#Major

1/ in 2008, historian Mary Hershberger re-appraised John McCain's statement that "I’m an old Navy pilot. I know when a crisis calls for all hands on deck" in connection with
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I'm sure I'll be coming back to this tweet in the weeks ahead.On March 6 at 1 in the afternoon Colorado time there are 259 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in
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Been wondering what Russia & Putin are up to. So I did some digging. I believe it could be 3 possible goals. Putin came of age in the USSR &
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On now:UK Science, Research and Technology Capability and Influence in Global Disease OutbreaksWitness: Sir Patrick Vallance, Chief Scientific Adviser @uksciencechief https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/c4b7d5c2-5227-4679-ae41-dad08753193
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Love unique football content? Then the football CFB podcast is for YOU Covering Scottish football primarily but with a lot of UK wide coverage too!EVERY
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More than a year has passed since the inhumane lockdowns - "the single worst public health mistake" as Jay Bhattacharya calls it - was implemented.Mega thread on the impact of
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PTI / Prime Minister Imran Khan's Achievements • with links ⦿ Sehat Sahulat Cardhttps://www.dawn.com/news/1634058 ⦿ Ehsaas Programhttps://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/pakistan-world-bank-lists-ehsaas-emergency-cash-progra
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Just who is Director General Tedros of the WHO?Recently I found a very interesting blog post by @nvladivostok1 - who has spent considerable time in Tedros’ native Ethiopia - that
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Oraaaaaal question period. NDP Leader Rachel Notley kicks it off by asking about the "walkoffs"Says workers have been working double shifts and instead of a "thank you" the government tells
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Another day, more Christian fundamentalists dominating the discourse against "Gender Ideology" The only one of these today that isn't fundamentalist Christian doesn't actually use "gender Ideology" as a phrase. By
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THE SECOND [DS] EVENT JUST FAILED, EXPOSED, COUNTERINSURGENCY UNDERWAYAntifa Handbook author, Mark Bray, a World Bank Research Fellow, Univ of Hong Kong Professor and little darling of academe seems well-chuffed
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1. I would love to read a sympathetic (yet critical) essay that assessed a central claim made by Never Trumpers like @davidfrum--that conservatism today is an embarrassing bastardization of what
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‘A Gray Marble And A Den Of Vipers.’In 1773, A Wealthy Goldsmith And Coin Dealer Named Mayer Amschel Bauer Summoned Twelve Wealthy And Influential Men To His Place Of Business
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~~~~ 𝑼𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒆𝒔 ~~~~With Jeff. There are so many extremely powerful and well loved Greek Gods, but we’re not going to talk about them in this list. I wanted
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So have completed the following books for the year till date.Will keep updating the thread as and when I finish them.1. Trading in the ZoneOne of the best books on
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A musical appreciation thread on The Cocteau Twins (CT) who were a major influence on Prince.The first link I ever made between Prince & the CT was during the Parade
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