#Issues

I read the Mermaids letter. It seems to want us to conclude that if @jk_rowling continues to talk on these issues she will be responsible for the suicides of young
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After finishing the helpful, and highly acclaimed, "Jesus and John Wayne" by @kkdumez, I'm thinking about the style of the book from a publishing perspectiveโ€”what has made this book so
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For 5 yrs I have taught medical students about childhood obesity, pointing out that it is complex, and strongly associated with socioeconomic deprivation. That simplistic fixes and blaming children and
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Interesting paper on the Rana Plaza disaster, photography and accountability from @nomhossain and Ismail Ferdous. https://accountabilityresearch.org/publication/picturing-accountability-what-we-learned-from-the-photography-of-the-rana-plaza
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Letโ€™s take a look at some issues that the new @IEA report highlights about emissions. Especially how Indiaโ€™s lack of monitoring and regulations for MSMEs will cost it in the
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Next up at #enigma2021, Alex Gaynor from @LazyFishBarrel (satirical security company) will be talking about "QUANTIFYING MEMORY UNSAFETY AND REACTIONS TO IT"https://www.usenix.org/conference/enigma2021/presentation/gaynor Look for
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So... the long-awaited @POTUS-@IsraeliPM call finally happened last night. Should never have been a big deal, but for the time elapsed since the inauguration. (@netanyahu was the 3rd foreign leader
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[1] THREAD: A review of our key milestones in 2020 using screenshots. First up, a reminder of what we're about: [2] Hats off to our amazing Leadership Group, who helped
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Always been a struggle for me when people go to long lengths to justify much older anime having really stiff voice acting and unintentionally funny editing being good always makes
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This is a strong understanding of how undervalued $ETC is today@BarrySilbert and @Grayscale represent a lot of money that is interested in #EthereumClassicThere are 2 more - @IOHK_Charles and @realjameswo
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So, another clash brewing between EU and UK negotiators, this time on the thorny question of the UK extraditing its nationals to EU member states post-Brexit. At present, all member
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These articles will have a profound effect on most people but is this the truth? What can you do to protect your brain from this kind of damage? https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackierocheleau/2021/01/29/researchers-are-tracking-covid-19s-long
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I want to comment on the issue of free expression at art museums. In general, I donโ€™t think art museums should *ever* yield to people demanding that work they find
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Who should run NASA: a scientist or a bureaucrat? I don't have the answer, but I will share a little vignette from history (because I'm an historian) that I think
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1Mosul MovieI watched the movie & was emotinally moved. I have been a movie fan since the 1990s. I dig through Hollywood history & look for blockbusters. I learn a
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This little question/issue rears its head every now and again, and did yesterday.How much is too much when speaking about voluntary roles?Are clubs offering far to many voluntary roles? Should
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