#Interests

I wonder if austerity- as well as contributing in practical terms to the UK state’s pitiful attempts to deal with Covid- might also have contributed to the ‘oh dear’ism of
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The Plantation owners of @GOP are hell bent and determined that their indentured servants: Minority and Working class Americans, should have ALL healthcare options removed from them.They take great pleasure
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Are cryptocurrencies halal? My article in this month’s volume of Brill’s Journal of Islamic Law and Society explores this question in four steps. A thread. #IslamicBanking #Bitcoin #cryptocurrency #cryptocurrencies
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There's now a concerted attack on Biden personnel efforts by @revolvingdoorDC @demandprogress @sunrisemvmt etc. It involves the false claim that these orgs oppose anyone who's ever worked for a business.
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Some thoughts on the current coup and crisis that hangs over Burma. While the narratives that are currently filling the airwaves are from courageous activists in Yangon, it is vital
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On minimum wage, Interviewed a business owner yesterday, company has about 50 employees, PBT about rm500k. Decent.He was arguing vehemently against raising min wage. Says that’ll destroy his business. Says
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if you live in the united states and call yourself a socialist and you want that label to have any actual meaning, you must reject and/or challenge any anti-china sentiments
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Been a busy week, so just catching up now on SFIC recommendations on boosting the international dimension of the ERA & Horizon Europe. Encouraging to see a constructive, reflective assessment
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A meme that significantly inhibits reproduction and spreads horizontally (indoctrination) rather than vertically (upbringing) inevitably works like a parasite. @danieldennett got it wrong: (most) religion spreads vertically so is symbiotic
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Warning Signal: the messaging app’s new features are causing internal turmoilhttps://www.theverge.com/22249391/signal-app-abuse-messaging-employees-violence-misinformation I've been reflecting on this for a while now. First, I think w
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Saw someone tweet that Black women are not allowed to be introverts at work and wow do I have a story for that!!! Once when I was working at a
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(Thread) Political CourageDear @GOP, @SenateGOP, and @HouseGOP leadership: Let’s talk about political courage.We’ll look at a few breaking stories, and then do a poll.Trump has known since early 2019 about
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Simple steps to securing US Admission: MS research or PhD1. Decide on your desired research area. I always advise folks to decide on at least two research areas that are
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Readings from Alcohol Prohibition [a thread.] Mitchell Kennerley (1922): "the impression which I received from the book was that if the prohibitionists were obliged to resort to propaganda such as
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back when i was converting under an orthodox rabbi, i used to think of Reconstructionist Judaism as Reform 2: The Sequel. Many years later, I have come to tell you
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A detailed explanation of what DOJ must do to have E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against trump dismissed under the Westfall Act. “The Bulwark” is one of the few Republican
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