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It's almost Elul, the month before the High Holy Days, a time for deep introspection & the work of tshuvah/repentance. This year has been esp. hard. How can we do
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I'm at @FamStudies today explaining why universal childcare programs are a poor policy *even though* childcare costs are indeed a huge problem for families.https://ifstudies.org/blog/why-a-child-allowance-is-preferable-to-subsidized-chi
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Claiming Tolkien was anti-racist also contributes to erasing and ignoring the lived experiences of fans of colour. It makes fandom less welcoming to POC. Don’t do it 10/ The racism
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Honestly, I’m pretty damn blessed to know this him. For all of our at face value differences, we’re remarkably similar people. @mtreiber8 took a chance on me and believed in
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This is kinda blowing up. Let’s break it down:Danzig is right but for the wrong reasons. Yes. Punk could not have been created to today. But for the same reasons
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This is a memo to white folks who have gotten activated to fight for social justice over the last four years, as part of resisting the agenda of the current
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#UCUstrike After crossing the picket line, a senior academic emailed our branch office to complain that the union picketers were too noisy. I think it's time to devote a thread
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'What you resist persists': A thread about agent provocateurs, gaslighting, bad faith accusations, psychological projection and victim blaming.A controversial left wing analysis from my personal experience as an activist and
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So, probably gonna out myself as a bit of a weeb in this thread but I think it's worth bringing China Twitter's attention to nonetheless. So, in the past day
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Alright folks. Actual work isn't happening, so today's goal is to share the results of our recently published paper! "Beyond family-level adversities: Exploring the Developmental Timing of Neighborhood Effects on
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In case you’re from out of town and see that Rochester NY is trending because we have a terrible mayor, it’s true. She’s the worst. But to set the record
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Sitting villagers is one of my favourite things in this game, not gonna lie So here's a thread I still miss her, look at her being adorable I mean
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Earlier today I had an exchange with @StephanieKelton. She referred me to a paper. I read the paper and it makes my point and contradicts her claim.There is a broader
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Last week DTA said they'd shift COVIDSafe to the Apple/Google contact-tracing protocol asap. But this would mean a big change to the app, and how it supports contact tracing. @merusheel
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Aug 26, 2020U.S. Imposes Restrictions on 24 PRC State-Owned Enterprises Including Several Subsidiaries Of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) and Executives for Malign Activities in the South China Sea -
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Our U.S. Senate is broken. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell broke it—and he’s tearing down our democracy, too.We’re @FixOurSenate, and we’re holding Mitch McConnell—and everyone who supports him—accountable.Join us:http://FixOurSenate.org  We pro
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