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Desmond Dahlberg

ddahlberg94

The US economy saw another ~3 million initial claims for unemployment benefits in the week ending May 9. Though the "running total" of initial jobless claims since shelter-in-place orders took

Mar Hicks

histoftech

“Mathematical fairness is not the same as justice.” —@merbroussard author of Artificial Unintelligence, keynoting @SocHistTech @hssonline joint annual meeting online, and starting out with the example of the algorithmic grading

Michael P Senger

MichaelPSenger

1/ Xi Jinping and Bill Gates, a Love StoryXi and Bill first met in Beijing in May 2012, calling for closer cooperation between the Gates Foundation and its Chinese partners

Truth_Thumper

Truth_Thumper

1. Thanksgiving 2019 I am thankful forthe right to determine my life: it is my choice & mine alone to be a mother or not be one.My family left a

Cyrus Farivar

cfarivar

THREAD: 3 wks ago, I reached @PHXFire PIO Capt. Rob McDade, who said last month his dept had put in multiple PPE orders worth $4.2M.In lieu of surgical gowns, he

Linsey Marr

linseymarr

Here's a summarizing my testimony on airborne transmission of COVID-19. Full version at https://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/clearing-the-air-science-based-strategies-to-protect-workers-from-covid-19-infections /0 COVID-19 is transmitted

Jacqueline Bryk, Astride God's Throne🌹🌈

RuffleJax

[cw: csa/pedophilia mention]*gently sits you down and clasps your shoulders*If you go along with every whiff of anti-pedophile sentiment that blows your way, you're going to be part of every

CofradiasTv

CofradiasTv

El rejoneador Diego Ventura dona un traje corto inspirado en una túnica del Señor de la Sentencia de SevillaA thread https://cofradiastv.com/el-rejoneador-diego-ventura-dona-un-traje-corto-inspirado-en-una-tunica-del-senor-de-la-sentenci

Ma’at

surimana16

Ancient Egyptian Writing. In the last part of the Predynastic Period, 6000-3150 BCE Anc. Egyptians began to use symbols to represent simple concepts limited to notations to identify a person,

agony meatbag frinfer neepers

cyb3rcuck

i haven't done a thread in a while, and don't get it twisted, i think capitalism should fall. but for the chuds who insist on re-opening: here is the economic

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

The US election news has largely overshadowed a seismic moment in global finance: Ant, a fintech company that spun out of Alibaba/Alipay, was scheduled to have the world's largest IPO,

Newsofx

newsofx

Incel (involuntary celibates) is the new N-word used by sex bigots to shame men for their victimhoodA thread https://newsofx.com/2021/04/25/incel-involuntary-celibates-is-the-new-n-word-used-by-sex-bigots-to-shame-men-for-their-victimhood/

Alan Cole

AlanMCole

My new @JECRepublicans report. The basics: saving often gets a bad rap from demand-side macroeconomists, especially during recessions. However, under the particular circumstances of COVID-19, it's doing some good stuff!https://www.jec.s

Jialan Wang

jialanw

Stupendous Household Finance program @ #NBERSI! @stroebel_econ+Morse+Zeldes for bringing top-notch papers PLUS vital discussion on the issues of our day.Zingales did not disappoint. Hastings dropped some wisdom. Highlight for me

Nonhuman Rights

NonhumanRights

Almost 50 years ago, a baby elephant was torn from her family in the wild, exported to the US, and sold for $4K to a family from NJ. They named

Sarah 🐲🕵🏻‍♀️🐉

SarahCantSmell

Ok people. Now that it has been over 2 weeks since I've seen this person and I am still healthy, it is time for me to tell twitter a pandemic