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John Burn-Murdoch

jburnmurdoch

NEW: Mon 13 April update of coronavirus trajectoriesDaily deaths:• US & UK still trending up, though the peak could be in sight for both• Success stories in dark blue: Australia,

Chester A. Arthur

ZacAKAMadu

.@BernieSanders actually had a chance of winning the Democratic nomination. There were a few weeks in February that I thought this actually might happen. But he made a number of

Washington Examiner

dcexaminer

"I think the governor and the mayor, frankly, have handled things very well."@SenSchumer heaps praise on @NYGovCuomo and @BilldeBlasio for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic. New York admits purposely

Sabrina Mahtani

Sabrina_Mahtani

We've seen calls from @WHO, @UNHumanRights, @ACHPR & global civil society to release prisoners in order to reduce overcrowding & curb the spread of #COVID19 in #prisons. How have countries

Jonah S. Rubin

js_rubin

1/ Hi. I’m a cultural anthropologist. Can we talk about the “culture” part of #CancelCulture? 2/A lot of talk about #CancelCulture focuses on whether “cancelling” is a real phenomenon, whether

Prof Nic Cheeseman

Fromagehomme

Let’s be clear: the Tanzanian election is worse than the Zimbabwean election 2018 by the same point- & we know how that ended. The silence of other African and international

Mikhail Hafiz

IMMikhailHafiz

As Malaysia continues to be plagued by internecine power struggles and political instability, @NileBowie examines the viability and political motives of a hybrid government led by Anwar Ibrahim with the

"No teams" (≠ neutral) Indy

NoTeamsIndy

Biden v. Trump 10/23 UPDATENat’l: Biden +9.9/Clinton +7.1EC: Biden 279-124 (+155)/Clinton 272-180 (+92)AND Biden 50%+ in ELEVEN battlegrounds (49%+ in 13), ZERO for ClintonPLUS Biden lead greater than undecideds +

Grant

hotdogontology

I failed my 20-pushups-a-day resolution in 2019. (Gave up in April after I couldn’t recover from a deficit.) Trying again for 2020. It’s a leap year so I’ve got 7,320

WriteMentor

writementor

In advance of the #WriteMentor applications opening (15-17th April), I wanted to do a quick thread on FAQs to help you understand more fully what's involved.First, here's the link to

Screen Scotland

screenscots

Our team have been sharing some of their favourite film and TV recommendations for #stayinghome - so we thought we'd post a wee thread of Screen Scotland supported productions that

Lee Sung Kyung Updates

bibleestorage

Who is Lee Sung Kyung?-Appreciation thread of her and her talentsLee Sung Kyung (이성경) is a South Korean model, actress and singer.She is kind, cheerful, grateful, loving. She has too

Erik Loomis

ErikLoomis

This Day in Labor History: August 23, 1927. Massachusetts executes Sacco & Vanzetti for the murder of two men in 1920. This trial and execution was the most grotesque combo

Phillip Lipscy

PhillipLipscy

The Japan COVID conundrum: Japan’s response to COVID-19 has been widely criticized, and Abe’s approval rating has suffered, but the outcome measures in Japan paradoxically look very good. /1 A

Wild Woman Writing Club

wwwritingclub

‘I am fighting for the right to say men can never be women’https://web.archive.org/web/20210423064507/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/amfightingfor-therightto-saymen-cannever-bewomen/ Isn’t it extraordinary that Murray manufact

Los Angeles Times

latimes

A woman who appeared in the new "Borat" film said she felt "kind of betrayed by it.” We'll explain the latest controversy it has caused https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-10-27/borat-babysitter