#PANDEMIC

Broadbent Institute

broadbent

Acc to a new report by @PBO_DPB, a one-time 15% pandemic excess profits tax would raise $8 BILLION. We break it down for you. THREAD:Full report:https://www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca/en/blog/news/RP-2122-002-M--cost-estimate-an-excess-profits-tax--mont

halvarflake

halvarflake

A thread about fear of surveillance in times of COVID-19: A lot of the discussion seems weird to me. The cellphone companies have your (tower) location data, and people with

Steph+Odin 👩🐕 wear your masks over your nose

autumnbreezed

My dad fell in the night. My mom is an older lady, who was never strong, and couldn't get him onto the couch.My dad has physio today. It's unclear if

Nita Cosby

5_2blue

Adam Zaborowski stole two cigars then shot at a store clerk who asked him to wear a mask. The next day, when confronted, he shot at the police with an

William Brangham

WmBrangham

Many of you asked for the chart I showed on the @newshour last night, comparing Covid-19 deaths/per million amongst modern, developed nations. Here it is: As I said to @JudyWoodruff

Tariq Nafi

TariqNafi

COVID-19 has given governments around the world cause to ramp up mass surveillance.Israel is promoting a contact tracing product by NSO Group and as @marwasf warns, this is not the

Theanne Griffith, PhD 🇭🇷👩🏽‍🔬🇧🇧

doctheagrif

Dear Dr. Fauci, Dr. Adam’s comments weren’t offensive bc he said Big Momma or granddaddy (though folks are free to be offended by that language). They’re offensive bc they ignore

Josh Mugele (He/Him)

jmugele

I posted over the weekend that I'm heading to NYC to work in an ED during this pandemic. I had a lot of responses from people calling me a hero.I

Ben Paviour

BPaves

THREAD: African Americans account for 16 out 18 people who’ve died from COVID-19 in Richmond as of Monday. But health disparities here are nothing new.https://vpm.org/news/articles/13313/in-1918-pandemic-black-richmond-faced-new-virus-and

SCDEW

SCDEWinfo

NEW TODAY: Here's is the timelines regarding CARES Act implementation in SC: Under the CARES Act, there are three programs that are coming to South Carolina, expanding benefits and providing

Harsh Shah

_ShahHarsh

According to Rahul Gandhi India-US relations are not good. See this and decide yourself According to Rahul Gandhi India-Europe relations are not good. Look at thishttps://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1283384329612210176?s=19 Rahul Gandhi

Vilissa Thompson

VilissaThompson

This has been on my mind for over a week, & it must be said: I need the Black folks, esp activists, I follow to be conscious of the ableist

Barack Obama

BarackObama

Here are a few stories that have less to do with the very real medical or economic aspects of this crisis, and more with how we take care of each

Chris Taylor

ChrisTaylor_OCT

As we head into Week 3 of #distancelearning, here's my routine:• create a weekly schedule in a (live) Google Doc;• schedule everything to be released Monday morning;• anticipate learning/tasks/readings that

Liz Gross (she/her)

lizgross144

Per usual, I’m thinking about higher education. I’m going to say some things that will make some people mad, and others question my sanity. But I’m usually a pretty level-headed

Tom Cotton

SenTomCotton

Nancy Pelosi’s 1,800-page virus “relief” bill is yet another wish list for liberal activists and donors. Here are just a few of the absurd provisions Democrats want to waste money