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Dr Anton Howes

antonhowes

When you think of environmentalist royals, you probably think of Prince Charles.But he really gets it all from his father, Prince Philip, who was at the forefront of the very

Amy Shira Teitel

AmyShiraTeitel

Who should run NASA: a scientist or a bureaucrat? I don't have the answer, but I will share a little vignette from history (because I'm an historian) that I think

Jeremy R. Hammond

jeremyrhammond

The total number of hospitalizations in 2020 "with" (not necessarily FOR) #COVID19 is within the range of annual hospitalizations FOR #influenza estimated by the CDC. (Thread continues...)h/t Marjorie, a member

Jake Tapper

jaketapper

1/Folks are noting “there’s always a tweet” re the below but backstory is illustrative. On Feb 22, 2013, the WaPo published a @realBobWoodward oped about the “$85 billion in ugly and

Mitzi Jonelle Tan 🌏 #FightClimateInjustice

mitzijonelle

The Philippines is the 2nd most climate vulnerable country in the world, yet instead of choosing to protect biodiversity and nature that protect us, we continue to destroy it with

Alan Neff

AlanNeff

1/NA thread on utility regulation...As the Texas energy crisis continues to unfold, I recall my time as a utilities lawyer for Chicago, when I spent years litigating against the state's

Guilaine Kinouani

KGuilaine

On the pigeonhole argument when it comes to writing & thinking about race/racism. We’re told...oh, you will be pigeonholed, careful you may want to write about other things in the

Kass Minor [she/her/hers]

MsKass1

Gather round ya’ll, It’s time for class!This one is called "Stop Repeating History: Finding Solutions for Fall 2020 #Pandemic Schooling that are Rooted in Partnership and Humanity" (Note: It is

Quincy Larson

ossia

If it weren't for the USPS, @freeCodeCamp would never have existed.It costs a lot of money to run a nonprofit. Servers. Legal. Payroll.How did a teacher living in a one-bedroom

Josie Huang

josie_huang

Been gutted by the GoFundMe pages popping up across the country in recent weeks, and struck by the throughline: Covid is orphaning the children of immigrants. In KTown, this Cal

Richard White

CheekyAmriki

NYT Mag is asking for experiences with extremism from military and veterans. I keep thinking about the time on a security contract in Afghanistan when most of our white contractors

Lyman Stone 石來民

lymanstoneky

This got me thinking. I instinctually was like, "This is definitely wrong..." and went to check it. And indeed, it's wrong. Graphs below!https://twitter.com/jmhorp/status/1348702526317727752 So we have to start by asking,

Students for Carbon Dividends

S4CD_Official

BIG NEWS! We are excited to announce the “Student Government Leaders’ Statement on Carbon Dividends--the largest statement of student government presidents in US history!1/ The bipartisan statement features 350+ Student

Katy Shanahan

KatyAShanahan

In time for @ColumbusCouncil’s hearing tonight for finalists’ testimony for the redistricting comm’n, a thread on why our at-large Council system dilutes BIPOC communities’ political power & why these new

Ezra Klein

ezraklein

First episode of my new podcast is up! It's with @Vivek_Murthy, co-chair of Biden’s coronavirus task force, and you can listen to in full here. But I want to pull

J Robeson 😀

robesontweeting

Five years ago today, Islamic State beheaded the Syrian archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad in Palmyra. The jhadis had conquered the city a few weeks before and were setting about their own

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