-- "Wynn Bruce, 50, of Boulder, Colorado, a self-proclaimed Buddhist and climate activist who lit himself on fire on Earth Day died Saturday, a day after he set himself ablaze outside the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC. A Buddhist priest from Boulder said, 'This is a deeply fearless act of compassion to bring attention to climate crisis.'" --
MEANWHILE BACK IN THE HERE AND NOW -- "There was a 56% spike in deaths among Los Angeles County homeless people during the first year of the pandemic, which was mostly driven by drug overdoses, not COVID-19, according to county data." --
