#2020

Chris Curtis

chriscurtis94

Again, there is no referendum position that would have worked well for Labour in 2019, but not coming out for a 2nd referendum would *almost certainly* have been more disataerous.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/nov/12/starmer-shou

Tanya Snyder

TSnyderDC

Here are the ballot measures I’m watching today:1) CA Prop 22: Uber, Lyft & co. have poured $200+ million into a fight to keep classifying their drivers as contractors. It

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

drsanjaygupta

Today the @FDA’s vaccine advisory committee is meeting again:this time to consider @moderna_tx’s #vaccine. By the end of the day, the US could be on their way to authorizing a

SwearyHippieTchr(M.M.)

CrnchyMama

All y’all “reopen the schools now!” peeps, have you signed up to be a substitute teacher? A bus driver? A paraprofessional/aide? How about a custodian? Heck, in some districts you

Thabang Motsohi

MotsohiThabang

Let me restate my point and conviction that Ramaphosa has failed to seize the moment even when it beckoned him to do so.When he won with a small majority he

Rep. Vikki Goodwin

VikkiGoodwinTX

1/ Leg Council drafted a bill, author unknown, to transfer Austin Police to the state. Who will carry this bill? I have some questions for him/her...https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2020/12/22/gov-abbott-supports-texas-taking-austin-pol

a chemo who had chemo

terminalyill3st

Four years ago, I was sexually assaulted by another soldier in my organization the day I got home from AIT. I shouldered it on my own because I didn't know

John Chodera (he/him)

jchodera

ML/MM is the new QM/MM! In our new @biorxivpreprint, we show how to break the 1 kcal/mol accuracy barrier for alchemical free energy calculations using hybrid machine learning / molecular

Eric Weinhandl

eric_weinhandl

In the new @USRDS Annual Data Report is a chapter about the impact of #COVID19 on the ESKD patient population. A thread follows...https://adr.usrds.org/2020/covid-19-supplement/1-covid-19-supplement We present data through epidemiologic wee

Lawrence Glickman

LarryGlickman

I’m not a historian of fascism but the idea that we shouldn’t use the term because it only makes sense in the context of its origins seems like an overly

Association for Cornish Heritage 〓〓

LenSheppard7

1/3 I believe the heart and soul of a nation is its historic & cultural heritage, with which hopefully the people engage. The 5 Celtic language nations forming majority of

Joshua Skewes

JCSkewesDK

Quick thread on the Danish Covid-19 situation, under national lockdown number 2.Good news is infection rate is way down since we closed the country a month ago. From >4000 down

Jonathan Turley

JonathanTurley

Busy day. Over at the Senate, Lindsey Graham is drilling Andrew McCabe on the strange contrast in the FBI pouring in resources into investigating the Trump associates on a lead

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

Putting the Republican attempt to hobble the Fed in perspective: important to realize that financial crises have been a defining feature of the world economy these past 25 years 1/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/us/politics/closing-in-on

Brian Chappatta

BChappatta

But back to the topic at hand: wealth inequality. On an absolute basis, the wealth of the top 1% grew by almost **$6 trillion** just from March 31 through Sept.

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

The Qanon phenomenon is many things: for one thing, it's a grift. Q's top spokesgargoyles earn small fortunes in ad revenue, crowdfunding and merchandise.https://pluralistic.net/2020/05/15/out-here-everything-hurts/#q1/ But it's

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