#People

This is why the "calm down and let the process play out," "this is not who we are," "the institutions will save us," is so dangerous, arrogant, and stupid. It
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Someone asked me, “If I get both doses of the COVID vaccine, am I safe to go to the Indy 500?” The science says that the vaccine will prevent you
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I've just read that @TPM is 20 years old today. That is, frankly, insane. A (not) very brief appreciation thread: I was one of the first employees at TPM. There
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Okay I feel I need to speak out on behalf of deaf community, as a deaf person with cochlear implants. I do worry about others facing discrimination in England when
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Alright, lemme just start with you're right, Fiction does affect reality, you're not wrong there, but not all fiction is equal in its reach toward reality.Take the Jaws effect for
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At the risk of wading into the debate about whether a private car-free Manhattan would be good or bad for people with disabilities, it's worth remembering some cities have already
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The problem with so many discussions about systemic oppression — racism, sexism, transphobia, ableism, etc — is that a lot of us want to reduce it to a question of
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There's been a lot of attention rightfully paid to the brave work being done by incarcerated firefighters but here are SO many other ways incarcerated people serve their communities. Here
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When the #blm protests started, I could not help but notice how there were cops following the protesters, just waiting for them to say something the cops didn't like. Then,
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There's a cool psychological test on loss-justification.Basically: you give people a multiple choice online form, asking them stuff.On one question, regardless of how they answer, the answer is always switched
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Earlier this week (or possibly last month, frankly time is weird at the moment) @trishgreenhalgh made a comment about runners - suggesting we should run with masks on. This thread
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Y’all. This Michelle Latimer shit is upsetting. I’m pissed. But please give people a minute to react OK? Don’t assume that silence for a few hours after the article comes
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Some points on this paragraph in the AFR today about the payments received by people on jobseeker. Firstly, the ANU found the average received by people on Newstart all sources
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This 2+2 moment has been a reminder of why I continue to struggle with/in the math ed community. Whenever interpersonal violence accompanies math, too many math folks continue to put
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People are focused on the demeaning nature in which he put this, but if there’s seriously a problem with access (not ability) to signing up online, it’s the government’s responsibility
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I'm gonna share my experience here with you.I might spam a bit but please understand I am korean who don't really understand western culture yet. I am really happy and
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