Spiders Use Earth’s Electric Field to Fly Hundreds of Miles – The Atlantic https://t.co/Doy3LLVc9t

— Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 5, 2018

I just published “Survival of the Richest” https://t.co/T4BwQyZn6p

— douglas rushkoff (@rushkoff) July 5, 2018

Dear Los Angeles: LeBron James is an avid cyclist. Please don’t run him over https://t.co/eFnlCXSFSV

— Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 2, 2018

We need a new kind of HGTV https://t.co/D113QxPmzo via @Curbed

— Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 2, 2018

I’m getting better at making and throwing #boomerangs. This thing was made out of light weight, cheap, underlayment plywood from home depot. Got the plans from this ridiculously large and entertaining database https://t.co/9gtj8155J2. Fun to browse just to see silly shapes. pic.twitter.com/XxFfqWwvpu

— federico tobon (@wolfCatWorkshop) July 6, 2018

Meanwhile, in the beautiful world of medieval manuscripts
[BnF, Latin 8878, 11th c.] pic.twitter.com/Z46UY1ReZR

— Damien Kempf (@DamienKempf) July 7, 2018

CAPTION CONTEST (Part 2) Which caption from the list below best fits the photo?
1. Come hang with the cool cats
2. A family that preys together stays together
3. L.A. Pride
4. Southern California’s Wild Nightlife
5. Fun for the whole family pic.twitter.com/WtMaJdVrwx

— Angeles_NF (@Angeles_NF) June 24, 2018

“The wild azaleas of Gregory Bald, NC.” A post by Jared Barnes @meristemgrows highlighting the nature-culture hybrid that resulted in this extraordinary landscape. Love this blog! https://t.co/dKSZzeGotR pic.twitter.com/Zwnckv1MiN

— Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) June 27, 2018

Make your own Neutra chair: https://t.co/8rG83QTMoM

— Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 26, 2018

Would you buy a $28 bottle of “unfiltered Hot Dog Water”? Some people in Canada did https://t.co/8V3U9Obl3b

— Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 23, 2018

It was later than I thought when I first believed you.
Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools. https://t.co/VaWRtik3Vw

— Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) June 26, 2018

Next time, let’s do this demonstration in two cars. Stop the cars in the middle of the street and just sit there. Or walk away. Toss the keys in the trash Do this in a dozen spots in Golden’s district simultaneously. Break their system. It’s so easy. https://t.co/d15n4O2Csi

— Aaron Naparstek (@Naparstek) June 30, 2018

Are you listening @SilverLakeNC and @davideryu? Sadly you’d rather rail against the Rowena road diet and block any and all measures that might slow traffic traveling at deadly speeds.#RoadDietsWork#SpeedKills#SafetyOverSpeed#SignsDoNothing https://t.co/qSZ8daUF8L

— KeepRowenaSafe (@KeepRowenaSafe) June 28, 2018

The NSA’s hidden spy hubs in eight U.S. cities https://t.co/lrFVsio9Kz by @rj_gallagher @moltke

— Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 26, 2018

In addition to the Root Simple Podcast, I also record and edit the St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral Podcast. Mostly sermons but the newest episode is an interview with one of the Deans on the Gospel of Mark. Subscribe here: https://t.co/CVSG1Bpt4k @stjohnsla pic.twitter.com/us176HHbbt

— Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 30, 2018

Cat in a fancy dress
[BnF, Latin 1178, 15thc.] pic.twitter.com/Nz3TiTTTMe

— Damien Kempf (@DamienKempf) June 26, 2018

The fabulous, but rather seriously hazardous Giant Hogweed has now been found in Virginia. If there were a plant to lure me into a toxic trap, this gorgeous umbellifer would be it. https://t.co/cWTXa0n8Ya

— Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) June 22, 2018

If my essay about fascist engineers could stop garnering on-the-nose examples that'd be great. https://t.co/fxZjdeUnfc pic.twitter.com/Q788LyQdIS

— david a banks (@DA_Banks) June 21, 2018

New Video: Is your car battery dead? how to test it. #DIY https://t.co/4xPWpAkAP8

— Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) June 20, 2018

What would you take, if you had to flee?

Tom Kiefer photographed what he found in the trash while working as a janitor and groundskeeper at a Border Patrol facility in Arizona.

#WompWomp #KeepFamliesTogether pic.twitter.com/YFZtJjuc5S

— Frank Valdez (@PanchoPerdit) June 20, 2018

Glasgow Art School 'will be saved' after devastating fire – BBC News https://t.co/hoNyVhQvdl

— Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 20, 2018

How to protect your flock from #NewcastleDisease https://t.co/2o0Ky1QMea pic.twitter.com/UAFcMXeYdM

— UCCE Sonoma County (@UCCESonoma) June 18, 2018

Finding a reliable source of organic feed is tough, and it often involves shipping it in by the ton from far away, which makes it expensive—and not to mention carbon-intensive. https://t.co/XyyLFLQDcC

— Modern Farmer (@ModFarm) June 18, 2018

Crochet hyperbolics at heart of my "Crochet Coral Reef" project, a worldwide handicraft response to devastation of living reefs by climate change. https://t.co/vpPnrcyKbo https://t.co/pEeTXhnqJH

— Margaret Wertheim (@margaretwerth) June 18, 2018

Paying lip service to street safety is one thing, but if @SilverLakeNC truly supported #SafeStreets it would vocally support the life saving Rowena road diet & would fully support the traffic calming measures @LADOTofficial recommmended for Angus 2 1/2 years ago.#RoadDietsWork pic.twitter.com/MhW8Hmu1Sb

— KeepRowenaSafe (@KeepRowenaSafe) June 7, 2018

#NationalKissingDay pic.twitter.com/ffXKh17uOp

— Damien Kempf (@DamienKempf) June 22, 2018

#longlivetheswarm https://t.co/ecdgLZTF9S pic.twitter.com/Kzj5577b0u

— Natural BK Trust (@NaturalBeeTrust) June 15, 2018

I’m watching hundreds of fireflies in my small yard filled with plants, no chemicals used. Over my next door neighbor’s fence, not a single firefly. They spray weekly for mosquitoes. Here’s how to help fireflies https://t.co/j3Vfurc11Z

— Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) June 13, 2018

“The promise of the car is a myth, and we cannot stay stuck between two worlds. It’s time to reclaim our freedom … in our everyday lives by embracing the walkable, cycling city. To do so, we need to embrace a fundamental redesign of our streets.” https://t.co/wyr3iPIAGS

— Martyn Schmoll (@martynschmoll) June 15, 2018

Tfw a publication you trust on topics you don’t know well publishes a deeply ignorant piece about a topic you know well. It devastates my ability to trust. (If it’s satire, it needed clearer markers) @JeffreyGoldberg @JamesFallows @dccdudley (1/) https://t.co/UDZNk8IrXy

— Jarrett Walker (@humantransit) June 10, 2018

More mammals are becoming nocturnal so they can avoid humans https://t.co/AnXS5tgKlY

— Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 14, 2018

Worth reading: An Indian state banned pesticides. Tourism and wildlife flourished. Will others follow? https://t.co/MUYzsJkYbL

— Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) June 11, 2018

New study shows toddlers consume on average more than 7 teaspoons of sugar per day; 60% of children begin consuming added sugar before their first birthday. https://t.co/nPB2XajLto via @EurekAlert

— Danielle Lee (@DaniLeeMPHRD) June 11, 2018

Crazy. This is supposed to take two years or more and be approved by an unelected group of car owners first. https://t.co/afW2x8DNlg

— Doug Gordon (@BrooklynSpoke) June 13, 2018

Extremely disappointed to see this victim-blaming bullshit in Longreads. AV deaths are not an “unfortunate milestone.” They are avoidable, they are preventable, they are not inevitable. https://t.co/vxw4HwbP6d

— Alissa Walker (@awalkerinLA) June 13, 2018

Reduce food waste to combat world hunger & slow global #climatechange. @UCANR teaches the compost solution. https://t.co/k1S3tUTgmw pic.twitter.com/keYBmIGzUB

— Jeannette Warnert (@jwarnert) June 13, 2018

Love is always at the service of others. Because love is seen in actions, not words.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 15, 2018

When you can’t sleep
[Louis Wain, c. 1890] pic.twitter.com/AXWxkdCzCW

— Damien Kempf (@DamienKempf) June 13, 2018

Beetle party on this wild Rosa species. Mating and getting covered in pollen in the process! Plant-insect interactions are so cool.#beetles #rosa #iamabotanist #mating #NaturePhotography #naturelovers pic.twitter.com/qyCoOB9MNw

— Dr. Cassandra Quave (@QuaveEthnobot) June 7, 2018

As Lyme goes global, a new book sees it as ‘first epidemic of climate change’. I check myself at least twice a day, as well as spraying my ankles w/insecticide before going out. https://t.co/6TYSXuHmOj

— Grass Creek Farm (@GreenRoofGrower) June 9, 2018

Fire prevention … goat browsing #goatsquad #citygoats #urbanagriculture @ucanr @ucdavisvetmed @UCUrbanAg pic.twitter.com/98Noy6XipG

— Alda Pires (@piresalda1) June 9, 2018

First time I’ve seen a canoe being towed on the downtown #yeg bike grid. #yegbike pic.twitter.com/QcemoJhr2M

— Damian Rogers (@abcrimlaw) June 7, 2018

Vacant land and urban agriculture are rejuvenating wild bee populations. Bees love cities. What can cities do to love them back? https://t.co/A7mrxmd5tn pic.twitter.com/bJ7EleD3ef

— Timber Press (@timberpress) June 9, 2018

On building your dream (floating) home-studio, the Dutch way: https://t.co/vBozflpUr1

— Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 9, 2018

Returning a Town’s Perennial Border to Lawn? | Garden Rant https://t.co/qIk3vCBIxK

— Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 9, 2018

Now, we consider Burbank’s ‘Santa Rosa’ plum an heirloom fruit…112 years later! https://t.co/a1zkd9w0zR

— Fruit Cornucopia (@ValenzuelaJohn) June 8, 2018

Cilantro is one of our favorite crops to succession sow. Start a row in your garden every couple of weeks so you have a constant supply. Plant some this weekend! pic.twitter.com/MbbEacOH2k

— The Works Seattle (@theworksseattle) June 8, 2018

LAPD Announces Arrests in Hit-and-Runs that Killed Frederick Frazier and Injured Quatrell Stallings https://t.co/oZBTRwQQen via @StreetsblogLA

— sahra (@sahrasulaiman) June 8, 2018

This commitment does not mention
Walking‍♀️
Bike lanes
Denser housing
Building near transit
Trees https://t.co/wRgHFi3t15

— Alissa Walker (@awalkerinLA) June 8, 2018

If you don’t have time to read the full 70-page UCLA study, then watch this short video on why transit ridership has declined and what can be done about it https://t.co/09uPpcyDCK

— StreetsblogLA (@StreetsblogLA) June 7, 2018

Beautiful gardens in the back of Japanese mini pickup trucks https://t.co/Euw432jyF4

— Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 7, 2018

At the peak of its technological advancement, human civilization became enthralled with a form of machinery known as the “car.” In order to make space for these deadly, highly inefficient machines, large portions of human cities were replaced with uninhabitable concrete barrens. pic.twitter.com/t178MD8GN0

— Nick (@WallaNWalla) June 5, 2018

In essence, if Uber/Lyft trips are replacing either transit or single-passenger auto trips, they’re increasing total vehicle miles travelled. A good explanation for why many cities are seeing increasing traffic without much increased population. https://t.co/srPsR3kroO

— Yonah Freemark (@yfreemark) June 6, 2018

The Dutch are famous for re-orienting their larger cities around bicycle transportation since the 1970s. What’s less known is that some of their newer suburbs have never been auto-oriented.

Instead, they were built with bicycling in mind from day one.https://t.co/q9RBaD0CgM pic.twitter.com/hR7ZuKbEKt

— Modacity (@modacitylife) June 6, 2018

When you live in a city that’s congested with traffic and plagued with pedestrian and cyclist deaths, where a second of driver inconvenience outweighs the collective good of a loaded streetcar, it’s hard to argue for the value of a single person in a car. https://t.co/PcElCHYRP9

— jennifer keesmaat (@jen_keesmaat) June 3, 2018

One year ago today

LA’s progress to become a safe place for vulnerable road users has been stalled and the tech moguls who catalyzed the pushback are invisible now that their financial interests have been protected

I wonder if Chirs & @peterpham realize what they put in motion https://t.co/Hr1XOP2IzJ

— Peter Flax (@Pflax1) June 2, 2018

NYDOT put their foot down about the queens blvd bike lane. Why can’t @MayorOfLA do the same for all the cancelled or reversed road diets in LA?https://t.co/ypSzlu7iaq

— Andrew Winkler (@realAWinkler) June 2, 2018

How Bad for the Planet Are Your Building Materials? https://t.co/HABvugg7kk pic.twitter.com/9aF4DkrRri

— Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) June 5, 2018

Delicious crunchy spicy tender pods of Burmese… https://t.co/oX6lQXVyNd

— Sandor Katz (@sandorkraut) June 3, 2018

Amazing visit to a place called Chysauster Ancient Village in Cornwall today, “a Romano-British village of courtyard houses,” nearly 2,000 years old. https://t.co/z6SsYbk5Ly pic.twitter.com/FwpgvaMzHB

— Geoff Manaugh (@bldgblog) June 3, 2018

My wife Sharon’s first op-ed, on food waste. She’s @naturegrrrrl

Food was our 2nd largest source of GHG emissions. So we became vegetarian, and started growing food, composting, and eating from the waste stream as much as we can. https://t.co/pRtNoomUCj

— Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) June 3, 2018