#Affect

Elise A Mitchell

byeliseam

It's interesting how the mainstream media and politicians have shifted to arguing that black people are dying of COVID-19 at alarming rates because of pre-existing medical conditions, environmental racism, and

Rachel Anderson

RachelHopeAnd

Biden's #PresidentialAddress last night included a call for a national program of #paidleaveforall. Here's why that call matters. Paid leave strengthens the already-vital bond between parents and children. Are all

Oni #BraylaStone Blackstock

DrOniBee

This is the 13th & final day of Jones & Okun’s “Characteristics of #WhiteSupremacyCulture”. Today’s characteristic is “Progress is Bigger, More”.It is “observed in systems of accountability and ways we

Aaron Sojourner

aaronsojourner

Great reporting @brycecovert @thenation including my new report w/@CLASP_DC @nwlc on crisis economics of the childcare sector.Cost to provide emergency care to essential workers now & keep rest restart-ready to

Frank Luntz

FrankLuntz

My focus group’s words to describe Trump tonight:• “Controlled”• “Reserved”• “Poised”• “Con artist”• “Surprisingly presidential”Words to describe Biden tonight:• “Vague”• “Unspecific”• “Elusiv

Live Law

LiveLawIndia

Bombay High Court to hear today the bail applications of actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty in the NDPS case registered by the Narcotics Control Bureau alleging that

Rambod Behboodi

GenevaTradeLaw

Many of the peeps who follow this account are far more accomplished in Public International Law than I, so this mini-thread is mostly for the for the record.Legislation by Westminster

Tom Skipper

TheTomSkipper

Unpopular opinion: These recent complaints about marketing, lack of DApps and the claim that @minhokim has "no plans" for ICON public blockchain is just hysteria over current price stagnation fueled

Travis Jackson

travisdon1981

#AlexanderTheGreat and #AchillesExamining the uncanny similarities...in a series of tweets (See below), 1. Both products of Greek cultute2. both of noble blood3. Both the sons of kings4. Both were claimed

Matt Darling 🌐💸

besttrousers

One last point re:Klevan 2019. I think that people sometimes are overselling how much it matters whether people understand the EITC. Here’s an example from @ryanlcooper’s (excellent!) review of @mattbruenig’s

Max Kennerly

MaxKennerly

The ACA case is a perfect example: the plaintiffs don't have standing ($0 tax doesn't affect them), their theory is absurd (Congress can't zero-out a tax?), and the remedy is

Minneapolis Sanctuary Movement

mplssanctuary

For decades, every level of gov has completely failed to address homelessness & the housing crisis. For governing bodies w power to affect change, continued failure to address is intentional

Kirk Carapezza

KirkCarapezza

.@BrownUniversitynow says it will stagger students arrival. The goal is to bring most returning undergrads to campus by late September. Brown President Christina Paxson has been a big advocate for

Beth-Not too late to respond #2020Census-Jarosz

DataGeekB

Two new developments in #differentialprivacy for the #2020census(thread) NEW report from the JASON brain trust evaluates DP1. Is re-identification a realistic threat?2. Has Census properly assessed re-id vulnerability?3. What are

dick.i.am

DiscoFroggy

I’m convinced racism, white supremacy, homophobia, sexism... these things are never going to go away. So, we gotta fight back. We’ve been told to quietly respond, out of view, and

Paystack

paystack

In the midst of a tough week in Nigeria, we have some positive news to share.Paystack will be acquired by @stripe to accelerate online and offline commerce across Africa.https://paystack.com/blog/company-news/paystack-joining-stripe Paystac