The University of Washington now projects at least 208,255 will die in the U.S. from the coronavirus by November 1. But if 95% of the population wears a mask in public, the projected death toll would drop to 162,808. That's more than 45,000 people saved. cnn.com/world/live-new…

Inmate firefighters are helping fight California's fires, though some teams aren't available due to #COVID19 quarantines and releases. They are paid as little as $2-5/day and are often blocked from getting firefighting jobs after release due to past convictions.

California is unable to fight record wildfires because the crews of incarcerated men they pay $5 a day to fight fires are locked down in a prison system overrun by COVID. Three disastrous failures – environmental, moral, and epidemiological – colliding. buff.ly/2BGlEWZ

"Inside a massive mail-sorting facility in South Los Angeles, workers fell so far behind processing packages that by early August, gnats and rodents were swarming around containers of rotted fruit and meat, and baby chicks were dead inside their boxes." latimes.com/california/sto…

Kenosha police shot Jacob Blake as he was trying to get into his vehicle. His children were inside of the vehicle. This isn’t about “bad apples.” This is about a violent, murderous system with agents empowered and emboldened to shoot people in the back just because they can.

Let’s talk about how much of LAPD’s activity involves responding to minor offenses, often targeting low-income communities and people experiencing homelessness. Among the most common reasons for arrest include public intoxication and sitting/sleeping on the sidewalk. (thread)

Recycling plastic doesn’t work. The makers of plastic – the nation’s largest oil and gas companies – have known that all along, even as they spent millions telling Americans the opposite. FRONTLINE trib.al/6k35Wjr

Proving the cops lied when arresting Josie Huang required multiple camera angles, including one that began rolling before any indication she was subject to arrest, a feed on which one cop is recorded attempting to crush the recording phone with his foot. washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09…

Dawn Wooten, the nurse who blew the whistle on ICE, just went on MSNBC. This is being done in our name.

Yes, people have been working the fields even during the smokiest days. I was struck by farmworkers telling me how carefully they work -making sure the Merlot grapes don't bruise- while only weak protections exist to keep them from breathing toxic air. pri.org/stories/2020-0…

Three decades ago, billionaire Ted Turner asked astronomer Carl Sagan if he was a socialist.

Bernie Sanders endorses Nithya Raman!

As Judah Maccabee once said, "Nothing says Hanukkah more like MOTORCYCLES!" Evan Susser and David Phillips are guests on a super special sex-tacular episode of TSTL to review the contemporary romance, "Revving Up the Holidays". tstlpodcast.com/episodes/revvi…

Thinking about how LA’s transportation department built this exceptional stretch of sidewalk right outside their headquarters yet no sidewalk this nice can be found anywhere else in the city

We have a new paper out in EPSL, if you're interested in global ocean overturning and climate, or need to open another tab on your browser! authors.elsevier.com/a/1dDgV,Ig4NU%…

Some of you may be aware that the IA and AMPTP are resuming negotiations July 6th. In light of this I'd like to share a THREAD about what we are working to get the AMPTP to acknowledge. #IASolidarity #PayUpHollywood #Local871

Here’s a clip of Mary Lynn Rajskub and myself in action! Watch TheTomorrowWar now on Prime Video !!!

I co-write the last season premiere of Brooklyn Nine-Nine with David Phillips, the eight and final season premieres tonight at 8/7c #Brooklyn99

Brooklyn Nine-Nine ends tonight. I’m so proud of this series and of all the writers who worked on it over the last eight years. We went into the room every single day and tried to write the best jokes we possibly could. If you watched the show, I really hope you laughed.

In honor of tonight's season finale of Grand Crew - I chatted with showrunner Phil Augusta Jackson on bringing laughs and healing with this gem of a show #GrandCrew: indiewire.com/2022/03/nbc-gr…