#Voluntary

Brooks D. Simpson

BrooksDSimpson

We will hear a lot today about the anniversary of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862.It's often confused with the Emancipation Proclamation itself, which

🌿Steph Philip🌿

stephphilip8

SWEDEN WAS OPEN FOR BUSINESS,NO COVID LOCKDOWN:Strategy was to expose general public to virus while protecting those at high-risk, elderly.Death toll higher than neighbors but coming down."HERD IMMUNITY" EXPECTED IN

Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF)

internetfreedom

Click here to read a short explainer of the working paper’s analysis of @SetuAarogya and the privacy risks therein. 1/9https://internetfreedom.in/is-aarogya-setu-privacy-first-nope-but-it-could-be-if-the-government-wanted/ Contact tracing was studied

Sarah Holland-Batt

the_shb

I'm having a read through of the CDNA National Guidelines, touted by Brendan Murphy today at the #agedcarerc as a "comprehensive national plan" for COVID in aged care. First of

AQ

Evollaqi

I find that there is something very inspiring about the pluralist liberal vision.Each individual has their own conception of the good; their own preferences, projects, and plans; their own interests

Magister Ludi

castalia_hesse

Lockdown. A thread "Sweden has achieved roughly the same suppression of coronavirus without draconian restrictions"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/02/prof-lockdown-neil-ferguson-admits-sweden-used-science-uk-has/ Please f

Nikos Chrysoloras

nchrysoloras

“The way back to normality will be very long,” the European Commission will say today in its “roadmap” for easing the pandemic restrictions which have upended daily life.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-15/it-s-a-long-road-to-normal-in

Brad

Ozzard_of_Woz

FUTURE FAKE NEWS from the Land of OzVol I Story No.1—Week of Oct 18, 2020 (two weeks prior to the US Election)Covid-19 Infections Reach Exponential Levels!Dr. Anthony Fauci confirmed today

Maya Wang 王松莲

wang_maya

Today I published a piece on US-China tech competition. I describe the emergence of a China technosphere, where the values of Beijing’s brand of authoritarianism permeate, a kind of techno-authoritarianism

AzStudies

AzStudies

Some facts on IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) - #Azerbaijan THREAD. 1. The NKAO (Nagorno-#Karabakh Oblast) had a population of 189,000 inhabitants (of which 40,688 were Azerbaijani residents). 2. Ethnic composition

Vicky Blake UCU President Elect 🏠STAY TF HOME💻📚

zenscara

Major concerns at Durham! Rushed plan (no consultation with UCU/students!) to radically change teaching beyond #Covid19: 25% reduction of modules, outsourcing, online learning without due regard to pedagogical objectives... some

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

After having over three months to prepare, the government test & trace strategy appears really poorly thought out. Here's a thread about the gaps between a successful test, trace &

Christopher Ewing, MD 🦑

PediHatrick

Why it might feel like you can’t breathe while wearing a mask (and how you still can): a simple thread on respiratory physiology from a kid’s lung doctor. I hear

Zoe Baker

anarchopac

Hi Boots. I'm a historian of anarchism. Here are some points I hope will help you better understand anarchism, even if you disagree with it. 1. anarchists have always advocated

Eli Mitchell-Larson

EliMLarson

Are carbon offsets still hot air? They don't have to be. Offsetting can be a powerful tool to achieve net zero emissions.Introducing: the Oxford Offsetting Principleshttps://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/publications/reports/Oxford-Offsettin

Tom Lyons

TomLyonsBiz

Last week we published 19 features, interviews and investigations; 6 opinion columns and 1 new podcast on @thecurrency. Our most read story was by @Keyes looking at how the Covid-19