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Flipboard Art & Photo Desk<p>6,000 homes were destroyed in Altadena, L.A. County, by the recent wildfires. In many cases, all that remains standing is the chimney and fireplace — often covered in tiles designed by artist Ernest Batchelder. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Dwell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Dwell</span></a></span> writes about a grassroots movement to salvage some of those tiles — and the history of the storied neighborhood. "Whether you’re grieving a person or, in this case, a house filled with memories, it helps to have something that you can physically hang on to," says Brenda Davidge. "Having the tile helps us with moving forward because while we know the house and everything that was in it is gone, the tiles are a physical reminder that the fire didn’t take everything, that these things have lasted a hundred-plus years and made it through that crazy fire so they can keep going beyond that too."</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/TSNEcY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/TSNEcY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Architecture</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildfires</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Lifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Home</span></a></p>
David August<p>Hollywood union and guild members in the Los Angeles area: get stuff you need in Burbank this week at IATSE 80. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionStrong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IASTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IASTE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SAGAFTRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SAGAFTRA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IBEW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBEW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LiUNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiUNA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LAfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAfires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/relief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>relief</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/housewares" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housewares</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HouseholdItems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HouseholdItems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LosAngelesFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngelesFires</span></a></p>
Kate Unger<p>Altadena fire—new free farmers market launching today. Spread the word locally. </p><p><a href="https://pasadenanow.com/main/free-community-farmers-market-launches-today-for-altadena-fire-victims" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pasadenanow.com/main/free-comm</span><span class="invisible">unity-farmers-market-launches-today-for-altadena-fire-victims</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/EatonFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatonFire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/Altadena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Altadena</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/Pasadena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pasadena</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/Dena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dena</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a></p>
Susi Arnott<p>Resilience and determination to continue <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/businessasusual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>businessasusual</span></a> and forget those nasty fires <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ClimateandNatureCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateandNatureCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/02/oscars-anora-picture-actress-mikey-madison-sean-baker?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/</span><span class="invisible">02/oscars-anora-picture-actress-mikey-madison-sean-baker?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>Remember to at least wait until after the Feb. 28 boycott if you can.</p><p>Tunic And Octodad Headline Huge LA Fire-Relief Bundle </p><p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tunic-and-octodad-headline-huge-la-fire-relief-bundle/1100-6529784/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gamespot.com/articles/tunic-an</span><span class="invisible">d-octodad-headline-huge-la-fire-relief-bundle/1100-6529784/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tunic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tunic</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Octodad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Octodad</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/LA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LA</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Deals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deals</span></a></p>
Voting is Your POWER<p>DOGE just gutted the NOAA. That should terrify all of us. 🌪️ ⛈️<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/politicsnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicsnews</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/noaa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noaa</span></a><br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/extremeweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremeweather</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/lafires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lafires</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricane</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/northcarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northcarolina</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fires</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/extremeheat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremeheat</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nationalweatherservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalweatherservice</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/weatherforecast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weatherforecast</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fisheries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fisheries</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/JwRaCAAYklI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/JwRaCAAYklI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
GailWaldby@bsky.social<p>DOGE just gutted the NOAA. It’ll make us all much, much less safe.<br><a href="https://youtu.be/JwRaCAAYklI?si=hen4cDvm-KSImI9w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/JwRaCAAYklI?si=hen4cD</span><span class="invisible">vm-KSImI9w</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/extremeweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremeweather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lafires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lafires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricane</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/northcarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northcarolina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/extremeheat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremeheat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nationalweatherservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalweatherservice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weatherforecast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weatherforecast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fisheries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fisheries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a></p>
Peter West Carey<p>Altadena, 7 Weeks Later</p><p>It's been seven weeks since the wildfires in Altadena destroyed over 10,000 structures. </p><p>Unless you live there or close to LA, I doubt you think about it much. </p><p>Not so for the people who used to live there (or who still have a home but can</p><p><a href="https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/altadena-7-weeks-later/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecareyadventures.com/blog/al</span><span class="invisible">tadena-7-weeks-later/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AerialPhoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AerialPhoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NorthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhotoOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoOfTheDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Altadena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Altadena</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurnedDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurnedDown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pasadena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pasadena</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhotoOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoOfTheDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfire</span></a></p>
Bentley<p>"We can't just talk about the benefits of the <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/EnergyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransition</span></a>, which are great. We also have to mention things like the <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a>, that, according to the L.A. Times, carry a 250 BILLION DOLLAR price tag along with it. We have to wrap our minds around all of these big numbers and these big things."</p><p>PODCAST <a href="https://www.podcastics.com/episode/347812/link/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">podcastics.com/episode/347812/</span><span class="invisible">link/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/TzeporahBerman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TzeporahBerman</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/EnergyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransition</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/FossilFuelNonProliferation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuelNonProliferation</span></a></p>
inquiline<p>Neat: OIL BEACH is listed here as one of "the best books that explain why wildfires will continue to burn California" 🛢️🏖️🔥<br><a href="https://shepherd.com/best-books/why-wildfires-will-continue-to-burn-california" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shepherd.com/best-books/why-wi</span><span class="invisible">ldfires-will-continue-to-burn-california</span></a></p><p><a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/OilBeach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilBeach</span></a> <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a> <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a></p>
Fictionable<p>'… Never seen the mountain<br>so brown, laid bare and yellow, a soft<br>bellied cat…'</p><p>Jessica Abughattas responds to last month's <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a> with the <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> Beautiful Altadena:</p><p><a href="https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/jessica-abughattass-beautiful-altadena" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lareviewofbooks.org/article/je</span><span class="invisible">ssica-abughattass-beautiful-altadena</span></a></p><p><a href="https://lor.sh/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
Tracy Rosenberg<p>"Following almost every major fire in the past 20 years, after removing ash, rubble and up to 6in of soil, agencies have sought sampling to ensure the next layer of soil is safe. This time, the army corps of engineers says the process hasn’t been authorized, and that simply removing 6in of topsoil is adequate" <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/18/la-fire-cleanup-beach-will-rogers-epa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/18/la-fire-cleanup-beach-will-rogers-epa</span></a></p>
The Conversation U.S.<p>The 2025 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LAfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAfires</span></a> destroyed 16,000 structures, displacing thousands. A professor who studies managing risk in the face of climate change shares solutions for protecting low- and moderate-income residents. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/housingcosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housingcosts</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resilience</span></a> <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-california-can-rebuild-safer-more-resilient-cities-after-wildfires-without-pricing-out-workers-247680" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/how-califo</span><span class="invisible">rnia-can-rebuild-safer-more-resilient-cities-after-wildfires-without-pricing-out-workers-247680</span></a></p>
Flipboard Culture Desk<p>In the summer of 1956, 15-year-old Kathy Kohner Zuckerman learned to surf, and she recorded her experiences of riding waves and the people she met in a diary. Everyone had a nickname — Tubesteak, Lord Blears, Thrifty Phil — and Kathy wanted one too. Soon, she became Gidget, a portmanteau of "girl" and "midget." Her story went on to become a series of novels, a movie starring Sandra Dee, an ABC series starring Sally Field, a stage musical co-written by Francis Ford Coppola, and more. And, Defector's David Davis argues, it also was an inflection point in surf culture, turning it from "a sleepy pastime to a billion-dollar mainstream commodity." Kohner Zuckerman dipped out of the limelight in the 1960s before re-embracing it over the past couple of decades. Davis spoke to her about her early experiences, her unique place in American culture, her life as Gidget and beyond, and what she saved from the LA fires that razed her home of 60 years.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/lJhmOm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/lJhmOm</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Gidget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gidget</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/PopCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PopCulture</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USCulture</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/KathyKohnerZuckerman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KathyKohnerZuckerman</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Television</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Surf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surf</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Surfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surfing</span></a></p>
The Conversation U.S.<p>Without <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FEMA</span></a>, smaller and less wealthy states would likely struggle to respond effectively to disasters. A <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> professor looks at why getting rid of FEMA would be a bad idea <a href="https://theconversation.com/if-fema-didnt-exist-could-states-handle-the-disaster-response-alone-248758" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/if-fema-di</span><span class="invisible">dnt-exist-could-states-handle-the-disaster-response-alone-248758</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a></p>
The Conversation U.S.<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LAfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAfires</span></a> help students to think about the connections between <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STEM</span></a> and society <a href="https://buff.ly/3WR6eFK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3WR6eFK</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
The Conversation U.S.<p>After wildfires, LA schools can learn from other districts' experiences in helping students: Flexible schedules, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> support, and community involvement aid long-term recovery. An education professor explains: <a href="https://theconversation.com/what-los-angeles-area-schools-can-learn-from-other-districts-devastated-by-natural-disasters-247777" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/what-los-a</span><span class="invisible">ngeles-area-schools-can-learn-from-other-districts-devastated-by-natural-disasters-247777</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/learningloss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learningloss</span></a></p>
The Xylom<p>NEW: For IJNet, our Engagement Editor Aorui Pi looks into how a withering information ecosystem, AI-generated photos, and manipulated videos contributed to misinformation about the Los Angeles Wildfires spreading rampantly across Chinese-language media.</p><p><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/how-unverified-claims-about-the-la-wildfires-spread-across-chinese-language-media" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thexylom.com/post/how-unverifi</span><span class="invisible">ed-claims-about-the-la-wildfires-spread-across-chinese-language-media</span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/losangeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>losangeles</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/lafires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lafires</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/analysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>analysis</span></a></p>
anlomedad<p>Good interview with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@gianluca_grimalda" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gianluca_grimalda</span></a></span> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYE-s5Oh85A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=rYE-s5Oh85</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a> Nick Breeze is my favourite climate journalist because he never dumbs things down and rarely follows the mainstream climate [journalists'] talking points that, in my view, just keep the debate at kindergarden level instead of progressing it to where the debate needs to go.</p><p>Gian's idea is nice: go on strike in academia to <br>* make use of the population's trust in scientists <br>* in order to make it into the news cycle <br>* with a message regarding <br>* which actions must be taken to bring consumption down to the civilisation-saving level.</p><p>Gets me thinking how to make the most of that single news cycle each scientist strike would dominate:<br>* plan for a loose chain of several general strikes. Each one repeats the messageS from the previous strikeS, and adds a new point with explanations and examples.<br>* the first if the "strike lectures" should start with </p><p> "sustainable furnished and heated/cooled living space per person". Let's follow the figures from here which are based on cited research within <a href="https://www.boell.de/en/2020/12/09/societal-transformation-scenario-staying-below-15degc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">boell.de/en/2020/12/09/societa</span><span class="invisible">l-transformation-scenario-staying-below-15degc</span></a> with 35m2 per person and 15m2 per additional person.<br>Why should lectures begin with it? Because the rebuilding process after a wildfire, hurricane heavy rain disaster has to be informed by these sustainability strategies. And all scientists who're asked by journalists for a reaction to such a disaster must start including this particular information to educate the population about how far beyond the planet's carrying capacity each of them is living - which is directly driving the dynamics in the present disaster.</p><p>When emotions are high the brain forms memories. When are emotions the highest? Directly in/after a disaster. Which memories are really worth forming? Memories on how we got here and how to stop making it worse: heeding guidelines for sustainable lifestyles.</p><p>Just imagine this one bit of information getting stressed by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@weatherwest" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>weatherwest</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@MichaelEMann" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MichaelEMann</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@rahmstorf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rahmstorf</span></a></span> after the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a> . All media attention in the industrialised nations was on them. <br>Had only one of these three men had the bravery to explain the reasoning behind 35+15m2 , the fact that rich, "famous" people got hit in this disaster could really have had a positive impact on progressing the public debate to where it should have been since Greta entered the world stage 2019: <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/EatTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatTheRich</span></a> , including yourself 😁</p>
Jason Beets<p>Here is where you can donate to help support those impacted by the California Wildfires. </p><p><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/vsaarelief" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">secure.actblue.com/donate/vsaa</span><span class="invisible">relief</span></a></p><p>6/x </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Relief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Relief</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Charity</span></a></p>