IT’S WORKING: In the wake of another mass shooting in Texas, our volunteers converged on the Texas State Capitol today, demanding lawmakers take swift action on a bill that would #RaiseTheAge to purchase and possess firearms from 18 to 21! Hours later, the bill advanced! #TxLege
How do we feed the planet’s growing population while #climatechange threatens the #agriculture & global #FoodSystems needed to nourish us all?🌽
CALS researchers are leading efforts to answer this question. Here are some of their ideas 📽️⬇️#FutureOfFood https://t.co/adhOlOnXb9
The world has reached peak fossil fuels for electricity, thanks to the rapid growth of wind & solar
Wind & solar are the cheapest sources of electricity for 96% of the world's population
Says @RockyMtnInst@KingsmillBond
https://t.co/SNXhikD6KU
.@CornellDyson applied economics and management doctoral student Emil Kee-Tui researches ways to measure poverty traps to inform the development of more efficient poverty reduction policies. Read his student spotlight: https://t.co/OREzdrxwKM
Sizes matter: A group led by Scott Stewart, clinical professor of finance and accounting @CornellMBA, has developed a method for better understanding mutual fund returns, which could impact both performance rankings and fund managers’ career trajectories. https://t.co/KbOuq3zCIh
New Creator Katherine Sizov is bringing data to supply chains to drastically reduce food waste and climate change.
See why she believes data can fuel the next wave of social and business progress. #LetsCreate
THEY DID IT!!!! The Illinois Senate just passed a sweeping gun reform package supported by @MomsDemand that will ban assault rifles and high capacity magazines, address gun trafficking and close dangerous loopholes. The bill now returns to the Illinois House for concurrence. 💪
Great article on my extraordinary friend Linda Latsko Lockhart and someone I look forward to meeting at this year’s 30/50 Summit, Karen Derr Gilbert
https://t.co/mwpvdHrrda
By 2028, Millennials & Gen Z will dominate U.S. elections. This is why the GOP is pulling out all the stops to entrench their power. They know they don't stand a chance against a multi-racial, progressive generation of young people that will make their backwards ideas irrelevant.
Bad reporting: Candidate X says there was voter fraud.
Good reporting: Without proof or evidence, candidate X alleges voter fraud, inciting his/her followers in a nation with increasing political violence.
It is 2022. Get it right. Or a new job.
Today I'm thinking of my late beloved colleague, Rep. John Lewis, who said:
"The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument in a democratic society. We must use it."
Yesterday was my last day at Twitter: the entire Human Rights team has been cut from the company.
I am enormously proud of the work we did to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights, to protect those at-risk in global conflicts & crises including Ethiopia,
AMAZING! Republican bots are doing everything they can to stop #VoteBlueIn22 from trending to number one. It's already at number 6.
RT and use the hashtag to blast it through!!
Our inbox has been flooded with messages saying Twitter unknowingly had users unfollow Biden's Wins.
In order to help continue getting the message out about the President's important work, we are asking that you retweet and spread the word.
Republicans are telling three other "Big Lies" ahead of the midterms about:
1. Crime
2. Inflation
3. Taxes
Here's what they are claiming, followed by the facts.