David Taylor

Bronze plaque saying "A Letter to the Future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it. August 2019. 415ppm CO2"

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

Blue background with black and white photo of a protest sign reading "I stand with immigrants and refugees" and a blue tinted photo of two hands holding each other. White text reads "The president doesn't decide who has the right to be a U.S. citizen — the Constitution does."

The 14th Amendment doesn’t mince words — birthright citizenship is a constitutionally protected right.

We’re fighting at the Supreme Court against President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.

A government hearing room full with people in the audience. Elected official sit at the front at a dais. Large digital screens on the wall show 2 minutes and 48 seconds.

Starting now: DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto convenes a hearing of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety about public safety issues facing DC.

Photo of a banner featuring the logo for the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Photo credit: Shannon Finney / Institute of Museum and Library Services. Text below reads: "ALL PREVIOUSLY CANCELED FEDERAL LIBRARY GRANTS HAVE BEEN RESTORED: Following a court decision, the Institute of Museum and Library Services—the federal agency that provides funding for America’s libraries—announced it had reinstated all grants that it had previously terminated." Logos for I Love Libraries and the American Library Association.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the federal agency that provides funding for America's libraries, has announced it is reinstating all grants it had previously terminated, including those to libraries and library organizations across the U.S.

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Is it a hopeful film?
LP: I don’t know if “hope” is the word. All of my films have protagonists that are getting under the skin of power... That offers the idea that it’s possible that an individual can change how we understand the world. That’s a powerful message when people are feeling despair.

Listen: Nation’s Capital Cuts Traffic Deaths as Rates Rise Across US - KFF Health News National traffic deaths are higher than they were a decade ago, despite safety initiatives at the local, state, and federal levels. But recently that trajectory has changed in Washington, D.C., itself...

LISTEN: Traffic deaths have risen across America despite years of safety campaigns. But Washington, D.C., has seen a big improvement this year. What’s happening there that might save lives in other cities?

Chaseedaw weighs in on @wamu.org ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Federal judge: National Guard deployment in DC is ‘unlawful’ The 2,300 Guardsmen aren’t headed home just yet, though.

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration had “exceeded the bounds of [its] authority" in deploying the D.C. National Guard, and lacked the authority to call up out-of-state Guardsmen to patrol in D.C.

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YouTube video by International Spy Museum Accessibility and Cold War Intelligence

This International Day of Persons with Disabilities, recall the heroes often left out. My talk, Accessibility & Cold War Intelligence, on the Int'l Spy Museum's youtube channel:

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Beekeepers, Farmers and the Fight to Save a Century-Old Research Hub

Beekeepers, Farmers and the Fight to Save a Century-Old Research Hub in Beltsville

UPDATE: As of Dec. 1, @npr.org reports that funding for USDA's Beltsville research center has been restored.

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She was deported in violation of a court order that a federal judge signed on Friday that said she could not be removed from the United States while her case was pending.

“Am I Next?” is a public art campaign featuring images to confront attacks on civil liberties and the undermining of democratic norms that weaken civic life while raising the urgent question: If people are arrested without regard to constitutional rights, who is safe?

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When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not

The Light Eaters, by Zoë Schlanger!

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Ginseng the Divine Root: The History of the Plant that Captivated World Ginseng, The Divine Root is a book about plant medicine and a plant prized for centuries by emperors and healers. American ginseng was one of North America’s first big exports to Asia. The book tracks...

The season for ginseng in West Virginia ends Sunday 11/30. Did you hunt any 'sang this season?

If you want to find out what this is all about, get
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YouTube video by National Book Foundation National Book Foundation Presents 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award to George Saunders

Suitable for a holiday of thanks: George Saunders unpacks the gratitude for a life spent grappling with drafts and revision @nationalbook.bsky.social awards.

And what uncertainty means for autocratic regimes.
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'Salmon everywhere' one year after Klamath River dam removals A year after the tribal-led demolition of four dams, water temperatures are down, parasitic bacteria are down, and salmon are reaching "every nook and cranny" of their former range.

This is something to be thankful for.

National Guard members do not want to be used as political props. They want to be home with their families. The only person who wants them here is Trump.

Police killed three people in DC last week and now this. When will this administration stop escalating and putting people in harm's way?

Op-ed: Giving Thanks and Honoring Indigenous, Regenerative Farming Traditions Ahead of Thanksgiving, a Missouri turkey farmer reflects on his work with heritage birds and native ecosystems.

"This is the story I try to tell with my birds—that meaningful food production and native landscapes can co-exist through agroforestry,” writes farmer and writer Ben Brownlow in an op-ed.

This is their playbook: No warning, no transparency, no coordination. Their goal here isn’t safety, it’s to sow chaos, fear, and intimidation.

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Patricia Smith on How a Poet Ages Nobody—and I mean NOBODY—warned me about my pubic hair. It glistened for years, springy and sprite, an Ivory Soap-scented welcome mat for lucky episodic visitors. I never gave it much thought, cert…

Patricia Smith’s The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems has won the National Book Award for Poetry! Read more here: buff.ly/HKCSQQQ

Cover of a report titled 'An Analysis of DC Eviction Filings: June Through October 2025', published by Future of Land and Housing. The cover shows a modern cityscape with buildings and a clear blue sky.

A new brief from New America's Future of Land and Housing program provides a 9-year look at DC eviction trends and a deep dive into 2025 filings to help leaders craft data-driven solutions that keep residents housed.

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