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Bauls are a religious & cultural group primarily from the state of West Bengal India. Best known for their songs & poems to god who dwells within. The term "Baul"
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Here's a TL;DR version of my latest story (link below). Three different measures hint that UT and NM are onto something when it comes to #Covid_19 testing, relative to other
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Morning everyone I heard and read such an unfortunate news about what happened in Lebanon, Beirut, let's pray for them and help them in any way we can such as
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[ARCHAEOLOGY THREAD] Apollo’s sanctuary at Delphi is the stuff of legendsFor over a thousand years, the famous oracle foretold the futures and fortunes of the city-states and heroes of ancient
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This diagram nails the problem with many ‘garden towns’. Poor location compounded by bad design. A thread by way of amplification. (1/)https://twitter.com/davewalker/status/1272830883205132289 To get good places, we have to
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When you read about Morrison’s gas-fired economic recovery today, remember the following:* gas is not a low-emission energy source, and is dirtier than coal when methane leakage is factored in;*
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When a country becomes tier1 economic power with builtup overhang of vast resources (usa in 1920), it will either incite or atleast use the next great conflict to level that
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So glad I saw this and actually bothered to calculate what 17:00 London time works out to in California! Live-tweeting to commence shortly! Especially excited about this talk since
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I take absolutely no joy in this happening, but I hope one thing that might come out of it is a clear understanding among members of the media about just
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There is a stark contrast of enforcement responses to anti-lockdown #protests where armed white civilians stormed gov’t buildings & others are on camera shoving police vs. nationwide #protests against police
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Still seeing folk argue about the Once in a Generation/Indy mandate thing so I thought the following might be useful. 1. There was no commitment to once in a generation
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I've been using the term "pandemic militarism" for a month now, and folks have been asking what I mean. I don't have time to write something formal, so let me
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A plea to any & all journalists writing on Tibet/Xinjiang and security/repression/surveillance in these areas: Please *think* before you use "pioneered" & "replicated." Almost all uses of these terms I
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Empires, like individuals, can tire. It was not for naught that Afghanistan has been called, 'the graveyard of empires'.And at the moment, we're witnessing last days of American hegemony. Trump
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With so much attention on our lovely state of Arizona during the #Elections2020 here are twelve facts about our home... 1. Arizona means "little spring" in the Tohono O'odham
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Today, I cried. Just like I cried every day these last couple of months. Everyday more people are hurt. More people are dying. I feel ridiculously helpless and enraged. I
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