#PANDEMIC

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TheAlanNoble

*record scratch*"You're probably wondering how I got here. It all started when a pandemic forced every university in the US to go online." I got sunburned recording a lecture today.

Christopher Ingraham

_cingraham

NEW: @jacobbogage got USPS data showing at least 671 USPS mail sorting machines have been removed across the country since June. Represents a reduction in national mail sorting capacity of

Ben Rabidoux

BenRabidoux

THREAD:1/ I've been thinking a lot about population growth in Canada. Scary thought, but there's a non-trivial chance that we see outright population declines in coming quarters, something we've never

mel katz (she/her)

mel_katzz

I see this article all over social media already. NJ folx, PLEASE do not celebrate this decision uncritically. Once again, the Governor (if true) decides to leave reopening decisions up

Sarah Boesveld

sarahboesveld

Thread re: National Childcare in #ThroneSpeech: I'm thrilled to see this promise today & have fed govt say we cannot have a healthy economy without women in the workforce. But

NPR Music

nprmusic

We're (only?) midway through 2020. These 6 months have reframed, redefined, confounded and crumbled our expectations. As our world's changed, how we listen to music has changed, too. Today we're

Jacob Woocher

jacobwooch

Here's a thread on California's eviction protections -- I'm seeing a lot of confusion about this, even from tenant organizers.The courts will supposedly open in mid-August. This is a disaster

World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO

Media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedros https://www.pscp.tv/w/cdsTuTI2MTAyMHwxZFJKWlp5ZWVubUpCTxAJ4bIH2hV3lQqM0-R42BO0s0C82KC4Jpds5O0b-m0= "Yesterday, 230 thousand cases of #COVID19 were reported to WHO. Almost 80% of those cases wer

Esa Aldegheri

aldeghesa

Just some of the places & people in Central Scotland whose work supports #RacialJustice - a thread intended as a resource for action. Support these folk: #BlackLivesMatter Support for

Matthijs Korevaar

MKorevaar93

How do housing markets respond to a major pandemic? In a new paper, Marc Francke and I study historical outbreaks of the plague and cholera to answer this question. TL;DR:

Edith Mirante

EdithMirante

1. This History Thread is about epidemics & pandemics + significant disease outbreaks in Burma (Myanmar.) Historical epidemiology incl. plague, smallpox, cholera, HIV/AIDS, influenza. Malaria not included as more endemic

Goad Gatsby

GoadGatsby

I'm in downtown Richmond yet again. The Reopen crowd is having a protest at the Virginia Capitol. I found their parking lot as they get ready. There are 20 cars

Rosebell Kagumire

RosebellK

Y’all need to hit pause on that motivational speech in middle of a pandemic which has left many jobless! The we-all-have-24-hours-a day stuff! Please people are struggling, stoping your mpenkoni

Matthew Boedy

MatthewBoedy

Charlie Kirk speaks at Rob McCoy church in California - calls it his “home church” (though he mostly lives in Arizona) A thread 1/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdzauCMcv2Y First tough to see but it

Dr Bex

BexGraham

Food insecurity and poverty. A thread. Firstly, before I begin, some definitions. Food SECURITY is about secure access to enough food, and about being able to source, prepare, and eat

ACUHO-I

ACUHOI

Feel-good story in @chronicle today about students recreating campus life even though they are at home.https://www.chronicle.com/article/Virtual-BingoMinecraft/248450?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&ut