#Anecdotes

Lets talk about how pyramid schemes like #bitcoin have historically exploded and the public damage that happens when they do. (1/) A pyramid scheme is a type of
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Was a privilege for us to host our friends and tech-forward oncologists @pbcancerdoc and @sumitshahMD for a podcast about how parts of #oncology care are changing and going virtual with
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The big problem of the GRA "debate" has been a failure to stick to the issue. What started as "I'm concerned about how effectively safeguards can be maintained after reform"
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ThreadCarona and Indian media and journalism in action.Everyday I read news, analysis and opinion on Carona in Indian media. I compare it with coverage of Carona in Western countries in
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Former aides say they’ve heard Trump privately ridicule conservative religious leaders, dismiss faith groups with cartoonish stereotypes, and deride rites and doctrines held sacred by many in his base.My story
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Ok, I have to say something, especially as I keep getting pulled into in these posts. COVID-19 causes ARDS. I keep hearing the refrain that it is not ARDS because
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Okay you know what, I'm pissed about some stuff so that means it's time for another thread about fashion history. This one is for all my boyes suffering under toxic
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1/ I watched Donald's speech last night. I watch almost all of his major addresses. It was recycled rally material with a few guests and anecdotes to make it current.
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I had the privilege of deposing before Delhi Government Committee on Peace & Harmony this week, on Facebook's role in the Delhi Riots, allegations of political bias. What I said:1.
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So the other day, I had mentioned to my dad that I went to an Ethiopian coffee shop and ended up buying beans, (even though I'm trying to give up
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Conservatives are attacking so called "cancel culture" because they want to normalize racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. by drawing attention to isolated instances where the efforts to undo such bigotries were
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Good morning from New York.There is a telephone conference in this case pending now. I'm listening in and will report developments.https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1246073977849683968 First up is the mediator: Ex-AG Loretta Lynch, now
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For those of you doing a PhD or teaching #history (and premodern Islamic[ate] history more specifically), how do you overcome the doubts of the efficacy of what you're doing and
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Something isn’t adding up with COVID19 and SE Asia. There’s dozens of leading indicators that should make you think hospitals are overwhelmed (if not bodies piling up in the streets
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Another day, another bad idea from conservatives on Section 230: https://www.wsj.com/articles/goodbye-section-230-hello-liberty-11619476294This time arguing that social media platforms should be treated like common carriers (like Justice Th
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When I was a feminist I didn't understand: "feminists destroy the family."Science progressed. I worked 70+ hr weeks, checking experiments at 3 am, in lab at Christmas....My friends had children.Now
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