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Remembering renowned conservationist and researcher Dr. Jane Goodall | Colorado Public Radio World-renowned conservationist and scientist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91. Ryan Warner spoke with Dr.

Long week. For the weekend, here's something Jane Goodall told me in 2015:

"Too often we're told, 'think globally, act locally.' If you think too long globally, you become depressed. But twist it around, you act locally and see what you and your friends can do to make a difference."

New York Faces Painful History as It Marks the Erie Canal’s Bicentennial

New York Faces Painful History as It Marks the Erie Canal’s Bicentennial www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/n...

Reasons to live for October. x.com/RedSox/statu...

Sri Lanka jails keeper in first elephant trafficking case Sri Lanka's High Court sentenced an elephant keeper to 15 years in prison on Friday, in a landmark case involving trafficking of wildlife protected by strict...

Sri Lanka jails keeper in first elephant trafficking case mol.im/a/15113787 via @DailyMail`,

How to do sea bass risotto. The always great Red Door in @SanDiego.

The September cover of The New Yorker.

Anti-science is not an accident of modern times but is organized & deliberate, driving the climate crisis & diseases. Such a big part of the COVID-19 story for example. Not a surprise but powerfully put in this OpEd by @michaelemann.bsky.social & @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social - pls read their book!

How to lead by caring for and supporting your people. Not.

Robert Redford, giant of American cinema, dies aged 89 Redford achieved huge critical and commercial success in the 60s and 70s with a string of hits including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Way We Were and The Sting, before becoming an Oscar-win...

The loss of a great one. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

I am glad the best people are in charge.

Probably the best analysis of the Kirk shooting I’ve heard so far. From Mark Kenny
on ABC Insiders this morning.

‘When the forests burn, the sickness comes’: how protecting trees shields millions from disease Preserving the Amazonian rainforest keeps communities safe from the health risks of wildfires and deforestation, research has found

“When the forest burns, the sicknesses come.” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

The astonishing story of the aristocrat who hid her Jewish lover in a sofa bed – and other German rebels who defied the Nazis From a diplomat who embraced the exiled Albert Einstein to a schoolteacher who helped ‘non-Aryan’ students flee, these remarkable individuals refused to bend the knee to Hitler – only to be dramatical...

Fascinating reading. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Some days you just need to share a photo of well-behaved dogs. At Starbucks in midtown Atlanta.

Inside the Chaos at the C.D.C. A former senior official and two current employees describe the turmoil at the agency under R.F.K., Jr.,’s stewardship.

Cowards reign and heroes feel compelled to leave. Sad days in #publichealth www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Jason Varitek played 15 years with the Red Sox, here’s some career achievements.
-Most games caught in Sox history
-1 of 2 Catchers to catch 4 no-hitters
-11 postseason HR’s tied for 1st by a Catcher
-2nd in postseason games and HR’s by a Sox Player
-4th team Captain in Sox History
-3x AS, 1 GG

No doubt about this one from Nathaniel Lowe!

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

“The men and women who have joined the C.D.C. across generations have done so not for prestige or power but because they believe deeply in the call to service.” #publichealth
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

‘People just lie’: How Riverford’s Guy Singh-Watson became the most brutally honest farmer in Britain The organic veg pioneer talks to the Guardian about being unemployable, his unconventional father and his recent autism diagnosis

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Trump team’s contentious climate report ‘makes a mockery of science’, experts say Over 85 top climate specialists lambasted administration’s review, calling it a ‘shoddy mess’ that downplays risks

I guess the attitude is to never let the facts get in the way. #climate www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Opinion | Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign

Whenever I read something by Bernie Sanders, I imagine it in his voice, which in this case has the added benefit of drowning out this man’s cryptkeeper droning www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

Good on her for standing her ground.

Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with expanded mission

I love this. #climate #leadership www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Sending soldiers into cities under the guise of fighting crime is an unprecedented abuse of power. And it’s illegal. Learn more: bit.ly/4m6TG77

ICYMI: Today's mini-essay on the psychology of public health speaks directly to the psychological and practical fallout of vaccine providers requiring an Rx or physician's note for folks to get vaxxed:

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A sunset short on sun but long on interesting clouds. #capecod