HAPPY NEW YEAR on the Gregorian Calendar. January 1. An annually recurring day that carries no scientific significance whatsoever. Roman Coin: The god Janus, looking forward & backwards, after whom the month of January was named.

More red tide threatening Florid’s West coast, but thanks to the Trump Shutdown, NOAA cannot predict where it will go or how bad it will be. Thanks, dipshit.

All knowing of the world is knowing of the self .All reaction to the world is reaction to the self. In every moment the experience of the world is experience of the self . Personal transformation is key to planetary transformation . 🙏🏽

Live without pretending, Love without depending, Listen without defending, Speak without offending.

Republican politicians just tried (and failed) again to score political points at the expense of women. Enough. Women and their doctors should decide what’s best for their health – not the Senate Republicans.

Don't call it a dream, call it a plan.

Did you know that #redwoods store more carbon dioxide per acre than any other forest in the world? According to research in "Forest Ecology and Management" by scientists at Humboldt State + University of Washington, redwoods store 2,600 metric tons of carbon per hectare (2.4 acres)!

House votes to prevent Trump from entering an unauthorized war with Iran, setting up showdown with Senate over annual defense bill wapo.st/2XHP2WK

Anyone still think we were lying about those border patrol stations? Cc: Joe Kennedy III Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ayanna Pressley Lori Trahan Rep. Veronica Escobar Nanette D. Barragán Rep. Marc Veasey Rashida Tlaib Greg Stanton

IN THE NEWS: A toxic sludge of polluted Mississippi River water loaded w/chemicals, pesticides and human waste from 31 states and two Canadian provinces is draining straight into the marshes and bayous of the Gulf of Mexico; killing marine life in droves. bit.ly/2LMWIQ6

#Mushrooms. Some of our fave living #composters! We know that many of you are on the same tip when it comes to these baddies, but for anyone that *doesn’t* know, fungi are usually placed in a Kingdom of their own apart from plants and animals! What's your favorite #fungi fact?

Eric Garner said he couldn’t breathe 11 times. He was put in an illegal choke hold for 7 seconds. The DOJ civil rights division recommended charges. This officer killed Garner, and now he will not be held accountable. That’s a miscarriage of justice.

praying mantis 🌿 #naturelovers #bugs #insects

If you’ve been paying attention to what’s been happening in the #AmazonRainforest, #Siberia, #Alaska & #Greenland you’re likely feeling what many of us are: despair for the untimely death of our natural world. Don't forget: you are not alone. #AmazonRainforest #ClimateCrisis

Our teacher pay plan would give the average public school teacher a $13,500 raise. In many places, that’s about a year’s worth of mortgage payments. Money for groceries. A significant dent in student loan debt. It’s time we invested in our teachers like they’ve invested in us.

Black & Indigenous peoples are the first impacted by climate change. As a result, we should center our Black & Indigenous youth who truly protect Mother Earth bc it’s a means of survival for us not a trendy movement.

Hey For the Wild Family, We are looking for kitchen volunteers & videographers in the Bay Area & Sonoma for the 15-17th October for a special live event. Email [email protected] if you can help out!

The emptier the head, the louder the mouth.

Pete just pulled out the gay brow. Shit is real. #DemocraticDebate

European Colonial History in six words: “Is that yours? It’s mine now.”