#Restrictions

The WHO just updated its page on how COVID-19 transmits. Those few sentences on aerosols represent one of the most crucial scientific advances of the pandemic. My NYT piece on
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Hello! Here's my daily thread on coronavirus stats globally.Today:- New cases approaching a plateau, globally, as many countries move past a peak.- Peru and Mexico are a disaster.- Spain’s second
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About 10 years ago I grew tired of people saying “political correctness has gone mad”.It dawned on me that this phrase was being used to whip up hate against vulnerable
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This is popping up everywhere as an example of an expert getting a prediction laughably wrong.Make no mistake, it IS laughably wrong - today.But you have to consider what this
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Good thread. But how do you even begin to challenge powerful incumbents that have more money than you and the skill to manipulate the messaging around their fiefdom?Begging politicians for
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This is all very curious. Might be wrong (again!) but it seems likely to me it's a something and nothing story.It's clear that there will be controls of recruiting, if
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#heritageofprotest a thread on the history of protest meetings and public space I'm going to use Kennington Common as a case study here, as it has a long history that
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Literally every conversation I've had with a Trump hater about the upcoming election:Hater: I can't wait to get Donald Trump out of office.Me: Why?Hater: Why?!?! Don't tell me you don't
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I am occasionally called self-hating or suffering from white guilt because I strive to be an anti-racist collaborator. It's as though people think I lose something by trying to reject
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“Mr. Trump first expressed interest in hydroxychloroquine a few weeks ago, telling associates that Mr. Ellison, a billionaire and a founder of Oracle, had discussed it with him.”https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-malaria
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I think this by @alchemycarl is *mostly* right, but not entirely so...https://theconversation.com/the-secret-to-how-atlantic-canada-weathered-the-covid-19-storm-political-will-158193 It's difficult to have these conversations, because p
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The most beloved fable to dumb murtadds. Let me educate you."It is now apparent that conversion by force, while not unknown in Muslim countries, was, in fact, rare ... most
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A series of crucial figures published today by @ukhomeoffice & @MoJGovUK. Follow this thread for details…. First, police recruitment: 42% of all joiners since April 2020 are women. Home Office
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Dr. Allison Arwady from CDPH will have a call with reporters at 1 p.m. I'll live tweet it. Follow for updates and let me know if
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Hey all! Let's chat about Asexual folx in kink! This is a subject that often surprises or confuses people, mainly due to two common myths: 1. All aces are celibate.and
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It’s such a shame Jade that you felt so threatened by me that you had to block me after our little scientific debate. How can we learn, progress, and improve
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