because they think it helps them politically
Extremely important thread by a French climate scientist and IPCC author, @cassouman40. Use the translate button. After witnessing state violence and deliberate denial on climate action, he is rethinking where we stand, as scientists, as citizens, as humans. He is not alone.
It is sort of genius though 😬 the hypocrisy laid bare in how we romanticise historical protesters & revolutions that have got us to where we are today - even the very violent ones - but hate anything that inconveniences us now
Some schols in Texas are cancelling school trips to see a children's play because the actors are allegedly cross-dressing in... James and the Giant Peach.
The characters are insects. https://t.co/uRMcFH3eFa
Two weeks ago, I had four precious 12-year-old girls, including my daughter, with me at the county fair. They were getting blue Icees and corndogs for the walk to the car and ride home. (1/21)
I never got into Wordle but I’m a big believer in the idea that where you start is where you finish. Imagine if we had more tech with an origin story like Wordle’s instead of the ones that began with the goal of crushing local bookstores and rating women’s attractiveness.
Ironic the royal family speaking gaeilge like they didn’t make it illegal for Irish people to speak their mother tongue and it’s now a dying language🥱🥱
Don't discourage people from cutting their personal greenhouse gas emissions, it's a good thing. Instead, point out how we ALSO need systems to change, and how satisfying it can be to push for that systems change alongside other activists.
I think everyone could use a lighthearted/happy story right now so here goes:
At the beginning of the pandemic I went through some painful personal stuff and would often go out at night for long walks because no one was around and I couldn’t sleep anyway. One night I was walking