The little Ws are so satisfying: there was a really bad block on my daily bike route to school- potholes, uneven pavement… Even mildly unsafe. The city did a great job fixing it. They also did it exactly when I wasn’t in town over break so the repairs never disrupted my commute
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International relations focused on climate & energy, South Asia, and Europe. . Philly native 
, runner, CFC, part Austrian 
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, runner, CFC, part Austrian Opinions mine.Washington DCJoined October 2015
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Wonderful news. So many good people worked so hard on this!
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Minnesota will require its electricity to be carbon-free by the year 2040, the state's most ambitious clean energy standard ever, under legislation that state lawmakers sent to Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday. startribune.com/minnesotas-204
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You shouldn’t have to pay an extra $50 to sit next to your child on the plane, pay a surprise “resort fee” for a hotel stay, pay $200 to terminate your cable plan, or pay huge service fees to buy concert tickets.
It’s time for Congress to pass the Junk Fee Prevention Act.
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The EU coal bounce is dead.
Let me explain why 🧵
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a few thoughts on the videos of Tyre Nichols' killing by Memphis police...
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"Analysts have portrayed the US, China, & Europe as the most critical targets for cutting pollution. But as the curve finally begins to bend in those places, it’s become clear that India will soon be the most important country in the climate change effort"
NEW REPORT: committed to 100% clean power by 2035. Read and ’s roadmap on the critical steps needed to achieve it.
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Tomorrow, we’re announcing how our One Minnesota Budget will lead Minnesota to 100% clean electricity by 2040. This is the year we pass this plan into law.
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An image for our age...
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Vor der letzten #noewahl wurde bekannt, dass es in Landbauers Burschenschaft Liederbücher mit Texten wie „Wir schaffen die siebte Million“ gibt. Für Mikl-Leitner kein Hindernis für eine Kooperation.
So ernst meint die ÖVP ihren Kampf gegen Antisemitismus.
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Striking and concerning however, that none of the great plains states with cheap, abundant, untapped wind are on this list
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"Islamophobia, sadly, is everywhere. But it wasn’t in that art history classroom at Hamline University."
My commentary on the firing of a professor who showed students a painting of Prophet Muhammad.
"Give that adjunct professor her job back, please."
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pbs. Important story! An interview with an Indian 🇮🇳 journalist about the hostile environment for critical journalists in the country because of intimidation from both the government and segments of the public.
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Usually it’s wrong to interpret foreign events through American analogies, but what’s happening in Brazil is an exception. The far-right there has very explicit and direct links to their American peers; there’s a reason Jair Bolsonaro is currently camped out in Florida
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New research estimates gas stoves are responsible for 12.7 percent of childhood asthma cases in the U.S. That would be 650,000 kids with asthma because of gas stoves -- and a level of risk comparable to secondhand smoke exposure, reports:
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Emissions down, profits up.
"Hertz discovered that electric vehicles are between 50-60% cheaper to maintain than gasoline-powered cars"
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To my English-speaking followers. If you haven’t yet, watch Zelensky’s New Year’s address.
Ukrainian speech with English subtitles: youtu.be/ANaVkRxDPCI
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Apparently by at least Jan. 2, rally organizers knew Trump on Jan. 6 would call for people to march to the Capitol. But under questioning from investigators, multiple witnesses — including Ali Alexander — would testify they couldn’t recall how they came to know that crucial info.
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NEW: Jan. 6 committee obtained email from Katrina Pierson showing rally organizers knew by Jan. 2 that Trump would call for people to march to the Capitol — as it releases the underlying evidence it accumulated during the investigation. govinfo.gov/collection/jan
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While Southwest's CEO focused on maximizing profits—and avoiding big investments in software because that would reduce profits—its flight attendants union sent Southwest a letter that placed updating the obsolete scheduling technology above its pay demands
nytimes.com/2022/12/31/opi
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Meanwhile, Mariupol under Russian occupation these days.
I used to live in these streets. A year ago this was one of Ukraine’s most rapidly developing cities. Then Russia came.
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/das Sehr interessantes und menschliches Gespräch mit einer Ukrainerin über das letzte Jahr, das Umgehen damit und dessen Folgen für die Ukrainische Gesellschaft.
2023 should be the year climate change is mainstreamed into India's development decisions...
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faMiLy vALueS
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There was a larger group of GOP senators who voted against guaranteeing reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers. That measure passed 73-24. Here are the no's:
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CEO pay has skyrocketed a mind-boggling 1,460% since 1978.
Meanwhile, without a raise in the national minimum wage in 13 years, you can’t afford to rent a one bedroom apartment ANYWHERE in the United States on $7.25 an hour! #1u
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BREAKING NEWS: This is an announcement that has been decades in the making.
On December 5, 2022 a team from DOE's made history by achieving fusion ignition.
This breakthrough will change the future of clean power and America’s national defense forever.
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Things that didn't exist in Pennsylvania before my administration:
🏥 Access to medical marijuana
🛒 Wine and beer at your grocery
🗳️ Online voter registration and mail ballot requests: vote.pa.gov
🏞️ Three new state parks
🔌 More than 1,500 EV charging stations
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“Just as the tobacco industry had front groups and the opioid industry had front groups, this is part of the fossil fuel disinformation playbook.”
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Re: Gregg Berhalter, three things can be true:
1. He had a pretty/very good tournament
2. He got outcoached today. By a lot.
3. Players — the still-wide gulf in quality between the US and top European teams — were more responsible than coaching for what happened today
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This didn’t get much coverage bc of the crush of other news, but a jury has convicted JESSE BENTON, on six campaign finance-related charges. Benton, a former adviser to Rand Paul and GOP political consultant was pardoned by Trump for other crimes just before he left office.
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No “[Jamal] Khashoggi was, in fact, murdered and dismembered, and I believe on the order of the crown prince. And I would make it very clear … we were going to, in fact, make them pay the price...” - Joe Biden in 2020
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Biden administration moves to shield #SaudiArabia crown prince from lawsuits over his role in killing of #US-based journalist
Enorm wichtig! Sehr bedeutend für das Nominieren von Richtern überhaupt und demokratisch orientierten Leuten für andere Stellen wie Ministern/Botschaftern, die vom Senat bestätigt werden müssen. Auch sehr bedeutend für demokratische Prioritäten im Haushaltprozess. Und viel mehr!
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US-Senat bleibt weiter knapp in Hand der Demokraten: derstandard.at/story/20001407
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Donate to ! Buying ads is very expensive, esp in the Atlanta media market. Donating now much more impactful than later, airtime needs to be reserved now, campaign needs to know they'll have the funds to do it.
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Three huge differences between a 50-50 and 51-49 D majority:
1) Having a majority on each Committee versus power sharing/deadlocks requiring discharge petitions;
2) No single D Senator can hijack/block nominations; and
3) Ds can have *two* members absent and still hold votes.
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Congratulations Senator on being re-elected to the US Senate! Culinary Union is proud to have ran the largest & strongest political program in Nevada by knocking on 1 million+ doors statewide. YES WE DID! #WeVoteWeWin. For our families! ✊🏿✊🏽✊🏻
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Decision Desk HQ projects Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) wins re-election to the U.S. Senate in Nevada. #DecisionMade: 9:15 pm EST
Follow more results here: results.decisiondeskhq.com
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