The images and stories just beginning to emerge from eastern TN and western NC in the aftermath of widespread catastrophic flooding wrought by #Helene are genuinely horrifying, and the full scale of the disaster is likely as yet untold. #TNwx #NCwx [Thread: 1/n]

The Manatee County Central Jail is in a mandatory evacuation zone, but a Sheriff's Office spokesperson told me in an email that they are not evacuating detainees. People who "require medical care or have physical disabilities are being relocated to the secure second level."

"If you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you are going to die," Tampa's mayor said. But Florida’s incarcerated residents have no choice. 21,000+ people are locked up in counties with mandatory evacuation orders, per The Appeal's analysis. theappeal.org/hurricane-milt…

Democracy dies in silence? I guess news does too.

It was only two years ago when I wrote about how stealth billionaires influence politics……things change quick ….. it’s far from stealth now. nytimes.com/2022/04/06/mag…

This is the kind of fire and weather conditions that could take Topanga out. I wrote about it a few years ago: nytimes.com/2021/06/19/us/…

Palisade Fire: Top of Chatauqua as the fire came over 15 minutes ago. #cawx #palisadesfire #fire

Fire just jumped over West into the canyon. Important read:

Would also like to call attention to the mental health aspects of fire and what fire fighters go through : lareviewofbooks.org/article/sir-yo…

As we watch once-in-a-generation wildfires now at least yearly in CA, a significant & often overlooked source of manpower against these destructive wildfires is the prison population & formerly incarcerated people. #PalisadesFire #EatonFire #HurstFire endfmrnow.org/incarcerated-c…

Those risking their life on the front lines of California’s wildfires deserve much more than a fraction of minimum wage, Jaime Lowe wrote in 2021: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

"A falling boulder fatally struck Jones in the head. Her mom received no compensation from the state because it didn’t consider Jones a firefighter." Jaime Lowe on California's incarcerated firefighters and civilian fire infrastructure. lareviewofbooks.org/article/sir-yo…

This was a great reminder of fellow Angelino and great writer and old pal Jaime Lowe and her deep work on incarcerated firefighters in California: lareviewofbooks.org/article/sir-yo…

OH HELL YA JOSH YOUR COFFEE FILTERS ARE GORGEOUS

Ya bb bears!

Oh hell yes. Deeply proud of my fellow fellow.

Incredible work by Jaime Lowe for NYT Magazine. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

AS ALWAYS Rachel E. Gross WITH AN EXCELLENT READ - LIFE GUIDING INFORMATION THAT IS ESSENTIAL AND PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN nytimes.com/2025/04/22/hea…

My 13-year-old friend, Levi, made a podcast about AI for his 7th grade class project. He interviewed me for it!!!!! More honored than I've ever been, HE'S A TRUE SUPERSTAR: soundcloud.com/anna-yarinsky/…