#Relations

It's been good to see more and more linguists recently pointing out how deeply embedded modality chauvinism still is in our field, where language is often used to mean 'spoken
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Leaked documents show how UK government contractors developed an advanced infrastructure of propaganda to stimulate support in the West for Syria’s political and armed opposition,every anti-Syrian campaign, interview of opposition
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The Egyptian Cross Mystery by Ellery QueenA sub series of threads where I talk about Mystery Novels I read and their influences/similarities to Umineko. The thread will contain spoilers about
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A thread on homosexuality in the Romanov dynasty: Cousin to Nicholas II, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich hid his homosexuality his entire life. He recorded his feelings in diaries, which were
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Interracial porn is possibly the most offensive content that is still legal produce. Nowhere else can you get away with depicting humans in such a manner. Black men are more
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Essential question that needs to better understood, soberly, not emotionally. It is a bit like Nostradamus' predictions on the End of the World: always about to happen for reasons newly
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.@luigidimaio said he talked to Wang Yi about Hong Kong as part of their discussion on “several heated international issues”. “We had a very fruitful bilateral meeting. We talked about
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At Asia House @asiahouseuk webinar, I had a good Q&A discussion with online audience.Q: UK is fighting Covid-19.What can China do to assist? A: China reciprocates UK’s medical support. 750
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#Iran’s expansion of proliferation-sensitive #nuclear activities is a transparent attempt at extortion, aimed at raising tensions rather than defusing them.Iran should reverse these steps immediately. “The presence of even small
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Maybe what we regular folks need to do is police our media MUCH more doggedly.So why is a @USATODAY reporter narrativizing so heavily on @Twitter, & in a way VERY
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1/N. Why antiparticles exist (a thread) 2/N The starting point is that quantum mechanics and special relativity are almost inconsistent with one another. 3/N. The problem starts with a problem
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The racialisation of the #Covid19 debate is deflecting attention away from the genuinely alarming extent to which the current implementation of #lockdown is becoming counterproductive and damaging. 1/ Genuine concerns
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President Tsai announces Taiwan will allow pork imports from pigs fed ractopamine, a lean-muscle additive that's used in 90+% of US ag. This is a big deal on several levels.
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In case the penny hasn't dropped yet about the true nature of British power and political system, some thoughts based on recent case studies. My contention is that UK democracy
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Michael Gove will give evidence later to the Commons EU committee on Brexit progress. Much to ask, for on current plans the government has to make decisions in the next
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If anyone was wondering why Irelands Transport Infrastructure is so car-centric, with very little emphasis on walking cycling, trams or high speed rail...Let me introduce you to a company called
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