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What if I told you that a single young tree planted in a small pit over an impermeable asphalt surface can reduce rain runoff by around 60%, even during winter when not in leaf? You wouldn't believe me, but it's true.
Fernando Padilla retweeted
What if I told you one study in Manchester found that shade from street trees reduced surface temperatures by an average of 12°C and that concrete surfaces shaded permanently by a bank of trees were cooled by up to 20°C in the summer? You wouldn't believe me. But it's true.
Fernando Padilla retweeted
What if I told you there was a single intervention we could deliver in our cities that would cool them during heatwaves, reduce flooding, scrub pollutants from the air, boost biodiversity, improve public health, and even reduce crime? You wouldn't believe me. But it's true.
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We're helping people get their COVID-19 vaccine!
Go to vaccinateCA.com for up-to-date vaccine info for you or your loved ones.
ALT "I got my parents appointments and helped several elderly neighbors as well - I'm so grateful for the work you are doing! - Sarah, San Francisco
Fernando Padilla retweeted
The Republicans refused to confirm more than 100 Obama appointed judges, including a Supreme Court nominee. They held them open until Trump and then began confirming them at rapid speed. That is *literally* the definition of court-packing.
Fernando Padilla retweeted
What the Senate should approve:
-$600/week for 30 million unemployed workers
-$2,000 a month for working class Americans
-An emergency expansion of Medicare to all
What the Senate should not approve:
A Supreme Court nominee before Inauguration Day.
Fernando Padilla retweeted
What does a mask do? Blocks respiratory droplets coming from your mouth and throat.
Two simple demos:
First, I sneezed, sang, talked & coughed toward an agar culture plate with or without a mask. Bacteria colonies show where droplets landed. A mask blocks virtually all of them.
Fernando Padilla retweeted
Trump is ethically unfit, intellectually unprepared and personally unqualified to be President of the United States.
We must vote him out.
Fernando Padilla retweeted
I think most Christians would agree that Satan is an important part of Christian history, but if you put up a bunch of statues of him in your church, people might start to make assumptions about who you worship and what ideals you glorify 🤷🏻♂️
Fernando Padilla retweeted
Been on the phone with a variety of people in Arizona. The theme of this thread is not Arizona. It’s what happens in the newest hot spots. 1/
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This is how I, a 45-year-old white woman and mother of 6, currently at her peak Karen power, went from assuming police work was a necessary part of functional communities, to becoming a passionate advocate for #abolishthepolice #defundthepolice, over the course of one week.
1/x
Fernando Padilla retweeted
Cat in a tree? Got locked out of your car? Kids prank called 911? Found a brutally murdered body? When called, police will arrive at all four of these scenes equally armed to the teeth. Why would we ever be okay with that? It is INSANE.
5/x
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We need someone that you call for help, who doesn’t show up with a gun.
No but really. What if there was a helpful person, or team of persons you could call, who didn't show up with guns?
18/x
Fernando Padilla retweeted
It’s only scrum if the backlog comes from the Agilé region of France; otherwise it’s just sparkling waterfall.
