#Demographics

So I've been on the fence about whether to say something about this or not and I'm definitely going to offend some people I consider to be friends, because some
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With so much public discourse on inconsequential topics like who the next President will be, I wish that we could devote the same energy to the global banking and monetary
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A few days ago, the University of Chicago, i.e. the president and provost, emailed the campus with a subject mentioning “public safety”The email starts out by calling for an “examination
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1) How many of you know the real story behind common core? Would you be surprised if I told you, we outsourced our academic curriculum? You might be surprised by
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Alright, I'm reading this rubbish Yale study with y'all, but we're gonna focus on metrics and jargon bc that's my favourite way to demystify and dismantle research conclusions (I'm not
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Today I presented a talk on geology fieldwork and inclusivity, specifically on fieldwork culture and the harm in exclusively targeting fieldwork at rugged, able bodied, white men. As my first
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1/nRepressive COVID policies are NOT tied to a reduction in deaths.Repressive COVID policies ARE linked to EXTREMELY low levels of in-person learning, and high unemployment.#ZeroCOVID basically equates to #ZeroSchool, #ZeroJobs,
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Ok, hold on to your hats. Double Black Scholar/Public Intellectual Treat Thread.1/n ending in END.Coleman Hughes @coldxman has a great long essay on the deep independent thinker, Thomas Sowell. I
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We worked with UBC scientists to predict the hyper-local impacts of climate change on health, and YOU’LL NEVER GUESS WHAT HAPPENED NEXT… 1/https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4352804ebb4b4765b7b9b25745bfce19 Prologue: If you would rath
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1/ The rationale for masks in COVID prevention it a hot topic so I want to provide an overview. Community masking focuses on two mechanisms: source control & inhalation protection
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Looks like the impeachment trial is starting soon. I'm going to livetweet as much as I can.https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1359200450009038853 I don't love that this starts with a prayer but given that it
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This Black History Month, I want to tell a story--small part confession, mostly biography and reflection--about how BHM started me on the path to be the person and writer I
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Covid-19 vaccine candidate is 90% effective, says manufacturer - mass roll out will take a while but if 90% holds this certainly makes a huge differencehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/09/covid-19-vaccine-candidate-effective-pfize
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Why do Christians in the US support Trump? Several sources provide useful answers. A short thread and reflection on this. Disclosure of interest: I self-identify as a Christian, but I
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I'm starting something new! Join me here on Fridays for a deep dive into redistricting topics as they pertain to NC district plans. For this week's #FairMapsFriday, I look at
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People are asking me to issue some corrections to this thread, and, while I'm kind of in a rush, here are a few:https://twitter.com/muslimico/status/1287761398584549383 The claim that the Safavids "force-converted" the
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