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In the spirit of #ThisIsNotJournalism, I give you this #AccuracyMatters mega-thread. I will add journalists and flag their misdeeds over time to give us a look at how #COVID19 reporting
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Quite frustrating on Twitter to find people who argue with lawyers every day experience of how fixed penalty notices work.If Cummings had not accepted advice he would’ve had a FPN
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In 1831 a baby boy was born on the island of Antigua. The name he was given was Samuel & he was born a slave.His owner was another Samuel.Samuel Nelson
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It's not uncommon for people to use the mental shorthand that progressive=change, conservative=no change. In fact, conservatism is constantly changing and adapting and reinventing itself. Traditions like 'western civilisation' o
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100 years ago in June, Galveston, TX had an outbreak of bubonic plague.The "third pandemic" of plague started in Yunnan China in mid to late 1800's, and spread around the
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1/8 What would you tell your younger self? I would say:Your father will put on a uniform daily, your family motto will be duty, honor, & country. In your home,
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Remember how a while back I said that I went to a Michelin starred restaurant and it was one of the most singularly awful meals of my life? I finally
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Why is Dan Andrews being blamed for the Victorian covid situation, but Gladys Berejiklian isn’t being blamed for the NSW one? I know the answer, just thought I’d ask the
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19 years ago tonight I was sleeping on the streets of Manhattan (probably a Central Park bench, but whatever). Here's a story about the sunny side to every situation... On
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demian gc struggles - a thread- when i walked into this and
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-15511-6Very pleased to share our new paper published today in @NatureComms "East Siberian Arctic inland waters emit mostly contemporary carbon"A short #thread on what this could mean...#Arctic #Cli
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THREAD: Our parent organisation, @livingstreets, did something pretty special yesterday. They released their 5 year strategy.Given we're in the middle of a pandemic AND a climate emergency, we need safe
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I’m seeing a lot of chatter again about grooming. And this is an important topic that gets pushed under the rug far too often.Every 15 year old thinks they’re wise-
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And once again the Morrison Govt shuts down debate in the House of Reps.@Bowenchris is trying to debate Craig Kelly's dangerous claims about hydroxychloroquine and @AlanTudgeMP has moved the member
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My 3rd night duty of the week and my 7th after the start of 2nd wave. On night duties I double up as doctor and a watchman constantly keeping an
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Let’s talk about the fact that both the attack rate and the death rate among the young is indeed very low with COVID19, unlike most prior pandemics. And let’s speculate
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