My friendly amendment is that we don't just have to invest in *planting* street trees, but also *maintaining* them, especially as they grow. The benefits are enormous.

Taking a brief break from my Twitter hiatus to write a Thread about the history of tabloids. As Sarah Kendzior points out, bad actors cover up crimes with scandal. Tabloids are propaganda tools that help them do this. It's dangerous to call them harmless gossip rags. Thread.

BREAKING: 338 US scientists demand that President Biden treat climate breakdown like the emergency it is. Biden keeps saying he "listens to the scientists." Well here's what we're saying: START ENDING THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY NOW. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-r…

What is the functional difference between a regime which directly censors the internet to prevent dissent and a regime which works with Silicon Valley plutocrats to control information via algorithms and has institutional safeguards which prevent dissent from having any effect?

The forests that gave rise to the world's tallest trees are also a hotspot of Indigenous cultural and linguistic diversity.

Patagonia stopped all paid advertising on Facebook platforms in June 2020 because they spread hate speech and misinformation about climate change and our democracy. We continue to stand by that boycott 16 months later.

Preach! Lol

Paid family leave isn’t extreme, forcing someone to go back to work days after giving birth is extreme.

This is so good and true, it almost makes me want to start writing about weed again. gawker.com/culture/veuve-…

What if everything goes back to normal when Klay Thompson plays again

If you were wondering if Ja Morant carried the ball on his late drive and finish over Andrew Wiggins, the answer is yes according to the league L2M report. #Warriors

My friends made a documentary about regenerative cannabis farms and it's awesome but they need to raise some cash to get it out to audiences, so if you like dank weed and good people maybe check it out and consider donating, pretty please? tendingthegardenfilm.com

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Trends are looking good for California's first classic winter storm of the year to start November. Widespread valley rain and significant mountain snow appear possible, which will help significantly slow fire season. Stay tuned. #CAwx

Today there are two and a half times more obese people than undernourished people worldwide, and for the first time in history, more people die from overeating than from not eating enough.

"We join spokes together in wheel but the center hole is what makes the wagon move. We shape clay into pot but the emptiness inside holds whatever we want. We hammer wood for house but the inner space makes it livable. We work with being but nonbeing is what we use." ~Dao De Jing

A laser scan shows a plant root, in blue, enveloped by a mycorrhizal fungus, in red Mycorrhizal fungi provide plants with nutrients, water and defense from pathogens in exchange for sugars This image beautifully displays an ancient symbiosis where fungus and root become one

Highest of congratulations today to Kandid Kush -- Stoked for everyone that gets to THCNYC to check out his work! timeout.com/newyork/news/a…

As a seasoned connoisseur of mossy redwood stumps, I found this one particularly captivating.

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