1. This news should be viewed in tandem with Hurricane Florence's arrival, which has already forced more than a million people to evacuate their homes—and which analysts project will cause catastrophic damage.

Environmental deregulation is killing us.
nytimes.com/2018/09/10/cli… 2. We repeat a disastrous dynamic when it comes to extreme weather: We're incredibly attentive to damage as it occurs; news is filled with courageous people who risk everything to keep others safe. Then, we experience collective amnesia until the next storm.'

1. Every execution is tragic, and yet there's something particularly dark about killing with a drug that has ended thousands of Americans' lives: Just as overdoses highlight the sickness of addiction, this execution reveals a spiritually sick nation.
nytimes.com/2018/08/14/us/… 2. Because, at it's heart, the death penalty is not about justice: it is about retribution. It brings to the fore and gratifies our worst cultural impulses through legally sanctioned revenge. Killing cannot be our response to killing—if it is, we only deepen a darkening spiral.

1. This photo of 19 white men sitting around a table debating the fate of 2,300+ kids they stole from their parents is a pressing a reminder that we must address how white supremacy has always shaped US immigration policy—and adjust our demands accordingly. 2. Immigration policy in the US has always hinged around conceptions of whiteness—intentionally operating to both expand the conception of who is "white," and shut out those it excludes.

After taking some time to digest @realDonaldTrump's #UNGA speech, I have some thoughts... (thread) 1. Anyone who speaks flippantly about "totally destroying" a nation of 25 million people should not be in a position to make that decision.