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Are We Willing to Evolve to Save Lives From Floods? Activist and poet Dr. Mustafa Ali says we're not in an age of natural disasters — we're in an age of unnatural ignorance.

“We are not in an age of natural disasters — we are in an age of unnatural ignorance.” - Dr. Mustafa Ali

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Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:

Fresh Citrus, from Farmers to Students. Feeding the next generation of leaders.

The Ojai Valley is full of citrus trees. At Farmhand Foundation, we help fill the gap between farmers and those who can benefit from this natural bounty— local school districts, food share programs, Native communities, and any others reaching out for fresh, healthy food.

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Dam removal deal could create longest free-flowing California river The Eel River could become the longest free-flowing river in California after a complex deal was reached over the retirement of two PG&E dams.

Local, state and tribal leaders have reached a deal to remove two dams on the Eel River, which would make it California's longest free-flowing river: www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... via @kurtisalexander.bsky.social

They can do that in their official capacity. We can be noisy about all things LGBTQ in our unofficial capacity. I have faith in New York, where graffiti became glorious and spray-can Michelangelos abound. If I were in the Village, I'd ask every home and business to put a Q and a T in the window.

Are you ready? 2.11.2025