#Policymakers

Michelle

ChiliMedley

Today, I read about the DPWH planning to build a breakwater to “prevent” the further deterioration of the dolomite beach. A DENR undersecretary even confidently claimed the impossibility of the

Casey Coombs

Macoombs

THREAD: For the past several weeks, @ErikSperling, an antiwar activist and former US congressional aid, has been relentlessly trolling academics, analysts, displaced Yemenis, etc who have spent years trying to

Bernice, MD, MPP: EM Resident & Policy School Grad

Being_Bernice

I still remember walking into my med school classroom the week that Philando Castile & Alton Brown were killed mercilessly on film. While a gray cloud settled over the section

RadixVerum

VerumRadix

What is Dark Winter? A Pandemic Simulation that was carried out by a handful of Senior US policymakers & John Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense conducted at Andrews Air Force

Forrest Fleischman

ForrestFleisch1

I'm puzzled why @restoreforward thinks this map is useful. It shows nearly the entirety of India as a potential forest and landscape restoration opportunity,https://twitter.com/restoreforward/status/1278014296430182403 Why is it useful

Z.A.E. 🧠 🧬

ZAEMINTER

Pay taxes?There's someone you should know about: The man who influenced tax codes with 𝑎 𝑛𝑎𝑝𝑘𝑖𝑛// A THREAD // Arthur LafferAn economist most known for his creation, the Laffer CurveWhich

Natalie E. Dean, PhD

nataliexdean

Peter Piot: “Many people think COVID-19 kills 1% of patients, and the rest get away with some flulike symptoms. But the story gets more complicated. Many people will be left

JamesSmithRF

JamesSmithRF

New edition of @resfoundation's Macroeconomic Policy Outlook out today which focusses on the macro drivers of the labour market (with @jackhleslie)Tl;dr: risk of a larger-than-expected unemployment rise demands policy action.Short

Elly Howse

ellyhowse

What does the future hold for chronic disease #prevention research? New paper from @TAPPCentre @LucieRychetnik @leahmarksy @profaw out today in @anzjph https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1753-6405.13028 1/n This commentary is

Colby Sledge

Sledgefor17

A map going around today showing #Nashville #COVID19 cases has provoked messages along the lines of "Wow, such-and-such neighborhood is hardest hit."I'm gonna do that annoying thread thing to show

Emily Hamilton

ebwhamilton

Really enjoyed talking housing policy with @HousingPodcast!https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-holistic-housing-podcast/e/69980827?autoplay=true We talked about the importance of flexible ADU policy that makes it simple and cost-effective

George Siemens

gsiemens

The process of "systemic sensemaking" starts after every catastrophe: from Pearl Harbour to Challenger/Columbia to 9/11 to Covid-19. The system holds the knowledge but a crystallizing event solidifies its relevance.

Eugene Lin

eugelin06

1/ Brief thread on our latest in @JAMAInternalMed, where we look at the potential effect of steering patients from Medicare to ACA-compliant individual market planshttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/27778

James Gordon Meek

meekwire

BREAKING @ABCInvestigates — Intelligence reports warned of #coronavirus crisis as early as November: Sourceshttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/intelligence-report-warned-coronavirus-crisis-early-november-sources/story?id=70031273Story by @joshmargolin &

Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

ashishkjha

Its been nearly 3 weeks since Labor DayWe were all worried about surge after holidayHas it happened? Actually, yesData here pretty clear First, here’s a graph of the number of

Financial Times

FinancialTimes

Donald Trump is considering banning domestic air travel, the UN climate talk in Glasgow will be postponed and New Zealand ordered banks to halt dividends. Follow our live coverage here:https://on.ft.com/341mTts