My final message of today. The year Jaime was killed, her dance team kept her space in the routine. That empty chair was Jaime's spot. Just imagine your child in the empty chair. If you don't want this preventable carnage to continue, VOTE IN 24 FOR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

This is Mychal Threets.

He’s one of the most wholesome, genuine people you’ll ever meet.

As a supervising librarian, he posts videos with millions of views about how libraries can change the world 🌎

Don’t believe us? Just watch this.

Two of my friends together! Sarah Riggs Amico is an unstoppable force. I wish her the best in this mission.

When I was growing up, I hid Diwali from my classmates. No one knew what it was. Now it is being celebrated at Vice President Kamala Harris house, with our first South Asian+African-American VP. Beyond my wildest dreams. Thx to Venk Modur and Shashank K. Gupta the brilliant designer of my outfit.

Coco Gauff went from being a kid in the stands to a US Open champion.

Anything is possible.

Grateful to be a part of a union company that uplifts the dignity of work — and for the Teamsters & Machinists Union at Jack Cooper Transport whose skill and dedication make our work possible! #LaborDay

The 11pm EDT update on #Idalia includes the forecast of the storm to be a category 4 hurricane at landfall.

Catastrophic impacts from storm life-threatening surge inundation is likely along portions of the Florida Gulf Coast where a Storm Surge Warning is in effect. Residents…

11PM EDT 29 Aug: #Idalia forecast to become an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane at landfall in Florida Big Bend region with catastrophic storm surge inundation. Residents should heed advice & evacuation orders by local officials in these areas.

hurricanes.gov/ #Idalia

#Ohio 💙👏

The #WordOfTheDay is ‘incarcerate.’
ow.ly/7fjk50PqORL

On #WorldRangerDay , we celebrate and acknowledge all the park rangers who protect and preserve places around the world. From making trails, enforcing laws, and cleaning up litter; to restoring habitat, managing wildlife, and educating visitors; rangers wear many hats.

Whale watchers off Cape Cod were treated to a breathtaking sight when 3 humpback whales breached in perfect sync. Robert Addie caught the rare and impressive show on July 24. 🐋

Riding into the weekend like...

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Photo by Geoffrey Prior

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, combined with the return of El Niño, is contributing to these simultaneous extremes. But scientists say the fact that these phenomena are unfolding against human-caused climate change is making these disasters worse. wapo.st/44ouAbJ

I can’t get over these images from the James Webb Space Telescope! They’re igniting curiosity and wonder in a whole new generation.

Sarah Riggs Amico Mira Mira on the wall Betsy Cohen & Mark Tercek: FYI, check out Professor Frances Frei's podcast if you haven't already! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fix…

Two graphs I bet the White House is going to be showing off together a bunch:

The U.S. has the highest post-pandemic growth among the G7, and it currently has the lowest inflation (both headline and core).

For those of y’all unacquainted, Marta is the all-time World Cup leading goal scorer, Brazil’s all time leading goal scorer, and the first footballer ever to score in five World Cups.

Male OR female.

First national team goal: April 25, 2003

Huge win for American democracy as SCOTUS rejects “independent state legislature theory” that would have opened the floodgates to unchecked, hyper-partisan gerrymandering & election administration at the expense of voter protections & state courts.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…

Horrifying.