#Environments

Raamaale

faylasuufi

[Series]SL's indigenous method of state building.Somaliland was created in order to be structured around traditional Somali values and law systems, meshed with the structure of a constitutional democracy.Part One: The

Trisha Elliott

Trisha_the_doc

How did we end up in this situation, with the care homes so vulnerable and unsupported? It’s worth remembering some of the history here. I started my training in Geriatric

Kris Karnauskas

OceansClimateCU

Most of the impacts of our unprecedented CO2 emissions are brokered by warming, but not all of 'em—think ocean acidification.Will higher CO2 have a direct impact on HUMANS?Paper tour, with

#Translivesmatter and #Blacklivesmatter to Ned

BigNed

As long as I can remember, I've had an itch. It's physically uncomfortable, it's emotionally distressing, and my fingers can't get at it because it's in my brain.I'm 46 and

Nicole Lynn Lewis

NicoleLynnLewis

The #AmericanFamiliesPlan is a "dose of hope" for millions of students for whom a #college degree has been out of reach. I was a #teenmom in college 20 years ago,

Seth Cotlar

SethCotlar

1. Some thoughts on media, democracy, skepticism, and trust. It’s commonplace for us to teach kids to be skeptical consumers of media. But perhaps we should slightly reframe that advice

Matthew Facciani, PhD

MatthewFacciani

As someone who studied political bias and why people reject scientific evidence for my dissertation, watching the US response & handling of Covid-19 has been deeply depressing. But it's also

Nandita Iyer

saffrontrail

*Debunking Covid19 prevention and cure myths* This is a thread of all the remedies that DO NOT prevent or cure Covid19. These have been doing the rounds on social media

Alexandros Marinos

alexandrosM

Putting together a new 3d printer, starting with a Prusa bear upgrade 2.1 frame. Very satisfying process, and I learned that aluminum extrusions are a fantastic primitive. I think I'll

Detention Solidarity Network

detsolnet

How did stereotypes of criminality influence state policy towards the former “criminal tribes” (“CTs”) – now known as “denotified tribes” – in the years after Indian independence in 1947? How

cavegirl

DyingStylishly

So there is a trend where the fash take deep and abiding offence at the idea of content warnings, safety tools in RPGs, and so on. One factoid that comes

Pharm x Skin x Counsel

adow_bea

This is a thread of sunscreens that I have and I’m going to try. Will start with a few and keep updating it as they come. Commentary on each will

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

"Wanting it badly is not enough" could be the title of a postmortem on the century's tech-policy battles. Think of the crypto wars: yeah, it would be super cool if

John Burn-Murdoch

jburnmurdoch

ICYMI: last week we published two stories on what science tells us about how to minimise risk to you & others as economies reopen.(https://www.ft.com/content/2418ff87-1d41-41b5-b638-38f5164a2e94 &https://www.ft.com/content/202a6f8a-

APHA EndPoliceViolence

endpolviolence

On the "Criminalization Lessons from HIV to COVID19" webinar, @trevorhoppe details the ways in which epidemics have historically been used to target & police specific populations based on racism, classism,

MaryJoanna

MaryJoannaP

Hello lovelies, let's talk about Neoliberalism.There isn't a strict definition, but it can be thought as policies relating to free market capitalism.It's associated with opposing unions, increasing the role of the