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Due to the #coronavirus outbreak, many of us are currently working from home. We find ourselves on the couch or in the kitchen trying to complete our to-do lists. The
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“I can’t breathe”“Please, man”“Momma” “Momma, I’m through”How do words adequately express the level of pain, frustration and hopelessness that comes from 400 years of the most massive failure in human
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1/n – Analysis of US historical stock prices based on #DJIA, from 1781 to 2020, using #Phi point time markers (aka the golden ratio) denoting the onset of major depressions.
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Thread: On realism and Iraq. @McFaul, affronted that some in US progressive politics are calling for a "progressive realist" foreign policy, insists: realism is responsible for war and destruction over
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Time for an update on COVID data! US test count and positive rate continues to fall.That's great news!However, some news reports claim this may be because states are reporting serology
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1/ The Undoing Project (Michael Lewis)"What were people’s minds doing that led to the misjudgments that could be exploited for profit by those who ignored experts and relied on data?"How
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very loosely based on Logan/Rory and Mitchum's dinner together | tadaai | pre-seriesWhen it's Ainosuke's birthday, there's always a huge bash. Crowds in the gardens, piles of presents, even fireworks
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I have been watching a lot of pre-code/30s/40s/50s films and made the following observations - obviously Hollywood favours a few certain looks so this isn’t surprising, and also these are
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Overview of logos of all 24 Nunavut Communities.Including my (sometimes) judgy comments on them: Arctic Bay, NunavutThis is one of at least 7 communities that has a sun like this
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Inspired to create a thread of books/authors that are rarely shelved/quickly trashed - mostly children's books - in case any publishers out there feel like donating copies to underfunded public/school
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ThreadI've figured out what's going on with mail-in voting.That's is to say, @realDonaldTrump figured out what's going on with mail-in voting.Trump is using the Briar Patch Strategy.From the Georgia folk
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THREAD!!!Okay, we've done a thread on the Kroenkes. It's not short but its well worth a read. If you enjoy it please give it a RT or follow us!Here we
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Why are the middle ages so vilified and demonized?It goes back to the origins of the tripartite division of history into ancient, medieval and new age.I explain how the middle
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US politics over the past 40 years have been dominated by a coalition of plutocrats and evangelicals, whose priorities are weirdly out of step with anything resembling Biblical Christianity. It
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ONE WEEK TO GO! Hundreds of organisations have already committed to help #ChallengePoverty next week. There's still time to join the fight for a fairer, more compassionate Scotland. View
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Since talk of a vaccine started more than a year ago, I’ve felt mildly anxious about getting the shot. I’ve never liked getting shots. I've been joking with everyone I
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