#Independent

I'm fired up and have nowhere to be, so here's a thread of what it's like being an independent artist/creator in the age of meme accounts: An account with 5
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Over the weekend (04/05 April): @DrNickiJackson @AlcHealthwatch healthwatch urges New Zealand Government to rethink giving free reign to online alcohol sales https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE2004/S00031/government-urged-to-rethink-giving-free-reign-
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The government can treat different parts of the country differently as first past the post makes whole swathes of the country electoral deserts for themhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andy-burnham-tier-2-3-lockdown-manchester
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1/Indy Scotland. This is how it goesScotland becomes independent in a referendum. 62% to 38%Even before the referendum property prices have fallen and the financial industry has started to relocate
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Racism is not a product of "ignorance."https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/amy-cooper-central-park-racist-dog-walker-trump-a9533581.html This is a troubling blind spot of white liberalism: the idea that smart/educated people can&
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An independent Israel exists because the Jewish people have focused their energy on building a state. An independent Palestine does not exist because the Palestinian people have focused their energy
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There are still a lot of condescending neocolonial British expats who fantasize about returning Hong Kong to being a UK colony.They're angry and frustrated because China will no longer allow
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Just saw the usman related video and read comments of women rights etc regarding what happened with girls was wrong which I agree but then thought of my friend who
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NEW BLOGPOST: Why we need an independent Electoral CommissionAmid inquiries by @PublicStandards and @CommonsPACAC, some question whether we need @ElectoralCommUK. But most experts say we do. In a new post,
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For my comic creator followers: In the late 1980s, after a decade of pursuing a second, relatively successful career as a screenwriter with writing partner Roy Thomas, I had to
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Okay, so let's take this one apart.https://twitter.com/johnrobison/status/1296822547829456896 First, what does "independent" mean? John is ignoring the extensive history of the use of "independent" within disability
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This has been lawyered. By which I mean: so much careful phraseology here Lots of stuff here to explain (away) adverse evidence This part is a tick-box exercise to accept
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This week’s terror attacks in France has been horrific and shocking, so I understand why people pick up some of the emotive stuff on this site and respond with strong
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1/11 Hey @EyalPress and @NewYorker, this is inaccurate:“In July, word leaked that the Labor Department was rushing to enact a new rule that would more broadly define the term ‘independent
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French President Macron says Islam is in crisis as it fuels separatism in France via mosques and madrassas.The French invented secularism. In India the notion of "secularism" is used to
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1)Masks & gloves are a rising threat to Ocean life, conservationists warn.”At least 8 Million tons of plastic end up in the oceans every year,making up 80% of all Marine
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