#Debate

Very sensible thread about using a Covid19 contact-tracing app(in a democracy),complete with arguments, counter-arguments & a conclusion that I agree with,IN PRINCIPLE. HOWEVER(follows a note-to-self thread on the current debate
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As we debate election timing can I point out this credible forecast of 33K deaths in Canada by end of Jan . Way more morbidities in the 'recovered'. Catastrophic economic
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It's shocking that you imply women's existence as an oppressed sex, protected under the Equality Act explicitly, is merely a belief, not a biological (& socialised) reality, one which in
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So much being written today about UK food and trade, so time for the thread. In short, factually:- reasonable for the US to want us to accept their food- reasonable
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I have lived my entire life in a media narrative that Republicans are simply not supposed to face any consequences for their actions and what we have been witnessing for
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The new virus is a great confirmation of @nntaleb distinction btw phenomena where we can use the knowledge derived from Mediocristan and the phenomena that belong to Extremistan and where
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Qld Parliament sits today. Debate on gov't bills 11:15am-1pm & 3pm til adjournment: 1. Appropriation bill to authorise extra pandemic-related gov't spending2. COVID-19 Emergency Response bill - various provisions, most
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Tomorrow Amy Coney Barrett will be confirmed.I need you to hear thisI'm a gay, biracial 17yr old who believe in basic human rights, equality, dignity, and science. Barrett is an
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Aside from not knowing the 49ers' pick, much of the staff thought it'd be Mac Jones. Shanahan let the staff marinate in smokescreen: "When you get an opportunity to go
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A little note on 'cancel culture', and why its origins aren't always what you'd think. A couple of weeks ago a radio producer got in touch to ask me about
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nothing of this has anything to do with "free speech." You're a lawyer, so you know that the First Amendment applies only to the government. No one has a 1st
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oh fuck time to thread some debate memes and callouts and jokes and sadness god i hate debates b/c they rely so much on cognitive biases and just a whole
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Take: Kevin Garnett is the single most important athlete in Minnesota sports history and I’m fortunate to have watched him do his work. I’m aware of arguments for others, but
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When news broke on Friday about the Park Inn, I felt dread, not shock. And I was furious. Of course we're still waiting on more information - however, what we
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Women control their own bodies - full stop. When O’Toole was trying to get the votes of anti-abortion activists during his leadership run, he promised them he would let his
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Today’s controversial tweet—we don’t really care for Yuh-Ling Niou & we don’t really understand why so many activists love her. She has been involved in this political game for a
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