Our refusal to care for the needy is costing the Texas economy $7 billion a year. Climate change will make it worse. We need to expand Medicaid. Houston Chronicle San Antonio Express-News #txlege #healthcare #ClimateCrisis

Thank so much PennFuture. This award really means a lot to me.

And thanks for all you do in the name of our state and our planet!

Nearly every climate denial argument I’ve ever heard falls into one of these five categories.

1 - it’s not real
2 - it’s not us
3 - it’s not bad
4 - it’s too hard/costly to fix
5 - it’s too late

And you know which is growing the fastest these days? The last one 😳

Why would you mention 'rape' to Jim Jordan if you're trying to hold his attention?

theres a meme among conservative journalists at —or formerly at — mainstream pubs that they can launch careers as truthtellers fighting back against liberal bias

but i feel like most of them have been faceplants w/ only a few managing to wrangle book deals at right-wing imprints

1/x @Dawner100 and I have another episode of #ShiningLightonShadows Thurs, April 11 at 7pm ET / 6pm CT / 4pm PT. Indira S. Somani is our guest. We'll talk about #MentalHealth in the #SouthAsian community and #caregivers .

Click here for links to watch / details: neilparekh.org/post/ep-5-indi…

The eclipse truly felt like being on another planet. No—it felt like suddenly realizing that I AM on a planet. It’s one thing to know that, but to also feel like I’m standing on a giant orb moving through the vastness space?

It felt like deep time feels.

My favorite #Eclipse2024 story: 25 new Little Free Libraries have opened along today's path of totality, with a STEM focus. littlefreelibrary.org/wp-content/upl… Little Free Library® Margret Aldrich Library of Congress

wind + solar + nuclear is 80% of Texas power right now. the real-time cost of power is $6.13 per MWh, or 0.6 cents per kWh. but, sure, renewable energy is expensive.

I’ve argued that air pollution from fossil fuels is likely the world’s leading cause of avoidable illness & premature death. A new analysis in ⁦Science Magazine⁩ suggests it’s worse than I thought. #EndFossilFuels ⁦The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health⁩ ⁦⁦ science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Indira S. Somani Sree Sreenivasan (Threads: @sreenet) Digimentors John Schwartz Wayne Kamidoi STEFFEN KAPLAN Rose Horowitz, #WomenToFollow💃🏼 Strategy Focused Group Alia Papageorgiou ✏️ Ken Fisher 💙CaroleKing🌻DemocracyBeats🫶🏿🫶🏾🫶🏼🗳️🇺🇦 J. Alex Tarquinio Muck Rack 2/x Indira is working on a film about her mom, who has been suffering from #depression for the past 20 yrs. Indira is her primary caregiver. #MentalHealth is just not talked about in the #SouthAsian community.

Details / Links for @Sree's #NYTReadalong : digimentors.group/post/nytreadal…

1/x Indira S. Somani is this week's guest on @Sree's Sunday #NYTReadalong . She's an independent filmmaker, journalism professor and fmr. TV news producer.

We'll be live at 8:30am ET / 5:30am PT(!) on FB, TW, LI, YT and our @Digimentors website.

Links/Details:
digimentors.group/post/nytreadal…

My dad served in the Texas Senate from 1961-1980. He passed important legislation protecting the coast and public access to beaches, and fought for justice. The idea that he should not have served because he was a Jew is un-American.

New: Former Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said on Thursday that Midland oil magnate Tim Dunn, one of the state’s most powerful and influential GOP megadonors, once told him that only Christians should hold leadership positions in the lower chamber. bit.ly/49rfcgr

tbh really glad to see straus say this in public & confirm the comment himself

I've been fighting misinformation and disinformation for 30 years, it isn't getting any easier. houstonchronicle.com/business/colum… Houston Chronicle #txlege

solar + wind + nuclear is 77% of Texas power right now

The rate of warming has increased notably over the past 15 years. This is not just natural variability – there is increasing evidence that the world is now warming faster than it has since 1970.

However, this should not come as a surprise; acceleration is exactly what our models…

National Review National Review saying “let’s be honest” is comedy gold!