#Events

Since this thread from early June is suddenly getting a lot of attention again, I think it’s important to point out that there was a wider context of discussion on
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I've been asked by 2 publishers to contribute to their book collections over the last year. Never applied, they've asked me! Making yourself visible & *vocal* in certain spaces (conferences/events..also
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Half-baked late night thoughts on Republican temper tantrums vs Democrat earnest emotions. They were all there and shared an enormously traumatic experience barely a month ago. But to toe the
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San Francisco was the 1st county to make jail phone calls free and end commissary markups. Now, we're releasing an issue brief and survey of incarcerated people to spread our
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As educators, we can't NOT talk about yesterday. It is our responsibility to provide space for conversations and an opportunity for students to make meaning around these events and grapple
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COVID decisionmaking is too often what I call "decision hot potato" with my events teams. That is, no one wants to be responsible for saying "no, you can't," so everyone
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This isn't actually a defense at all. The crux of the corruption in question is why a hotel owned by the incoming president determined that the "fair market rate" to
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ThreadMAGA will have nothing to do with January 20th. However Antifa/BLM have planned events for January 20th. “May be the last” This is still allowed to
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B4 jumping to too many conclusions about the summary sentence in recent @JACCJournals article:"Plaque burden, not stenosis per se, is the main predictor of risk for CVD events and death",
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Fear is the most certain path to tyranny.Here’s how it happens. 1/ Nuremberg Trials, 1946:[Question to Goering on how the Nazis succeeded in establishing fascism.] 2/ Goering: “The people can
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1/3 Ever heard the phrase "just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean somebody isn't out to get you"?This trending "The Great Reset" is sort of the opposite of that.The world
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How do you know what you're doing works if you don't measure it?A broad analysis of gender equity initiatives in Australia published this morning has identified how little critical evaluation
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(controversial, but..)Solution is to design, manage & police safe outdoor*, low-risk places for all ages to meet in masks. Outdoors is twenty times safer than gathering in homes & pubs,
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ENVTubers, the one most important rule for growth is this:Do NOT interact with only other VTubers. After recent events, I think it should be clear that the majority of the
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I think those who have warned medievalists not to be opportunistic about current events in justifying our "relevance" are 100% right, so I want to avoid that. I also think
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The last few weeks has made it clear how much our lived experience shapes our view.Victorians experienced cases spiralling out of control and the traumatic events that followed. They remember
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