#PANDEMIC

1. As essential workers begin losing hazard pay this month despite bearing disproportionate health & safety impacts from COVID-19, we remember the stories of workers we've lost. We hope employers
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We wasted February and the failure wasn't just from the administration. Many in media, too, fueled the complacency. Why? Because we don't know how to think about complex systems—something we
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Pro russiagater and US-led regime change fan says Washington to unveil a new strategy in Latin America. It includes 'change' (aka US-led regime change) in #Cuba, #Venezuela. Why Venezuela? US
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'Beta mere liye please Ola book kardo'Done, mom'Beta woh cab ka number kya hai''Beta woh cab driver ka naam bolo'My colleague was constantly interrupted last year by his mother's calls
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Mubi is doing three months for a quid. I'm going to do one cheapo thing you can get every day for a bit. Anyway. Shudder (horror movie streaming) is free
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1- It's been a year since @HostageAlliance (the Families Alliance Against State Hostage-Taking) was launched at #UNGA w @FreeNazanin @FreeNizarZakka @jrezaian & @FreeTheNamazis. Our goal was/is to fight against
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1/ Tuesday was my last day as CEO of @CircleUp. I’ve been CEO since starting the co. in 2011 with my co-founder @roryeakin. This is a thread about what happened,
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July 4th symbolizes the aspirations of America: life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness.In 1776, today, & in between, rights have not been equal. Especially those related to power—such as
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The curious case of #SwedenIn contrast to other countries Sweden’s confinement measures against #SARS_COV_2 are softer. Their data are for some prove of irresponsible opportunism, for others that the rest
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Okay now that it's all over, it's time for me to watch #WrestleMania. Watching the kickoff matches, but skippin all the talking head nonsense because I don't care. Thoughts to
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Welcome to what will probably be a *very* long livetweet of the @HudCoTweet board of freeholders meeting in which they will decide whether to authorize the county executive to renew
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Spent day reading PFDs (Prevention of Future Death) reports and associated stuff. So disheartening to see same issues crop up repeatedly. Am gonna share one lowlight, whilst recognising these are
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We're in court today -- right now! -- via Zoom!A few weeks ago, RTR filed our first ever amicus curiae brief in a federal court case, meaning that we're not
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02:Vaccines (general) My experience in 2021 with the Pfizer/BioNTec vaccination.Should translate to English well automatically:https://twitter.com/Boschs_Owl/status/1347436664302555138?s=20 @podehaye‘s excellent thread about his experienc
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Some information starting to emerge on how #COVID19 #coronavirus could impact global #foodsecurity. Here is my personal take: THREAD 1/16 Former @IFPRI DG, @ShenggenFan: "COVID-19 is a health crisis. But
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NEW: first thread of 2022 is an Omicron situation update, starting with a detailed look at UK hospitals, before going international.Let’s start with severity, and the most important chart:Despite steep
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