Passenger train lines in the USA vs Europe

We are aware of reports that members of the World Central Kitchen team have been killed in an IDF attack while working to support our humanitarian food delivery efforts in Gaza. This is a tragedy. Humanitarian aid workers and civilians should NEVER be a target. EVER.

With your support, Catskill Animal Sanctuary will find a new, more climate-resilient property to call home. Thanks to Hilary Howard and the The New York Times for sharing the challenges faced by sanctuaries around the country. Please share widely!

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Watching it for the first time with my 14-year-old daughter. I love that I get all the pop culture references. #teamjess

Passenger trains in the United States vs Europe

Calls/emails from reporters asking for a comment on last's years temperature are coming earlier than normal this year. Time to dust off my 'last year was hot' auto-response.

Opinion | How to Make Room for One Million New Yorkers - The New York Times nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Let this sink in—Hurricane #Otis was only a mere Tropical Storm just 24 hours ago. It’s now a full Category 5–the highest category. This almost never happens.

Nicaragua cancels legal status of the Jesuits. reuters.com/world/americas…

My friend Federico Muelas not only endured cancer with multiple surgeries in 2020/21, he wrote a brilliant/hilarious graphic novel about it. Reminds me of Alison Bechdel a bit. I’m humbled by his humor, resilience and talent.

God this is good.

Jack Lemmon was his favorite actor/customer. The theater district loses a treasure this week, via ⁦Julie Besonen⁩ nytimes.com/2023/08/01/nyr…

Acequias, a network of water channels created by the Moors over 1,000 years ago in Spain, are being excavated and brought back to life to adapt to the crises of climate change. nyti.ms/3Q2YwFT

This makes me so freaking happy

“Every ton of food waste that rots in a landfill emits greenhouse gases equivalent to 800 pounds of carbon dioxide, researchers have found. Turning it into biogas cuts that in half, said Lee Chang-gee, an engineer at the Goyang plant.”

“Already, wildfire pollution has undone large chunks of the air quality gains produced by the Clean Air Act. In decades to come, it will become the dominant source of particulate pollution in the United States.”

“Ultimately, when a school inculcates in its students the importance of speaking out against oppression, it cannot be surprised when, given a big platform, they take you up on it.” nytimes.com/2023/06/02/nyr…

“It’s a greeting card holiday”

A strip mine proposal threatens the luscious and vital Okefenokee swamp in Georgia. Important piece here, read it nytimes.com/2023/02/27/opi…

I'm thrilled NYT is so financially healthy it can do $400 MILLION in stock buybacks

I'm horrified it's doing that while continuing a 2-year fight w/ NYTimesGuild over our demand for fair raises (we've had none since 2020) & a living wage for all workers

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