These are elementary school children who woke up this morning. Who ate their favorite cereal. Who tied their shoes in double knots. Who laughed with friends on the bus. Now more than a dozen are dead. This isn’t normal. It doesn’t have to be this way. It can’t keep being this way

insane how the only notable change since Sandy Hook is that kids are now formally trained to hide, barricade doors, fight, or run for their lives. that was the solution. to literally put the responsibility on them to figure it out and wish them luck.

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Cruel that an adult can spend her whole summer reading but not have a library sheet to fill in with stickers to document her progress.

UK's record-breaking temperatures rightfully snagged headlines but equally important is how PoC in the U.K. are 4x more likely to live in neighborhoods at higher risk of heat waves. Treehugger.com / Mike Childs / Friends of the Earth treehugger.com/uk-heat-wave-p…

It's the first time in 60 years Zimbabwe has embarked on a mass internal movement of wildlife as climate replaces poaching as main threat ti.me/3wRWKwN

My water just now in Jackson, MS

"Jackson is a textbook case of environmental racism 101. It's a perfect storm of failing infrastructure, flooding, and lack of response." — Robert D. Bullard

"A struggle is brewing over a northern swath of the Peruvian Amazon between the Napo and Tigre rivers. The question? Whether the area will continue to be exploited for oil or turned into a reserve." — Olivia Rosane, PhD

"Despite contributing less than 1% of the greenhouse gases emitted since the start of the industrial revolution, small island nations with limited resources are particularly susceptible to the ravages of climate change." — Eduardo Garcia treehugger.com/hurricane-fion…

shame spiraling back to the one time I put “bbl” for “be back later” on my work Slack away message and people thought I was confessing to getting a Brazilian butt lift 🤡

Japan Just Discovered More Than 7,000 Islands It Didn't Know Existed travelandleisure.com/japan-islands-…

The discovery of rocks made from plastic in Brazil's volcanic Trindade Island is sparking alarm. 'This is new and terrifying at the same time,' said Fernanda Avelar Santos, a geologist at the Federal University of Parana reut.rs/429PHxP 1/5

Last year, a coworker randomly asked me to hand-deliver an antique violin across the country. I said yes, because why not. I had no idea what I was getting into, and now I need your help. A 🧵

This New Utah Glamping Resort Gives You Access to 2 National Parks and a Massive, On-site Red Rock Arch travelandleisure.com/ulum-moab-utah…

Bekeb, a rooftop bar in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, has an ancestral cocktail menu that pays homage to Mexican heritage drinks. travelandleisure.com/bekeb-bar-san-…

People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office theguardian.com/environment/20…

People who clap when the plane lands, I owe you an apology...

Was just on a flight that was diverted over a bomb threat and I have to say: We truly underestimate the patience and resilience of flight attendants. (And americanair needs to promote the entire team that was on AA1700.)