Robert Becker

#OTD in 1979 the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant suffered a partial meltdown. A less well-known but even more disastrous radioactive accident occurred in the Navajo Nation later that year. #Distillations bit.ly/OnPoisonGround

Holy. Shit. Boulder, Colorado passed an assault weapons ban in 2018. The NRA sued the city and a judge struck down the ban 10 DAYS GO. The Boulder shooter bought the gun 6 DAYS before the shooting. These deaths were the direct result of the NRA’s intervention.

Jordan Marie Daniel (@_NativeInLA) is a 4th-generation indigenous runner, a human-rights activist, a nonprofit founder, and a force of nature. Read our in-depth profile: i-rn.fr/JordanMarieDan… Photo courtesy of Jordan Marie Daniel.

We lost Ahmaud Arbery to racist violence. He is not forgotten and his death serves as a reminder that our country has many miles to walk together before we can even approach equality. In memory today we run 2.23 miles. #AhmaudArbery Rest in Power 🖤

Exchange between @SenJohnKennedy and Attorney General Nominee Merrick Garland on Systemic Racism.

"The new dawn blooms as we free it, for there was always light if only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it." Thank you Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman

@welegi_ @indyfromspace The worst owl

these fake antiques roadshow captions are so funny to me [A THREAD]

Jon Batiste Talks #PixarSoul, Finding the Perfect Jazz Music For The Film & More bit.ly/37nA5eh

“There is bipartisan agreement that Krebs was successful. And the 50 states that believe they were successful, that is what the president is attacking today,” reports @NickSchifrin. to.pbs.org/3lI7tm7

Suicide figures are up. Could 2 followers please copy and re-post this tweet? We’re trying to demonstrate that someone is always listening. Call 1-800-273-8255 (USA hotline) Just two. Any two. Copy, not retweet

Editor-in-chief @nicole_carroll on pulling the livestream of President Donald Trump's remarks tonight.

The whole conversation about the GND “killing jobs” is a fossil fuel lobbyist talking point that neglects the fact that MILLIONS more jobs stand to be created by investing in building a national grid, installing millions of solar panels, wind turbines, new infrastructure, etc.

Kids were ripped from their parents’ arms, and now they can't find their parents. Those kids are alone. With nowhere to go. It’s criminal.

Courtney Dauwalter @courtdauwalter and Harvey Lewis @HarveyLewisRuns have begun the 53rd yard at the #BigDogUltra

Civil liberties are on the line in races up and down the ballot. Learn about the crucial Maricopa County Attorney's race and cast an informed vote by Nov. 3. buff.ly/30Qf61d

Amid the political noise, this story deserves a bit more attention: New analysis finds that Biden's free college plan would pay for itself in 10 years, due to an increase in earnings and tax revenues. The plan also helps correct racial inequities. cnbc.com/2020/10/13/rep…

GM. There are now 24 hours left to complete the 2020 census. Go to 2020Census.gov Or call 844-330-2020

Worth a watch before day 2 of SCOTUS hearings >>

Today is Wednesday. Your household has less than 48 hours to get counted in the #2020Census at My2020Census.gov before the Trump administration shuts it down after 11:59 p.m. Hawaii time on Oct. 15. npr.org/2020/10/13/921…

THIS, from Senator @CoryBooker: “Nothing about this today is normal. This is not normal. What is going on in America today, in the midst of a deadly pandemic and an ongoing election, having a rushed Supreme Court nomination hearing IS NOT NORMAL and we cannot normalize it.”