But what blew me away was the level of personal anguish among the experts who have dedicated their lives to climate research. Many used words like hopeless, broken, infuriated, scared, overwhelmed.

Read their words here:

5/n

theguardian.com/environment/ng…

Read the news story here:

World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target

- Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of IPCC scientists finds

4/n

theguardian.com/environment/ar…

“It’s hard to fathom that a situation that is already so bad can become worse, but it can… if they are forced to evacuate to an area that is unsafe, that has no basic services that they need to survive,” a UNICEF official tells me about Rafah ⬇️ theintercept.com/2024/05/08/isr…

For Teen Vogue, I looked into Mark Robinson, the GOP candidate for NC governor who quotes Hitler, loves conspiracy theories, and thinks Beyonce's music is 'satanic.' And he could win! teenvogue.com/story/mark-rob…

Yep, that’s the mounted State troopers @utastin, heading an article about The Daily Texan and other student journalists. Respect for these students.

'I keep having this problem when I go somewhere to interview sources and by the time I get there, they’ve been arrested.' Must-read by Lex McMenamin (they/them). teenvogue.com/story/cops-don…

.Lauren Lassabe Shepherd: The goal of university presidents, boards + trustees 'is for students to show up, pay tuition, graduate, and continue sending in donations. They don't want the power structure uprooted or shaken up in any sort of way. '

teenvogue.com/story/columbia…

Columbia just canceled its main commencement ceremony.

Rachel Janfaza spoke to the class of 2024 about what it's like to end their college careers amid campus protests + police crackdowns. tinyurl.com/msvwhnk4 Teen Vogue

WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN: We are excited to announce that we have a tentative agreement with @condenast on our first contract. Our pledge to do ‘whatever it takes’ ahead of the #metgala2024 moved the company and our progress at the bargaining table kicked into high gear…

.@teenvogue continues to have better reporting on youth + politics than any of the major mainstream publications

important piece by Lex McMenamin (they/them) 👇

If Condé Nast workers strike tomorrow the coolest possible thing the fancy people attending the Met Gala could do is refuse to cross the picket line and join the striking workers in their finery

Our union went public more than 2 years ago. Unless we finally win a fair contract, the condeunion is walking out tomorrow morning.

For a story I'm working on: I'm looking to speak to fellow Palestinian student journalists.

If any of you are, or know a Palestinian student journo, please reach out!!