"You're the Black Panther Party and you don't have a lot of resources. Why are choosing to feed us?" "You are trying to make the world a better place and that's what we are about." youtu.be/XRrIs22plz0

"Why does the man that owned a piece of land have the right to [an old-growth redwood] that's 2,500 years old? That should belong to the people." youtu.be/2qcsWajivnI

Good idea: "The government would create investment accounts for infants, giving babies born to poor families large seed grants and babies born to rich families small ones. The money would grow, and kids would gain access to it when they reached adulthood" theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

"… to teach, if we’re called upon; to be taught, if we are fortunate." - UN Sec Gen Waldheim, as recorded on the Golden Record carried by the Voyager spacecraft; as quoted in To Be Taught, If Fortunate, by Becky Chambers

Thought-provoking interview w Ted Chiang. Among other things: many of the things we fear about AI, we laud in capitalism. tinhouse.com/podcast/ted-ch…

The Yemeni hat game is strong 🎩 pinterest.com/jewelley9/the-…

This recipe looks delicious, and the comments w variations from around the world are heart-warming. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/101857…

"How many people did we lose in science because they have some phobia of math? … If we could talk about science through stories, perhaps we’re helping students come in different ways to engage and interact with science and astronomy." thewalrus.ca/space-teaching…

It's nice to hear about leadership from US presidents. "The rock of democracy will founder when people in different parties, regions, and religions and races think of each other as ‘the other’ rather than the common American citizen." - T Roosevelt cityarts.net/event/doris-ke…

The smoke is thick where farm workers were laboring harvesting strawberries in the Salinas area. Thank you @PocketNihilist for sending us this video documenting the hard work in difficult conditions farm workers do so we can have food on our tables. #WeFeedYou

tweeps, your former colleagues (and others) are here for you i’ve created this list of people who’ve tweeted they want to help whether that’s resume reviews, referrals, chats, etc. and i’ll continue to add to it x.com/i/lists/158834…

Our team at 01 Advisors put together this community a couple weeks ago to help the Twitter Alumni Network stay connected as a large number of folks work to figure out what's next. It's active and productive and has already been a great resource for people md15q1upti9.typeform.com/to/m2zCEFid

Back just to welcome the many talented tweeps who are being laid off today to the best damn alumni community on the planet. I’m so sorry for what you’ve been through. We are here for you. You are not alone. Twitter is forever. 💙

you’ll see a lot of tech companies that have frozen hiring making exceptions for twitter talent because it’s 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕘𝕠𝕠𝕕.

My heart goes out to the tweeps involved in the layoffs today 💙 Such an abrupt change for so many talented colleagues. I know there's light ahead because I was laid off before working at Twitter, but for now I grieve and wish all rest and recovery. #LoveWhereYouWorked #OneTeam

ex-Tweeps, here's a running list of open roles where good leaders are hiring. happy to intro. 🧵