Venkatesh Rao@vgrFor want of a nail, the kingdom was lost. For want of a handshake, a planet was borked.Quote TweetLeo Hickman@LeoHickman·Jun 5, 2017Reports in both New Yorker & NYT that thing that tipped Trump to reject Paris Agreement was Macron's boast about his death-grip handshake2:54 AM · Jun 6, 20173 Likes
Jeff Richman@jcrichman·Jun 6, 2017Replying to @vgrParis accord's crap, just a funding vehicle for corrupt UN bureaucrats and third world despots. Hardly planet saving.
Kelly Digges@kellydigges·Jun 6, 2017Replying to @vgrYeah, that handshake was fleetingly satisfying, but schoolyard antics on the world stage terrify me.
Patrick Atwater @patwater·Jun 6, 2017Replying to @vgrFor some reason I find human pettiness having world-historical consequences to be somewhat comforting... shows importance of human agency11