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for decades tv has been training us to see cops as the protagonists in american storieshttps://www.vulture.com/2020/06/tv-cops-are-always-the-main-characters.html when you read and watch coverage of the protests, remember that TV teaches vi
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Long before Airbnb was estimated to be worth $18 billion, they faced continuous rejection at a $1.5M valuation.7 times to be exact when first seeking funds.5 rejections.2 left on read.So
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um how do i explain that being attracted to something in a fictional setting does not mean that you want it to happen to you irl.a common example of this
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If you’re locked in and bored, perhaps find a quality image of a quirky piece of art you like and share it in this thread?This one by Guy Billout. Michiel
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Okay so, abled people who don’t know she-ra if you see someone saying‘Entrapdak is ableist’Then please be aware the folks saying this are likely abled and this is not in
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Very proud of my PhD student Kiran Gopinathan, whose work on verified probabilistic specifications of Bloom filters in Coq just got accepted to CAV'20. Besides being an impressive piece of
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You’ll never convince me that NZ is some kind of hellhole. This is somewhat selfish, but I have a great life and a real shot at providing an even better
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I once read a fascinating critique by an Indian Marxist of nationalism during the British Raj, the crux of which was the Gramscian idea that elites addressed peasants & workers
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I keep thinking about that Open Letter in Harpers today. I keep getting angrier about it. In a way, they say let us cancel you before you cancel us. They
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Good Morning everyone! How're we all today? We've found some activities that you can do for free in the great indoors to keep you and your family (or friends) entertained
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How to solve the coronavirus situation, a thread It’s clear that this situation doesn’t stop until a vaccine is released, until then we can only go into lockdown, or is
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On a serious note, suicide is a VERY serious thing. It does not matter if you are joking or not, football is not serious and my platform may be small,
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It's #rspatialchat time! What questions do you have about working with geospatial data in R? What are you curious about? What have you been struggling with? Tag your questions with
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So hey, I'm seeing a lot of the "Gender Swap App" start rolling around again, and I'd like to take a quick second to talk about it!Before I start, I'd
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Cis people are not taking up limited special-edition trans slots. No. Instead, many trans people downplay their own transness because they don't feel like they're "Trans Enough" to be part
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The reason right wingers get more upset at looters than police murdering black people is because looting hits then where it hurts: property.People are to respect that their lives are
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