#PANDEMIC

Over the course of the pandemic I built an outdoor Go table from pallet boards and scrap wood. I barely had a plan, much less proper measurements, or even tools.
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1/ $AMZN 1Q’21 UpdateBy now, it is no surprise that Amazon would post another Amazing quarter, but the growth/margin in international (+60%) and ads/other (+77%) still raised my eyebrows.Let’s look
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My thoughts on #RajivBajaj (and alike) calling the national lockdown a draconian solution that is looking for a problem, and accusing the government of deepening the country’s economic crisis and
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Online classes are set to begin this August despite the LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE to make sure that kids can still get educated. Plenty of families don't have access to net/laptops/phones.If
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The public response to #COVID19 in the United States is utterly, thoroughly partisan [thread] That figure, from a new paper with @ThatSaraGoodman and @sgadarian, shows that Democrats and Republicans differ
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US deaths:H1N1 (began in North America): 13,000COVID-19: 80,000+ (could top 200,000)US unemployment rate:9-10% during H1N1 (due to Bush-era recession)Went from 3.5% to 14.7% (20% projected) during COVID-19Most US coronavirus cases
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what’s happening with woman rights in mexico? an educating thread!! tw // talks about woman abuse and rape. since the coronavirus pandemic started back in march, violence against woman has
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1/ #MayDay in Montreal. Know your protests. Support anti-capitalist, social justice-based resistance; reject anti-science, far-right, conspiracy theorists. Here is a somewhat long protest primer, with both (really) bad news, and
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The reason the UK got the response to the rare clots that likely are caused or exacerbated by $AZN #covid vaccine “right” was exactly the same as why they got
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1/n Can someone PLEASE listen to me please 1. Masks, social distancing and hand hygiene saves lives 2. We need a simple manufacturing and decontamination 3. We need social change
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1/ Perspective. UPI 12/19/1968: “POTUS Johnson hospitalized with [Hong Kong] flu at Bethesda Naval Hospital. POTUS Johnson entered the hospital for a stay of several days for treatment of an
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Taking inspiration from my work hero and all round nice guy @ElmbridgeTom, I too would like to take a moment to reflect and highlight some of my favourite pieces during
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Well, I don't usually post about my own opinions on twitter (or any other social media), because I am surrounded by many fantastic and rational @SamHeughan fans, and I feel
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One thing I think is getting lost in the mass of confusing & horrifying details about NYC's school reopening plans: attempting to recreate "normal" school in the context of a
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OK ALL MY TEXAS PEEPS PLEASE VOTE AND RT (especially students, college k-12, and parents/family members of students) #SchoolReopening #schoolsreopening Should schools in Texas reopen for ANY in person fall
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A lengthy but important thread from today's urgent "Call for human rights oversight of government responses to the #COVID19 pandemic", endorsed by 300 diverse, concerned & united organizations & experts
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