Dying in the street isn’t gentle. It isn’t tidy, or peaceful. There’s no warning, no preparing. It isn’t how any life should end.

Victims of traffic violence don’t pass away - they’re killed.

Thanks to Theresa Vargas for again shedding light on the unimaginable.

The industry that makes these vehicles profits more if they sell large trucks to FDs. We need our city leaders to start asking harder questions about budget and safety priorities on these very $ purchases.

Successful bike bus to Argenziano School this morning with Mayor Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and Superintendent Curley!

Parents are so afraid to give their kids freedom because of #%$ like this. But good mental health is safety too, and being constantly told you’re too incompetent to be alone is not good for kids’ mental health.

My message on Day 14 (Last Day) of #COP27 .

BREAKING: a group of climate experts is suing the US EPA to try to order it to control greenhouse gas emissions under the Toxic Substances Control Act. They include climate scientist James Hansen, former EPA Scientist
Donn Viviani & climate accountability expert Richard Heede

To all of you fighting for this Earth and for other people, against the rising tide of the careless rich, I love you with all of my heart.

I heard that Medford Square pedestrianized in the 1990s, and it didn't work. Does anyone know anything about that? Or who I might talk to? I want to hear the story.

Time to get serious at #COP27 . Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs says tackling climate change is 'not about fossil fuels' is like saying the Economy is not about Money. Only path to a manageable future for humanity is to start phasing out fossil fuels. Now.

The Minneapolis Journal, Minnesota, February 8, 1905

The art of carving is one of the oldest traditions in history.

Over the ages, Islamic Arabic calligraphy has been carved into architecture & objects. Today, artists are continuing this craft for future generations…

A thread on the past & present of carved Arabic calligraphy…

If anyone else is wondering about this adorable video, the charitable foundation is Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Looks like they're doing good work.

5-7 motorists cruised by without even slowing down, each of them broke the law by not yielding to a pedestrian in the crosswalk.

This is horrifying. The Iranian parliament votes overwhelmingly (227-63) to execute the 15,000 protesters they already arrested.

These were peaceful protestors simply seeking the right to basic justice and autonomy. Unacceptable and barbaric.
newsweek.com/iran-votes-exe…

Because a colourful world is more beautiful…

From the bright buildings in Istanbul, to the ‘blue pearl’ of Morocco, here are 20 of the most colourful neighbourhoods and cityscapes across the Muslim world…

A thread…

If Iceland can reforest on those barren hills, why can the rest of the planet not be regenerated?

With temps dipping I want to remind everyone that using your car as a 2 ton parka is climate arson

My husband would've turned 44 on Friday.
Matt, we miss you & love you everyday. It crushes me what you’ve missed & will miss. Our son will always grieve the amazing dad you would’ve been.
I thought you'd outlive us all. With the proper street design, you likely would have.

Did Twitter Blue tweet just cost Eli Lilly $LLY billions?

Yes.