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Regarding the UK gov's new Covid campaign (“Act like you've got the virus”), I was asked on @SkyNews yesterday if “there is a problem with compliance now in terms of
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Ten years ago to the day, Muhammad Bouazizi set himself on fire. It triggered protests in Tunisia, but I remember paying it little attention on the news. It's hard not
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I’ve seen a lot of questions about the importance of ventilation and the spread of SARS-CoV2. I have expertise in the science of indoor air quality & want to share
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I went to bed with a flood of beautiful Black faces and woke up to see MORE beautiful Black faces. Seeing Black neurologists, neuroengineers, neuroscientists, neuropharmacologists etc has left me
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Australia’s Gas-fired Recovery: Does It stack up?Is the government’s plan for a gas-fired recovery “essential”? Thread:@barobertson111Article in @swinjournalism http://www.theswinstandard.net/2020/11/11/australias-gas-fired-recovery
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If you were still in any doubt about not just how divisive & misguided Laurence Fox is, but also how dangerously irresponsible he is, this might help.Brextremist millionaire Jeremy Hosking,
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This is a thread about how Australia has become the battleground for a power struggle between governments and Big Tech, as explained in today’s Download newsletter. https://mailchi.mp/technologyreview/955gz977l7-802986?e=f20ccb8e64 Austra
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Little really big lies in today’s #coronavirus #DowningStreetBriefing @MattHancock @BorisJohnson @10DowningStreet @ConservativesA slip up? “Tests are free **for now**”Why FOR NOW? Because #COVID19 is a great cover for your rapid
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I'm glad there's a Brexit deal - it's far better than there not being a deal, in a minimal way for trade and security, probably more so because it's a
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I’ve been quietly having conversations w/ tech CEOs this yr re: hate speech. They all agree it’s a problem - but are unsure of how to manage it & feel
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After four years of work by 25 researchers, we've been able to narrow the range of future climate change. We find that equilibrium climate sensitivity is likely between 2.6C and
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[Thread]: 122 Palestinian & Arab academics want to lecture Jews (& everyone else) about antisemitism.Their letter mischaracterizes the IHRA definition of antisemitism, continues a tradition of erasing/distorting Jewish history &
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Ok. Let's talk about the 996 work schedule in the Chinese games industry.For those unaware, the 996 work schedule involves working from 9am to 9pm for six days a week,
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THREAD: The line between inept government and bought government is often blurred, and that's intentional. Those doing the buying have convinced people that policies for the greater good are "pie
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An astonishing amount of people in Britain seem to think that EFTA and the EEA are the same thing, including some who really ought to know better (or at least
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Everytime I read the latest atrocity propaganda from the US based on "personal testimony," I always search for their names to see if they've changed their testimony over time. I
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