Elizabeth Skydell

Stay for the signatures at the very end

Imagine that one of these beautiful children - all shot to death last night at Michigan State University - belonged to you. As long as there are guns everywhere, our children aren’t safe anywhere. Don’t sit on the sidelines. We need every voice and vote. Text ACT to 644-33

This is actually in a textbook... Retweet if you see it.

@Chakraborty_UNC @battymamzelle @RottenInDenmark When these folks say “woke” they can mean anything from “Black person in movie role” to “acknowledging historical fact” but at the end of the day, it’s really whatever socially progressive thing that makes them uncomfortable.

It’s time to face the facts: climate change is happening, and we’re the cause. The impacts are far reaching and out our civilization at risk. But there’s still hope, if we act now. We CAN make a difference!

@AstroKirsten Terrific explainer by @standupmaths about the star burst shapes for JWST compared to Hubble images. youtu.be/os0a5au_3Mo

Newly-empowered Adolf Hitler is asked by German opposition for “binding assurance that no unconstitutional measures will be taken on the ground of a so-called state of national emergency”—ninety years ago this week:

Every coal plant in the US (except for 1) is more expensive to run than building new wind or solar For 75% of coal capacity, renewable energy is much cheaper - offering savings of at least 30% New Coal Cost Crossover report from @EnergyInnovLLC: energyinnovation.org/publication/th…

Here's a fun one: What is (x-a)(x-b)(x-c)...(x-z) equal to?

Honestly one of the most cowardly and dishonest euphemisms I've ever seen, I can't believe places like the NYT are still doing this

I've debated for a long time about being public with this, bc it's heavy & I still haven't come to terms with it. But I have a rare pre-COVID datapoint so will do it, hoping it helps people: Right before I got COVID, I did neuro testing to see if I had ADHD. 1/ #LongCovid

Did you know? When Bill Clinton banned assault weapons in 1994, mass shootings dropped by 43%. After George W. Bush and the GOP let the assault weapons ban expire in 2004, mass shootings increased by 245%. — These numbers tell a story.

Don’t make me tap the sign

If you follow this account may I gently suggest you don’t as they routinely steal the work of amazing artists and photographers with no credit. “Contact for removal or credits” is such a gross way to run a large account like this that depends on the work of others to function

I can't believe this has to be pointed out: the reason cars are designed to crumple, rather than be indestructible, is to divert the energy of a crash around the cabin and protect the occupants. If you crash in this thing, the car will be fine but YOU will shatter into pieces.

"why do you support your tax dollars going to subsidized daycare if you don't have kids" because if other people can't afford to have kids the only staff at my nursing home when I'm old will be a pill organizer scotch-taped to a roomba

The Dogs of 2022

What is going on with our immune cells after COVID-19 infection? This thread will explore some of the impacts of COVID infection on our immune system even after people are recovered including: - Missing naive T-cells - Exhausted T-cells - Loss of B-cell maturation 🧵1/

Starting today, if you say “Alexa, thank my driver,” your Amazon delivery driver will receive $5. The driver who receives the most “Thank yous” will receive an extra $10,000 These folks work HARD during the Holiday season.