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Tides of History

labour_history

#OTD 1997. Labour Landslide. On a swing of 8.8%, Labour win 418 seats giving Tony Blair a majority of 179. In their worst election defeat since 1906 the Conservative's retain

Lindsay Brown

Lidsville

Amy Tan: in BC we should be keeping an eye on the variants, actually doing the genome sequencing, not just assuming (as we are) that everyone has a variant. Which

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

Overlooked—India’s overworked and underpaid crematorium workers, who often face caste-based discrimination as Dalits, are the invisible warriors of India’s #COVID19 crisis. The poorly paid & underappreciated undertakers in the ov

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docrussjackson

So here we are again.A #THREAD on some lessons for @Keir_Starmer & @UKLabour from when John Smith became Labour leader back in 1992, after another humiliating defeat.How does Labour become

Jonathan Mesiano-Crookston @/#COVIDisAirborne

jmcrookston

A damning indictment of droplet theory from as long as ago.1936, Wells & Wells, a husband and wife team.Thread. History. Before 1861 we didn't know there were organisms in the

Sanchit Vir Gogia

s_v_g

[THREAD]#ContactTracing: A Tool For Mass Monitoring Not Mass Surveillance1/ Past 60 days have been a whirlwind for most governments. From treating coronavirus as just another flu, they have had to

Courtney

WordyRamblings

I'd like to talk about a thing. It both does and does not involve being an adoptee without citizenship, and it both does and does not involve being considered an

Kathleen Romig

kathleenromig

The heroes of the coronavirus crisis & the new #paidleave law: A thread.Spoiler alert: Few of the highest-risk workers get even a single sick day under the law. 1/

Francoise Girard 💚

FrancoiseGirard

I applaud @melindagates and @mackenziebezos for their commitment to gender equality. But I worry their approach will prove damaging to women's movements and activists. Why? 1/https://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2020/06/16/mackenz

Dr. Chris Tufton

christufton

Join us at 4pm for the official @themohwgovjm digital briefing on #Covid19Jamaica #JaCovid19 Tune in: @themohwgovjm - FB & IG @christufton - IG Direct Link - https://livestream.com/accounts/5611656/events/9057545#JaCovid19 #COVID19JAMAICA The bri

Anne Connell

AnneMartinConn

Oh, I also have a lot of thoughts about this. A thread. #MeToo https://twitter.com/andizeisler/status/1314685637195300864 Let’s start by stating the (what should be) obvious, that this public work probably isn’t a

Wokal Distance

wokal_distance

1/The woke are trying to take over every business.Companies like Coinbase and Trader Joes that reject wokeness thrive; companies like Yelp and Spotify that don't face backlash and woke employee

⚔️The Dunedain Ranger⚔️

DunedainRanger9

.@ClayTravisHey @MattJMayhewPhD, I hear you. It can be tough being the adult in the room taking an honest stance that things could be better by unifying behind football. But its

Rohit Jindal 📚

rohit_jindal29

A THREAD on summary of actionable ideas on reading, writing, thinking, learning, focus, creativity, freedom++ shared by Orange Book (@orangebook_):1/The deeper you dive into your own mind, the clearer you

GCSE Pigeon English

babytreeinacage

Why the handle @babytreeinacage? I wonder if anyone remembers where and why Harri discusses caging baby trees... Re-read the opening 5 pages of the novel if you’re stuck! And if

Seabela Maila

Abi_Maila

Four centuries ago in Bolobedu, a Northern Sotho region in present day Limpopo, lived King Mugodo. Mugodo was adamant in eliminating the symbolic power of patriarchy and remapping our understanding