#Afford

I have a story to tell. And it will be quite a long thread. Forgive me, it's not my story but it has to be told.It's about the #Beirut blast...Let
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I was quoted earlier in the Washington Post story on pandemic pods. I’m quoted saying, “Most parents will act in the interest of their child and you can’t tell them
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I have a very principled stance against eating breakfast for dinner. I find the societal acceptance of eating breakfast for dinner and ostracizing of dinner foods for breakfast oppressive. Until
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So I promised @a_c_harvey I would do a thread about this episode buuuut ive been a bit apprehensive about doing so because I dont like sharing my opinion/thoughts on things
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As Covid-19 continues to impact all aspects of our lives, I want to emphasise what a great job the charity sector is doing, under unprecedentedly difficult circumstances. We commend @NCVO’s
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So I did this a while back but I’m gonna redo it again because I don’t have it to share. But this is a thread is to just show you
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Because Sam Adams and Dunthorpe's Own @tedwheeler think it's fine for cops to murder unarmed Black youth is okay, I don't, so your (sic) telling people of color and wh*te
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‘One of the greatest scandals of our time’ – 1 in 4 Ipswich children living in poverty @jackabbott90: “It is a damning indictment of successive Tory govs. whose unrelenting austerity
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4 of my classes for the fall have been moved online, including the one with the prof. which means i will never get to see him in person ever again
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Stop paying (mostly) women, tell them to continue working in a crisis (significant emotional labour & mental load, care work & educational expertise) for free. It's never "free". Carrying the
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There's a callousness that happens in housing discussions that's gross to me. The way people say like well that's just the cost of living in a desire-able city, you could
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I've seen a lot of people asking this question. It is a valid question & shouldn't be dismissed outright. However the answer to this is a little nuanced than straight
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Why I Would Rather Work for Poor People Than The Arrogant Rich. A Short Thread. In Sept of 2017, I was working for a man whom I had done many
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Besanko J’s recent decision in Burgess v Cth [2020] FCA 670 is a landmark in the intersection of migration and tort law. But in this thread I want to discuss
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This is a great round-up of a dilemma #gigeconomy workers are unfairly being forced to face in California and New York (and which quotes yours truly )https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/23/uber-lyft-drivers-fear-unemployment-benefits-will-be-used-
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Like so many of you, we are horrified at the police brutality in Minnesota. As a show of solidarity, we are offering a free year of BWDR to anyone who
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