Breaking News: President Biden will commit the U.S. to cutting emissions in half by 2030 during a virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders. https://t.co/eP6bitYHuw
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 22, 2021
US President Joe Biden tells summit we are in "decisive decade" for tackling climate changehttps://t.co/15TyFdvZSi pic.twitter.com/TRu5FT3fxV
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 22, 2021
Biden tells world leaders at the climate summit: “The countries that take decisive action now to create the industries of the future will be the ones that reap the economic benefits of the clean energy boom that's coming."
— Kate Sullivan (@KateSullivanDC) April 22, 2021
President Biden: "This is the decade we must make decisions that will avoid the worst consequences of the climate crisis." pic.twitter.com/fV2zAJ9C2d
— The Hill (@thehill) April 22, 2021
World leaders pledge cooperation during Biden's global climate summit https://t.co/Sp61UVtkeT pic.twitter.com/jYWOFldYfv
— The Hill (@thehill) April 22, 2021
Our series on climate change, 2°C: Beyond the Limit, won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in explanatory reporting.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 22, 2021
It showed that extreme warming is not a worry for the future — 10% of the planet has already warmed by 2 degrees Celsius. https://t.co/xwofEaOG1O
Drought conditions now cover 85% of Mexico. https://t.co/QjEL8LaNS5
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) April 22, 2021
and, Britain’s contribution to the debate…
Amazing. (h/t @mrhuwmorgan) pic.twitter.com/nyhGIBwjl1
— Michael Moran (@TheMichaelMoran) April 22, 2021
Meanwhile…
At least 100 more arrests coming in U.S. Capitol riot probe -prosecutors https://t.co/ZYtMF6ElR3 pic.twitter.com/RavgrJVFiD
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 22, 2021
Striking: The chair of the Republican Attorneys General Association just resigned amid fallout from the group's vile robocall urging people to turn out on Jan 6 to "Stop the Steal."
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) April 22, 2021
The Big Lie is getting so bad that even Republicans are running from it:https://t.co/DyjsWsoSqi
A US Capitol Police officer directed "all outside units" on the morning of Jan. 6 to only monitor for anti-Trump agitators "who want to start a fight," not any "pro-Trump in the crowd," according to the findings of a newly revealed internal investigation https://t.co/KPVF0KM4JU
— Sanho Tree (@SanhoTree) April 22, 2021
If we had a collective national memory span of more than thirty seconds, this guy would have been forced to resign after Jan 6. https://t.co/C2RPDbWy6d
— Tom Tomorrow (@tomtomorrow) April 22, 2021
Speaker Pelosi offers concessions to try to reach agreement with Republicans to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. https://t.co/3E74Sv6X8b
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) April 22, 2021
“For Republican activists in 2021, any manifestation of progressive power — whether it be a street demonstration, corporate statement, or Democratic election victory — is itself a form of unlawful disorder” https://t.co/Qlhn0YnT96
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) April 22, 2021
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PPE SCANDAL THREATENS TO SWAMP GOVERNMENT
Some stinging comments from the Head of the National Audit Office around PPE procurement today… https://t.co/281JrCuKrB
— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) April 22, 2021
Just astonishing. So many "fast track VIP lane" requests – recommended by MPs/ officials/ ministers – did not pass basic checks that civil servants urgently trying to procure PPE were "drowning". https://t.co/jrdJ4wsnSJ
— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) April 22, 2021
Bit embarrassing that research has found that a fifth of PPE contracts went to our political chums.
— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) April 22, 2021
It was meant to be a much higher proportion than that. pic.twitter.com/w6Ia5QZxDI
One official complained the procurement team was "drowning" in high priority requests without the correct certification or due diligence https://t.co/IgU8rQ1YPm
— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) April 22, 2021
🔴 'We Did Everything We Could': Four Reasons why the Government's #COVID Narrative is False
— Byline Times (@BylineTimes) April 21, 2021
PPE procurement, Test and Trace, Nightingale hospitals, ventilators… @WritesBright rebuts Boris Johnson's official rhetoric with some facts 🔽https://t.co/TJHsAbEBwS
Sleaze poll finds overwhelming public demand for action on lobbying and cronyism https://t.co/dJSnkpLOwo
— The Independent (@Independent) April 22, 2021
Nicola Sturgeon is right. There's a powerful stench of sleaze surrounding the Tory government.
— Ian Blackford (@Ianblackford_MP) April 22, 2021
Tory friends and donors have been given multi-million pound contracts, special access and treatment, and peerages. It absolutely stinks.
There must be an independent public inquiry. pic.twitter.com/YF2BwSQK59
Boris Johnson is clearly running scared of scrutiny and questions about Tory sleaze and dodgy lobbying.
— Angela Rayner 😷 (@AngelaRayner) April 20, 2021
He's wasted millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money on a pointless vanity project as he's cutting the pay of nurses and NHS staff.https://t.co/F5gkRxlGcP
Johnson should have known this is what happens when you get into a purely textual relationship. pic.twitter.com/e4OEt5C2Tn
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) April 22, 2021
This all feels very last series of The Thick of It. https://t.co/EBU2LlIxhm
— Tom Kingham (@tomkingham) April 22, 2021
Imagine being Boris Johnson, having got where you are by stabbing everyone in the back, then expecting Dominic Cummings to somehow remain loyal after your girlfriend got him sacked.
— Enough Of That Now (@AndyGilder) April 22, 2021
Attention to detail.https://t.co/7BvGvzTkbp
— stefanstern (@stefanstern) April 22, 2021
Real Madrid president is astounded by Super League backlash: "It was like we killed someone" https://t.co/Gfm2GTJ7xQ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 22, 2021
and hanging over everything….
🦠 'That the pandemic is fresh in voters’ minds, in fact, provides an unusual opening to prepare for future threats.' | Writes @MrRBourne https://t.co/1OW659i4IA
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 22, 2021