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Photographer, experienced photo journalist, free-lance journalist and editor. Currently volunteering management of the conservation site: www.crywild.com
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Sharon Lawrence's 'tale of tails' shares the further adventures and fates of the #wolves and other #wildlife chronicled by her late husband, Canadian naturalist and writer R.D. Lawrence. Want to know what it's like to run a wildlife sanctuary? Click on the link: crywild.com/2025/01/14/w... #Canada

NATURE'S GENIUS I filmed this pileated woodpecker hammering at a maple's bark. Read more about its remarkable anti-concussion design in my latest newsletter. theplanet.substack.com/p/why-woodpe... #birds #nature

Letitia James of New York, along with 11 other state attorneys general, announced plans to sue over a cost-cutting initiative that gave young aides to Elon Musk extensive access to critical federal computer systems.

Sharon Lawrence's 'tale of tails' shares the further adventures and fates of the #wolves and other #wildlife chronicled by her late husband, Canadian naturalist and writer R.D. Lawrence. Want to know what it's like to run a wildlife sanctuary? Click on the link: crywild.com/2025/01/14/w... #Canada

A federal court just blocked Elon Musk from interfering with the federal government’s payments system. There is power in fighting back. We won’t let up until this block is permanent.

Many Latino immigrants in Los Angeles worked to extinguish some of the fires with hoses. They aren't firefighters, they were just helping people in other neighborhoods.

Obituary: Andrew Slade, FT journalist, 1963-2025 https://www.ft.com/content/76e8213e-3de6-46e2-9ab1-970324c8e7dc

Whether you walk, bike, drive, or take the T, this big investment will make travel safer and more reliable, connect neighborhoods, and make our infrastructure more sustainable. I'll keep fighting to bring home investments like these for our communities in the Commonwealth.

Thank you Jimmy Carter. RIP www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

More Canadian water bombers and helicopters for fire fighting will be on their way soon to Los Angeles to help #CanadianWaterBombers #Canada #LosAngeles Alberta preparing to send water bombers, helicopters to help fight Los Angeles wildfire www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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THREAD: Our hearts are with everyone being impacted by the widespread California wildfires. Please consider using or sharing these vital resources if you or someone you know is in the disaster’s path. We will update this thread as more information or resources become available:

ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change. Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk: www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...

Veterinarian Annie Harvilicz took in her brother’s pets during the Palisades fire. Then she took in 39 more.

Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans has grown every year of the Biden administration, leading to a record high rate of people with insurance.

President Biden stood next to Gov. Gavin Newsom and pledged full federal support as fires burned through Los Angeles County. President-elect Donald Trump took to social media and blamed "Newscum."

The intense and fast-moving fires that have cut a path of destruction through the suburbs of Los Angeles are being driven by the region's powerful Santa Ana winds. Although the Santa Anas are routine in Southern California, the winds are particularly violent and destructive this time around.

The fires in L.A. have caused terrible air quality conditions across the region. Here are ways you can protect yourself, and your children, from the health impacts of wildfire smoke.

Is the Climate Crisis to Blame for the California Wildfires? theplanet.substack.com/p/is-the-cli... #CaliforniaWildfires #PalisadesWildfire #wildfires

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What could possibly go wrong..

The facts about a planet facing climate disaster are clear www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

BREAKING: Rep. Maxwell Frost endorses activist David Hogg for Democratic National Committee vice chair, praises his "leadership" and his bold "advancing" of the efforts to curb gun violence in America. Do you support David Hogg?

Los Angeles received just 0.16 inches of rain since May 2024, the second-driest period on record. Wildfires are now engulfing the city in January. But some politicians still claim the climate crisis is a "hoax" as they do the bidding of Big Oil. What planet are they living on?

Hello, BlueSky, this is my first post.

We don’t forget. This is what January 6th is: