From the @librarycongress collection: George Gershwin’s “An American in Paris” sheet music in his handwriting.
Cheering on all our “American Athletes in Paris” for the Olympics. Go Team USA!🇺🇸
#OlympicGames#Paris2024@TeamUSA
Haiti: Protect Women, Girls in Quake Response
According to UN assessments, the August 14 disaster has affected more than 2 million people, killed more than 2,000, and injured more than 12,000. https://t.co/wDuvSIYzfp
@jbcadier And he said (before deleting it to correct it) that votes can’t be cast after the polls close. Of course they can’t. It they can be counted.....
#FirstWomanVoter: A century after the 19th amendment cleared its final hurdle and became the law of the land, giving women the right to vote, former first ladies are joining a chorus of female leaders in honoring the heroes who inspired them.
@NorahODonnell has more
The Trump administration declined on Tuesday to tighten a regulation on industrial soot emissions known as PM 2.5. A Harvard study released last week linked PM 2.5 pollution to higher Covid-19 death rates. https://t.co/XRx0TNiCmN
Now that's a Valentines present! Royal Bank of Scotland announces it will end lending to fossil fuels companies who can't meet Paris targets. Momentum, momentum, momentum. https://t.co/uTwmQis35R
https://t.co/VybQwm2UO7
@GilmourXan @GilmourUN A wonderful documentary of a brilliant project. Thank you for bringing this to a larger public and thanks to PROCS for its important work. I will share.
The human rights and environmental movts have lots in common. Including their enemies. But must do more than doing now to work together.
Each is facing greatest crisis in their history.
My short piece published today.
@GilmourUN Congratulations, Andrew, on a well-lived career and on your many accomplishments. I know you’ve inspired those who’ll succeed you. Thank you for all you’ve done.
As we’re about the to celebrate the start of a new decade, let’s hope the 2020s aren’t as hostile to human rights as the decade we’ve just lived through.
UN official: Past decade has seen human rights `backlash' https://t.co/9JHzqQAJ8a
@jgm41@astros@Nationals Thank you, Astros, from a delighted Nats fan. It was an honorable and elegant matchup, with fabulous, brave players on both sides.