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Bank On Our Future

bankonourfuture

Today @MarkJCarney launches the Net Zero Banking Alliance. But hang on, haven’t lots of banks already committed to net-zero? YesSo what’s different? Glad you asked...A THREAD!https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/21/leading-fina

An Earring of Hope

mimosaishere

The information overload on #COVID19 can feel immense. Here's a few strategies for cutting through the noise, as well as a few updates:https://twitter.com/skokielibrary/status/1246165817047363584 First, an op-ed by @cwarzel that analyzes

Uncle Bernbach

unclebernbach

The evolution of McDonald’s advertising (1960s-1980s). A thread. By the end of the 1950s, McDonald’s was a growing brand with more than 100 restaurants and it was primed to be

Andrew Jones

AJ_FI

So, looks like the Tianhe core module for the space station is going to launch early 2021 from Wenchang, after the Tianwen-1 Mars (July) and Chang'e-5 lunar sample return (Q4

Akin Oyebode

AO1379

Not sure if @nonso2 picked Ekiti as a random example, but this is exactly why we are promoting Ekiti Knowledge Zone as a Special Economic Zone for the digital economy.

Omer Tene

omertene

China’s National People’s Congress has tabled a second draft of its data protection law, PIPL. Open for public comment until May 28. See English translation here: https://digichina.stanford.edu/news/translation-personal-information-prot

Monica Venzke 🥁

monicavenzke

#WhyImVotingForJoe, a thread:•SCOTUS nominations•history of defeating the NRA (twice)•$15/hr minimum wage •universal childcare/ pre-K•tuition free college for in need families •student loan forgiveness •Medicare expansion• eliminate cash bail system

Ben See

ClimateBen

Sea level rise and subsidence will severely damage or destroy major cities from 2035 onwards.What kind of extreme, exponential sea level rise should we be ready for?+0.5m by the 2040s+1.75m

Daniel Sohege

stand_for_all

Thread: Any solution by @ukhomeoffice to tackle "criminal gangs", whether traffickers or smugglers, needs to recognise some key points. Gangs see asylum seekers as "commodities". Most of time they don't

The Other Chris

TotherChris

TD's is correct in the last line, however one item about the whole E-7 sole-source contention bugs me to the core: The assertion that the E-7 is the only AEW

Flor Avelino

FlorAvelino

Can you believe this week’s cover of Dutch news magazine Elsevier Weekblad?! (“Not a penny more to South Europe”). 3 Nordic blonds running around in their work uniforms, while dark

Khairul Azwan Harun

azwanbro

Thread1/7 I had a corporate stint in the medical devices industry before. With some encounters, I feel called to describe the predicaments faced by our healthcare system in relation to

lizz ehrenpreis

bestingbetty

Fun facts about California: CA has just about 39.5 million residents California is the most populous U.S. stateIf CA were its own country, it would be the fifth-largest economy in the

Naman Lahoty

namanlahoty

Mistakes you should avoid while building a startup:A very personal account from my own experiences of building 2 startups; plus an inside view of dozen others started by close friendsA

Stylstc Clmnst

Sime0nStylites

Time for a New Prime Minister1. Brexit would have been challenge enough but with the pandemic at the same time the government has had to deal with the most severe

Russ Jones

RussInCheshire

If Labour moves to the centre, we will be indistinguishable from Tories.I mean, there might be a few small differences, like how a centre-left Labour government lifted 600,000 children and