Have you heard about this wonderful 9-year-old citizen #scientist who serviced the world by not only stomping out invasive, dangerous #lanternflies but also collecting samples for research?

~ Neighbors called the cops on her ~

...complaining of a "little Black woman, walking and spraying stuff on the sidewalks and trees”

Well, happy ending-- Bobbi was later recognized by Yale for her efforts (see image below) 🎉

Of the incident, her mother said, "“I wanted it to be a teachable moment. This same call could’ve happened in another state with another police officer, and I would be grieving.”

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/nyregion/bobbi-wilson-lanternfly-yale.html?unlocked_article_code=5CjsU37fBjb-myvgrEAyhDIgLySWzVX4HkOEv-gJgovkw6nNQDgFDuNovRoSiT7z2cuAIdVhk0Qs55yBeo8QCEW6msVCRY_HEbOZ8mswsdRO7vky9DwYx7U_6_2IJHmTLBO_TEFgbq_El8Dnmtp7e9hJw-N99mL2VCkGDZiXvTdlpz6FB363364SNOPX1K2_DUrpdpM9OaPtK5pvv-n3n_z1i9urE-Y8a0AWfV4g9ueAvB7GcFdejCcJgiKEOVNB-BChVgbhlp24aDa56Y2ANUhZFiQEkWalZ_O0NlGivH7xtAQi5pHjYKRlPF7YAYZGd3tBIkUF9U7Z6MQGIR2HhZpF7Yps8Fs&smid=share-url

#America
#racism
#ecology
#CitizenScience

Zahawi to cough up “several million” £ in unpaid back tax re the off-shore family trust Balshore Investments.

This is after denying liability, lying about his benefit, threatening lawyer @DanNeidle who has done a TOP JOB facing him & his lawyers down and calling them out