#Press

A couple more thoughts on this bit of advice in response to @extremefriday 's call for suggestions for overhauling her department's math history course.Confining non-Western traditions to the past is
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This Sunday I'd like to talk about Marty Robinson. Just before Stonewall, Marty found LGB activism. He understood intrinsically that the old style of activism promoted by groups like Mattachine
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For anyone who wants to encourage Twitter Inc to finally do something about online safety -- especially for women, who are particular targets of mass harassment -- here is how
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My one / only thought on the #Insiders topic of choice today before I hit the weeding (#insidersinstead)... the decision to use security guards for hotel Q was not a
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So the ad-hoc cmte on Police Reform concluded quickly & quietly after hearing the report back on alternative models for non-violent crisis response and public comment in support of keeping
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White House physician says President Trump "is not requiring any supplemental oxygen" but has started Remdesivir therapy. https://nbcnews.to/33r91Kq  Presidential physician Dr. Conley says the medical team is “extremely hap
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Trump did this because he knew you'd get all outraged AND REPORT IT IN DETAIL.He did it because he knew YOU'D MAKE PEOPLE WHO MISSED IT WANT TO WATCH IT
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Like many of you I spent much of yesterday on here. I have read the EHRC report in full and the reaction to it. I confess that I had expected
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“A fascist govt, as Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a historian of authoritarianism at NYU, explains, has only one party, led by a dictator who through violence has shut down all opposition, including
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Amidst this global pandemic, don't forget the developing world. Infection anywhere is a risk everywhere.THREAD 1/x So far, government and media attention in the developed world have focused at home,
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Smartphones are often literally right in front of our noses, but how much thought do we give to what these devices actually *are*? [short thread] To find out, 11 anthropologists
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NSFW #Hannigram “Fuck—Will,” Hannibal gasps. Overcome with every possible sensation, Will manages a smile, one that comes straight from the soul. He loves it when Hannibal swears—loves that it’s his
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A few points about this story are worth mentioning separately from the court proceedings. I want to talk about transparency & accountability in local government (don't switch off, it's important
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A thread from Sweden: Much of what has been reported in the foreign press seems to misrepresent or over simplify the situation. It is not ‘business as usual,’ here. The
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Curent Votings for @BTS_twt : threadRETWEET + REPLY TO VOTE { photos have different time frame } AAA VOTING — CHOEAEDOL ENDS IN: NOVEMBER 20 HOW TO VOTE? 1.
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Since France went into lockdown in mid-March, there have been many instances of serious harassment and violence by police, mainly targeted at black and Arab residents of working-class neighborhoods. While
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