“We should not be haunted by the specter of being automated out of work. We should be excited by that. But the reason we’re not excited by it is because we live in a society where if you don’t have a job, you are left to die. And that is, at its core, our problem.” — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

This is what over 3,076 lbs of aquatic litter looks like:

BIRMINGHAM — The Decatur Daily news staff won the Freedom of Information category and received three sweepstakes awards Saturday during the Alabama Associated Press Media Editors awards program. decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_co…

NATS!🎈

Apparently I sent Eric Fleischauer a 4am text yesterday. Hope he was the only one. Unless Alabama makes a late-night effort to annex the Fla panhandle or something similarly huge, I'm not texting people at 4am. waff.com/2019/11/08/peo…

We believe that every student is called to be in ministry not just now but for the rest of their lives. Our executive pastor, John Fleischauer, shares about part of how we do this through our Ministry as Career program.

Powerful story.

A tornado watch will remain in effect in Morgan, Lawrence and Limestone counties until 1 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Huntsville. decaturdaily.com/news/local/tor…

Overflow crowd at Brown Chapel AME in Selma.

Psych prof Elissa Epel in San Francisco tells me: “When we don’t have a lot of information, our minds have a field day, a stress party, and they go to most catastrophic outcomes. ... We get more selfish, more egoistic, more xenophobic.” Coping techniques in Sunday The Decatur Daily

A pandemic that has killed 96,000 has now become a political debate. Can’t get my head around it.

If you’re low-income and elderly, Decatur Housing Authority will let you live in its subsidized riverfront towers and enjoy the view and other amenities, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — unless you happen to be Bla… decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_co…

Sharp-shinned or Cooper’s hawk?

Widespread power outages throughout Morgan County.

Important context on why #Tennessee3 felt violating House rules was only way to be heard.

Morgan County Circuit Judge Charles Elliott on Friday afternoon made permanent a previously temporary gag order in the murder case against former Decatur police officer Mac Marquette, charged with the fatal Sept. 29 shooting of Steve Perkins. decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_co…

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“A bond that you establish forever.” Decatur Youth Services is looking for volunteers to mentor local students through its Heart 2 Heart program — and one former mentee, now on staff, says it changed his life. decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_co…

This week's episode of The View From Here is essential listening to understand the war in Iran, how we got here, what could come next, and how dehumanization in policymaking and the media creates the conditions for war. With the excellent Negar Mortazavi نگار مرتضوی and Ilan Goldenberg 1/