Mona Patterson
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Heart-wrenching @latimes reporting from the Navajo Nation, where many Indigenous families lack access to clean drinking water even as big-city houses and massive cattle farms suck the Colorado River dry. This graphic by @lamarr_lemee tells the story well. latimes.com/environment/st…

Comprehensive study finds hay grown to feed cows for beef and dairy consumes 46% of the Colorado River water diverted by humans. That is, uh, a lot: latimes.com/environment/st… via @ByIanJames


This is satellite image of California imagines what the state looked like during the Gold Rush (c. 1851). What stands out the most is the incredible size of Tulare Lake in Central CA, once the largest lake west of the Great Lakes, reaching up to 3.5 times the size of Lake Tahoe.











Jeffrey Dahmer victim’s mother, Shirley Hughes, suggests that Evan Peters’ #GoldenGlobes win is dangerous: "There's a lot of sick people around the world. People winning acting roles from playing killers keeps the obsession going and this makes sick people thrive on the fame."




