#Society

You can use the term Asperger if you want.I will however believe that you are happy with Nazi identification as a ‘child psychopath’ who thinks they are one of the
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There’s been chatter about when to start reopening things so people can go back to their “normal” lives. Sorry to say this: there is no snapping back to 2019 trends.
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The imposition of Pashto on the predominantly Farsi-speaking population of Afghanistan[Thread] It is little secret that Farsi (Persian), which is spoken by over half the population as their first language,
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Christianity is a failed religion. Your god and prophets mocked. The bibles rules largely ignored even by “believers”Constantly bending to society’s liberal norms to avoid absolute alienation. Zero teeth in
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reasons to lose weight: a thread(non-cringe edition) 1. people are going to treat you better bcs of how society admires skinny ppl more. You’ll find strangers being kinder to you
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Took me about 5 minutes to stop rolling my eyes but I'm back now.This does rather seem to lean into elitist attitudes which are all too common with (self-defined) 'literary'
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Remember when the Labour Party's travails were all Jeremy Corbyn's fault? Remember when Labour needed to become "sensible" and "moderate" and to turn to the right to be electable? Remember
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#MoffatEraRewatchThis Week's Episode:Series 5, Episode 2The Beast BelowBy Steven Moffat The Beast Below is a very interesting episode to revisit. Despite Moffat calling it in February 2013 "a bit of
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What are the prospects of reconstruction in Syria? - a thread. The cost of rebuilding what was destroyed is circa $100 billion USD - not 250 billion and up as
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In defense of cancel culture, a thread:One of the markers of canceling is that it is crowd action. Being canceled is not being fired, being jailed, being excommunicated. It can
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Who is this 'Abd al-Wahhāb, and why do I keep calling him "black-Arab" or "black-skinned" rather than "Afro-Arab" or some such? It turns out he's black due to a medical
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1/ The @social_charter Committee has issued its statement on #COVID19 and #socialrights. In it, the Committee clearly identifies the impacts of the #pandemic and state responses on #Charter rights.https://twitter.com/social_charter/status/1
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Beyond devastated at the suffering and loss of this beautiful human being. Reminded of the critical work of colleagues like Dr. Renee Williams around racial health inequities in colorectal cancer.
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Dr. Peter Navarro, advisor to @realDonaldTrump is quoted “My qualifications ... in terms of looking at the science is that I’m a social scientist. And I understand how to read
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A favorite quarantine pass time is rewatching all the Disney princess movies. A take on Disney princesses as academics. #1 Princess Jasmine was definitely an ethnographer. She met Aladdin ‘in
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Academics, let’s be honest: it’s rare to see a conference speaker completely captivate the audience with their knowledge and energy but it’s wonderful when it happens. Kylie Moore-Gilbert did this,
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