#Public

Radley Balko

radleybalko

So an update on that public defender thread: I’ve consulted with the author and a few PDs who either know her or know of the situation. She also shared the

Lizzie Dearden

lizziedearden

I'm seeing a lot of discussion about camera crews filming migrants in the English Channel, so sharing some experiences of covering the Mediterranean refugee crisis from 2014-2017At that time, huge

Efra Rivera-Serrano, PhD

NakedCapsid

1/Still amazes me that some principal investigators (PIs) and leaders can write whole pages on their grants proposing “outreach activities” but haven’t moved a finger to educate the public when

Josh Michaud

joshmich

I’ve been thinking about the only other time a pandemic vaccine was rolled out during a US Presidential election year: the 1976 “swine flu” campaign. What warnings and lessons might

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

Big Tech companies have a lot to answer for, so it's only natural that they get a lot of the blame for problems in our world, including the way that

Ethan "Mr.E" Schoonover

ethanschoonover

I get the distrust of Zoom but watching seattle public schools transition from Zoom (working smoothly) to Teams (much fussier) has been painful.Maybe just let teachers use what works right

Sophie Freiermuth, very Covid Cautious 😷

wickedgeekie

My problem with city plans worldwide to "encourage using #PublicTransport" (i.e. make other options prohibitedly expensive) or "go back to the good old ways" is that it's missing out a

cabbage guy

jewishaystack

it literally blows my mind that so many people/mutuals are believing "ALL COPS ARE MENTALLY ILL" when there is literally ZERO evidence supporting this claim. so ignorant and dangerous to

Ali Zahir Moulana

alizmoulana

It is appalling to know that yet another deceased, a 67-year old Muslim man of Madampitiya, who passed away on 5th May has been cremated on 6th May under the

Shorty

Shorty56167141

Macabre: Purchases of aborted baby parts by US entities must be made public, court orders...https://m.thebl.tv/us-news/macabre-purchases-of-aborted-baby-parts-by-us-entities-must-be-made-public-court-orders.html What Research, to What End?

Kaiser Health News

KHNews

#Thread: Despite the risk of the #coronavirus in public places, people are still boarding public buses and trains because they have no other options to get to work, go shopping

Lindsay Wiley

ProfLWiley

1/ The reporting is unclear on this, but it appears Abbott Labs is voluntarily asking the White House where it should ship its limited supply of rapid-result Covid tests.https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/01/scramble-rapid-coronavirus-test

Sandor Ragaly 📶Sozialforscher

sandorragaly

in the public domain @JohanGaltung FYI? - the photo first in this thread

Sizwe sikaMusi

SizweLo

The South African government in it's infinite wisdom is looking to go to the International Monetary Fund for a loan. Here's a summary of what happened in Greece when that

Mariam

mimasdiaries

Good morning everyone! Amber hired a new PR agency because the old one probably abandoned the ship. Here is what you can expect PR wise.I studied PR and i was

Mark Joseph Stern

mjs_DC

Justices Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh all wrote dissents from tonight’s 5–4 decision turning away a church’s challenge to Nevada’s COVID restrictions, an unusual move in the denial of an emergency