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Dr. Thrasher, jouRNAlist

thrasherxy

1. I don’t believe in mask shaming (shame as a public health tactic simply never works), but having gone to #OccupyCityHall last night where literally every one of hundreds of

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

1/7Good article by Janan Ganesh, but while I agree that governance is what democracies are supposed to do best, I would also argue that democracies, as Churchill is supposed to

N. K. Jemisin

nkjemisin

OK! I keep getting an ask from folks who are reading through the lockdown: Which book of yours should I read first? My answer has generally been, "IDK, what kinda

🌿Steph Philip🌿

stephphilip8

"GORDON CHANG: CHINA ENGAGED IN'AN ACT OF WAR'BY ENFLAMING ANTIFA RIOTS IN THE US"“China certainly wanted to influencethe outcome of the election..."“...there was a massive disinformation campaign conducted especi

Tom Fowdy

Tom_Fowdy

I noted a Global Times editorial today sought to play down two forecasts of China's economy becoming the world's largest by 2028. The content of the articles did not seek

Dan Rejto 🇺🇸

danrejto

Big Ag & Tech risk greenwashing with their soil carbon sequestration efforts.https://newrepublic.com/article/158833/agribusiness-farms-microsoft-mcdonalds-carbon-climate-change .@Charli3Mitchell argues in The @NewRepublic that efforts b

Joebama W. Trump

joebamatrump

THREAD: As we all know from the 2003 invasion of Iraq, propaganda is a prelude to war - and the propaganda around Iran's nuclear program has persistently continued throughout the

Adam Townsend

adamscrabble

Quick Thread. You've heard of China's "Belt and Road" but do you know what it is? Are you too embarrassed to ask you're friends? Are they too embarrassed to tell

Shäron Moalem MD, PhD

sharonmoalem

Why are 95% of 'supercentenarians' (those who are 110 years of age and beyond) women?Because biological sex.And so, a short thread on sex and longevity.1/7 From the beginning of life

Femi Olaleye

pfemiolaleye

Dear ladies ,This is what it means when you say “I love you too “ to a guy .I will give you 10 .A thread . 1. I love you

Vandana ✍️🌈

VandanaJayrajan

#AncientCitiesOfIndia This is a thread which has links of all my threads on Ancient and Holy cities of India.UjjainPrayagVaranasi (Kashi)PushkarDwarakaAyodhyaRameshwaramMahabalipuram(More to be added) UJJAIN - Ancient and historical city th

Tyler Olsen

ty_olsen

Why so many cases in Surrey? Here's one BIG reason:In Surrey, 18% of all households have 5 or more people.Across BC that number is just 8%.That's huge and a big

Phil Buchanan

philxbuchanan

(1) I've said it before but it's more imp now, as nonprofits are reeling from incr demand & in many cases massively decr revenue. When those at prestigious institutions have

Professional Managerial Chicken 🐓

allspiritseve

The friend / enemy distinction explains a lot about politics. It gives you a heightened sense of the good things your friends do, and the bad things your enemies do.

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

Scenario Z: Covid is never brought under control, mutates too much every season to be managed like the flu, and goes endemic with higher base fatality rate and is too

Post-Liberal Pete 🇬🇧

post_liberal

Im a communitarian but its a curious paradox that, historically at least, the countries that were more individualistic, on average, tended towards levels of social trust whereas less individualistic countries

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