#Mandates

So. Fascinating 'come on' to Brussels from @JGForsyth in his Times column today...saying a deal is within "touching distance". That's optimistic (on substance) but interesting to see UK pushing for
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There's been increasing discussion about the role of immunity vs behavior vs interventions in the spread of COVID-19. Louisiana is a good case study because it's the only state that
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Thread -When my s's evaluate source trustworthiness, I give guiding Qs like:Whose voices/priorities are here? Whose are missing?What is relationship bt author+audience?To what extent does the msg match the actions?I
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You know how the Curse of the Monkey's paw works: a cursed object grants all of your wishes, but in the worst way possible: "be careful what you wish for."That's
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A few words.By the time some of you show up desiring to "show black folks that racism is a thing of the past" (thinking we've never heard this before), we've
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Covid Epi Weekly: Turning the Corner on Covid in the US ... Into an Oncoming Tsunami of Cases, Hospitalizations, and DeathYou know who’s NOT tired of winning? Covid, that's who.
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So, for tonight's game design topic, let's see...ah, let's discuss designer intentionality. That is, the art of making your game designs do what you want them to do. This is...harder
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1. I tired to explain this before & I think I did a somewhat decent job but I want to go at it from a different POV. 2. Our economy
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Hey @DanCrenshawTX — you still haven't responded to the bipartisan group of 100+ Houston doctors asking you to stop spreading dangerous disinformation.Take a break from the swamp and read their
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i've seen a few Defense Technology Aerosol OC/CS cans recently, all with the hole out the side.i looked into the OC canisters, and these ones ARE supposed to fire out
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Michigan hitting new peaks. Just as a political question, Whitmer closed down for FAR LESS last year. Not sure what her science advisers are telling her now. So, lot of
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1) Alright, so I am throwing a fucking tantrum here of the sheer fucking stupidity of the SBA loans and tax credits.Let me explain why, and why I'm now several
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RE: Nancy Pelosi's hairdo.I have a fairly-well off acquaintance from the neighborhood. Before the lockdowns, she spent a lot of money on her hair. Straightening, blow-outs, color, the works. You
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6AM bath fantasy:A consortium of aged African and African diaspora HNIs liquidate their entire net worth and will everything to a specially-constituted trust.The Trust's founding mission is to purchase a
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1. Did the latest @IHME mortality forecasts making the media rounds - 410,000 deaths - seem high to you?Yeah, me too. I wanted to understand what’s driving projections of 220K
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Things that set dangerous outrageous precedents:—Allowing a POTUS to commit endless crimes for 4 years—Voting to keep him in office after he tried to extort Ukraine to interfere in our
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