#NEWS

It's been coming up a lot lately, so I thought I'd do a bit of a thread on CONVENIENCE SAMPLES and why they aren't great for assessing POPULATION PREVALENCE of
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Today I was sitting on my porch, enjoying the sunshine and the rest of my day off after returning from the memorial service of a friend who died far too
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(Thread) Mary Trump SpeaksOne way to read this book is as a study of the overlap between fascism and sociopathy.Fred—Donald father—was a lying, cheating, sociopath. His mother was selfish and
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While the SPD-led Justice Ministry in #Germany is providing the political infrastructure to investigate crimes against humanity committed by agents of the #Assad regime, its sister party in #Denmark decides
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I was looking at this real life horror show and thinking about how someday this is going to be part of the familiar aesthetic language of evilhttps://www.reuters.com/news/picture/us-border-patrol-migrant-camp-from-above-idUSRTS2HV7C I made
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Breaking: Huge Explosion in #Beirut #Lebanon #Beirut #Beirut #Beirut #Beirut #Beirut The aftermath in downtown #Beirut, massive damage #Beirut fireworks my ass. GRAPHIC VIDEO #Beirut #Beirut #Beirut #Beirut UPDATE:
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For POSTERITY, here is a thread of what transpired from my experience in securing the release of those arrested yesterday at #SURULEREPROTEST.I arrived in the evening to the Area C
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Review of the Social Medial BillThis Bill is 95% copied from the Singaporean Law passed this year; although the Singapore version has a lot more Guidance Notes which this Bill
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.@NC_Governor with updates on the #COVID19NC situation. Watch live here: https://www.ncdps.gov/storm-update Or follow along with us in this thread.#CoronavirusNC #ncpol Last month, we took strong actions to keep people safe from
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1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 66The flow through the Covid information firehose isn’t getting any lighter, with extraordinary amounts of new data and insights each day. So here's a Potpourri
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To anyone currently bingeing #tigerking on Netflix:I spent four years working on a podcast and a long magazine story about Joe and Carole. I spent a week living at
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THREADThis will be a long one, so come back later.I'll talk about Syria. 
I’ve already written about Libya.Obama did enough REAL things; this is fantasy. All that matters is that @realDonaldTrump has
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“My client was assaulted and attacked, and what he did was excusable and reasonable under the law,” the lawyer said, describing firing ten times in a crowded store, killing a
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COVID Update September 16: If Trump wins re-election I don’t see a path towards ending the pandemic end here in the U.S. without continual ongoing damage. 1/ Let me take
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Since there's no football to watch and no football news for us to really report, we thought it'd be cool to relive one amazing Korean football moment everyday for the
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Starting a #stablethread on interesting 'Rona resources I come across. Please note that I'm not endorsing any of this, just collecting it in one place. Declining COVID-19 Case Fatality Rates
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