New! CDC just released #MaternalMortality Review Committee data that can be used to prioritize interventions to prevent pregnancy-related deaths among disproportionately affected groups: https://t.co/1UNgl1A39y
In 2015 Koko delivered a message to the UN Climate Conference.
“I am gorilla, I am flowers, animals. I am nature. Man Koko love. Earth Koko love. But man stupid, Stupid! Koko sorry. Koko cry. Time hurry! Fix Earth! Help Earth! Protect Earth, Nature see you.”
#ActOnClimate
The leaders of the Democratic Party talk a lot about Republican “dark money.” I’m not hearing much, however, about the dark money from billionaires trying to crush the candidacies of three progressive women of color. We must BAN all super PAC money in Democratic primaries.
The Buffalo shooter wasn’t mentally ill—he apologized to the white shopper for pointing his gun at him.
The shooter possessed sympathy, but only for those with white skin.
White supremacy isn’t mental illness.
The two climate impacts that terrify me most are extreme humid heat and global food scarcity. I've been feeling this and saying it for years, but it's intensifying faster than I expected.
The attack by Israeli forces against mourners at the funeral of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is an outrage. The United States must condemn this, and demand an independent investigation into her killing.
I'll be on the floor of U.S. Senate TONIGHT at 8pm ET to talk about why we must end the filibuster and protect the constitutional right to have an abortion.
8 May 2022 SIBERIA FIRES RAGING - AGAIN- ALREADY With global warming, wild fires are increasing in the Boreal forest, especially of Siberia, now substantial extra source of summer CO2 emissions #climate https://t.co/lZZtGFLUXc
Harsh heat will build in Southern Asia (again) in the coming days.
Pakistan will break 50°C (122°F) in places. This follows a very hot March and hottest April on record.
The heat really is relentless. Very hot also for large parts of India.
“The probability of one of the next five years surpassing the limit is now 50%/.../ As recently as 2015, there was zero chance of this happening in the following five years. But this surged to 20% in 2020 and 40% in 2021.”
https://t.co/wnqGIyNK0W
Estimates show that nearly 27 million Americans and their families lost their health care coverage when they lost their jobs due to COVID-19. Let me be clear: health care is a human right, not a job benefit. Yes. It’s time for Medicare for All.