It was already obvious that every climate crisis was an economic crisis. Going forward, Mia Mottley, the prime minister of Barbados, realized that every economic crisis would effectively be a climate crisis, too. https://t.co/hZzXFYug7s
“@miaamormottley is an embodiment of our conscience, reminding us all to treat our planet and therefore one another with love, dignity, and care,” writes Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@NOIweala) #TIME100 https://t.co/HuMRgPMnZr
9 years. Well, as the characters of my favorite TV series “The Wire” used to say: “You only do two days. That's the day you go in and the day you come out"
I even had a T-shirt with this slogan, but the prison authorities confiscated it, considering the print extremist.
Kremlin-backed millionaires “can rinse their dirty money clean by buying up the most expensive houses in London,” says @JonathanPieNews, a fictional newscaster created by the British comedian Tom Walker. “It’s how the U.K. makes money.”
https://t.co/8JBC3lueAv
If you're gonna listen to any speech about #Ukraine 🇺🇦, let it be this one.
The Kenya ambassador to the UNSC perfectly explains how people across Africa understand Ukraine, and what the Kremlin's acts of aggression mean in our post-colonial world.
Humans have a tendency to believe things that aren't true.
Especially upon repeated exposure.
It's called the "Illusory Truth Effect"
A thread on why it happens –– and how you can overcome it: 🧵
COVID Update: I’ve interviewed well over 100 experts now. With omicron, the graphs & opinions are many but the truths are muddled.
There are plenty of contradictions including 8 important ones. In that muddy world, 2022 will be shaped by differing circumstances & 3 attitudes. 1/
It’s the pursuit of perfection that’s the problem.
The perfect gift.
The perfect turkey.
The perfect tree.
The perfect Christmas.
It’s a lot to aspire to, especially considering so many people struggle just to have a Christmas, much less a perfect one.