#Forced

First, let me say that the electronic voting systems used in the last election were certified by the US Election Assistance Commission. So basically Donald Trump’s government certified them. In
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ITALICIZING "FOREIGN" WORDS IN BOOKSI'm seeing convos on italicizing words that are not English in our stories/books. While I believe it's a personal choice that should be made by the
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Seeing people tweet predicting Trump’s 2024 loss if he runs again.I’m from RI. My childhood mayor was Buddy Cianci, an American politician AND CONVICTED FELON who served as the mayor
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Homegrown outdoor irish cannabis. Not grown by criminal gangs who enslave trafficked migrants and force them to operate growhouses. No crime here. Legalise it. Tax it. Create jobs. Let cannabis
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When discussing Universal Basic Income, inevitably the retort comes: "So you just want people to not have to work, is that it?" Accompanied by a smug smirk, expecting me to
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(1/10)A silly, comic yet effective experiment I did on myself:As a Covid prevention protocol, frequent hand washing was becoming a major cause of irritation. I started associating the act of
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This was my Brother. He died 20 Oct 2015. He ended his own life.It has taken me a long time to write this post, and it has been deleted many
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Wrt the phenomenon of diaspora Africans traveling back "home" during this pandemic, I think we should talk about what home actually is and represents to us. Because there's some uncomfortable
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For those finalizing remote course syllabi for the fall, a few reminders re:#SurveillanceTech in the virtual classroom:1/ 2/ Per the advice of @Dr_Whomever, @Jessifer, @drsoup09 & others #OnHere: Don’t force
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Homeschooling, a thread, after two days with an 8 and 6 year old: 1/ Kids are entering this latest round already demoralised and confused after nearly a year of this,
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The choice between education and health was not one we should have been forced to make. Conflicting guidance and lack of support compounded many losses already experienced by families at
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Dr. Birx’s fatal flaw was not her need to interact with her family.Human-to-human, I’m glad she refused to abandon those connections.My outrage is squarely focused on any policy/position/politician who regards
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Three new interesting polls on @EmmanuelMacron. The first from yesterday shows Macron (38%) ahead of Le Pen (30%) as the “person who would make the best president”. *But* Xavier Bertrand,
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Masks. A short thread. In June last year my GP advised me that wearing a mask even for a short space of time would be harmful for me on two
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This is a bad take. Young people were put in an impossible position by a public university system that was forced into re-opening due to chronic under-funding from the state
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My maid just called to let me know her daughter got 83% in the state board exams. Much celebrations here today. She's fought tooth and nail to educate her against
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