#Shift

1/7. Since culture began people have argued over the meaning of words. My phil. degree involved lots of debate the meaning of words. But I notice that something fundamental has
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Yo this is a bad take. 1. The number one reason that kid got ID’d was because half the fucking “left” in this city shared his photo and denounced his
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Hedge fund managers own yachts with heli-pads because they shift imaginary money around in spreadsheets all day while people who do real work struggle to pay the rent. If you
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I am glad Indira Jaising mam raised the question. But my only question to Hon'ble Justice Indu Malhotra mam with all due respect is, Why is it that when it
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thread: Overexcited about the launch of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA). Having done private sector tech, govt science delivery, & some angel investment, I see govt risk capital
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Pushing back exams hasn’t gone down well with some. If accountability remains & the pupils are sitting them next summer, what’s the solution? Historically exams used to be in June
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Did you know that strippers are on strike in Portland, OR, the city said to have the most strippers per capita of any U.S. city?https://twitter.com/editorswindler/status/1275957178566770689 Oh wow this blew up
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STORY TIMEso i went to a social distance potluck yesterday outside and it was nice to see some ppl that i hadn’t seen in months, but i sure hope none
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1/17 It's a been a year since the first COVID-19 patients were admitted to NHS hospitals. A year that's tested the NHS like no other. There are things we would
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#NEWS: Senator-elect Jon @ossoff will be sworn-in to the U.S. Senate tomorrow at roughly 4:30 p.m.He will be sworn in on Hebrew scripture that belonged to historic Atlanta Rabbi Jacob
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if you are asking yourself “wow, publishing has a serious diversity problem, what can I do to help fix it”the one thing *anyone* can do is to look for gaps
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The main difference between people who are financially “responsible” and “irresponsible” seems to be whether or not their income falls above or below the cost of their basic needs. It’s
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Curious about the bias against women in sports? It's a complicated blend of sexism, misogyny, and the need for "men to protect women." In 1898, a Berlin doctor wrote that
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What should we learn from the nearly 500,000 US #covid19 deaths to date? @zhoyoyo and I teamed up for a deep dive into the data. The big takeaway: the virus
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The Transport Select Committee discussed traction decarbonisation today. Watch it here. I was so delighted at the discussion I made newspaper photo comic strip of the session. Up first @DCFutureRail
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OK, fine, let’s do this.VOTING THIRD PARTY IS FOR SUCKERS: A THREADAs long as we use Plurality Voting — which is idiotic, but we do — the winning strategy for any
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