#Workers

03/07 Scottish Coronavirus briefing thread. The air bridges row rumbles on.While the rest of us get on with our lives, these politicians argue about whether people will be quarantined or
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It is incredible to me that Australia is facing worst economic crisis ever, and yet there seems to be zero commentary or concern in media that the Liberals have no
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How can you run a @DemSocialists chapter during a pandemic? Without being able to canvass or having open general meetings? Turns out there are a lot of ways that brilliant
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1/ The ombudsman today released a report on the practices of Oranga Tamariki regarding 'without notice uplifts' (also known as s78 uplifts) of newborn babies, i.e. when OT removes babies
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Thread: I had to go to Best Buy for a curbside pickup this afternoon. When I got there, the parking lot was full of pro-COVID activists (I don’t know what
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A Trump win means shadow President Stephen Miller enacts 4 more years of abject cruelty, xenophobia and racism. Immigration is necessary for a country to grow economically, culturally and spiritually.
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Some "science journalism": "Virus can hang in the air for days" (researchers aerosolized it in a machine). "Found on surfaces for days." (ahem PCR finding vs. infection risk). N=4 study
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NEW: @GovofCO Polis says Colorado has passed 300 deaths from COVID-19 (304). I'll thread details his briefing here. #9NEWS #covid19colorado Polis says Colorado will now be reporting racial data on
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HAL, which was deprived of Rafael contract for a crony capitalist who has since declared his net worth as zero, is first off the mark inventing and developing a protective
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We're living in a country that has no interest in using our collective tax dollars to fund healthcare or education. We have normalized crowdfunding treatment for patients, PPE for healthcare
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People who *can* pressurize the government to keep the country open belong to the affluent class. People who *will* disproportionately suffer in case our health systems collapse is the working
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so, you are unsafe to return to work after last night’s announcement, and you joined a union. now what? - many unions have specific coronavirus advice on their websites. check
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SOLIDARITÉ Update:A total of 300 grocery relief packs & 300 vegetable packs have been successfully handed over to our UPD jeepney drivers– Ikot, Toki, Pantranco, Philcoa, SM North Edsa and
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calling people "heroes" in this crisis is pretense that their sacrifice is born of voluntary heroism instead of desperation and the failings of multiple social systems, and frankly i hate
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1. Attention Democrats and their media mouthpieces 2. While President Trump’s claim of exclusive power to open the economy raises fundamental federalism issues, why is he under attack by Democrats
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Here is what I think should happen re: covid in the US on June 1. Everybody will have had a chance to be vaccinated by then. So:1) Lift all remaining
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