Timothy Longman 🏳️‍🌈

For those interested in Northern Ireland, BU is hosting a big conference on the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, with 20 activists from NI participating. Today through Thursday sites.bu.edu/gfa/

In conversation with BU students Victoria Bien-Aimé and Seynedhee Avenue, Nakate calls for just transition. Africa will supply many of the minerals needed for energy infrastructure but must not be exploited again as it has been in the fossil fuel industry.

Happy to celebrate the 70th anniversary of @BUAfricaStudies with keynote by Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate. She offers a powerful condemnation of the systems that make Africa suffer disproportionately from climate crisis.

It's like Ramaswamy is trying to prove CRT correct. He fits Derek Bell's 4th rule of racial standing so well as he seeks super standing status among whites (just replace "black" with "brown" in the text). huffpost.com/entry/vivek-ram…

Tell me again how the solution to gun violence is more guns? Our country is insane.

Amazed by the number of wind turbines in Kansas now. Coming from a Kansas oil town, it seems funny, but makes sense with all the wind.

Driving by the turn off for Hoisington @mkguliford. I waved at your neighbors.

Tell me again how global warming is a myth and we don’t need to need to worry.

Just heard Smerconish on CNN give airtime to Daniel Markovitz to talk about David Brooks’ article about the elite being responsible for Trumpism without a mention of racism or the Democratic social policies actually designed to raise people up. Enough!

I hope Governor Abbott doesn’t find out about the trans fish at the Children’s Aquarium in his state!

After a week traveling in cool weather on our vacation, when we crossed into Texas yesterday, the thermometer switched to 100. I know what they say about dry heat, but honestly, dry or wet, 107 is damn hot!!