#Opposite

I think the opposite is true. Short thread.The relationship between death rates (and case rates) and (1) density and (2) partisanship has gotten slightly _stronger_ in recent weeks. Here's the
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Thread on the role mushrooms play in our cultural system with extracts from "On the semiotics of mythological conceptions about mushrooms" by Toporov.Knowing the ingredients also means knowing their position
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When you lead, you will oft be perceived as an asshole, because those you rule will test you.They will misbehave, disobey, even sabotage - your duty is to stop the
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Islamic standards for publicly warning from abusers who are public figures are much much scrutinizing and extend beyond secular defined crimes.If someone admits to (iqrar) premarital sex, drug use, or
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Thread on why @FutbolCheIsea > @ConnCFC Reason number 1: Conn is disrespectful to his followers Reason number 2: Dan is very respectful to his followers and retweeted my comp after
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My mom is really cheap. A couple amazing stories:She says my dad has never bought her anything, not even a chicken dinner. She's wanted to buy a diamond ring for
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The thing about the transmisogynist argument that “women’s oppression is about biology” is that it does two things. One is that it prompts us to fight it by denying sexism
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The video of #GeorgeFloyd's arrest was horrific. Officers know (or damn well *should* know) not to keep someone in prone for longer than is necessary to properly secure them.As my
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The thread that literally nobody asked for: Warhammer 40k factions represented in classical music.First of all, the imperial guard/astra militarum. Lots of brass. Lots of bass. Whatever the opposite of
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A month ago @ScottGottliebMD and I cautioned against forbidding people from leaving their homes. Now there are calls by prominent leaders for the opposite. 1/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/12/quarantining-cities-isnt-needed-fast-coor
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For any lay persons out there, today's concurrence from J. Gorsuch attacks the Roberts decision in South Bay from 6 months ago as being "Cocoa Puffs nuts".I have never seen
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A few Sunday morning thoughts on the impact of #COVID19 on our freedoms - a hotly debated issue in Sweden and in France (and elsewhere). Let's unpack. 1/13 1. Freedom
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Some asked for a realistic description of the danger we’re in. Okay, it’s not pretty. There is literally not a single institution capable of saving us, they were all taken
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#舞い落ちる花びら #Fallin_Flower Choreography thought dumps:I’m a huge fan of Seventeen’s choreo, as well as this song’s choreographer Choi Young Jun, and I can’t help but notice new techniques they executed
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I mention my whiteness a lot. I'm certainly not proud of it.I mention it because occasionally I get misidentified as someone w/Indigenous heritage.It speaks volumes of how many white people
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So apparently people want me to apologize for saying “They’re losing because they have Bean on their team” in twitch chat, but they don’t know the history behind it, and
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