Committed idealist, global citizen, queer parent. Work in brand & product strategy to subsidize my idealism (and occasional hedonism).
San Francisco, California
Joined February 2009
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I get the journalistic intrigue but honestly the story of how the decision leaked really, really, really isn't the most important part of story.
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NYC growing almost 8% over the decade to 8.8m is a surprise. 2019 estimate was just 8.4m.
Census Bureau: Three Texas cities — Houston, San Antonio and Dallas — ranked among the 10 largest cities in the 2020 Census #txlege
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Neither coral reefs nor the Amazon rainforest will be likely to survive in a 3°C world econ.st/2VsQhZE
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UN report shows global warming has gone from a far off, future problem to a clear and present danger. We're hurtling toward the Paris targets, and will blow past them within 10 years. BUT hope is not lost. Key details, data viz: axios.com/un-climate-report-…
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Complexity is a wealth transfer from the poor to the rich.
I never say this, but this is a must-read 👇 @AnnieLowrey
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At @babbel we reward innovation and team work 🤝 teapaw.org/BabbelBytes/status/100…
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Why do some languages have grammatical gender while others do not? Let's look at the history.
go.babbel.com/genderinlangua…
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Until we confront the truth that racial inequality is real in America, we will never make progress. A study released last week reported there has been no progress for Black Americans on homeownership, unemployment, and incarceration in 50 years. We simply cannot accept this.
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Meet the women of Babbel. For #InternationalWomensDay (tomorrow!), they reflect on the gender issues they've faced, and on what a female-friendly workplace should look like. go.babbel.com/womensdayblog-…
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"Why is your right to own an AR-15 more important than a kid's right to feel safe?"
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We have military families barely making ends meet to put food on the table and Donnie wants to spend millions on a futile parade boosting his pathetic ego. Give the troops a raise and drop the charades. teapaw.org/joyannreid/status/9610…
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So inspiring to see what can happen when we dare to challenge the status quo and take the future into our hands. Well done @elonmusk @SpaceX #inspiration #FalconHeavy #SpaceX #startups teapaw.org/SpaceX/status/96100155…
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America's music industry is increasingly following @djkhaled's collaborative formula econ.st/2EyxG1w