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Derek Wessman

dwvcd

Another bad monsoon/typhoon season is hitting Japan. More people are needed to do disaster preparation, emergency response, and cleanup.To that end:A long thread about 消防団 / shōbōdan / volunteer firefighting

Liam Hogan

Limerick1914

I cannot believe what I’m reading. In 1967 an incredible 96.9% of all children born outside of marriage in Ireland were put up for adoption, a horrifying statistic only possible

Josie Spicer

jsspcr1

*cracks knuckles*PRISON DESIGN THREADKeep in mind this isn't my area of expertise, I just find this particular topic interesting af. If you have anything you want to add, correct or

user XMC

ximuoicay

I dunno who needs to hear this but there is a difference between ethnic identity/kinship, nationality, and political identity. An ethnic identity is based on sociocultural factors: the languages we

Steve Brule

braidedmanga

Ivor Cummins BE (Chem) is a former R&D Manager at HP (sourcre: https://web.archive.org/web/20201106072419/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ivor_Cummins), turned Content Creator/Podcast Host/YouTube personality. (Call it what you wil

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

We urgently need to focus on ventilation. Six months into a respiratory pandemic, we're still not given sensible and practical guidance against short-range aerosol—airborne—transmission of COVID. I wrote about the

Well Hells Bells 🌻

WellHellsBells_

Save this CDC link. Very difficult to find on CDC's website, intentionally buried.https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/health_policy/Provisional-Death-Counts-COVID-19-Pneumonia-and-Influenza.pdfGreat info for friends and family.Proof Corona is

MF PUSH

Hiphop__convo

Black on Both SidesThe Greatest hip hop album of all timeA thread The year is 1999 and throughout the last decade the art of hip hop has developed into a

Camilo López Aguirre

cernestola

Ok people, the current hype in #Science around #Archaeology research in #Chiribiquete and #LaLindosa in #Colombia, albeit deserving, it's a clear example of how scientific discovery is colonised and monopolised.

COPS

copscampaign

First up at today's #SpyCopsInquiry is James Scobie QC, speaking for #spyCops victims represented by Paul Heron Scobie: We represent 2 core particpants - Richard Chessum & Mary - from

Albert Pinto

70sBachchan

Corona Scandals:Bungled tests Delayed lockdownsTravel from hotspots (Europe,NYC) seeding outbreaksNo Corona HotelsCDC Mask snafuPPE shortages & black marketsNursing home neglectHospital mis-mgmtMeatpacking/Prisons clustersAny others we

Steven Schwinghamer

s_schwinghamer

1/ Statues are once again very much in public mind.I will propose here a set of #publichistory resources that can help us negotiate the difficult ground of memory, commemoration, history,

Heshmat Alavi

HeshmatAlavi

LONG THREAD1)#Iran’s regime is growing extremely concerned over Hezbollah’s decreasing influence in #Lebanon following the devastating August 4 port blast.And the @FBI will be heading to Beirut to investigate

Kevin Wei (he/they) #SaveSYEP #BlackLivesMatter

kevinlwei

THREAD: angry and confused about NYC's latest budget, one that didn't #DefundNYPD? Here's how the NYC's budget process works Tl;dr: it's long, complicated, and not always transparent--but the process is

Shaun Lawson

shaunjlawson

As we all wait, and wait, and wait, here's an article by @OwenJones84 . Which gets right to the heart of "where do the Democrats go now?" - and the

Verner Verass

VernVerass

The reminder of Kristina Keneally's #NPC address from yesterday:"…At just $100m SportRorts is small fry compared to where the main game is.Let’s take just one example with Community Development Grants…"

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