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whippletom

whippletom

Nervtag briefing: During lockdown, Kent was a mystery. Everywhere cases were falling or plateauing by November 20, but not in Kent. PHE went in to investigate. Couldn't see behavioural explanation.

Kanchan Gupta

KanchanGupta

Faced with rising nationalism in #Bengal , #India's British colonial rulers fled Calcutta in 1911 to set up shop in #Delhi which offered the security and comfort of surrounding loyal

Guy Shrubsole

guyshrubsole

Like @GeorgeMonbiot & others, I'm wary of economists trying to 'put a price on nature'.But I was surprised to see the #DasguptaReview make a strong case for actually *putting large

BPAS

BPAS1968

In March, the Secretary of State for Health approved temporary measures in England to enable women to access abortion care at home during the pandemicThere is NOW a public consultation

Dr Aiko Holvikivi

AikoIiris

Having spent the last several years studying a related practice - gender training for military and police peacekeepers - I have some thoughts on this... In short, this is a

Chase Strangio

chasestrangio

At 10 AM the Supreme Court, with a Justice Barrett, will be hearing oral argument in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. I will be live tweeting the argument but here

Lovely Lambeth Living Streets

LambethLivingSt

Alright, buckle up and get your THREAD reading eyes ready because we're about to have a conversation about...The Highway Code "But Lambeth Living Streets!" you cry. "You're a charity focused

Dave Harden

Dave_Harden

1. [Thread] Yemen, surprisingly, has become a top foreign policy priority for the Biden administration in its first weeks. Marib governorate in central Yemen is under the control of the

SomeLoathsomeDockHat

Popehat

If the Harper's Letter is meant as a statement of principles, fine. If it's meant to persuade, I'm not sure how effective it is out of the circles of people

Ian Bassin

ianbassin

@ProtctDemocracy Counsel Erica Newland has a powerful op-ed in today’s @nytopinion. It’s generated some necessary debate -- which was its intent -- and also some commentary that I think is

William Marchant

richonlyinname

Interesting to hear former Ofgem CEO Dermot Nolan's views on whether the regulator should be given a statutory duty to deliver net zero (at a @SustainFirst webinar). He suggests it

Amaan

amaanbali

Here is what Dissent looks like in india. 1. If you protest in Bihar, you will not be given clearance by police for passport application (if you ever apply). 2.

Fadhel Kaboub

FadhelKaboub

Ten #MMT tips to remember on #TaxDay:1. Federal #taxes don't fund federal spending, so let's #decouple these two important tools.2. Taxes offset #Government spending. 3. It's a matter of #logic:

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thehermitcoffee

To all those folks out there who are still wondering why the international community is taking an interest in the #FarmersProtests happening in India. The protest stopped being just about

John Hayward

Doc_0

Time once again to emphasize the differences between totalitarianism, authoritarianism, and fascism. They're often used as synonyms but they are different, although they do tend to lead to each other.

Paul Matzko

PMatzko

It's been popular for twitterstorians & journalists to suggest that 2016 or 2020 was similar to 1968. Perhaps.But I'm more concerned about the risk of the 2020s looking like what

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