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With apologies for the profanity: a thread on "bitch" and the problem of journalistic pseudo-scholarship. The major argument of this Vox article is that the insult "bitch" became more common
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What are prices?A layperson’s guide to understanding charts and volatility.1/ It’s an observable fact that price has nothing to do with value. Perhaps over the long term these two converge,
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Replying to the entire thread:I've been a struggling artist. I've felt that anger at the world for ignoring my hard work and my heart and soul. I've been passive aggressive
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Faces of rage: Photos of an insurgency at the US Capitol and the protestors inflamed by Republican disinformation and rhetoric. I’ll add slowly to this thread over the evening. One
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I've collected my own observations from 20 years, plus from my guests in my @chicagobooth class on how to have great (1) board meetings (2) board materials and (3) board
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COVID-19 Mega-ThreadOn propaganda, fear, and conspiracies. 1/ Covid is real. It’s a real virus with real victims.But if there is anyhing I’ve learned from the last year, its that media
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Ok, got updated info for VAR process in #BURMUN The VAR, Stuart Attwell, looked at the possible red card for the challenge by Luke Shaw, but determined it was not
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Frontiers | Covid-19 Mortality: 160 countries & 850,000 covid19 deaths were studied in excruciating detail. Age & obesity associated with more deaths. But nothing Govts did (principally lockdown & other
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My second favorite philosopher (after Kierkegaard) has to be, without a doubt, John Maynard Keynes *Super* fascinating excerpt from his first book, "Indian Currency and Finance", about how Indians' love
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Why Nicolas Tagliafico to Chelsea is an incredibly smart move [THREAD] Reports are circulating that Chelsea will either sign Alex Telles from Porto or Nicolas Tagliafico from Ajax. The fee
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#RunOn why the yejun-yeonghwa storyline is gonna hurt so bad: a thread the first time we see yejun, he sits down on the couch and gazes at yeonghwa painting
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Due to the recent controversy around rep. @SpanbergerVA07's comments that Democrats should stop using the word 'Socialism' because it's gonna make them lose support in 2022, I was curious how
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1/6: Are you ready for an avian look-a-likes thread? These side by side comparisons can help you brush up your birding skills. First up: Hairy vs Downy Woodpecker. (Photos by
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ThreadMy mind is boggled.On Independence Day, Joe Biden says that we suck, and if we just give him another chance, THIS TIME he'll actually accomplish something, unlike during his previous
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Watching The Little Mermaid as an adult, a thread. Now that I’m an adult Ariel grates on my damn nerves. She’d be the one to ghost her friend group at
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When asked about the deadliest shark to humans, most will say the great white. Not surprising. Pop culture has turned them into fearsome predators.The truth - they rarely attack.The real
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