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In the latest issue of the @globaltaiwan brief, I wrote about #Taiwan’s opposition party @kuomintang’s attempt to launch a series of fundamental reform, including its four proposals to revamp the
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RESET vs. NIACINhttps://www.alz.org/media/documents/changing-the-trajectory-r.pdfCurrently, 1 in 10 individuals 65 years & older live with Alzheimer’s / other dementias. Whereas an estimated 50 million people worldwide have dementia b
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Thread: Neo-feudalism1) “The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths
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In light of people talking about the weaponization of SJW rhetoric by abusers, I just want to talk about something that I have been hashing through mentally for... a very
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Former CEO and future former Chairman of ATT RandaII Stephenson fun facts: >>was chairman of Boy Scouts of America>>was mentored by CarIos SIim>>subsequently promoted to CFO of “southwestern bell company”
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BREAKING: @JoeBiden announces an unprecedented review of the impact of U.S. economic sanctions.It will evaluate whether sanctions are "unduly hindering" the Covid-19 response.This is a major step towards sanctions relief
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"[The findings from] a large new study from South Korea...suggest that as schools reopen, communities will see clusters of infection take root that include children of all ages, several experts cautioned."#COVID19ireland #edchat
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Y'know what, I'm tired of talking around this so I'm just going to thread this mess and you all can take it or leave it. @michaelsheen do you know why
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Hey! We have a new tree ring isotope paper out in preprint and this one’s on tricky iWUE, so I thought I’d do a quick background thread on trees ,co2
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New Hampshire and Vermont: What explains the growing differences in the #covid19 epidemics in the bi-state region? This is the question that I’ve been asked all week. Here are five
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What's happening to Irish #peatlands is unthinkable. Afforestation, drainage, extraction and now windfarms. These are valuable habitats, of incredible importance for carbon storage, #climate control and flood prevention. Where do
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Media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedros https://www.pscp.tv/w/cvlI3zI2MTAyMHwxT3d4V1ZuTmJhbUpRi6A6WSYZKqUEHIzUkVNNnHmufKTkGmUCDAhnodQneOw= "The number of reported cases of #COVID19 globally has now declined for the fifth consecutive
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How did diamonds become the standard for engagement rings and jewelry? The truth is that diamonds aren’t the rarest gemstone in the world. If that’s the case, then why are
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So long 2020. Tschüß. さよなら. As a 12-year-old, I had a good laugh when Queen Elizabeth II described 1992 as her "annus horribilis", mostly because of the serendipity of being
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Time to do an HBD thread about Rwanda & Burundi.Both are small African countries right next to each-other. Have very similar areas, populations (12.3 million Rwandans vs 11.2 million for
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Who controls the @WHO controls the world!When the @WHO declares a "pandemia of a flu/cold virus" every government brainlessly obeys, activates its pandemic plan and the democratic world is transformed
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