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Hi everyone. Recently I figured out that despite my uptick in community numbers here on Twitter, someone I admire and follow and have supported decided I was not good for
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1/ @CirclesUBI is the most interesting experiment in crypto rn, because instead of focusing on price, it starts with the assumption that all tokens are valueless & the value instead
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1/ I've long tried to separate politics from my social media presence (because #nephtwitter), but have realized this week that in order to care for my patients and our families
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1. JK Rowling is out here saying that trans ppl are trying to erase sex as a concept and that her life experience is as a female. Here’s a thread
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Thread. It looks like the IHME model is fond of drawing curves that are quite symmetric, i.e. they expect deaths to fall about as fast as they expect them to
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The problem with theatre is that a desire to be a bastion of democracy and radical social change isn't particularly compatible with quaffing champagne on an invite-only press night. And
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THREAD: Is Social Distancing Finally Working?Here is the latest US evidence.# hours needed for US cases to double:March 20: ~48 hours March 21: ~48 hours March 22: ~52 hours March
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I need some #Miriovation in my life right now. I don't want anyone to think I'm vying for attention, but I don't know how to express what's happening to me....
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In July 2018 after being a few years on twitter I had less than 800 followers, now mostly due to #Socialist friends I have just under 18,000. I enjoy the
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I’m about to be the grinch who stole Eid on this app so mute me min hassi. Here we go: Eid is only enjoyable for kids and men. If you
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(Thread) People keep tweeting things like “I don’t wanna hear your excuses for why you didn’t xyz during quarantine. You had plenty of time to pick up *language*, *skill*, *complete
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I am, like pretty much everyone else on twitter, a random with an account with little expertise in responding to a breakout of a deadly virus in a poorly designed
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I read this and it annoyed me, and I wasn't going to tweet about it because I'm trying to live in a zen state of less beef, but days later
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In some excellent news, the IMHE model has now dramatically downgraded its predictions of death AGAIN. They've moved the peak forward, to April 12, and they've significantly lowered the size
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Thanks for having me @Eusebius. For more on extending the Child Grant, check out excellent analysis by @ihsaanbassier, @joshbudlender, @roccozizzamia, @VimalRanchhod, @MurrayLeibbrand. https://theconversation.com/south-africa-can-and-should-top-up-ch
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There has been lots of discussion about camera-required versus camera-optional in class, but I don't think I've seen an analysis yet that looks at how virtual backgrounds can be yet
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