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Ranu Dhillon

RanuDhillon

THREAD1/ Overly focusing on how COVID19 may be amplified by protests misses the point that systemic racism against Black Americans - the target of the protests - is driving both

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

Can we please have a talk with the photo editors? ENOUGH WITH THE BEACH PICTURES ruining articles. Beaches are one of the least risky environments. Indoor bars and restaurants. House

Left Brain

LeftBrainQuora

A brief thread on the impact of COVID-19 on America's Black community. Speaking in the broadest possible terms, there are two dynamics at play.1. Black Americans are far more vulnerable

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

THREAD1/ This study is important. They looked into false negative rates of PCR for #covid19 the days leading up to symptoms.Even up to the day before symptoms start, the probability

Historic.ly

historic_ly

Should we review her *history* ?https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/1157132755983118337 Kamala Harris got appointed on the state Medical Board and made 99k a year on top of her income because of her connections with

Ajit Singh

ajitxsingh

In the first 5 months of 2020, US police have killed over 225 people.In over a year of Hong Kong protests, during which protesters have taken journalists hostage, ganged up

FrownyFaceFitness

vincentninja68

What drives "over-eating"?Perhaps to some degree it is a lack of will power. You ultimately choose whether or not to eat something you know is bad for you. But, particular

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

Covid-19 has led to a number of shortages. It has also, as a consequence, produced an epidemic of price-gouging. 1/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/us/coronavirus-price-gouging-hand-sanitizer-masks-wipes.html Crucially, the Trump administration’s r

Maximilian Mayer

mayer_iras

Cruel moment: 10 Mio confirmed infections, 500k people died from #Covid_19. East Asian countries leading in containment/suppression by a large margin. Death toll in Mainland China (4,634), South Korea (282),

Abraham Newman

ANewman_forward

Threat/ Threat of TikTok ban shows cracks in global internet governance.https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/tech/us-tiktok-ban/index.html 2/Since the 1990s, the US has pursued an open door policy for global internet governance -- pushing self-re

Evan Weber 🌅🔥

evanlweber

Larry Summers belongs nowhere near the White House for reasons, but especially because of his terrible track record on climate. @JoeBiden isn't serious about climate or "not going back

David Lat

DavidLat

1/ Interesting news.My husband Zach, who had what we're pretty sure was #COVID19 last March (which is when I was sick with it and went to the hospital), just tested

chris evans

notcapnamerica

White folks seeing all of these racists exposed in the wake of the George Floyd protests -- You need to consider this: How many of them have the power to

James Todaro, MD

JamesTodaroMD

1/ Growing research demonstrating importance of protective T-cells against SARS-CoV-2 combined w/ prior research on influenza viruses suggest that nasal mucosa T-cells may explain the rising number of "positive" PCR

Amit Schandillia

Schandillia

[MINI THREAD: TRADING HORSES, COWS, AND MEN]1/9Today's used-car salesmen were yesterday's horsetraders in more ways than one. Horses were a common trade before cars showed up. As modes of commute,

The physician scientist

MDPhD14

How can we monitor human populations in bulk for coronavirus?Track their sewage!In general, if test availability is an issue, pooled samples could ameliorate that shortage, e.g. running one test on