@alexi@TreedinDC@ginamccarthy46@NIMHD .@ginamccarthy46 On climate misinformation: "It's not just denial of this. It's also greenwashing. You have these companies that are claiming to be part of the solution that really are just not informing people about what they're really doing and how they're really investing..."
@alexi@TreedinDC@ginamccarthy46@NIMHD Eliseo Pérez-Stable on communication: "In my view, the most effective way...is from a health professional who is a trusted member of a community. So rather than have me get up on the pulpit...have your local doctor, nurse or health advocate do that at your local community level."
.@ginamccarthy46 on combatting climate change misinformation: “We have to get better at communicating. And frankly, the tech companies have to stop allowing specific individuals over and over again to spread disinformation.” #AxiosEvents
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Tonight's Jan. 6 committee hearing promised to prove Trump was responsible for the Capitol attack, with Liz Cheney delivering the most damning evidence against the former president.
1. Trump spread false information about the 2020 election. 2. He tried to install loyalists at DOJ to "support his fake election claims." 3. Trump pressured former Mike Pence to help overturn the election. axios.com/2022/06/10/jan…
4. Trump urged on state election officials and legislators to change the election results. 5. Trump’s legal team "instructed Republicans in multiple states to create false electoral slates and transmit those slates to Congress and the National Archive." axios.com/2022/06/10/jan…
The shooter was confronted by Maryland State Police after fleeing the scene, officials say.
During the confrontation, the gunman shot at and injured a trooper, who then returned fire and injured the shooter. Both were transported for medical treatment. axios.com/2022/06/09/mas…
Authorities said that all 4 shooting victims — 3 who were killed and 1 who sustained critical injuries — at the Columbia Machine warehouse were employees.
@danprimack@imkialikethecar@sequoia@gradypb .@gradypb On delayed ripple effects of the current economy: "When we talk about things like, for example, the internet bubble burst, that sounds like a moment in time where all of a sudden overnight something burst. But it actually plays out over a couple of years."
@danprimack@imkialikethecar@sequoia@gradypb Former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt on his advice to companies right now: "One of the things we're telling companies is measure your disclosures carefully...we're moving to a point in time when disclosure violations are going to take on even greater significance..."
NEW: A Texas public safety official said today the commander on scene during the Uvalde, Texas shooting made "the wrong decision" in deciding not to breach the classrooms where the gunman had barricaded himself with students and teachers sooner. trib.al/GgNMxcD
We deleted a previous tweet describing a Texas official’s explanation of events in the Uvalde classroom where the shooter barricaded himself in.
At least two children who called 911 from inside the classroom *survived.* axios.com/2022/05/27/tex…
Texas public safety official Steven McCraw said at least 19 officers were in a hallway outside of the classrooms when the first call from inside one of the rooms was made around 12:03 p.m.
Law enforcement didn't breach the classrooms until 12:51 p.m. trib.al/GgNMxcD