As the new IPCC report points out, the world's urban population is expected to increase by 2.5 billion people by 2050.
As a result, the proportion of people living in urban areas highly exposed to climate change impacts will also increase greatly trib.al/T00SGga
Last line of IPCC policy doc: "Scientific evidence is unequivocal: Climate change is a threat to human well-being & planetary health. Any further delay in global action will miss a brief & rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable & sustainable future for all."
Every iPhone will search itself for whatever Apple wants, or for whatever Apple is directed to want. They are inventing a world in which every product you purchase owes its highest loyalty to someone other than its owner.
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BREAKING NEWS: Black activists shut down traffic at Reagan National Airport in order to stop the Senate from flying home on recess until they end the filibuster and pass The For The People Act to protect voting rights and save our democracy. RT IF YOU SUPPORT THEIR BRAVE PROTEST!
Female journalists and activists say they had their private photos shared on social media by governments seeking to intimidate and silence them. nbcnews.com/tech/social-me…
BREAKING: "We've now purchased enough vaccine supply to vaccinate all Americans," President Biden says after announcing the purchase of 200M more coronavirus vaccines (100M Moderna, 100M Pfizer).
"We're now on track to have enough supply for 300M Americans by the end of July."
I moved to New York City 25 years ago. I came of age, fell in love, and became a father here. Seeing our City in so much pain breaks my heart.
Let’s fight for a future New York City that we can be proud of – together. Join us at YangforNY.com
Mainstream America: "We cannot handle another 4 years of this man. Is there any way we can ensure he doesn't get reelected?"
COVID-19: "hold my beer"
#TrumpHasCovid
Because, even at this late date, there are still things left to steal?
Because they don’t love their children enough to care about the world that they leave them?
Because after what they have done to others for years, they can’t afford to leave power without fear of successors?
Remember when Trump told the country hydroxychloroquine might be able to treat coronavirus?
Turns out Trump is invested in the company that makes it. He's using his position to boost his stocks, which is supposedly illegal.
rawstory.com/2020/04/follow…
I’m moving $1B of my Square equity (~28% of my wealth) to #startsmall LLC to fund global COVID-19 relief. After we disarm this pandemic, the focus will shift to girl’s health and education, and UBI. It will operate transparently, all flows tracked here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
Unless the world gets control of #coronavirus, it is likely that the Covid-19 #coronavirus may be a seasonal virus, @NIAIDNews head Anthony Fauci tells @margbrennan, emphasizing the importance of developing a vaccine quickly
One major difference between COVID-19 and the Flu:
We have a vaccine for the Flu.
People need to stop comparing the death count from COVID to that of the Flu. It obfuscates the severity of COVID.
#COVID19#CoronaLockdown#coronavirus
"Now one of the answers it seems to me, is a guaranteed annual income, a guaranteed minimum income for all people, and for all families of our country." –– Martin Luther King, Jr.
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