#Theguardian

As we approach the second wave the main thing I learned from writing Lost to the Virus is that if your loved one is in their 50s+, still very sick
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BREAKING: Turns out Mark Grenon, the leader of the group peddling bleach as a COVID 'cure' wrote to Trump this week, saying that chlorine dioxide (a powerful bleach that is
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Housing inequality is fuelling the pandemichttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/12/virus-hitting-hardest-modern-equivalent-victorian-slums?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other There are periodic moments in housing history when the ruling class discovers that
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As I’ve been saying. Shouted loud & clear by China 20th Jan. Trump camp aim appears to be US default of the $1.1T treasuries China bought to bail out US
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I don't see how these two things are incompatible, social leaders can preach individual responsibility and positive social values while also supporting government safety nets and investment. Obama presided over
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It may not look like it now, but I come from as working class a background as one can have. Without FoM the opportunities that made me who I am
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Just want to flag what I think is important context for Facebook's decision not to take action on Trump's incitement to violence. Facebook's has track record of ignoring incitement to
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Plenty of stories about possible tax rises this morning, often accompanied by suggestions this is fine for the Conservatives as long as true Brexit is delivered.Which is a good line
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Amidst all of the human tragedy of the last year, amplified in the last 24 hours, this is one of the most depressing stories of the madness of the human
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As Dyson and his cosy relationship with Johnson are back in the news, worth recalling that neither his nor any other ‘Heath Robinson’ ventilator scheme delivered any ventilators at all.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/24/dyson
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Given enhanced interests in Mayors and CAs, esp GM, we’ve heard a lot about limited powers over the economy (concerning subsidies, bailouts, wages), a bit about policing & PCC role
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A site sacred to the Lakota was not only blown up, but it was designed by a member of the Ku Klux Klan in honor of presidents that all supported
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Another article about the potential link between overcrowded housing and Covid-19 spread. We do have the smallest average house sizes in Europe. This takes us back to the Victorian origins
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The @WHO , as well as more and more government are changing their tune about wearing masks to face #COVID19 . In short, if everyone wears a masks, the chances
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This @guardian article was written by GPT-3. Sort of. They generated 8 versions and spliced the best parts of each run together.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/08/robot-wrote-this-article-gpt-3 GPT-3 is impressive, but th
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It’s Roald Dahls Tales of The Bleeding Obvious that Johnson & chums just want the economy back up & running. Well don’t we all? If he hadn’t fuc*** it up
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