Why Isn't Climate Change The Story Of The Year? And Other News

.@chucktodd: "Just as important as what we are going to do this hour is what we're not going to do. We're not going to debate climate change. The earth is getting hotter & human activity is a major cause, period. We're not going to give time to climate change deniers." pic.twitter.com/yHlbqrzxwz
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 30, 2018

By Susie Madrak — December 31, 2018

The most significant story of 2018 wasn’t Donald Trump or Robert Mueller. It was climate change. https://t.co/dzBSUs1UaB

— David Leonhardt (@DLeonhardt) December 31, 2018

Meet the Press Devotes Entire Show to Threat of Climate Change https://t.co/me2CxrLiDn

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) December 30, 2018

The majority of Americans believe in #ClimateChange and want their leaders to act https://t.co/sayE0rXttM

— Climate Reality (@ClimateReality) December 31, 2018

Ancient Baobab trees in Southern Africa are dying. Scientists blame climate change https://t.co/gdUx6e5LhJ pic.twitter.com/1jyXOdhkVO

— CNN (@CNN) December 31, 2018

Fighting climate change will destroy the economy — and more science myths that need to die with 2018 https://t.co/QxRlPOdRxw

— Vox (@voxdotcom) December 31, 2018

A milestone – for the first time, an international agreement has officially recognized that #ClimateChange drives migration https://t.co/J1RO4bSzz7

— Climate Reality (@ClimateReality) December 31, 2018

Donald Trump's delay in fighting climate change is like America's delay in fighting Hitler: Jerry Brown https://t.co/5CEKSM0SKa pic.twitter.com/pNp4E5uvmv

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) December 30, 2018

And here's some of the other news:

Elizabeth Warren launches exploratory committee ahead of likely 2020 presidential runhttps://t.co/BhwI0ls8pM

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 31, 2018

Former @BarackObama finance director https://t.co/hdvaD6N4Ip

— Matt Stout (@MattPStout) December 31, 2018

“Right now, I'm worried about whether or not I can make my credit card payment, whether I can pay for the electricity, get any food, pay the rent, whether or not I'm going to be thrown out onto the street. It's that serious.”https://t.co/LepGUGHVPh

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) December 31, 2018

"When journalists are under attack, democracy is under attack because we're the first line of defense." @MariaRessa, #TimePersonoftheYear and CPJ's 2018 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Awardee. #CelebratePressFreedom pic.twitter.com/anJDP9xQui

— Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom) December 31, 2018

🤔 ⁦@senatemajldr⁩ should explain why he insisted on obscuring evidence of Russian interference before the election... https://t.co/O9eJdQcf1j

— Venture Capital (@kelly2277) December 31, 2018

President Trump claims he has not "abandoned" a concrete border wall https://t.co/qBOMgRSMqU pic.twitter.com/vwiTghZako

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 31, 2018

Our billionaire President is denying these workers the cost of living increase they have earned. https://t.co/rCgQ6IZT3I

— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) December 31, 2018

For the last time, Nancy Pelosi is not the Speaker of the House. Until she becomes Speaker on January 3, 2019, she cannot convene the House, schedule a vote or open the government. Republicans control all three branches of government. The #TrumpShutdown is entirely on them. pic.twitter.com/4N1W16IIXF

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) December 29, 2018

President Trump's acting secretary of defense will step into the role with no foreign policy or military experience https://t.co/Yp3XfvmyFQ pic.twitter.com/o21Hfo9L9G

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 29, 2018

2018 Was A Bad Year For The @NRA, And The Worst Could Be Yet To Come https://t.co/N27919fODK # via @HuffPostPol

— Joe Sudbay (@JoeSudbay) December 31, 2018

Kellyanne Conway criticized @NancyPelosi for visiting Hawaii during the shutdown, while chillin’ in Florida waiting for Trump’s NYE party. Classic @GOP hypocrisy.https://t.co/JYQYTnQ2EU

— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@DemWrite) December 31, 2018

The share of U.S. workers who’ve suffered financially damaging, employer-driven job separations after age 50 has risen steadily from just over 10 percent in 1998 to almost 30 percent in 2016, our analysis shows.https://t.co/Pu4wPGj4HO

— ProPublica (@ProPublica) December 31, 2018

We’ve had printing problems the past few days due to a suspected malware attack on Tribune Publishing, but we got these puppies out quick (via @AvajoyeWJZ) pic.twitter.com/xtOQWi55hi

— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) December 31, 2018

And finally: Who doesn't love a New Year's baby?