#Fear

When the dust settles, 2020 will forever be remembered as the year when the world was shut down by coward politicians scared because dumb epidemiologists extrapolated the death rate among
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On this.S357 of the Criminal Code Act defines rape as the unlawful carnal knowledge of a WOMAN or GIRL, without her CONSENT, or with her consent if gotten by force,
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So Q is closing. It has been a fantastic magazine under the editorship of @TedKessler1. And its closure is terrible news for a variety of reasons. (A thread.) First off,
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I know some people are worried about violence and I understand and share that fear, but I cannot imagine how the next two-months-and-change will be more dangerous with regards to
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Humor enhancing, typo inducing rum is poured, let’s dig into the litter boxThe CATS livetweet, rubbing up against your TL leg now The Universal logo gives us an accurate picture
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This is important. Linked is an academic critique of the COVID public health response:https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/7ACD87D8FD2237285EB667BB28DCC6E9/S1935789320002980a.pdf/public_health_lessons_lear
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Thread for my friend @PaulCottlePhys related to his deeply honest and helpful essay here.https://twitter.com/BillyTownsendEd/status/1253666677197283328 Premise is three categories of education goals: 1) Democratic efficiency 2) Social efficiency 3) S
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1/ Realism:It is now clear that unless half our ruling class reverses itself within a month, the US is on an inevitable march to infection-acquired herd immunity. The end-state of
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Fantastic opening remarks to seminar on commemorating partition from @chebhocine which locates partition in the logics and structures of Empire, and challenges what is meant by 'narrative hospitality'. @PeterLeary questions
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I heard today we are about to open up another floor for another COVID wing at the hospital. I hear the stress in the ICU nurses voices when they call
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Okay, mononofu of Japan.I need your help.No idea what will happen with this COVID situation within the next few months, and I fear by mid-May, I won't be able to
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THREAD: I've pondered this for a long time for a few reasons: I value my privacy immensely; I fear causing myself more stress by talking; & I fear receiving stigma.But
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THREADDiversity vs MulticulturalismDiversity works. It can enrich a country’s culture.Multiculturalism doesn’t work. If you want a cohesive society, then diverse cultures have to fit in with the core values on
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all white people are racist.you probably read that and thought "not me!" and got really mad, but let me explain: racism is not a "yes" or "no" person-by-person case, racism
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would love to go just one day without feeling completely debilitatingly crushed by fear and despair and self-loathing i just want all the bad shit to be OVER. i know
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Just found out I got dropped by health insurance, United @UHC (they did NOT contact me to let me know) for "leaving Illinois" and "living in Vermont" despite the fact
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