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Covering climate change and health for Grist. Opinions expressed here belong to my mom.

Sep 20, 2019, 15 tweets

It’s #ClimateStrikes time in Seattle. Follow along as we make our way from Cal Anderson park, where the youths are gathered, to the Amazon Spheres, where employees are striking to forces Bezos to adopt a real climate plan.

Hundreds gathered here in Seattle #GlobalClimateStrike

Schedule of events includes a peacekeeper training, youth open mic, and a Green New Deal photo booth 🤗

“The planets on fucking fire”

It’s this kids birthday!

These rockstars are striking for the planet in Seattle today. #ClimateStrikes

These teens are out for the cause

Standoff between @ExtinctionR and some wannabe proud boys

@ExtinctionR #climatestrike @ExtinctionR in Seattle Friday morning.

@ExtinctionR “God is going to destroy the world”

A kid: “The world is already destroyed!”

@ExtinctionR On our way to the amazon climate strike! And we cared about the climate before it was hot, for what it’s worth.

@ExtinctionR Made it to the #amazonstrike in Seattle

@ExtinctionR Amazon employee I spoke to says he hopes Bezos will take more climate action after the strike #amazonstrike

@ExtinctionR @AMZNforClimate if you’re at the strike and want to be interviewed for @grist, come find us behind the main speaker stage!

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