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Ed Conway

EdConwaySky

How does one reconcile this with the fact that case growth was actually SLOWER than in that "worst case scenario" (on basis of pretty much every measure inc @ONS survey)?As

the first L in elle woods

_girlnextlaur

i’m taking to twitter to document each day of this quarantine - a thread day 3: woke up before noon, put on real clothes, danced to @lizzo for an hour,

JennySRP🇬🇧🇺🇲🥄

JennySRP

From the work I've done and been part of, from the hundreds of recovery stories I've seen, recovery is a combo of luck, privelege, access, socioeconomic status, bountiful generous relationships,

Sunn m'Cheaux

sunnmcheaux

March 14th: *posted COVID-19 hoax, anti-socialism rant on FB*April 2nd: *died of COVID-19, family asking for GoFundMe donations*I post this not to mock Karen Kolb Sehlke's death, but to underscore

abigail woods

abiwoods3

A thread on policy responses to epidemics – from someone who’s spent 20 years researching and teaching their histories. These are observations not answers, that aim to contextualise not condone

Kiran Kumar S

KiranKS

1) This is a thread for young Indians to understand China:I will explain -How Communist China got a border with India which it didn't have in 1949.Where are the potential

May Peterson, Wicked Witch Girl (she/her)

maidensblade

The way transmisogyny gets characterized in trans circles as a thing that sucks up attention, a shallow manipulation tool of trans women, is amazing because it’s crystal clear how much

Garnet Henderson

garnethenderson

If you didn’t know who Abby Johnson was until this week, hi, welcome. Her melodramatic story about having a change of heart after watching an ultrasound-assisted abortion at 13 weeks

Seventh

SeventhDegreeUK

~100 rightwing rally goers are gathered in Parliament square in London protesting against Muslim ‘rape gangs’. The event is organised by the ‘Hearts of Oak’ organisation. Tommy Robinson & Sargon

Ed Carr

edwardrcarr

The fact economists (and apparently an economic anthropologists) think this upends our development narratives is not so much an individual failing as emblematic of how disciplines/disciplinary conversations can hold us

Jenna

joaktree33

Thread: Fomalhaut, Fish, Frogs, Phalluses & Floods!1| Fomalhaut is 1 of the 4 “Royal Stars,” or “guardians of the heavens” believed by ancient Persians to govern world events. It’s name

NetflixFilm

NetflixFilm

High Flying Bird (yes, the movie that was shot on an iPhone) is out today, starring Andre Holland and directed by Steven Soderbergh. So, I’m momentarily handing over the keys

Doctora Malka Older

m_older

For @ForeignPolicy, I wrote about how we need to refocus on a principle that supposedly all US citizens should share: democracy.https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/25/building-a-shared-worldview-among-democrats-and-republicans-could-be-more-d

Louie Mantia, Jr.

Mantia

Many of you know that I have been studying (and designing) hanafuda for the last 2–3 years. In addition to being part of a fairly-active (!!) Discord server for hanafuda,

Steve

Stevemanics

This place is a toxic cesspit hell hole. And that's just the so-called anti-fash, never mind the far right that they buddy up with. @resisting_hate_ and, in particular, their founder

Damien

damiengwalter

If you're wondering why #ReadyPlayerTwo is getting such a brutal reception, I'm happy to explain.A thread.https://amzn.to/2HvRBEp At some point in the late 70s / early 80s, corporate America realised it