— Rebecca Solnit on climate change and the movement to mitigate it, from “The Case for Hope, Continued.”
After the careful removal of two large dams, salmon are returning to Washington’s Elwha River. Read more.
There are about 100 strikers, 30 of whom are being force-fed.
Reports continue to emerge of detainees collapsing from hunger in solitary confinement, while others remain shackled to hospital beds.
And remember, 86 of the 166 prisoners in Gitmo — a significant portion of the strike — have already been absolved of any terrorism charges and cleared for release. Not surprisingly, they make up a significant portion of the strike:
The hunger strike is being carried out not only by “suspects” being held at the facility, but many detainees who have long since been cleared for release, and who the administration simply never seems to get around to releasing. After years of waiting, many see death as the only way out, and the force-feedings as just one more arbitrary punishment.
— Alice Walker on American Indian Movement activist Dennis Banks.
Federal officials met with South Dakota’s nine Sioux tribes on Wednesday for a historic summit in Rapid City. A year in the making, it was an effort to address long standing concerns over the high number of Native American children the state places in white foster homes. State officials, however, didn’t show up for the meeting.
(Source: lakotapeopleslawproject)
But soon it will be. Marc Ambinder writes:
There really isn’t anything wrong with the car itself. In some ways, it’s perfect. Incredibly roomy. Styled but not stylized. Powerful. Quiet. Hugs the road. Very safe. The dashboard is like a modern glass airline cockpit. The interior is… well, you get the picture. And the Tesla is flying out of the 40 or so showrooms across America. (There are no real dealerships per se.)
So: charging the thing. That’s the big question I had, and I wasn’t satisfied.
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Scientists’ Birthdays
▶ May 13, 1857 - English pathologist, Ronald Ross
▶ May 14, 1686 - Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
▶ May 14, 1946 - Surgeon & inventor, Robert Jarvik
▶ May 15, 1859 - French Physicist, Pierre Curie
▶ May 16, 1950 - German Physicist, Johannes Bednorz
▶ May 17, 1940 - American Scientist, Alan Kay
▶ May 18, 1901 - Biochemist, Vincent du Vigneaud
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For news about this week’s summit on Native foster care (for instance, how South Dakota state officials can’t be bothered to attend), check out Lakota People’s Law Project on Tumblr and Facebook.
— Alice Walker, on seeing (and eventually meeting) Dennis Banks, a founder of the American Indian Movement. Read more.
