#Personal

The AP has details of the Purdue settlement, which will be formally announced in half an hour. Lots to unpack here, but two things for now. (1/3)https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-business-criminal-investigations-opioids-epidemics-5f
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How to build a brand that no one can ignore*/ A THREAD /* 1- Optimize your profileYour profile is your brand's faceMake sure to have a good looking one-Use quality
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I am on my way to work at mid-morning sometime in January this year. Just after Safcom main offices in westlands driving at about 45km/h I notice the car in
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War and post-war generations:1939-51 - Lost gen1952-64 - Baby boomers1965-77 - neXt (Xgen)1978-90 - millennials (Ygen)1991-03 - centennials (Zgen)2004-16 - Wgen2017-29 - (?) Lost gen (1939-51) - a decrease in
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A thread on burn-out in global health.Having been engaged in global health for nearly 2 decades, I suspect high rates of burn out was a big issue before this pandemic.Rarely
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So in 30days my debut novel #badlove is out&it's been hard2talk about it in the midst of our collective anxiety. So in the spirit of 'laugh or you'll cry', for
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Some personal news! Typing this out still feels surreal, but here we go! After four incredible years, I’ve made the decision to move on from @Pokemon. Today is my last
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I was prepping a post on the EU Commission's lethargic adoption of online conferencing but decided against it because of the snark. Then I see @TonyLbxl ask whether online conferences
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OK, I'm gonna do a first and make a thread that has the specific intent to reach far and wide with this site's cartoon community.I think everyone needs to exercise
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After a day absence, here is your complete AB COVID # analysis for Thursday. And I'm so sad we're letting this happen to our province. Devastated. 1/ #s today are
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a couple of thoughts from an immigrant who doesn't get stuff sometimes(tm): having lived in the U.S. as a permanent resident for a lot of years (because citizenship is expensive
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Thread: On the anniversary of the Battle of #Kapyong, let's meet the Canadian soldiers who died in the defence of Hill 677. 1/? First, Private Robert Herbert George Tolver, born
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Digital Habits Update-April 2021https://bardeessmairat.com/digital-habits-update-april-2021/ I'm happy to report that based on Rescuetime (https://www.rescuetime.com/ref/726351 ) reports my digital habits have indeed improved in Ap
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The idea that racism has not decreased over the last 30 years is just patently false. #HasBritainChanged Unconscious bias is an interesting one, because it can never really be
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I'm finding analogies between COVID and war increasingly troubling. I think that there's maybe a lot of implicit sexism and implicit ableism involved, and I think analogies to war might
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.@PeteButtigieg & @Chasten were always so open & genuinely themselves while campaigning. They shared deeply personal stories with incredible vulnerability. It’s vital to acknowledge that they chose that vulnerability *knowing
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