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Okay, so, I'm gonna try to metaphor the trans lesbian experience for cis folks who have a hard time grasping its totality. Not gonna be super accurate, it's an analog.
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One of the best parts of my job is having the opportunity to highlight the remarkable initiatives that grow out of people trying to help one another through a crisis.
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Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC, Alexandria was one of the most prosperous cities in the ancient world. It also became the leading cultural center of the world,
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A HUGE issue revealed by today's "Back to School" headlines is the misconception that schoolteaching in the 21st century involves little more than Victorian-style lecturing."Why," they ask, "is distancing in
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In a few minutes,The love of my entire universe will be plus one.This woman!!!! Thank you for bringing this much shape into my life.I don't think I can completely fill
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Thread! It’s great to have been able to collaborate with @Scient_Art on a detailed model of the #SARS-CoV-2 virus particle, the cause of #COVID-19, using methods we’ve developed with @GSofASimVis
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Update: I moved to Miami https://twitter.com/backus/status/1260738251196739584 A bunch of people have asked why, so...Thread on how I switched from loving SF to moving First, context: I truly loved SF.For
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(LRT) I agree with this and other threads I've retweeted about this whole thing. Like, look -- personally for me this whole issue boils down to harm done to actual
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In 1975 Sir Michael Wilford became the British Ambassador to Japan. On 6 June 1944 he was a Captain and Troop ldr in 82 Assault Sqn RE, Churchill AVREs. He
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HUGE and tense crowd out here in Portland. Officers are behind the fence in front of the courthouse. One officer keeps repeating something on the loudspeaker, but I can’t make
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[trans] jpfc mag vol 8 - “all the members special interview”full translation + thread (below)-re-translating is ok, but give credit! Q: What kind of moments make you feel that the
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Here is a breakdown of what is going on in East Jerusalem, in the Palestinian & Israeli conflict: On May 10th, the Israeli Supreme Court is set to decide whether
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Looks like North Korea still has nuclear weapons. So here’s a great story by @ZcohenCNN, highlighting geospatial work by @ArmsControlWonk, @atomic_pickles, @DavidLaBoon, and @DaveSchmerler. On ‘Wollo-ri’—a name worth adding to our
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“czennie thank you!!” yuta 1026 vlive: a translation thread ***i can only sub korean parts! yuta asked if we’re watching because he cant see the comments right now ! ok
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Yoga Accountability Thread, which is mostly just for me to perform productivity~ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Decided I'm gonna do the 30 Days of Yoga on Yoga With Adriene's channel, starting today:Day 1/30:
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Three months ago, I paused book leave to return to the Atlantic for fulltime pandemic reporting. Here's a thread of 5 big pieces I've written since. 1) A sweeping look
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