George Soros
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The Official Twitter Page of George Soros, chair of Soros Fund Management LLC and founder of the Open Society Foundations.
New York, NY
Joined March 2009
As an immigrant who found freedom and prosperity in America, I am deeply moved by this honor. I accept it on behalf of the many people around the world with whom the Open Society Foundations have made common cause over the past 40 years.
Today, President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 great leaders who have made America a better place.
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RT @SCClemons: Your note is respectful @mattyglesias, but nonetheless it has perhaps unintentionally opened a sewer drain of awful anti-sem….
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I look forward to @NowrojeeOSF’s leadership toward furthering @OpenSociety as a truly global organization, and I am deeply grateful to @malloch_brown for laying the groundwork to get us here.
We welcome @NowrojeeOSF, who has been serving as vice president, as the new president of the Open Society Foundations. @malloch_brown will step down in June.
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Rising antisemitism has deadly consequences and is now being weaponized to stifle debate. The White House’s first-of-its-kind National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism is a strong step in combatting this hatred.
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Alex Soros writes that the Biden administration’s initiative to respond to the scourge of antisemitism in the country is essential. The White House initiative embraces a broad-based approach to the...
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Too much is happening too fast in the world. This “polycrisis,” chiefly caused by the rise of AI, climate change, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, is endangering democracies worldwide. Leaders must step up to respond.
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George Soros calls attention to the growing challenges posed by AI, climate change, and the war in Ukraine.
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Rumors that I had a heart attack are completely false. I am alive and healthy.
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RT @patrickgaspard: Thread - Like Fox News, NY Post can’t stop lying to its readers. Rather than grapple with complexities of crime in the….
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Under the new crop of George Soros-backed, soft-on-crime district attorneys, there is no consequence for breaking the law.
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RT @AlexanderSoros: Opre Roma! Today is world #RomaDay. Roma, are Europe’s largest and poorest minority. “They are now joining forces to su….
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While I didn’t contribute to Alvin Bragg’s campaign, I have supported many other reform-minded prosecutors. Anyone who wants to know why should read this article I wrote in @WSJ.
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Justice or safety? It’s a false choice. They reinforce each other.
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Poor leadership and political infighting have put Putin and the Russian forces in desperate straits. I predict that a powerful Ukrainian spring offensive will turn the tide in this war.
project-syndicate.org
George Soros sees more reason to be pessimistic about climate change, and more reason to be optimistic about Ukraine.
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Climate change is an existential threat to our civilization. Human interference has destroyed a previously stable system and human ingenuity will be needed to restore it:
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Climate change in the Arctic Circle gravely threatens all people. To counter this threat, we need to reduce emissions, remove excess greenhouse gasses, and—most importantly—refreeze the Arctic. WATCH Sir David King explain his revolutionary method:
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Starting soon: On the eve of the Munich Security Conference, I’ll be speaking live from Munich on the urgent threat of climate change:
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While two systems of governance are engaged in a fight for global domination, our civilization is in danger of collapsing because of climate change. I will speak about this live from Munich today at 6:30pm CET:
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While two systems of governance are engaged in a fight for global domination, our civilization is in danger of collapsing because of climate change. I will speak about this live from Munich on 2/16 at 6:30pm CET:
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A unique approach to violence prevention in a Colombian city could serve as an example for other cities throughout the region and world.
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The Colombian city of Palmira is making significant progress in reducing homicide and crime by applying a comprehensive approach to violence prevention focusing on young people. The city’s mayor...
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Fighting corruption and fostering human rights are the goals of Magnitsky sanctions, yet some fixes are necessary to make them even more effective.
opensocietyfoundations.org
Magnitsky sanctions and their like have emerged as powerful tools for fighting corruption and upholding human rights. But some fixes are urgently needed to strengthen their ability to hold kleptocr...
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Solutions to climate changes are urgent, but the ones proposed often fail to put people, especially vulnerable populations, at their center. #ClimateJustice seeks to ensure that everyone can thrive in a transforming world.
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Technocratic fixes won’t suffice. The challenges posed by the climate crisis demand a people-centered approach that gives vulnerable communities the support they need to thrive in a world transformed...
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A manufacturing hub in South Africa is taking the first step in increasing Africa’s vaccine production so that it’s no longer at the end of the line for receiving shots as it was when COVID-19 arrived.
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While Africa consumes 25 percent of the world’s vaccines, only 1 percent of vaccines are manufactured there. The mRNA vaccine manufacturing hub in South Africa is working to change that.
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Civilian victims of violent conflicts are often overlooked and rarely get the justice they deserve. A documentation project is changing that:
opensocietyfoundations.org
By building a robust system to document and monitor how civilians are harmed in conflict zones, organizations like Airwars, an Open Society grantee, are pushing for accountability in modern warfare,...
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