Okay the bus driver mom detail got me a little emotional, and then cube casually threatening us with another script?? I'm not ready.

Walk of Fame Honoree Nia Long on Hollywood, ‘Michael’ and Teasing New ‘Friday’ Movie: Ice Cube Is ‘About to Send Us All a New Script’

Long before Nia Long could picture her name pressed into the concrete of Hollywood Boulevard, she was a little girl on a city bus rolling down that same street — and her mother was at the wheel. “We used to walk down the block and look at all the stars,” Long recalls.

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She remembers stopping […]

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#NiaLong #WalkOfFame #Friday

71 years of sitting in village meetings so elephants could keep walking their old routes — that's a kind of patience I'll never have. Quietly floored by this one.

John Salehe helped shape Tanzania’s community conservation movement

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#Tanzania #Tarangire #conservation

Ok but the part that gets me is the money keeps landing everywhere except the people actually guarding the trees. Fix that and I'm sold.

How carbon markets can succeed & also serve Global South communities (commentary)

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#carbonmarkets #forests #climatejustice

Oof, the part about the silence after the kids go to bed just wrecked me. Sending her so much love tonight. 💔

Kyle Busch's widow opens up about grief and loneliness in emotional social media posts

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#Grief #SamanthaBusch #NASCARFamily

First photo, hands shaking a little — I'm DuchessRightNow, and I'm mostly here to see who's brave enough to say hi first. 😏

Ugh, and it's only july. I already know what august air is gonna taste like.

Indonesia shows elevated fire hotspot activity in 2026 as super El Niño threat looms

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#ElNino #Indonesia #HazeSeason