John Sarmiento

[Krish O'Mara Vignarajah @KrishVignarajah]

THREAD: Testimony from migrant children echoes what we’ve heard about emergency influx sites. Strictly controlled schedules, very limited access to education/recreation, infrequent opportunity to call family, inadequate food – all of which takes a mental + physical toll on kids.

[Lee Fang @lhfang]

Pfizer executives explain to investors that people may need a third dose of covid vaccine, in addition to regular yearly boosters. The company will soon begin plans to hike prices given the "significant opportunity for our vaccine" https://t.co/rvOy2782Kn

[joseph osmundson (all pronouns) @reluctantlyjoe]

THREAD:

I know no one saw the explosion of SARS-CoV-2 variants and convergent evolution that's happened in the last few months coming.

But if you thought the global pandemic would be OVER this year, you haven't studied the history of infectious diseases.

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[Tamara Saint-Surin @TamaraSurin]

I don’t usually do this but... @JAMA_current had a 16 minute podcast on Structural Racism so of course I took a listen out of curiosity. It was SO disappointing. I actually sat there shocked that they thought it was a good idea to air this episode. 1/n

[steven monacelli @stevanzetti]

We've got an urgent situation in Dallas. @NotMySonDFW has put up approximately 600 families across 6 hotels but have run into a cash squeeze. Their @CashApp account is restricted and families may be kicked out of the hotel if they cannot pay down the money today. (1/)

[Kate Crawford @katecrawford]

• This AI does not "read children's emotions"
• There are not seven universal emotions
• Facial muscle data does not correlate reliably with a person's inner state

Covid is being used as a pretext to install this in remote classes, then keep it.

https://t.co/StB7YA1qX9

[Mr. Regional @kidstatic]

I don't think people understand how large a fuck up the #TexasBlackout is. Too many are talking about how this is freak weather and it was unforseen. It wasn't. It was seen in 2011. A thread.

[Jesse D. Jenkins @JesseJenkins]

Morning. The #TexasFreeze continues & grid operator ERCOT is still reporting >31,000 MW of thermal generation capacity out as of 9AM CT. Down slightly from a peak of 34,000 MW reported yesterday afternoon (https://t.co/jNMR4ibyY0) but still >40% of thermal capacity in state!

[Rick W. A. Smith @rickwasmith]

This is... so bad. Like if The Onion wrote an article mocking liberal anthropology they could scarcely do better than this guy. But who needs satire when we got Wade Davis? https://t.co/PqxaQOoR0R

[Damien Kempf @DamienKempf]

Here are some Japanese monsters, because they are awesome.

[Muge Cevik @mugecevik]

Concerns about outdoor transmission risk seem to be trending again. What is the risk of transmission outdoors and should we be more worried about outdoors with the new more-transmissible variant? 🧵(1/n)

[Jessica Taylor, MD @JessicaTaylorMD]

Among its many impacts, COVID-19 has created barriers to addressing #HIV outbreaks among #PWID. In this @JSATjournal piece our team describes a dramatic drop in HIV testing, a sharp rise in new cases in PWID, and efforts to continue service delivery: https://t.co/wWfMa17dvf

[Claudia Sahm @Claudia_Sahm]

AAAAARRRRGGGHHH targeting.

***one third*** of families who have lost employment income since March HAVE NOT GOTTEN JOBLESS BENEFITS!!!! that gap is even larger for low and moderate income families. #StimulusChecksNOW

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

People have not internalized how transformational this bill will be if it passes. Effectively ends reliance on corporate and wealthy donors for congressional campaigns.

[𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒂 ✨ @christinacyoung]

so a bunch of white ladies decided to redesign mahjong for wHiTe GiRL aEsThEtiC (because traditional Chinese tiles were too boring and didn't match their star signs), and had the caucasity to charge $425 for horribly design sets that make the game HARDER to play ~a thread~

[John Sarmiento @johnsarmi]

@kamilumin HR6395 Roll Call NAY voters

[CiCi🌸 @CiCiAdams_]

Another Black woman was ousted from Google for demanding genuine D&I efforts. What happened to @timnitGebru & @RealAbril exposes a larger issue.

My latest w/ @aprilaser highlights the institutionalized sexism/racism & the culture of fear rife at Google.
https://t.co/Ad5rnFAKGW

[Warren Gunnels @GunnelsWarren]

Major bills Bernie did not sponsor:

-The Iraq War
-NAFTA
-The Wall Street bailout
-Extending the Bush tax breaks for the 1%
-The repeal of Glass-Steagall
-Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China
-The $740 billion "defense" bill
-"Welfare reform"

And that is good, actually.

[Warren Gunnels @GunnelsWarren]

The @nytimes doesn’t want you to know it, but I am damn proud of the accomplishments @SenSanders and our staff have achieved in the Senate and the House - both inside and outside the beltway. Here's just 20 of our achievements in the two decades I’ve worked for him. (Thread)