#Spoke

(1) I am a gay man who was raised in a heteronormative world. A part of this world I have always been baffled by is "modesty" culture. (2) The main
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Hold on a second: I spoke with 5 usually sparkly, warm, energetic colleagues/friends today (who don't know each other). All of them (!) told me they feel really depleted; (close
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Oh dear! This went viral. Lots of responses saying: 'Well, what should we do, then?'. Firstly, why is it the West who should 'do' something? Surely, the many Muslim-majority countries
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Was a plan hatched for the story "Police spoke to Cummings about breaking lockdown rules" to be released?1/7 Apart from distraction from other serious issues this country is facing, the
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At a small but beautiful wedding reception this past weekend, the bride's father spoke about his daughter's "last request" on her final night in her parents' home, the evening before
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Science is a way of knowing things.Technology is ways of doing things.Nothing about the indisputable knowledge of climate scientists gives them any advantage regarding selecting appropriate technology to solve the
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I think about Ed Begley Jr. at least once a week. Not sure why. When I was a kid, my my was casual friends with him. He invited my mother,
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1) Yesterday I received one of the most targeted campaigns of abuse so far.Today I spoke to someone who’s GF tried to commit suicide over the weekend due to depression.If
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A couple of reflections after a weekend watching and speaking to residents on Victoria’s public housing estates. Not surprisingly, there is a diversity of views among residents ranging from fury,
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I was a kid who spent a lot of time in church. But I wasn't a church kid.You'd have to spend a lot of time in church to know the
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On this Palm Sunday, a reminder that Jesus was an itinerant anarchist working to dismantle the capitalist state through nonviolent disruption. He spoke aramaic -- the language of the poor.
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(Thread) Do I believe William Barr is the most dangerous man in America... 100%Be he failed in his efforts to go after the SDNY which is a huge deal. We
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Exclusive:Cabinet ministers privately giving serious consideration to how to end a lockdownOne minister highlighted UCL study showing closure of schools has a relatively small impact on spread of virusThey’re asking
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“Another” type of feministA thread https://zinhlemathema47.wordpress.com/2020/10/28/another-type-of-feminist/ I am an Afro feminist. I abide by the African feminist Charter. It has been like so for over four years now. For most of
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Polls are closed in Utah and now the waiting game begins. So I thought I’d share some personal stories or anecdotes about the GOP gubernatorial candidates, one by one. My
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"I'm not leaving the Labour Party. I've been in the Labour Party all my life and that is where I am politically active. But it doesn't stop me being active
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