#Nations

Two things annoy me a little in the school debate. First, well-intentioned comments like "schools should be last to close & first to open".We never debate when supermarkets should close.
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I was a wide eyed, wet behind the ears, gun control Democrat who didn’t have a single gun in my house. A criminal decided to invade my home and shoot
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A ThreadJoseph Hope, Editor-in-Chief of the New York Times:Narendra Modi's sole aim is to make India a better Country.If he is not stopped, in the future India will become the
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Hey @realDonaldTrump, you lost. In fact, the truth is you didn't just lose, you were DEFEATED. And here's why so many people around the world are relieved and overjoyed that
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As you may have seen, on 10 Dec the Home Office quietly published a new Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules. This isn't big news (the rules are amended
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1/n With a likely new administration in January, I sure hope that the US does not start anymore wars in the Middle East, Venezuela or elsewhere. Past wars were waged
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1/The Allan inquiry into foreign funding of anti-Alberta energy campaigns gets a third extension. Report is now due May 31.For anyone who isn't familiar with my 2019 deep dive on
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On June 19, 1865, the U.S. Army arrived in Texas and issued General Orders, Number 3, proclaiming that all enslaved people in the state were free. The announcement made freedom
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Coining phrases is hard, but here’s a few thoughts about a particular thing. A lot of people try to name the social blob currently eating academia and journalism. There’s the
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THREAD: where are we with Covid in the UK? Read on and find out... (16.5 tweets)TLDR: Everything mostly going in right direction, but caution needed and some warning signs on
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Versus New Zealand, Taiwan has experienced less than 1/2 the COVID-19 cases, and less than 1/2 the deaths.Taiwan also gets less than 1/2 the news coverage, while having 5x the
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Different type of vaccine being developed at Scottish factory of a French company - an “inactivated whole virus” - UK task force secured 60m dose preorder in July for €470m
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The US Air Force is the world's premier aerial power. With 39 distinct types of aircraft and many more sub varieties of each airframe, it is easy to understand why
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A quick little reflection on 2020 [thread] As you well know, January was consumed by fire. By January 3, we had 30 volunteers and 4000 places listed with us. The
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On January 22, 2020, Kim Jong-un acted quickly. North Korea closed its borders with China and Russia to stop a new, mysterious virus from spreading. But more than a year
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#covid19uk - Detailed positive tests thread. Rolling weekly comparison of totals up to 3 days ago. Now colour-coded by Tier. Red is Tier 3, yellow is Tier 2 and blue
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