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(Thread) What We Can DoA reader of my blog wrote this after reading yesterday's list of real issues and problems to face in the next few monthsSpoiler: The antidote to
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One of my favorite expressions of disgust is "The only time I wouldn't piss on him is if he was on fire." Well, the world is on fire and the
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I realize that we don’t have The Avengers here to help us during the pandemic and that our medical personnel, first responders, and essential workers are the true heros, but
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If you talk to capitalism's True Believers, they'll tell you that the magic of "free markets" is their power to aggregate vast quantities of information about the value of products
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For those of you who recently lost health insurance. First, I’ve been there and it’s scary. But, don’t panic. This thread contains some resources for you. Apply for Medicaid. You
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THREAD: In honor of World Trade Week, here are excerpts from Presidential Proclamations recognizing this week from Harry S. Truman through Donald J. Trump. Whereas the right to trade freely
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This piece is not untrue, but it’s indicative of a larger problem.It frames itself as “realistic,” while simply ignoring what are the primary issues of conflict between the US and
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Honestly, I'm a little surprised Alba went directly to 'gay people are paedophiles' this early - I thought they'd build up to it.When the anti-trans people started spreading this nonsense
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Guess what else is expensive? RESETTLEMENT Every household leaves with 250k+ (not including business owners who are also compensated for losing their livelihood) The ferries have to make several extra
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Friday afternoon I got my classroom ready for fully onsite learning come Monday.Before I shut the classroom door for the weekend, I looked back at the tables filled with chairs
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This woman's account accusing a #UAE minister of sexual assault is remarkable, not least because of the courage it requires to go up against such a powerful man. It also
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Penalties are back starting today, 28 September.But it doesn't mean the fight to protect our rights and defend against bad job agency behaviour stops.Read + share this thread to see
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THREAD1)These are rough times for #Iran’s regime.-Restive society due to rising coronavirus deaths, cases-Economy crumbling-Losing influence in Iraq, Syria-Hezbollah further sanctioned, militias in Syria pounded by airstrikesLet me explain. 2)State
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I've been reflecting on the number 20... how I relate it to Social Work after the webinar @SW_student_con. So I thought I would create a thread of 20 things I'm
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Before I'll go and catch up with my #FENS2020poster rounds, I have some more thoughts about #animalresearch, #scicomm and yesterday's @The_EARA panel. It was very good, you should watch it
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65,000 #covid19 cases in the UK. An historic address by the Queen. The Prime Minister in intensive care. STILL some people are meeting up?It's clear we're now dealing with a
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