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Reporters, pundits, activists. Before you echo the notion that Palestinians are being "corralled into small, crowded enclaves", which is in vogue in some circles, here are some facts that you
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I saw a big name in old-school D&D have a bad take on the evil people discourse going on. It included ideas of moral lessons and righteousness. I have a
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https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/r-on-the-application-of-quincy-bell-and-a-v-tavistock-and-portman-nhs-trust-and-others/ "for the year 2019/2020, 161 children were referred by GIDS for puberty blockers (a further 10 were referred for
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German defence minister AKK and the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr have written a paper about the future of the Bundeswehr.https://twitter.com/gebauerspon/status/1359164566383587342 What does the paper say? ThreadFull paper https://aug
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The primary problem in the kerfuffle regarding @TomCottonAR and the term "Ranger" is that it proceeds from ignorance, marches on a political azimuth, and it entertains no higher objective than
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Live at 10:30 AM EST: "Deterring PRC Aggression Toward Taiwan." Follow here for opening statements and witness testimony. https://www.uscc.gov/hearings/deterring-prc-aggression-toward-taiwan Sen. Talent's opening remarks: The
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Food for thought today, Zonies. We know that @dougducey was all in with Trump, hosting rallies throughout Arizona with few wearing masks up until the end of October. These rallies
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I’m going to geek out on this thread more than normal b/c new Science paper is WTF bananas awesome, and I don’t want it to get lost in the news
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[QUICK THREAD: THE PARADOX OF TOLERANCE]1/31Should the tolerant tolerate the intolerant? The question has given sleepless nights to political thinkers for centuries. That's because it's a paradox, but also because
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Leeds United: Leeds United’s journey back to the promised land. Part 2.Just as the rise and fall are something of Hollywood proportions, so too is the saga of the fall
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In the spirit of my thread yesterday on sources about anarchism and the state, here are sources on energy, ecology, carbon, throughput, and so on. If you read any authors,
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12 Biotech PodcastsSome of my favorite podcasts offer an in-depth perspective on science and biotech that you can't get anywhere else. Here are a few of them.THREAD This is one
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1/ Working in climate, I’m often asked why I care about climate change. My honest answer: because there are no aliens.Yes, I’m serious. Time for a thread. 2/ It
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𝐎𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡"Make no mistake: it's not revenge he's after. It's a reckoning." - Doc Holliday, 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 (1993)There is a
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$based-onomics 101 + a thread what's $based? Based protocol is an art project that goes by the crypto moniker: “game theory for degenerates”
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[THREAD]Are we getting the concept of #EnhancedSoldier right?After reading 2 articles on the @wavellroom on the subject, I'm increasingly concerned with the focus on cyber & chemical enhancements.It ignores history
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