#Social

My hot take on Singapore vs. Hong Kong COVID responses is that in Hong Kong we cancelled school and we wear masks whereas in Singapore mask-wearing did not become de
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People are saying black people are scared to walk down the street. White people are too! We are scared that we are going to get jumped by BLM protestors because
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If you are interested in QAnon, QAnonCasualties is a must subreddit to read regularly and to get to know what is happening in QWorld from those closest to QAnon adherents.
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1/ I'm retweeting this because it resonates with thoughts I’ve been having over the past few days about how class and social privilege play out in academia. And especially the
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So there is a critique of liberal society common to both the new right and the social justice left that goes like this. "Liberalism as we know it is premised
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Good morning everyone... I want to give you some updates and Understanding about #ScholarStrike. First off, thanks to all of you who have said you've organized teach ins on your
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My fourth book, The Hit List, is out in paperback on Thursday in the UK. Some readers and friends have asked how to help support authors on publication so I've
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This successful campaign by @khoaphan to swiftly get someone fired for being an asshole in a grocery store is a good example of concerns that some of us — across
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We need more women/non-binary/POC in tech to help educate the men who have historically built most of the block/ban/abuse tools on social media sites to show them just *how many*
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Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. (a thread) Climate change is reaching alarming levels – in large part due to emissions from burning fossil
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Thread...Homosexuality has become so rampant these days, even in Kashmir, that those people who are quite normal also end up showing preferences towards the same gender. While talking about such
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Absurd to get all panicked about this. 1) Social media didn't exist in 1950. "Speak your mind" meant something very different then.https://twitter.com/Yascha_Mounk/status/1289333770370203650 2) The article is clear that people
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A TikTok clone called Zynn suddenly appeared at the top of the US App Store today.It looks like a giant referral pyramid scheme, but also may be getting bankrolled by
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Aside from discussing parking matters, today I had the opportunity to hear from blind people on coping with Covid restrictions & social distancingYou know those spots on the ground were
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THREAD: I've repeatedly highlighted that you need #Chinese language literacy for analysing Chinese politics. . The below-quoted thread is an example of why. The author argues that the use of
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The CDC didn’t say I couldn’t wear a Bane mask when I go out in public. Should I also speak with his ridiculous affectation? Seeing students after Spring Break Seeing
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