Come on, US, we can do it, too!
Laura K. Curtis
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She/her. Author. Lover of dogs, cheese, and all things gothic.
Jay KuoThere’s something very worrisome happening in Ohio that we should all be aware of. If it succeeds, it could serve as a blueprint for the GOP nationwide. But there’s an opportunity to stop it—and all of us, particularly folks in Ohio, can help. I explain in today’s piece. https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/the-gop-is-trying-to-steal-democracy?sd=pf
Rolling StoneClarence Thomas is not alone. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has also benefitted financially from parties with an interest in the high court’s business while neglecting to disclose the relationship. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/neil-gorsuch-supreme-court-ethics-scandal-1234723374/
George Takei 
🏳️🌈🖖🏽Myles Cogrove, the ex-Louisville officer who shot Breonna Taylor in her home, was hired to be a police officer again in Carroll County in Kentucky. That makes me ill. https://www.wlky.com/article/hired-carroll-county-sheriff-kentucky-louisville-breonna-taylor-myles-cosgrove/43675237
Helen Czerski"More than 1,000 “super-emitter” sites gushed the potent greenhouse gas methane into the global atmosphere in 2022"
Hard to know what the most shocking part of this story is, but just the idea that 25% of current warming is from methane and **40%** of that methane is from entirely avoidable fossil fuel facility leaks is horrifying. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/06/revealed-1000-super-emitting-methane-leaks-risk-triggering-climate-tipping-points #methane #climate #fossilfuels
aztecladyVia Kelly Jensen:
"Illinois becomes the first state to introduce anti-book banning legislation with the Right to Read Bill, thanks to Alexi Giannoulias (IL Sec of State). Here's what it says and how you can take action, whether or not you live in Illinois."
Given that other states are trying to ban book from *public libraries*, it behooves us to pay attention before it's too late.
6x6pix🚶♀️🎞️ 📷Just when I thought the US National Parks Service was awesome enough, I find out they have #crochet #patterns to help you make a lovely triops, halibut, or walleye to keep or to give. How cool is that?
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/triops-crochet-pattern.htm
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/halibut-crochet-pattern.htm
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/walleye-crochet-pattern.htm
