This is pretty awesome, if also somewhat dismaying. "“The butts cause [genetic] damage to finches by interfering with cell division, which we assessed by looking at their red blood cells,” he says. “I think the anti-parasite effects the cigarette butts provide must outweigh any negative problems they cause. Alternatively, the genotoxic effects take longer to manifest, and the adult birds aren’t aware of any problem.”"
This is deeply tragic.
“There are a lot of organizations fighting eloquently for racial justice and immigrant rights,” Mr. Glasser said. “But there’s only one A.C.L.U. that is a content-neutral defender of free speech. I fear we’re in danger of losing that.”
What an extraordinary woman and conversation. Everyone needs to watch this all the way through, including her experience at Columbia. Our collective complacency in the west around basic enlightenment principles is appalling.
