April Alvarez

People can have different political opinions about immigration policy. Political differences are fine, healthy for a democracy.

But if you’re okay with this, that’s not a political opinion. That is a moral failing.

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Truth.

Right? I just made an allusion in someone’s previous post, that maybe he will admit now that in fact the dog’s name is not spelled differently

When will he admit that the dog’s name is in fact not a different spelling…

Apropos of nothing

If these are your reps, find them. Tell them exactly how this makes you feel.

Monsters. They should have standard issue white hoods

ICE is headed to Maine The Mayors of Portland and Lewiston confirmed Wednesday ICE's imminent presence.

My story:

Afterward (Published 2002)

Time creeping and all www.nytimes.com/2002/08/04/m...

If the executive branch can unilaterally cut off federal funding to specific states the union has already been dissolved.

A gorgeously-written book about wolves & caribou & cold and warming & indigeneity & how to ask questions & when not to & how to see loss & how to witness the beautiful. I knew Neil just a bit years ago, & know his brilliant prose, too hidden, I thought, in Nat Geo. Here is the work unfiltered.

Rest in peace Jim Hunt. I always wondered what would have happened if he’d been President.

How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas? A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.

In 1988 the National Geographic Society celebrated its 100 year anniversary. There was a huge celebration out on its property in Maryland, and one of the events was a geo-cache game. Barry Bishop was on my team and we won, so I’m a little sad to find out he lost a nuclear device in India:

CanNOT stop watching this doc

“Unemployed! In Greenland?” Greatest holiday movie lol

Why is Larry Summers employed?

People should be shocked to find out that also includes the federal government.

Purplish sky from northern lights at night and tree silhouettes

Southern Nights, Northern Lights

Core Issues: Examining Tennessee’s Relationship With CoreCivic A look at one of the country’s largest for-profit private prison companies — and the politics, money and institutions that have contributed to its power

This week’s cover story: Examining Tennessee’s relationship with CoreCivic, one of the country’s largest for-profit private prison companies.

Good work.

I loved many things about working at Nat Geo. I learned my favorite business saying there: When the elephants are running through the forest, stand behind a tree. 🌳🐘

I remembered the time the editor of a national magazine turned down my request to attend a conference but 2 days later said I had nice legs in front of a photographer in an elevator. 1993.

I love risotto in the fall.

Cover of podcast The Suitcase: Discovering Ely Green showing photo of man in boxing position, green filter

Episode 1 on Apple and Spotify! The Suitcase: Discovering Ely Green about the biracial author, soldier, boxer and bootlegger available now. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Maybe don’t spend all your money on inauguration party bribes and fancy coffees.

And this is why the corporate class shut down Teen Vogue.

Paris, Texas contains the seed of the plot of every movie made for the next 40 years.

Hearing Trio and also the bar formerly known as Fox and Hounds is closing in DC. End of an era. Breaks my little hungover French toast eating happy hour heart.

12 Hours in the Smoke Across the country, wildfire fighters work for weeks at a time in poisonous smoke. The government says they are protected. We tested the air at one fire to find out why they are still dying.

Heartbreaking. Better solutions are out there: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Walter frigging Moseley out here banging out amazing episodes of The Lowdown that’s what