#Policy

Let’s recap what’s happening again w/ Surprise Billing developments, May 2020 (thread) 1/ 2/ a *prominent academic physician whose image is to be an advocate for pts by exposing the
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ThreadToday we maintain price stability only for the privileged. Millions are forced into involuntary un(der)employment, so only THEY have to suffer its horrific consequences – including inflation. The MMT-job guarantee
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I’ll be honest, I’m a Left-winger, but I’ve never understood the visceral reaction many left wingers seem to have to the concept of military recruiters.Unless you advocate total abolition of
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Legacy media looked like it was on the ropes during the Age of Blogging, but the transition of blogs to social media gave the legacy outlets a new niche as
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My new @devex piece: Why we should be Doing Development Democratically in this era of democratic backsliding, global protest, and rising authoritarianism https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-doing-development-democratically-97977#.X1dvW95RUX8
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The ACA case is a perfect example: the plaintiffs don't have standing ($0 tax doesn't affect them), their theory is absurd (Congress can't zero-out a tax?), and the remedy is
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Today's our third wedding anniversary.I don't know what I'd do without my wife. And honestly, weeks like these make me even more afraid for her safety.But weeks like these also
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Mike Pence is the current Vire President and head of the White House's coronavirus task force210,000+ Americans have died due to his ineptitude, while his boss, Donald Trump, says "it
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I'm listening to an episode of NPR's Code Switch, and apparently, 60% of black voters in South Carolina were influenced by Jim Clyburn's endorsement. . .As in. . . they
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1/ Water take from the Macquarie... supplementary access and floodplain harvesting. https://www.theland.com.au/story/6727573/macquarie-irrigators-boost-with-rain-inflows/?cs=4951 via @thelandnews 2/ the Macquarie was cut off at Warren last Sept for t
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1/ THREAD: Real-time charts on the economic impact of COVID-19, using data from @Quandl and other sources both proprietary and public 1/ Daily flight booking activity to and from
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alright it's been over a year since this happened but I'm still angry abt it so here goes nothing I used to be friends with mary bc of mutuals and
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Labour Party may be charged with taking its traditional working class support for granted whilst pandering to urban youth, a minority of whom, admittedly, were at least born into the
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The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on adtech is beginning.https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/stacking-the-tech-has-google-harmed-competition-in-online-advertising Google President of Global Partnerships and Corporate Donald Harri
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So much to say about the Cummings story. Feels like a turning point - in this crisis, maybe in the life in of this government.A few observations... [thread, 1/n] Cummings
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1/ This smart 2006 paper discusses the uselessness of lockdowns, masks, and school closings during epidemics.More shocking: the lead authors are @T_Inglesby @JenniferNuzzo (two leading members of Team Apocalypse).What's changed?Not
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