#Officials

Dr. Vanessa M Holden

drvholden

I can’t look away either. Vincent Woodard’s work on cannibalism and slavery is in my mind. Flesh monger was not a figurative term to enslaved people. They knew that enslavers

Doncaster Council

MyDoncaster

In November 1970, officials in Oregon, USA decided to blow up a rotting whale carcass. The whole thing went horribly wrong. Why do we bring this up? Well, this story

Igor Schatz

Copernicus2013

Like most Americans I have seen the video of the tragic death of George a Floyd earlier this week at the hands of a Minneapolis cop.. it’s truly sickening.. and

Tom O'Keefe

_TomOKeefe_

1/ Some reflections on #NYC #COVID19 #mortality #data through April 13th #NewYork #pandemic - tl;dr – total NYC #deathtoll to date is probably already ~15,000 accounting for both deaths at

Ed O'Keefe

edokeefe

NEW @cbsnewspoll: Americans prioritize staying home and worry restrictions will lift too fasthttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/americans-prioritize-staying-home-and-worry-restrictions-will-lift-too-fast-cbs-news-poll/ Only 13% say they would definitely re

Hannah Butler

hlanebutler

Today, one of my coworkers was furloughed. I know I should have expected this. But I didn’t. Furloughs + layoffs only happen at bigger companies. Bigger newspapers who have more

Old Salty Chief, OSC (SW) USN Ret

old_osc

[THREAD]Today is the second time in my life that I have voted a straight ticket. In my life I have always desired and voted for divided government. I like debate

Julie S. Lalonde

JulieSLalonde

The most dystopian thing about this entire pandemic is the congratulations one gets after getting a vaccine. It's not an achievement! A degree? A house? Sure! But a vaccine?! No!It

Robert Peston

Peston

Cummings isn't resigning. Or at least not by choice. That much is crystal clear from Number 10's statement that "Mr Cummings believes he behaved reasonably and legally". But it is

Alexander Baunov

baunov

1/7 Among much real and imagined bad news from Russia, this really is awful https://bit.ly/2SeZaRJ 2/7 Russia’s Investigative Committee has arrested staff & doctors of companies that provided surrogacy services to single men

Gabrielle

gfstarr1

If you:a) don't subscribe to the Athleticb) didn't want their free 3-month trial because you don't like readingc) are choosing to be willfully ignorantd) some other reasonHere's a thread of

Robert L. Tsai

robertltsai

Anti-mask protest led by Utah parents and local officials. A window into middle-class rights-based activism and the costs of such an approach.https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2020/07/15/packed-meeting-utah/ It’s going to take unions

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CommiesLmao

It’s now abundantly clear that left-wing arsonists are setting many of the wildfires that are exploding across Western states. Naturally, Oregon fire officials have now “officially” denied the fires are

joel hernàndez

joelhdz

Thread: over the last few months, researchers, journalists, and #humanitarian & human rights organizations have documented an alarming rise in coercive & unlawful #migration enforcement measures at Greece's land &

Yara Alafandi| يارا

AfandiYara

Ways to help #Palestinians (please feel free to add anything I missed) 1. Engage with BDS, boycott companies/organisations complicit in maintaining the occupation. 2. Listen to Palestinians. Don’t speak on

Gady Epstein

gadyepstein

THREAD: Our cover this week is about the persecution of China's Uyghurs. In our editorial, we urge governments and others to do more about this crime against humanityhttps://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/10/17/the-persecution-of-the-uy