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This is the most tone deaf & removed from reality that scientists could get. I can imagine they've all been dying to play God in their respective fields, as I've
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IN MEMORIAM: Tabare Vazquez, 1940-2020.In politics, for the left to achieve dramatic things and real change, it often has to talk to the centre but act to the left. Tabare
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Opportunity cost: “The loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen.”Short thread on my love of golf & the opportunity cost around giving it
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The Washington Post ran an op-ed on Aug. 12, 2020, titled “Barr wants Michael Flynn’s charged dropped. Judges should be able to question that.” It is a perfect example of
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the meaning of the most beautiful parts of The Lakes (i mean all) a thread I'm voting for folklore for Favorite Album - Pop/Rock at the #AMAs 𝓘𝓼 𝓲𝓽 𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓬
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It's been a few days since I came home from hospital, so a good time to reflect on what it's like inside an Ontario Hospital during COVID-19. The nurses put
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I’m happy to announce that one of our class action lawsuits against Kushner Companies has achieved class certification in the New York Supreme Court.We estimate that this ruling could make
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1/ Thread about Salary Sacrifice / Leasing & NHS pensions (INCLUDING A free little tool to do the sums)One of the things I get asked about almost daily is car
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h/t to @RhetoricPJ for the heads-up about this interview with Hillsdale College's president about American history, because it's a doozy. Shall we dive in?https://thefederalist.com/2020/12/15/pilgrims-totalitarians-and-babies-a-conv
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Lan Wangji is watching he kids at the day care yet again, one of the caretakers has gotten very ill. Since it's his family school he fills in a lot
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Do you know why the Jones Act exists? I suspect most people, to the extent they even consider the question, have some vague sense it is related to World War
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Somebody (I can’t honestly recall whom) recommended “How to Take Smart Notes” to me. I purchased it and read it this morning. Ahrens basically summarizes Niklas Luhmann’s method in English,
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1/ The #DasguptaReview on the #Economics of #Biodiversity, commissioned by #UKTreasury, is being launched today. It urges the world’s governments to use a different form of national accounting from #GDP
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What does a UX Manager do?Curious? Let's walk through a day in the life of a UX Manager at Google. Caveats: It's me and I'm weird I work at
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Hey #NYR Fam -- Gonna Live Tweet the MSG Virtual Town Hall right now! Let's go. They start with good wishes for Hank. (paraphrased)JD: "We've been texting...he says its
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Debating a GOAT in football doesn’t make sense. But let me explain why, if the concept is indeed valid, Walter Payton is my choice.A thread. https://twitter.com/WCGridiron/status/1276953010741149696 Like I said: Football
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