#Disasters

David Rothkopf

djrothkopf

Testing, testing & testing. Social distancing. Providing healthcare workers & institutions with the resources they need. Providing free access to healthcare to all & health coverage for those who've lost

Holly 🚀

absolutspacegrl

A thread about blaming people who live where hurricanes hit. First of all, tell me where it is safe. Where doesn’t flood, have earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanoes, wildfires - where is

Dr. Samantha Montano

SamLMontano

The flooding in Michigan required the largest response mobilization (by a number of measures) since the pandemic began so I think it's worth looking at how the informal system (specifically

DQ

DavidQuang

1/ There’s a lot of noise about how our economy will recover like a V-shape. That is true but less than half of the times. What will actually happen is

Fenit Nirappil

FenitN

Watching people flip out at reporting on the racial disparities of covid-19 is yet another reminder of how so many do not want to be reminded of inequality and the

Tony Joseph

tjoseph0010

At the root of most problems we face today is the belief of this Government that there are simple solutions to complex problems and that the only reason these solutions

Matthew Soerens

MatthewSoerens

My chief concern with the decimation of the US refugee resettlement program is the harm done to refugeesBut the harm to the network of mostly-faith-based resettlement ministries is also very

Dr. Samantha Montano

SamLMontano

The situation: We see a disaster happen and we want to help. This is really generous and understandable. Miss. Geist explains: We empathize. So we think about what we can

Absurdistwords

absurdistwords

America has been spoiled by a lifetime of happy endings.We hate tragedies and rewrite them so that audiences can leave on an uplifting note.We are obsessed with Hail Marys and

thefourthvine

thefourthvine

Me: Hmmm. Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks? To Wikipedia!Me, 20 mins later: This band has lost 7 guitarists, including one who *left to get a magazine and instead joined a

Rappler

rapplerdotcom

Ken Abante, a former chief of staff for the strategy, economics, and results group at the Department of Finance, asks the government to #SpendFasterToStopHunger. WATCH #RapplerTalk:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL2Q17FxXCg&feature=youtu.be Ken

The Wall Street Journal

WSJ

Rarely have America's children suffered so many blows—and all at once—as during the Covid-19 crisis. Psychologists and researchers say they expect it to cause deeper and more chronic suffering for

jordy

djordyunchained

Alright, so I don’t usually do political threads like this, but I’ve seen a lot of discourse from our stupid ass president on how blue states are "poorly run" and

Indigenous Anarchist Federation

IAF__FAI

Here is a centralized article about building an Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) and learning to use it. This series will continue to grow with time to include various skills

Dr. Samantha Montano

SamLMontano

Every once in a while I encounter someone new to emergency management who thinks taking FEMA out of DHS is some radical (or new) idea and folks, it’s not. Here’s

Wat Dha Fak?! 7⃣ (saving for feh 2021 ig)

watdhafak

ok, it's May 14th from where I live, so allow me to reminisce about that one banner I anxiously waited, but held a summoning experience that went worse than I