#Governments

balajis.com

balajis

Going viralWhat if this coronavirus is the pandemic that public health people have been warning about for years?It would accelerate many pre-existing trends.- border closures- nationalism- social isolation- preppers- remote

Alex Epstein

AlexEpstein

There is a lot of conflicting "information" about the TX blackouts. Here's the bottom line: the root cause of the TX blackouts is a national and state policy that has

KD

Fly_Sistah

Trump discovered a lucrative new revenue stream: people who wanted something from the president. An investigation by NYT found over 200 companies, special-interest groups & foreign governments that patronized his

John Hyatt

John__Hyatt

1/ This week @Airbnb (finally) filed to go public and @RobinhoodApp raised $200M at a $11.2B valuation. The two companies play in different spaces, but comparing how each has navigated

Pilar Goñalons Pons

pilargonalons

My last tweet in 2019Little did I know a global pandemic was around the corner that would give unprecedented visibility to the centrality of care work. Visibility has not reduced

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

Prompted by the shocking falsehoods in Planet of the Humans, this thread asks why so many people in rich nations claim that the biggest environmental problem is #PopulationGrowth. The conclusion

Andy

oaedoel

I understand people think masks work - its "obvious", right?But the real world is more complex than that, so being a strange sort of chap who prefers science to a

Eric Garland

ericgarland

BREAKING: DOJ CHARGES CHINA'S MSS INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WITH GLOBAL HACKING CONSPIRACY ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AROUND COVID-19DETAILS TO FOLLOW Industries targeted by the Chinese state: Defense, health, Pharma, clergy, democracy activist

G Kang

GKangInd

1.5 billion children have been out of schools with consequences from nutrition to mental health and social development. A thread on SARS-CoV2, children and school in India in response to

Max Roser

MaxCRoser

Health researchers estimate that every year 8 million people die an early death due to smoking. This means that 15%(!) of global deaths are attributed to smoking.Smoking causes incredible suffering

Tim Soret

timsoret

13 tons.... The Uyghur situation is, let's call it, a fucking holocaust, and nobody gives a shit somehow.After all, what's a few millions victims in a country of 1.4 billion

Leesa 'soapy clean hands' Klich 🇨🇦

LeesaKlich

For Canadians who need mental health support:I'm editing an article and realize I was unaware of the amount of support available right now.*I totally agree that we need more! My

Suraj

surajbrf

There's a lot of talk about India and climate change goals. Particularly, it is argued that the Indian government lacks commitment. This thread is intended to offer an overview of

Mondo Lopez

mondolopez2

4th of JulyI don't imagine the Founding Fathers would mind if they knew that their efforts during a very hot Philadelphia summer were the cause for celebration, vacations, and long

Govind Persad

GovindPersad

Thanks to @JAMA_current for publishing my “The Ethics of COVID-19 Immunity-Based Licenses (‘Immunity Passports’)” (w/Zeke Emanuel) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2765836 The piece is short—trimmed a lot from 1st

Bill Hare

BillHareClimate

What do CCS, Scott Morrison #Insiders and Monty Python's "Dead Parrot” have in common? Is CCS just resting or is it dead? Or is CCS just pining for the Norwegian

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