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Someone explain Brazil to me. Excess deaths *fell* early in the epidemic, and no metric of any policy or social distancing behaviors predicts the peak in excess deaths now occurring.
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This is the nature of tail risk. We should acknowledge uncertainty but focus first and foremost on the very real danger. Experts are gravely worried. We should act now not
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Transparency, worst case scenarios, & why govt is treading a dangerous path over #COVID19.This is the longest thread I've ever posted.But I think it may be among the most important.Please
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1/: Characteristics of a normal reaction to a real pandemic would be: (1) promoting general #health, (2) protecting #vulnerable groups in particular, (3) avoiding spreading #panic, (4) applying scientifically proven
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The #1 thing the debate over #FreeCollege reveals is that most Americans know very little about college today.They think they do. Maybe they went to one or sent their kid
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- سؤال: لما أشوف فلوس مطبوعة بتاريخ قريب، ده معناه إيه؟1. يعني إيه فلوس؟= خلينا نتفق الأول إن Money is a belief system، وده معناه إن الورقة اللي م
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Coming soon: our promised episode with @EricHolthaus where @amywestervelt and @MaryHeglar talk corona, climate, how to check your privilege, and what comes next. Stay tuned, and get ready. Readings below....Lots
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The Antisemitism of Sir @Keir_Starmer: A Thread1) Jewish fear of antisemitism is real. Jews often have experienced antisemitism, and have good reason to fear it. But what if there was
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(ABBA KYARI) The mystery behind his death, & the conspiracy theories ahead.According to @NCDCgov, Abba Kyari tested positive to covid 19 on the 24/03/2020, alongside the Gov of Bauchi state.
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OK, let's talk about Idaho. This bill, which is now on its way to the Governor's desk, is getting a lot of attention this morning. But the mess in that
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So. We need to talk about the white terrorist movement, how apocalyptic evangelicalism and NRA/GOP propaganda fueled them, and why they see Trump and the pandemic as their chance to
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I can't go too long without you guys, so I'm back with a new symbol. Let's take some time to talk in this new THREAD about the #scimitar as an
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A false tradeoff and faustian bargain on a species level scale.This is a complex topic we didn't get time to discuss in any depth in the podcast. But we
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Omg, I get SO EXCITED AT EVERY TWEET I JUST CAN'T PUT IT INTO WORDS!!!!https://twitter.com/Kristennetten/status/1151649554216828928 Like, the nerves arms are damaged, are still compressed, & are dying. They're going to
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2 dozen senior Trump admin officials fear he'll use gov't power to refuse to leave office or "create favorable terms for negotiating his exit." They worry too about foreign adversaries
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Was COVID19 released to kick start the Fourth Industrial Revolution and to scare everyone so we willingly enter a all-encompassing digital ID/vaccine system? COVID19 creates a HUGE demand for technologies
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