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lesegoseabi

I read one article on the history of the chemicals sector in South Africa. It listed most things I knew about. Like its birth in the late 19th century and

Sunil Sarwal

SunilSarwal

Seeing some folks asking why the Ottawa police aren’t doing more to stop the truckers. If you’re wondering, here’s a quick explanation: Even though we say “Law and Order”, the

redfish

redfishstream

On African Liberation Day, we remember Burkinabé socialist revolutionary Thomas Sankara.Sankara became the President of Burkina Faso at the age of 33. He only lasted 4 years, because he was

Samuel Johnson

sdnjohnson

Here's a thead on multi-species biological reference surfaces (system equilibria/long term average behaviour). Was gonna write something more in depth, but weekend got away from me. This is from a

Greg Ip

greg_ip

1/ Lockdowns were a blunt & indiscriminate tool that slowed infections, but with no clear strategy for what came afterwards. We know enough now about how to bring down infections

Bridget Casey

BridgieCasey

hello @rebeccakschulz, my main criticism of you is your complete denial of economic fact:every $1 invested in early childhood education returns $6 to $7 back to the economy.in absolutely *every

Pomp 🌪

APompliano

There is a relatively unknown man in Switzerland who invests capital in a particular way that makes almost any investor who learns about it jealous.Time for a thread 1/

Indo-Pacific News

IndoPac_Info

#China’s plan for $1.5 trillion #BeltandRoad empire left in tatters by #coronavirus pandemicChina is being forced to decide whether it wants to maintain its global influence or feed its own

Michael Itzkowitz

mikeitzkowitz

NEW REPORT: Students pay a lot of money to attend institutions of #highered.In our new report, we offer a new metric—a Price-to-Earnings Premium— that can be used to evaluate how

Avik Roy

Avik

Correct, we don't have "gating criteria"—our core concept is that the conventional gating criteria falsely assume that everyone is at equal risk of morbidity & mortality from #COVID19. The evidence

Tom Bollyky

TomBollyky

I am a fan of @MaxCRoser & @OurWorldInData, but this thread is misleading (at best)Most of decline in mortality against infectious diseases in now wealthy nations occurred before widespread availability

Sun_Q_Tzu ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sun_Q_Tzu

I know some days it doesn’t feel this way but rest assured patriots are winning. Objective # 1 is winning Presidential election. Objective # 2 is expanding Republican control of

Mike Pereira

Mikey_Pereira

I’d like to share a story about our community, generosity, how Waterloo is responding to #COVID19, and why you should never turn someone down if they offer you lunch. A

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

The photo used on the BBC's story about Boris Johnson's pledge to increase the area of the UK's "protected" land illustrates our bizarre notions of protection. Anywhere else on Earth,

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

It seems to me that a lot of the economic discussion of Covid impacts and policy response is still using the wrong metaphors and models. For example, we keep hearing

BLUE Dawn who would not hold a SuperSpreader Event

idew2

Thread 1/ Feminism, the belief in social, economic, and political equality of the sexes. Although largely originating in the West, feminism is manifested worldwide and is represented by various