#Deaths

Justin McElroy

j_mcelroy

It's a Monday, which means soon (3:30 local time) we'll be getting three days of #COVID19 numbers for British Columbia. A short thread on what's reasonable to expect. Last week

Paul Abi Nasr

PaulAbiNasr

According to multiple polls, and based on the number of registrations on the vaccine platform, there seem to be a very worrying low level of Lebanese signing up to get

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

I'm flabbergasted here. This isn't a correct interpretation of vaccine efficacy—and that 95% number. It doesn't mean vaccines leave 1 in 20 people "unprotected". https://www.timesnews.net/living/wellness/5-reasons-to

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

Many of the headlines on the new administration offer get it wrong by emphasizing the headline cost, which makes it sound serious. The key thing is the refusal to extend

ujsNova ⧖ 🌍🌲🌳...tired of everything 🌅

ujsNova

Week 41 #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline & Day 272 #SaveCongoRainforest. In 1992, 1,575 scientists penned a "World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity" asking people to take immediate action to stop environmental degradati

Mark Curtis

markcurtis30

In case the penny hasn't dropped yet about the true nature of British power and political system, some thoughts based on recent case studies. My contention is that UK democracy

Rachel Creeger

RachCreeger

In commemoration of #Kristallnacht synagogues around the world kept their lights on through the night, shining as a beacon of #hope. Synagogues are currently empty due to #coronavirus #lockdown so

Abir Ballan 😊

abirballan

If you are wondering why no government is promoting 1) #vitaminD2) early treatment of the high-risk population3) effective medication such as #HCQ or #Ivermectin 4) updating the treatment protocols based

Dr Philip Lee

drphiliplee1

Thank you, Toby, for providing us a classic example of how to misinterpret seroprevalence data.The stated 68% positive antibody test appears to be from CityMD, an urgent care facility in

Live Law

LiveLawIndia

#SupremeCourt is hearing the case relating to implementation Schemes through Aganwadi Centers, during Covid.Plea contends that many children went hungry during #COVID19 due as the centres were ill-equipped. ASG Aishwarya

Abayorr Mi

iamabayorr

The Top 10 Terrorists Of All TimeA THREAD After the death of Osama Bin Laden at the hands of U.S. soldiers, it got us thinking of who are the worst

Dr Zuleyka Zevallos

OtherSociology

Here's another problem-riddled NYT piece on COVID-19 vaccineSome good discussion of wealthy countries hoarding vaccineHowever, Peter Singer goes unchallenged on ableist & ageist comments that older people don't deserve priority

Amanda

AmandaLuvsRoses

This article on El Paso is from Nov. 16th (18 days ago). I have not seen anything further. The article mentions that businesses were reopening at the time of the

Oliver Johnson

BristOliver

Thread: I want to tell you a story. A tale of two cities. This is a fairy story with no relevance to us, so there's absolutely no need to chip

Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD

Arrianna_Planey

If we in the US are mostly testing symptomatic people, for a viral infection that = frequently asymptomatic, doesn't that suggest that the data based on testing have quite a

Devashish Kulkarni

TheDarkLorrd

#Thread : The Bloody History of #Communism - Chapter 2: People’s Republic of #China (PRC) and #Cambodia #MaoZedong, the founding father of the People’s Republic of China, ruled China as

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