#PANDEMIC

Daniel Zhao

DanielBZhao

#Retail spending fell 1.1% in November, worse than expected & 2nd straight month of declines.-1.1% MoM is not enough to pull spending below pre-crisis levels (still +3.6%), but signals that

ViolenceWonks (Jack Rozel & Layla Soliman)

ViolenceWonks

1/3 Argh. "Suicide figures are up 200% since lockdown." is blowing up my timeline. I have seen no evidence for this in the US. An editorial today in @bmj_latest says

Married, Mom and Makin Moves

AlgebristaBell

The Power of ParadigmPrologue:Get the money. -> Spend the money. -> Repeat. “YOLO!!!”“Someone else bought a new _____, so I need one too - right NOW!”(Be honest: Is that what

Taniel

Taniel

It's urgently time to look ahead: over the next 6 weeks, there are at least 3 big runoffs (other than U.S. Senate races we all know about!).—the DA race in

ReutersBreakingviews

Breakingviews

Looking at history, "pandemics have actually helped cities evolve," says the mayor of Athens @KBakoyannis. Stressing the need to redistribute public space, build mobility models, and protect the identity of

Dr. Sophie Kay

ScientistSoph

(THREAD) A friendly reminder not to be harsh on yourself if you're neglecting your personal #genealogy research right now. The lockdown juggle is tough. (1/n)Image: Martha Lelievre CC BY-SA, via

Jim Sciutto

jimsciutto

Pay attention: Trump is taking a series of steps, opposed by both parties, contradicting his admin’s own stated national security goals:1- Cutting US troops in South Korea, benefiting both North

Seth Abramson

SethAbramson

(THREAD) Worldometers reports 172,055 deaths. The NYT reports 56,700 additional "overcount" deaths it frames as COVID-19-related—but its count ended 8/1, and had only partial data from 21 states. The estimated

Eric Topol

EricTopol

The impressive reduction of mortality achieved during the pandemic for patients admitted to the ICUFrom UK @ICNARC @CebmOxford data https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/08/22/when-covid-19-becomes-a-chronic-illness The 10 t

Erin Millar

erinmillar

With new #COVID restrictions in BC, I'm thinking about the small biz owners (especially restauranteurs) who are looking at this fall/winter with deep dread. I want you to know it's

Daniel Fluskey

danielfluskey

Next week the Prime Minister is set to publish a roadmap of stages out of lockdown indicating what sectors may open when. Similar plans are underway in all UK nations.

Justin Hart

justin_hart

REVEALED! There's a reason why so many officials in California are caught off guard trying to respond to a simple question: "What was the ICU capacity around this same time

Judd Legum

JuddLegum

1. Among Houston-area @Kroger workers, there have been 347 COVID cases — and 2 deaths — since December 28Despite record profits, Kroger canceled its $2/hour hazard pay in MayIt's much

LSE Inequalities

LSEInequalities

Starting now: 'COVID, Inequalities, and the Future of Cities' with @shaunabrail @ValentineQuinio @ndrlee @michaelstorper @iammaxnathan. Tag #III with any questions or comments. #LSECovid @LSEGeography Some have said that the pandemi

Market Urbanism

MarketUrbanism

He was the first official in New York (that I heard) to recommend that people wear masks, the single most important thing any politician can do. The next day, Cuomo

Supermajority

supermajority

Let’s be clear: #COVID19 economic changes have disproportionately impacted women, especially women of color, in a way that will be felt for years to come. “The sudden return to 1950s-style

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