#Contexts

[MINI THREAD: TRADING HORSES, COWS, AND MEN]1/9Today's used-car salesmen were yesterday's horsetraders in more ways than one. Horses were a common trade before cars showed up. As modes of commute,
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And the meathead in an elevator who refused to social distance or wear a mask wants to fight me so I mayyyy need bail money. Because I talk back. Standby.
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1. When the @T4CYP Early Help and Enhanced Support work stream embarked on our co-production journey to develop the #Nyth #Nest Framework we borrowed metaphors to open discussions about how
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Just finished the fifth book of the six volume History of Imperial China series from HUP. What a great read! Here are some thoughts1/ First, Brook is a marvelous writer
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Why does Nielsen think BTS is “world music”?(Thread.)Last week, some ARMYs asked why @BTS_twt’s #MAP_OF_THE_SOUL_7 wasn’t listed under pop’s “Top Five Albums” in Nielsen's mid-year report despite ranking ahead of
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1. At the risk of engaging a tired subject, I want to talk briefly about one specific aspect of this wanking-during-a-Zoom-call thing. My standard position on generalities applies: they're useful
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In the writings of medieval Muslim astrologers, Scorpio takes on contradictory meanings as a sign of prophecy and sorcery. One of the more complex zodiac signs, it offers us interesting
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Tonight's #reviewthread: @NicoMyTurn's SOUL LIBERTY: THE EVOLUTION OF BLACK RELIGIOUS POLITICS IN POSTEMANCIPATION VIRGINIA (@uncpressblog).(Reminder: capitalized words represent my categories.) GENERAL ARGUMENT: while scholars have often foc
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Today I embark on a full semester of Social 20 & 30. For context, this is a curriculum dating from 2007 that was developed in the mid 2000s. I start
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Figured it out yet? It's glaringly obvious now.CCP allowed infected citizens to fly out of China around the world. The first US #COVID19 case arrived in Seattle the same day
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How interesting that @Mermaids_Gender agrees with me that no one is born in the wrong body and kids should play and dress however they like (i.e., gender nonconformity isn't a
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THREAD For anyone interested in reading about Critical Race Theory (also the politicians who throw it around without ever reading about it) here are some good resources:1. This is a
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May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth . We have thousands of e-books on the topic for LMU students, faculty, and staff interested in learning more. Here are 5 titles that illustrate some of
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Some rants on the US.Where do I start? Well as a Chinese growing up in PRC, I know that our leaders are all big fans of the US, so are
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What is the impact of physical distancing guidelines on social contacts relevant for #COVIDー19 transmission? Our new @medrxivpreprint paper seeks to address this question for #USA, #UK, #Italy, #Germany, #Spain,
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I won't stop repeating this: #Oman's financial troubles are a real threat. They can't be addressed without either 1) upsetting domestic stability or 2) U-turning on regional neutrality. #Europe can
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