#FACTS

this is a foolish take and a misreporting of facts.lockdowns and masks have no beneficial effect on spread.but cases are a terrible metric because the tests are so over-sensitive (and
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1/ A thread of some US military recruitment commercials because as a foreigner this stuff is fascinating to me. The level of propaganda that exists in these ads & the
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1/ I've been called assimilated, an apple, sellout, colonizer all by the same FN individuals using a smart ph, social media outlet, drives a car. All who use oil &
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1/ Amazing how much gaslighting we get in one tweet.Here are the facts (sources in final tweet).Ontario currently has 382 from/WITH covid in the ICU.In April we were told the
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"B.C. has a comprehensive network of highly-skilled search and rescue teams, but most of it is volunteer-run."What's the "but" for here?BC teams are professional, and are among the best in
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TRUMP - Perception vs. RealityLet's check some facts about Trump's accomplishments claimed by one of his staunch supporters, Archbishop Vigano: https://www.catholicity.com/vigano/2020-10-01.htmlThread Vigano: "He has defended
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New work with @drlisadcook @jmparman on "The Antebellum Roots of Distinctively Black Names" is out today @nberpubs Very excited about this project-- more interesting facts about the history of Black
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OK, quite a long post, but I was asked by several people yesterday to respond specifically to the points @JuliaHB1 made in her own thread. So I’m going to try
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My opponent's first whackadoodle attack on me got a warning label from Twitter. Oh well, nice try.Want to know what the next attack ad will be? You can. Just look
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I keep seeing studies claiming that social media filter bubbles are overstated/nonexistent, based on surveys of peoples' news diets. But, with love and respect to @andyguess @BrendanNyhan and others, I
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If I was designing #UKLabour, #LibDems, or #SNP strategy right now, it would look something like this. A thread. (1/12) 1) Accept that Johnson has a majority of 80 for
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There is some very interesting historical revisionism being thrown around regarding the federal government's response to the FLQ crisis. #cdnpoli I'm _JUST_ old enough to remember it happening, but really
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THREAD: In 41 states, voters have to fill out an application to get an absentee ballot. Another 5 states have been 100% #VoteByMail for awhile.So, when the President criticizes "mail-in
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A reason I place stories in colder climates:I walked through snow that reached past my boots (about half-way up my calves) in a snowstorm to pick up my kid and
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This thread is for me. I intend to bookmark it and tweet it to the Trumpers who want to 'educate' me about stuff. I'll do it at the first sign
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Thread: 10 reasons why NOT to feed monkeys at all 1. Monkeys are highly susceptible to diseases from human hands. They can die from bacteria transferred off your hand that
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