#Public

I just got off a call with two dear bookseller friends & no matter how we try to explain it to people outside the bookselling community--& even some within--there is
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Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance the controversial permitless carry bill despite the fact the legislation could cost the state millions of dollars.https://safetennesseeproject.org/2020/05/27/permitless-carry-bill-ad
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The effective #Covid_19 reproduction number in Ireland is likely now in the range 0.34-0.71. This reflects the way people have successfully managed - and continue to manage - their exposure
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1. Today I m very restless and hurt. How long this Mumbai cinema industry will continue this kind of series of heinous crimes and still b free out in society?They
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I’d like us to call off the increasing weaponisation of the Nolan Principles. Let me tell you what I mean and why… [THREAD]1/ We know the Seven (Nolan) Principles of
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The editor of my local newspaper and former employer @portsmouthnews took to Facebook yesterday to call for more subscribers. It comes as staff are put on furlough & those working
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I write for @orfonline: "A careful analysis of the information and political space in India reveals that substantial efforts are being made by the PRC to frame a ‘party-positive’ public
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People are rightly taking issue with this particular graf from the Billboard piece on the PWR BTTM guy. I think it's important to understand how reputational economies function very differently
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There’s reason Lady Justice wears blindfold. She’s supposed to weigh FACTS not emotions in findings. FACTS in Breona Taylor case didn’t support murder charges. @DanielCameronAG earned my vote because he
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We talk quite a bit about the impact of school closures on children, their families, and their futures. This is a thread about the medium to long-term impact of school
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The Ruby Princess is Gladys Berejiklian’s ship of shame. More than 440 infected passengers, 5 deaths and 1000 crew now marooned offshore - and the seriously sick being smuggled in
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As the stakes get higher and increasingly larger players make their positions public it will be truly interesting to watch how the narratives unfold.The amount of public or soft influence
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1/ I've been helplessly watching the humanitarian crisis unfold in India. Friends' anxiety has turned to distress. Distress has turned to panic. Smart people in the US govt are working
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Yes but both are funded w/ federal trust funds financed by payroll taxes. Until we lock in such permanent revenue streams for public colleges/universities, eliminating tuition is just a recipe
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Here's some of my notes from seminary re: the connection between the Last Supper and Temple sacrifice (and that the Last Supper was not a Seder)THREAD Five great Temple sacrifices:
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I just finished a long day at work & was fasting,so I am tired & don’t have the energy for a long twitter brouhaha with AfriForum’s supporters. I am bemused
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