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Dr. Mika

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It’s certainly not lost on me, a queer person, that a global pandemic that affected “everyone” spurred the development of an mRNA vaccine in *record time* and that that mRNA

Mickey Fisher

MickeyFisher73

Listened to that great WGA event earlier and saw there were a few questions about less experienced creators being partnered with experienced showrunners. I've been through this three times now

Tom J. Astle

tjalamont

Thoughts on small things for Earth Day - a thread: My high school biology teacher told us this anecdote: Imagine driving down a country road. Your passengers are a non-scientist

Richard Betts

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Some people rightly asked what I'd say instead of @ClimateBen's claimsThe following thread gives my one-tweet summary, then more detailsI'm sure my summary is not perfect, but IMO it

WmLogannnnnnnnn

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ATTENTION!! Folks, I have some information that you need in order to better understand what's going on all around you..I keep forgetting that alot of you are new to all

Persian Poetics

PersianPoetics

Meet Coleman Barks, the man responsible for nearly every 'Rumi quote' you've seen. Coleman hasn't studied Islam, Sufism, or Persian in academia or traditional settings, he doesn't even know Persian!

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vegix

Every Thanksgiving tens of millions of turkeys are murdered so that a traditional meal can be enjoyed."Turkeys are gentle creatures who enjoy socializing with human companions and protecting other turkeys

Henry Williams

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State education budgets are getting slashed and millions of children are starving. Meanwhile, they are pouring billions into "engagement pedometers" to track student excitement and make the "future of education."This,

Rick Claypool

RickClaypool

New @Public_Citizen report:Prosecutions of corporate criminals PLUNGED to a 25-yr low in 2020& deals to protect them from prosecution rose to the highest in Trump's 4 yrsBiden’s DOJ must ramp

Valar Morghulis ♮

tommy_viccetti

TOP TEN ANIMALS THAT HAS GONE EXTINCTS.1. THE PINTA ISLAND TORTOISECause of Extinction: goats that humans introduced to Pinta Island who destroyed their habitats, rats (also introduced by humans) who

Anil Dash

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For non-coders, a little explanation of why mobile apps from Google, Spotify, Apple, NYT, Venmo, Walmart and many others all broke for a little while this afternoon. (Short version: they

Claire Holland

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Despite a really difficult financial outlook & govt reneging on their pledge I'm proud @LambethLabour cabinet tonight agreed @lambeth_council's capital investment plan for next five years. It includes around £90m

The Web Foundation

webfoundation

Covid-19 and its devastating impacts has made achieving the #GlobalGoals more critical than ever. And universal and affordable access to the internet may hold the key to accelerating process, as

Ingrid M

iMusing

Morrison spent weeks bullying the Premiers into disaggregating commercial from residential leases, committing to a national “code” for business, and deliberately abandoning the 8 million people who rent their homes.https://www.theguardian.com/austral

Tomi T Ahonen Standing With Ukraine

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Trump's Biggest Heist is Not Yet Visible Thread 1/27We need to keep an eye on Mnuchin. With all that noise going on by the nation's Toddler-In-Chief, his crooked-to-the-core Treasury Secy

Graeme Wood

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Coronavirus is bad in New York. But just wait for Africa.Total ventilators by country:USA: 172,000Sierra Leone: 13South Sudan: 4Liberia: 3Central African Republic: 3https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/why-covid-might-hit-african-nations