#Critical

In the COVID19 era @ScottHalpernMD reminded me that the most common refrain nowadays is "All models are wrong but some are useful." Here's a walkthrough of how we built a
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As U.S. jobless claims skyrocket amid #COVID19, thousands of unemployed Floridians have been unable to access benefits due to a broken claims system. But the system's working just as state
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A 64-page document asserting an elaborate conspiracy theory involving Joe Biden's son and business in China, that was later disseminated by close associates of President Trump, appears to be the
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Back from a long break, but still heartbroken about the #BeirutExplosion.What is the history of Beirut in classical and late antiquity? What impact did it have on Roman, Christendom and
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but the more considerate thing to do would be to ASK: hey, do you have the time or emotional energy to listen to me fro a second? because that recognizes
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A thread about ICU admission decisionsThere seems to be lots of (mis)information about how intensive care doctors decide whether a patient would benefit from coming to ICU. I thought I’d
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What you (really) need to know today: Jubilant Generics, the “single-source” of 82% COVID cases in Mysore that went below the “national” media radar, because it didn’t happen in Delhi,
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I remember one time we were building a park in my neighborhood and we put a water feature in that would literally just be a spout of water that came
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IF YOU ARE PROTESTING THIS WEEKEND, READ.Wear black head-to-toe.Masks up (you can do this with a black t-shirt, google Piqueteros).Comfortable footwear for being on your feet potentially for an entire
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Really excited for this next session (and my last one at #NCTE19). I've followed these folks on Twitter or Instagram for so long and they've informed my knowledge of #antiracism
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I have some grave concerns about some of the underlying messages in this paper (thread).For me, it is a good example of an argument that on the surface seems reasonable,
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There's been interesting debate around this proposal.Thoughts:It obvs comes from a 'good place'It does feel clunky to ask #BAME staff to develop solutions & strategic insight to solve problems not
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Ok girlies enbies and others! I'm finally making my thread on how to dom. For clarification: To dom/dominate is the psychological aspect of being in a position of power
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Sources: Earlier this year, #Huawei registered interest in providing financial sponsorship to the upcoming Slovenian Presidency of the EU....1/10 As is customary for commercial 'partnerships' with EU presidencies (which have
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#BiharElections2020 Choice of female doctors, social activists, professors, Panchayat Pradhans, seasoned MLAs; risen from sweepers & football coaches, earned stripes in grassroots politics; 1 had a baby mid campaign
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I’ve had three different conversations today about our massive journalism literacy problem in the U.S., including a media interview that ended up going a lot of directions because it’s such
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