Thousands of people gleefully upending the wholesome traditions of America’s pastime for some woke nonsense called “Banana Ball.” End times.

Tornado warning for north central DC to NW Prince George’s county til 7p. Radar indicated rotation and possible weak tornado. Seek shelter in this zone. #cwgalert

it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time

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This is disgusting. If this is how they treat Alex Padilla, a United States Senator, how do you think they’ll treat you?

Need to see more of this from Democratic leaders. Hats off to Senator Padilla.

📺 J. Robin Moon tells us why she's excited to attend the #TCAGlobalSummit2025, and about the Summit dinner, organised by World Farmers Markets Coalition and Fondazione Campagna Amica. We will be posting more videos from our TCA Global Summit, hosted by @fao.org. Stay tuned!

📅 100 days to the UN Food Systems Summit +4. #UNFSS2025 Countries have been transforming #FoodSystems to nourish people, protect the planet & boost prosperity. This July, the world gathers in Addis Ababa - co-hosted by Ethiopia & Italy - to take stock 🔗 www.unfoodsystemshub.org/un-food-syst...

@jennxer.bsky.social opens the True Cost Accounting Global Summit, hosted by @fao.org! As Jenn said in her opening remarks: "This is our moment to align, commit, and act. The future of food systems depends on it." #TCAGlobalSummit2025 #scalingtca

Exactly. And similarly, we’re seemingly unable to comprehend how spending money (for example on government programs and research) actually saves money. DOGE cost cuts are going to cost us many times what they save.

Per Nationals PR Most strikeouts on Opening Day by a Nationals pitcher (2005-pres.): MacKenzie Gore - 12 (through 5.0 innings) vs. PHI today Max Scherzer - 12 vs. NYM in 2019 Max Scherzer - 11 vs. NYY in 2020 Max Scherzer - 10 at CIN in 2018 Stephen Strasburg - 10 at NYM in 2014

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

"We need to project an image of abundance and possibility" Thank you to everyone who attended our Communications and Advocacy Dialogue! Expressions of interest in our True Cost Accounting Global Summit are now open! It will take place on 15-16 April 2025 in Rome, Italy 👉 lnkd.in/eH7Wc4ZD

“We can make money and do good for the planet, and I don’t know why we have such difficulty talking about it.” On Jan 15, we held our Dialogue on Finance & Investment in TCA. Read this blog post to explore the barriers and solutions discussed by our participants. tcaaccelerator.org/you-cant-hav...

Truly. I think of this every time I travel to countries with poor air quality and unsafe drinking water. We take it for granted.

TCA is gaining traction as a robust tool to guide food system decision-making. It’s time to take this approach mainstream. Scaling Implementation: A True Cost Accounting Global Summit 📅 April 15-16, 2025 📍Hosted by UN Food and Agriculture Organization Learn more: summit.tcaaccelerator.org

How can we ensure that our mission to upscale TCA empowers all stakeholders: farmers, researchers, and decision makers, from grassroots organizers to national policymakers? Read our latest blog post, summarizing the discussion from our TCA Evaluations workshop: tcaaccelerator.org/true-cost-ac...

Trump’s freeze on federal funds leaves some farmers waiting in the cold A federal freeze on certain #USDA programs has held up billions of dollars for conservation and caused layoffs at IOWA nonprofit that supports soil/water quality NPR Rachel Cramer February 18, 2025 www.kcur.org/news/2025-02...

The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines. The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds. It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.

Seems like a nice day for running around screaming questions at each other that we know full well have no answers

A quick shot at a starter pack for folks interested in a food systems perspective related policies. Please help improve it by suggesting others to add! Diversity of views welcome. Main criterion for inclusion is that people actively post on the topic. go.bsky.app/LKK6nBq

Maybe this one by @farhanasultana.com? go.bsky.app/EMDjhiX

Tonight’s sunset left me struggling to come up with adequate alt-text @capitalweather.bsky.social

🧵SALT🧵 It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question: Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from? The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised. 1/14

Interested in finding out about #TrueCostAccounting? Amanda Jekums from @futureoffood.bsky.social is giving a Sustainable Agriculture Network Talk on 26 Nov. She will provide a comprehensive TCA explainer, including guidance & practical examples. Register 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#COP29 has finished. Countries must submit NDC updates by Feb 25. This a crucial moment to build #TrueCostAccounting into existing policies/commitments. According to #SOFA2024, TCA can: 📋 Leverage familiar methodologies 🪢 Enhance policy coherence ✅ Minimize disruption to institutional structures

📜 New Citizen Manifesto 🤝 Lead and Collaborate 🍎 Create a healthy food environment 🏫 Strengthen standards and protections 👩‍🌾 Make food and farming fair 🔗 Connect communities Read our new report and the manifesto in full at ffcc.co.uk/so-what-do-w...

Last night’s #NWSL final brought me to happy tears several times, despite the Spirit loss. Melissa Etheridge’s anthem, Marta’s mom, childhood hero Magic Johnson cheering them on. Now again this morning by @stevengoff.bsky.social. Women’s sports are here and they’re spectacular! wapo.st/3CI4uYe

Happy birthday to me. Go Spirit! #NWSL #NWSLChampionship

And now for some good news from my adopted home state…

Today is Food, Agriculture and Water day at #COP29Baku. FAO’s #SOFA2024 report revealed that our agrifood system costs us almost $12 trillion each year. 🧵 incoming

This drama…! #NWSL

Let’s go Spirit! #WASvGFC #NWSL #extratime

Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline

My org is now on BlueSky! Give us a follow if you agree we need to holistically assess costs AND benefits to drive food system decision making. 🌾

Anyone know of Bluesky accounts specifically covering the food systems/climate space at #cop29? Thanks!

In case you weren’t already glad you were here…

This is going on my wall. @petridishes.bsky.social is brilliant and crushing as always. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...