#Crisis

Finally got around to reading both the sugar and wheat inquiry reports and while the sugar report is more scandalous, the wheat report is actually far more shocking and depressing.Lots
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The dehumanization of homeless people by residents, politicians, business owners is reprehensible. The most disgusting display of this is from those who fake being progressive. Dehumanization is harmful, it’s hateful.
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Andrew Walder makes a pretty good case that the worst violence of the Cultural Revolution was perpetrated by the Military in their bid to stabilize the situation and suppress mass
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Trump is a fascist.Last night he told us he will refuse to accept defeat and is willing to rely on violence and paramilitary extremists to maintain his hold on power.History
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EMJ on The Iliad vs The Epic of Gilgamesh: "Because of its psychological realism and because of its attempt to explain, however incompletely, 'the aetiology of evil,' The Iliad marks
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For decades, shadowy, billionaire libertarians spent fortunes and white-identity evangelicals obsessed with maintaining segregated classrooms worked tirelessly, all to destroy public education and create a country that’ll drink bleach.Look on
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As chairman of the @NatlGovAssoc, today I issued the following statement with vice chair @NYGovCuomo to urge federal leaders to provide immediate fiscal relief for the states. Our full statement:
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Today the @wto General Council will conduct formal interviews with the eight candidates to be the next director general. Here are the profiles of each candidate:https://bloom.bg/2CvR16F  The interviews will be
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This, this, this. The NHS is a public service that governments have intentionally starved and carved off chunks to line the pockets of their rich mates. Do not let your
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Privilege:1) Dismissing advice about how to persuade voters—even though the stakes are so high.2) The smug belief that people on the fence ‘just don’t get the risk.’ Rather, they understand
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A few things about my experience w/neighborhood associations, inspired by @Paul_Kreitman’s piece in @japantimes about them.I enjoyed the piece and agree with many points. I’ll mostly let it speak for
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THREAD:#MigrantCrisis1. Unemployment Database to be created for all individuals who do not have regular salary/wages after 18 years of age2. There should not be any exclusions even if a person
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Narendra Modi is dealing with an exceptional crisis. No PM has had to face such a situation that has impacted every part of India and every aspect of life. If
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So. It's another #MentalHealth day. At least maybe this means people are reading the hashtag. So please read @hagenilda 's post on the hypocrisy with which 'it's good to
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A thread on #coronavirus and the coming #mentalhealth crisis Two weeks ago, I wrote this piece about what it’s like being in isolation when you’re already struggling with your
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Gallows humor thread:When there's a tough wildfire anywhere in the west, the same kind of absurd joke shows up:"I don't think it will cross the Grand Canyon.""We can hold it
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