#Disaster

Heidi Shierholz

hshierholz

Last week, 2.4 million workers applied for unemployment benefits. This is the 16th week in a row that unemployment claims have been more than twice the *worst* week of the

Karam Bales

karamballes

1/ Thread: Covid and Schools, how is it working out in my area which according to PHE has a low infection rate?A compilation of reports coming from my workplace reps

James Rosen-Birch 🛸🔮🛠

provisionalidea

I'll start this off by saying I hope and pray for a swift end to the pandemic, and am deeply concerned for all those currently in the line of fire.As

Matt Gurney

mattgurney

You know what? Gonna do a little thread about this. (May not be little.)A lot of the pandemic is going to be analyzed through a lens of partisan blame. Did

CITiZAN

CITiZAN1

Hello and welcome to today’s virtual #LowTideTrail #archaeology walk. Today we’ll take a Twitter based tour of #Liverpool’s Albert Docks. Join us to learn about the cities maritime past #LiverpoolBayDiscovery

Marc Gayle

marcgayle

The IMF had their final press conference about Jamaica’s successful completion of the Precautionary Standby Agreement (PSBA). I was invited to represent #FinanceTwitterJA Here is my report (I got surprised,

Paul Furber

paul_furber

A mile or two from me here in Johannesburg, about half a million people are starting to starve because of the lockdown. They have no work, no money and very

Alternative Stories Podcast

StoriesAlt

#AudioDramaSunday #audiofictionSunday Welcome to the regular Alt Stories Sunday shout out of shows i've been loving or looking forward to. First, a reminder at this weird time that we may

Riddhi Mittal

riddhi_mittal

Behold -- a Tweetstorm (1/n)Exactly 3 weeks ago, my first tweet re. http://covidindia.org was posted. Due to the extreme generosity of the Startup ecosystem in India, and my dear founder

Pete Milne - Boiling Cold

PeteMilne4

Before we embark on our next gas-fired recovery, it might be worthwhile checking in to see how the last one is going. So here is an around the country tour

Greta Wall

GretaLWall

The Vice Presidential debate is beginning now, tune in to @OANN for #LIVE coverage Susan Page begins with "thoughts and prayers" for Trump Administration officials who are recovering from COVID-19

Wayne Barton

WayneSBarton

Whenever I write something on the current issues at United someone inevitably says "well, what about X?" Writing a tweet or a column doesn't preclude or exclude another factor. That's

BLUEPRINT 🇺🇸

BLUEPRINT_Q

45 declares 6: A #KingTrump national emergency thread.Today, there are 34 total national emergencies in effect.President @realDonaldTrump inherited 28 national emergencies upon election.This includes 10 from Obama, 11 from W.,

sahra

sahrasulaiman

I'll be live tweeting high/lowlights and decisions from today's 10 a.m. meeting. In the meanwhile, a preview: City Council to Hear More Proposals for Tenant Protections Today https://la.streetsblog.org/2020/04/07/city-council-to-hear-more-pro

Katherine Cross

Quinnae_Moon

I've thought a lot about what the proper role of sociologists is amidst this crisis. This thread identifies a few possibilities but it misses the mark by seeming to downplay

Gregg Gonsalves

gregggonsalves

Just a little history lesson. Today's @US_FDA was born out of decades of tragedy. Let's start with the 1937 Sulfanilamide elixir tragedy, in which 71 adults and 34 children died,