#Response

Anurag Shukla

Anuraag_Shukla

When Governor-General Bentinck abolished Sati (Suttee, as Britishers called it), he had a larger-than-life statue commissioned showing him dramatically rescuing and Indian women from the funeral pyre. (It can still

Labour for IndyWales

Lab4IndyWales

Okay, here we go.A response to Keir Starmer's speech on the future of devolution in the UK.THREAD. [1/25] First of all, the stark difference between where the debate actually is

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

Overactive cheater detection is at the root of a lot of societal problems. It’s not that people are dumb when acting under biases but that they’re only smart about problems

Ned Foley

Nedfoley

Started reading Gohmert reply. First obvious error (p4): "On January 6th, a joint session of Congress will convene to formally elect the President." The joint session is NOT an election.

jason schilling

schill_dawg

Yesterday's press conference was alarming and concerning in its disregard and disrespect for the excellent job teachers do day in and day out. There is lots more to say on

Dannielle (Dossy) Blumenthal PhD

DrDannielle

"John Roberts' Malta Class: The Supreme Court In Historical Perspective"The course taught by the Supreme Court's Chief Justice is for only one credit and meets six times with a take

Suchitra Vijayan

suchitrav

When the state regulates humor: a look back at history, we realize that dystopias are not imagined futures on the verge of realization. But the record of what has been,

Alexander Kruel

XiXiDu

In late January, rationalists on Twitter were already warning about COVID-19 and stocking respirators. So why did America fail so miserably? Was it only Trump's fault? New York Times, January

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PeachMint17

1/6 How bout that "first hill" of this roller-coaster ride? How did you fare? It nearly gave me a heart attack. This is what I found from a few others

Drew Holden

DrewHolden360

Yes, blame China. But don’t forget the role that @WHO and @DrTedros played in all this. Quick They spent months - MONTHS - praising China for their “cooperation and

Abigail Marone

abigailmarone

NYPD officers Modica & Salvador were stopped at a red light when they saw a mother holding her child, screaming for help. The 2 yr old had swallowed a hair

Elle M. (they/them)

ellle_em

Ok Gen Z look. I think you all are really awesome and I'm not being patronizing. I have an 11 year old daughter and she's on the younger end of

Stacy, Librarian-in-Residence

DarkLiterata

To anyone feeling not great rn--that is ok. The period that follows extensive, intense stress is rarely "I feel amazing now!" It's your mind and body saying "we're safe-ish? great

Thomas Christie Williams

Williams_T_C

could a non-segmented RNA virus rapidly evolve to evade a polyclonal immune response, rendering a vaccine ineffective? I think if you'd asked the average RNA virus researcher a year ago,

Aubrey Gordon, Your Fat Friend (she/her/hers)

yrfatfriend

Fascinating that the predominant response to “hey, stigmatizing fat people isn’t leading to fewer fat people, and only leads to negative physical & mental health outcomes” seems to be “that’s

Esquire

Vintage_freddie

Sometime back my wife and I were having a conversation about who my close friends are. I only listed FIVE names. She was little shocked because she has observed my

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