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the conversation around AJK escalated quickly and I think that reflects the realities of living inside traumatized communities. I'm not good at de-escalating conflict (in fact, I often escalate it)
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While virtually everything else in sports is down, MLB viewership on Regional Sports Networks was up +5% for the abbreviated 2020 regular season. That’s for the 25 teams whose RSNs
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Ah...just thinking about the local mayoral candidate that already is setting up a "law & order" style campaign colluded with another politician to blame and then re-district drug users &
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People are understandably angry & frustrated- but we need to focus on what we can do to support Covid suppression efforts. Avoid crowded/indoor spaces, wear face coverings, support local businesses
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We lost a great American yesterday that I had to the honor to personally know. Ronald Rosser, Medal of Honor recipient who fought in Korea, passed away at age 90
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Tonight, President Donald Trump is taking reckless and selfish actions that are putting countless lives in danger here in Nevada. Despite reports from his own White House, despite local officials
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Amit Shah’s close Aide Hari has taken 80% of the mining rights in Kashmir.Director has ordered all the district officers that under all circumstances you have to hear “Hari” only.Preference
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Today I got to speak with George Floyd's uncle, Selwyn Jones, who is from SD and plans to attend a march set this weekend in Rapid City in George's memory.
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1/9Very interesting thread. Capital Economics says China’s GDP growth has been overstated by roughly 12% in the past five years – a very hefty number – while the San Francisco
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Such is the gap between demand for Covid-19 tests and UK capacity that some tests are being shipped to overseas labs for processing. But even if UK capacity reaches the
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1/ THREAD: UK Housing CrisisAQA’s GCSE spec requires the study of how "urban change" leads to inequalities in housing. As this is often taught alongside “impacts of national & international
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I’ve been 3D printing face visor headbands for a local initiative a group of us have going to supply local frontline workers with face visors. Thread: From day 1 the
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It is wise to be careful when the magnitude of a mistake is huge."Anyone who sits on top of the largest hydrogen-oxygen fueled system in the world, knowing they’re going
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Reuters: A livestream of the Academy Awards in Shanghai hosted by the alma mater of Oscar-winner Chloe Zhao ran into China's Great Firewall, with the organiser's access to his virtual
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When we talk about change, the thing I think about most is police accountability. Not all cops are bad, but getting rid of bad cops are hard. In SA, since
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A few things that are sobering and comforting when thinking about the church and scandals:1. Looking at history, God has loved and preserved it through far worse than what we've
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