#PANDEMIC

Daniel Takash (rhymes with brackish)

DanielTakash

THREAD: Woohoo, first guest post on @TOTMblog. Thanks to @geoffmanne for edits and publication. We've got different views on the #patent issue, to be sure, but these are strange times...

Hans Alexander

hansalexrazo

Regardless of what you think of China, they're necessary in today's world because they create multi-polarity, which is incredibly important in order to make it easier for countries to escape

Natasha Daly

natashaldaly

Here's an example of how "wildlife rebound" myth stuff spreads, even in media. This LA Times piece quotes a local hotel employee saying Yosemite bear population has "quadrupled," based on

Aaron Rupar

atrupar

TRUMP: "Did you know I was number one on Facebook? I just found out I'm number one on Facebook." (Trump has 29 million followers; Obama has 53 million.) Good to

Rogue WH Snr Advisor

roguesnradvisor

I don't see that many people talking about the philosophical aspects of this pandemic despite the apparent. Did we reach a precipice? Was this (civilization, as constructed) sustainable? Is there

Amit Patel

AmitBhupsPatel

I’m seeing a lot of people on the TL panic about the UK recession. There’s various things to consider and economists were definitely anticipating it. Please don’t buy the scaremongering

Elizabeth U. Cascio

eucascio

@danilaserra_eco and @elirakuka have created an amazing program. I’ve seen lots of praise for it in my feed. I’ve also seen griping that the efforts of these two women –

🐙Ol’ Squirty Bastard🐙

Jolene_Brody

If you are or know a sex worker who makes main income from DANCING/ESCORTING and is currently OUT OF WORK because of the pandemic, please reply to this thread with

Jan Fran

Jan__Fran

I keep hearing folks describe this pandemic as a kind of trade-off between public health and the economy. This trade-off is often framed around loss of life. 1 It usually

Geoffrey Ingersoll

GPIngersoll

So this is crazy in terms of @googlepubpolicy suppression (and in light of news from the NYT that the WHO is basically full of shit).In April, WHO took a few

Joy-Ann 😷Reid

JoyAnnReid

Can anyone give me one good reason we should still be doing in-person voting in 21st century America? Particularly given that the present pandemic circumstances offer us a really good

Aaron Derfel

Aaron_Derfel

1) The number of #COVID19 outbreaks in Montreal has risen to more than 200 from 130 two weeks ago, the city’s public health director disclosed Wednesday. Hospitalizations are up by

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gabydvj

can someone who is good at the economy explain why media layoffs are happening during a pandemic that’s forcing everyone to spend all their time at home consuming media this

Richard Florida

Richard_Florida

1. This is a very important paper which traces long distances moves for different classes of people. The big conclusion is that the moves of more affluent higher income people

Voting Down Ballot is My 💚 Language 🗽

ProfJSCarberry

Hasn’t @SenWarren shared that plan? Updated repeatedly?https://twitter.com/barackobama/status/1253046061091950593 The Plan in Januaryhttps://elizabethwarren.com/plans/combating-infectious-disease-outbreaks?s Demanding accountability from private pris

Justin Tang

jstntng

I just got my first COVID related death threat. To my face. For being Asian. In Ottawa. Outside the Rideau Centre. I guess it only took 8 months for that