Barack meets Greta

[Soph0571]

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Just 16, @GretaThunberg is already one of our planet’s greatest advocates. Recognizing that her generation will bear the brunt of climate change, she’s unafraid to push for real action. She embodies our vision at the @ObamaFoundation: A future shaped by young leaders like her.

This. Perfect.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. hmmm. That man looks ... Presidential.

[MyOwnPeace]

5. Seriously?

He's not even wearing a baseball cap that he sells that was made in China.......................

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. I'm with you - that man in the photo isn't monetizing his position. Presidential? not.

[gademocrat7]

2. Inspiring photo

President Obama embraces youth and their commitment to save the planet. Miss his leadership, compassion and intelligence.

[Celerity]

3. Greta Thunberg Wants You -- Yes, You -- to Join the Climate Strike

"If there is one day you should join, this is the day.”

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/greta-thunberg-climate-strike-teen-vogue-special-issue-cover



I’m on the subway headed to Manhattan to meet Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who pioneered the climate strike movement, and I’m absolutely kicking myself for forgetting my travel mug. The iced coffee I’m sipping is in a single-use plastic cup — straw and all — and here I am on my way to meet arguably the most visible climate activist in the world.

Having completed a transatlantic journey by sailboat, Greta is scheduled to speak at the United Nations General Assembly’s Climate Action Summit, another chance she’ll have to make her no-nonsense appeal to world leaders about the urgent necessity of international action on the climate crisis. She's famous for being ruthlessly frank with the global elite, so when I meet her in a midtown conference room on a recent Friday morning, I’m surprised to find a reserved young woman who speaks softly after carefully considering each question I ask.

What’s less surprising is the steadfast confidence and grave seriousness that emanates from this teenager who has given voice to an entire generation’s existential fear and energized a worldwide movement demanding everything necessary and possible to save our planet.

Asked about how she’s liked her visit to the States since her August 28 arrival, she praises the “really nice” people. Other highlights: keeping up her routine of unwinding with long walks by strolling through Central Park and visiting New York’s museums, including her (fitting) favorite, the American Museum of Natural History.

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[dreamland]

4. We need more of this.

Actions of a DEM vs that of a GOP. How that turd brain who sits in office scowling at such a fine young lady compares to the respect given by a wise man needs to be amplified to the world.

[Bettie]

7. I miss when we had a president

...I was going to say more, but that's really it. I miss when we had a real president, not the pretender who roosts in OUR house now.