#Striking

Brad Setser

Brad_Setser

The tariffs have had the (desired) impact on bilateral US trade with China. The bilateral deficit is down $50b YTD.And with (goods) imports down 23% in October while exports

Afghan Historians

AfghanHistorian

On women and health in the 20th century Afghanistan. Queen Soraya opened the first hospital for women sometimes in the 1920s. No sources on the size of it, but could've

Antonello Guerrera

antoguerrera

There are so many interesting messages/understandings in the latest guideline on #coronavirus #covid19 just tweeted by PM @BorisJohnson. The first striking one is the verb used: CONTROL. (thread)#stayalert #ControlTheVirus #StayHomeSaveLives

Toby Lowe

tobyjlowe

1/ Wowsers. Five webinars in two days with amazing people sharing their #HumanLearningSystems practice. Fantastic work by @Melhawks and Hannah Hesselgreaves @NBSNU to make it all happen. Brilliant contributions from

Morgane Oger

MorganeOgerBC

There's some talk about the incident at Speakers Corner at the centre of JK Rowling's accidental transphobic tweet to a 9-year-old.Here's the timeline of the Speakers Corner assault case -

Peter Walker

peterwalker99

A mini-thread on how the debate about NHS staff parking shows a/ how the transport narrative is dominated by an assumption of driving as the norm, and b/ more widely,

Sean Davis

seanmdav

It’s striking how the panicked rhetoric about the Wuhan coronavirus mirrors the Iraq WMD debate in 2002/2003 and beyond. If you doubt the experts’ WMD claims, it’s because you love

FRANCE 24 English

France24_en

Since ancient times, diseases have cropped up, decimating populations in a matter of months or even days.Each day this week, @FRANCE24_en looks at a different great #pandemic in history. We

Matina Stevis-Gridneff

MatinaStevis

When we were reporting on the superb epidemiologists who have become household names because of their role as public communicators in the coronavirus response, we struggled to find women in

Melissa Harrison

M_Z_Harrison

Today I lit the first fire of the coming winter, and it's hard to describe the pleasurable psychological shift it's induced. I don't have central heating, and my cottage has

Dr Louise Moody

drlouisejmoody

1. There has been, predictably, misinformation about Ms Stephanie Hayden (LLB Hons, Experienced Litigator) vs Adrian Yelland, and I have permission to say this (it is neither confidential nor harassment

세브♡

awheajjj

My insomnia is striking again so LETS DO THE SPAM NOWWWPHANTOM PAIN TODAY#SUPERJUNIOR @SJofficial #예성 #YESUNG @shfly3424 One of the best era of him hhhhhhhPHANTOM PAIN TODAY#SUPERJUNIOR @SJofficial #예성 #YESUNG

Sonic Loreposting

SonicLorepost

This Wednesday was Amy's birthday, so I think we should talk about our beloved pink hedgehog. We already know her story very well, let's talk specifically about her peculiar skills.Of

Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️‍🌈

sarahhbickerton

So, fellow pākehā here in New Zealand, let's have a word.If you're watching the violence, rage, & protest in the US atm, and rightly support #BlackLivesMatter (tho I really

Tom Flynn

Flynny123

Spent all afternoon reading that leaked report and just overwhelmed with squishy thoughts that will please no-one. The main things I’m thinking about right now: 1. Unbelievable that the deniers

Eric Lofgren

GermsAndNumbers

COVID-19 and seasonality: A thread.So, we're entering the typical season for respiratory viruses in the middle of a respiratory virus pandemic, which means we're going to get lots of explanations