#System

It is just 75 years since today's 'Western liberal democracies' were colonising and slaughtering people all over the earth. The international human rights law and norms that holds them -
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My OPINION on voting in the USA: The system is broken. This is not breaking news. There are solutions, no one wants to hear it. First, the fact some places
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Distributed communities on the Internet are an *extremely* powerful acculturating force, often derided for being low status, disruptive, or somehow unserious.I think we’re not really anywhere close to reckoning with
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really fucking proud of myself for insisting on a formally documented exit interview at my almost former job to explicitly explain that I am leaving due to an environment that
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BREAKING: We’ve found that there is enough brownfield land for 1.3 million homes - enough to meet government housing targets for the next five years.There is already enough land to
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by the by idk if i mentioned this but i got final fantasy 7 remake the other day. it's pretty good. i have nuanced opinions. im not done playing through
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Had some reflections on the US Elections and what it means for us here back home.One thing’s for sure - Singapore would not survive being as divisive. I think there
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TL sleep lemme go ahead and rant: Montgomery is already out of ICU beds. In 2-3 weeks time this whole state will probably be out of them and most hospitals
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There is broad misunderstanding of how to interpret and best use models. Infectious disease models a la @neil_ferguson are best interpreted as providing a picture of what happens if we
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Concept of Democracy by Rig VedaDemocracy is derived from two Greek words 'Demos' and Kratos. Demos mean 'people' and Kratos means 'rule'. How this system was prevalent in ancient times?(Vedas)concept
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Reflecting on the scariest week of my life. A ThreadMy love was rushed to hospital last week. Remember, while people continue to be admitted to hospital with COVID-19, they’re also
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We need to start talking about the real problem with #AlbertaHealthcare and why @shandro and @jkenney plans will not work, will harm patients, and will cost the system more while
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Important digital changes are set out in today's planning reform white paper #PropTech #PlanTech https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/planning-for-the-future Moving the planning system from one based on *data* not *documents* has
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I was exposed to SARS-CoV-2 on around March 9, two months ago. I was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 16. I started getting sick on March 18, and was discharged
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I'm the first one to criticize the US, and yes they should send vaccines, but this disaster is a homemade abomination. For a lot of reasons.From the dismal healthcare spending
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As a card-carrying member of Gen X who learned to use a computer when MS DOS was the hot operating system, I am really fucking annoyed at how difficult my
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