#PANDEMIC

Drew Holden

DrewHolden360

Of the myriad problems in the media’s reporting on coronavirus, I think the most fundamental is treating China - an authoritarian regime willing to kill its citizens to save face

Deborah Greenhouse

greenhousemd

1/The most important thing I did today. A thread, with permission and encouragement from an amazing mom:Well visit with an awesome young man. Complicated medical history, very high risk for

Heidi Shierholz

hshierholz

Deep breath. In the last five weeks, more than 24 million workers applied for unemployment insurance. That is more than one in seven workers. 1/ All else equal, job losses

Bill Scher

billscher

For those asking if the polls can be wrong and Trump can still win, like in 2016, my response is:The 2016 polls did NOT miss the Trump surge. In the

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

Kinda interesting that the century of American globalization and the century of Chinese globalization both have a pandemic about 25 years in. I’d date the former to the 1893 Chicago

Sek Kathiresan MD

skathire

Beautiful paper comparing SARS-CoV-2 antibody assays:custom ELISA assay vs 9 lateral flow assaysKey takeaways: 1. ELISA can be highly specific (100% negative call in 50 pre-pandemic samples)2. LF assays seem

Martin Cleary

MartinCleary

HIGH ACHIEVERS: Stay-Safe EditionCOVID-19 played havoc with the men's fastpitch leagues this summer. Some leagues cancelled their schedules. Others waited and played a late season. One pitcher played and wondered.

jacqueslericheduplessis

jacques_leriche

Buying a property in your early 20’s vs renting Here are my personal thoughts. [THREAD] When deciding whether it’s a good idea to buy or rent, the first and

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DrutangAtHome

Alright, I've still got a little bit of research to do before I start, but here's the tentative outline:- Gates family wealth- Bill Sr/Margaret Sanger- The Negro Project- Eugenisim movement

thisGRAEME 🌈

thisGRAEME

It's #WorldMentalHealthDay and a massive thank you to the numerous people who have taken the time to reach out to us in the last few months. We brought our

pumpKin

sheabutterfemme

I’m sorry y’all. I see a lot of shit. As a social worker and as an organizer. A lot of people say fucked up things when they’re hurting and it’s

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steIIouIas

a millonaire asking for money from his fans who the bast majority are loosing their jobs, getting cuts in their wages, and financially struggling to... simply donate? and capitalise off

Alison Palmer

alijanepalmer

I go back to work in one week tomorrow. And I’m having some... feelings. As we start to get numbers in - family choice of online vs in person, we

Sara Danner Dukic

saradannerdukic

I don’t find the videos of people destroying property and losing their sh*t in Target over masks funny or laughable. It only makes me think that all those unprecedented health

Trinh

Trinhnomics

Great paper by a fellow @CarnegieEndow nonfellow @FGodement on the role of the @WHO and the coronavirus crisis we are facing globally. Allow me to summarize his key pts (thanks

Timothy Huyer

tim4hire

Does @jkenney’s tweet violate Alberta’s Conflicts of Interest Act?Spoiler alert: No, it does not.But the longer answer may be interesting.**Likely not, but there’s a pandemic, and you probably don’t have