#Disasters

Lev Akabas

LevAkabas

This @MorningConsult interactive is a fun recap of 2020's often not-so-fun news. I'm taking the specific numbers with a grain of , but lots of interesting takeaways for me... THREAD

Kevin Poppe, CSCS

TheKevinPoppe

We have now gone to the looney bin as a field where everyone wants to chime in with insane comments like “Well, long-toss isn’t good, because its a different release

Dr. Joel C. Miller

joel_c_miller

Also, Sweden closed universities and high schools.Their rules are stricter than, for example, most of Australia right now:https://www.krisinformation.se/en/hazards-and-risks/disasters-and-incidents/2020/official-information-on-the-new-coron

𝗔𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗢’𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻

artimusfoul

Facebook's new Data Centre in Meath uses nearly 400 million litres of water per year. There are 20 more data centres in Ireland & another 30 more are planned. The

Indian Bronson 🍥

Indian_Bronson

China isn't an Imperial power. China's power comes from its internal scale. China isn't exploiting African countries; it's was true before any external Chinese investment that African countries were unable

Adele McClure (she/her)

AdeleMcClure_

Today on the @VASenate floor, @BillDeSteph used the personal responsibility myth to argue against the legalization & decriminalization of marijuana. As someone who grew up in poverty, it pains me

Jeff still hasn't paid Taliban to kill US troops

NewJeffCT

As you can see, Donny Trump is still blaming China for Covid-19. Donny’s argument was that he was DUMB enough to believe China when they said they had the virus

Kirbmarc

kirbmarc

Woke is often just a veneer for milquetoast neoliberalism/neoconservatism. Which is fine, to a certain extent, because it's not the boogeyman that the right believes it to be. But it's

Christopher Flavelle

cflav

One interesting point about Biden’s climate team: so far it lacks anybody with a strong background in adaptation policy, despite the rising toll of disasters. (1/x)https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/climate/biden-cabinet-mccarthy-granholm

Mika McKinnon

mikamckinnon

That feeling of doom when you’re under perpetually red-tinged darkened skies and the scent of smoke is inescapable is...It’s a lot even without months of pandemic & protest & breakdown

Faith Kearns

frkearns

For folks looking to write about fire in California, there are many kinds of expertise and story angles. I’ll thread some here and others should feel free to add others

Jennifer Cohn ✍🏻 📢

jennycohn1

Dear @SidneyPowell1: The conspicuous determination of you and other Trump surrogates to focus primarily on Dominion Voting while underplaying concerns with voting machine vendor ES&S is a tell. It tells

Rupert Pearse

rupert_pearse

Situation in London continuing to deteriorate as expected. Many doctors are worried that other parts of the UK will follow. A lot of misinformation around, so some fairly blunt observations

James Talarico

jamestalarico

Texas is experiencing a humanitarian crisis. People are burning furniture to heat their homes, melting snow to flush their toilets, risking carbon monoxide poisoning to protect their children.If Texas was

Let India Breathe

LetIndBreathe

THREAD:Resolutions from #JantaParliament on Environment yesterday.India’s environment has been rapidly deteriorating, and its environmental regulatory regime weakened in the name of ‘development’ and ‘ease of doing business’ Citiz

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

I've been talking to @polygon's @TashaRobinson about my books for nearly two decades. She was one of the reviewers to dig into Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, my

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