#Public

This. Lots of interactions this week have made me incredibly angry (even more than usual) at the idea that encouragement and "inspiring" people to pursue certain careers will fix the
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1/ re: Ivana quote ..OK so Tocqueville didn’t write those words in 1835; Judge John Innes Clark Hare did in 1899, paraphrasing Tocqueville. BUT it was similarly misquoted in NUMEROUS
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Ok. Things we've learnt: the 2016 clip was made a full 24 hours before it was shown 'in error' as if it was news footage of the 2019 event. No
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#DearIreland announcementHere are some of the 100 artists creating new theatre for Ireland from their #COVID19 isolation. Drumroll ... Please welcome writers including @FeliSpeaks, @ThommasKaneByrn, @Rubberbandits, @ManchanMagan, @ginamoxley, @GylanD
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1. Words cannot express how surreal it feels to be sitting up here in Toronto watching the trauma & tragedy that is unfolding back in the US.https://twitter.com/joe_cressy/status/1283736997446799362 2. And don't
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*New* @instituteforgov report out today, ‘Overcoming the Barriers to Tax Reform’ from @gemmatetlow, @tompope0, @jillongovt, @sukh_ss (and me).https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publications/overcoming-barriers-tax-reform#ifgtax #taxreform In 2
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We're living in a country that has no interest in using our collective tax dollars to fund healthcare or education. We have normalized crowdfunding treatment for patients, PPE for healthcare
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Great to have @HelenGraham64 & @PhilBixby talk to #futureparks about MyCastleGateway consultation processes in York. Public debate about public space: Colson Bristol Statue, Festivals in parks, Edinburgh festival. Codifying postits
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Okay. This is half headcanon, half critique & has probably been said better by someone else but I have Opinions so here we are. I won’t argue but I’m happy
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Kicking the tires on AWS Amplify - a thread `amplify configure` deleted all the empty profiles in .aws/config - had to explicitly set a region for each empty profile. Turns
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Calling out Jazmin for their bs yesterday (and today!): a thread Here is the video that started my anger They bragged about pissing on public pathway. First off, who the
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Keir Starmer and Jimmy Savile. A must read.https://twitter.com/shinerx111/status/1246521620459589636 Starmer apologised later for CPS mistakes.https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/blunders-meant-jimmy-savile-was-not-prosecuted
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I’ll take this one: federal relief that functionally excludes any segment of #highered, especially private religious non profit colleges and universities is v short sighted. Here’s why.../1https://twitter.com/michaelrwear/status/1249768713043181571 R
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When there is shortage of vaccine supply, tiered pricing with many buyers means either quantity rationing by the producer or price rationing by the market that favors deep pockets. Centralized
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As of 5 p.m. Friday, Ontario's regional public health units are reporting 3,675 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19, with 105 deaths. Friday afternoon saw at least three new deaths
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Aaaaand the floodgates have opened...Pronounced EYE-sox-Ah-FLUTE-ole, isoxaflutole is that pesticide you never heard of that is following in the footsteps of glyphosate, 2,4-D and dicambahttps://www.ehn.org/epa-new-pesticide-regulations-264
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