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Adventures in media, theater, impact, urbanism, ecosystem thinking. Previous journo. Yogi. Loves a good dancefloor.

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My first ever public art installation, about everyone’s favorite fruit, the ever-complicated AVOCADO, is live in Los Angeles until May 18th: instagram.com/theavocadorush to learn more...
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Nutella floating in space is strong product spacement @NASA
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Fantastic piece by @arynebaker in @TIME on industrial hemp in the US...and why it's not (yet) brought the revolution many thought it would bring: time.com/6268420/hemp-climat… Looking forward to capturing @HempRoundtable in Washington DC in a few weeks about this very issue.

Now That Weed is Mostly Legal, Hemp Should Be Booming. But It's Not

Hemp was supposed to be a solution for our many environmental problems. But there's still so much we don't know.

time.com
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Don't miss this incredibly thoughtful piece on loneliness, being single vs. in a relationship, and the structural implications: dazeddigital.com/life-cultur… in @Dazed feat @sophiekrosa

Young, fun and... alone? The problems with the ‘single positivity movement’

In an era obsessed with personal growth, singledom must be seen as something unambiguously uplifting. But there are legitimate reasons to fear being alone

dazeddigital.com
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Mind blown: on how reward credit cards benefit the rich and take from the poor in America in @voxdotcom apple.news/A4AhGqzjySlCXr6vQ…

The ugly truth behind your fancy rewards credit card

America’s poor foot much of the bill for credit card points, miles, and cash back.

apple.news
A thoughtful and incisive missive into a new privately funded public park and the history of lower Manhattan’s westside by @kimmelman google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes…

A New $260 Million Park Floats on the Hudson. It’s a Charmer. (Published 2021)

Little Island, developed by Barry Diller, with an amphitheater and dramatic views, opens on Hudson River Park. Opponents battled it for years.

nytimes.com
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Jobs and trees and environmental justice please: washingtonpost.com/climate-e… in @washingtonpost

Deadly air pollutant ‘disproportionately and systematically’ harms Americans of color, study finds

Nearly every form of the nation’s most pervasive deadly air pollutant disproportionately affects Americans of color, regardless of their location or income level, according to a peer-reviewed...

washingtonpost.com
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Check out @janellekroll and @DavidAriew’s latest NFT drop on crypto.com/NFT in honor of Earth Day. Plant some trees and support dope art and conscious artists 💚
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Girl crush official // @NovenaCarmel just casually dropped “verklempt” on @kcrw @mbeKCRW
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So proud of @wearequilt for the most epic pivot during a pandemic and for building safe audio spaces for conversations about well-being, meaning, and life: tcrn.ch/3cXaQnt
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COOL. apple.news/AJvDObaMkTw2J36AZ…

This single number could reshape our climate future

The social cost of carbon is the “single most important number that nobody has ever heard of.” In the U.S., it’s about to get much higher.

apple.news
Now about to go crawl in a quarantine cave.
Wow @AmericanAir doing a true shit job of 6 feet apart and deplaning. Compared to @Delta @flyvolaris this is a JOKE.
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“Let’s normalize hesitancy to take the vaccine...and here’s why I’m taking it.” Incredible piece nbcnews.com/think/opinion/i-…

Opinion | I'm a Black doctor who didn't trust the Covid vaccine. Here's what changed my mind.

Let’s normalize hesitancy to take a new vaccine. Instead of judgment, we need to empower trusted messengers to answer community questions and dispel myths.

nbcnews.com
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Well this just got a lot more fun: apple.news/AvnafGqD_RoO2wZW8… (also can we talk about executive orders though?)

Biden Moves Swiftly to Unwind Trump Immigration, Health Policies

President Joe Biden plans to begin immediately unwinding his predecessor’s policies on immigration, climate and other issues on Wednesday with at least 15 executive actions, including moves to...

apple.news
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We need an intellectual renaissance: elephantjournal.com/2020/12/… @elephantjournal
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Per my last tweet, I’ve been diving into light pollution in cities over the last few years, and oftentimes cities are as incompetent as the FCC at acknowledging the health issues for people, animals, and the planet.
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Watch @hbomax “Let Them All Talk” then read this @nepublicmedia piece on @SpaceX satellites, astronomy, and the unknown effects of light pollution from outer space: nepm.org/post/astronomers-wo…

Astronomers Worry How 'Swarms' Of SpaceX Satellites Will Impact Science, Nature

SpaceX, the company owned by Elon Musk, launched a rocket last week carrying 60 satellites into space. It was the latest launch of satellites by SpaceX,…

nepm.org
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Literally 95% of my guy friends: newyorker.com/humor/daily-sh… @NewYorker @alexbaia

I’ll Have Kids in a Few Years, When I’m Successful and Wealthy and My Life Is Finally Perfect

After I’ve been a blacksmith’s apprentice in Ulaanbaatar and hunted wolves in the Gobi Desert, then I’ll get serious about having kids.

newyorker.com
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Per my previous retweet, from an election attorney and advocate
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Alison Greene@GrassrootsSpeak9 Dec 2020
On my continuing quest to understand how Mitch McConnell, who had an approval rating of 18%, managed to win reelection by 57%, I dug even deeper🤔 The deeper I dig, the more I find the numbers out of Kentucky hard to swallow🙄 Here's a follow up on Kentucky's election results👇
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