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The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council’s land use committee (also known as Urban Design & Preservation) is failing because it doesn’t represent the neighborhood it serves. Silver Lake is 64% renters
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I can remember when it first happened—when my dungeon shook and my chains fell off. I had recently went through a horrible experience and felt there was no where to
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When Americans volunteers came back from fighting fascism in Spain, the US gov hounded them, but since the US was technically supposed to be opposed to fascism, they wrangled up
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Today marks 6 years since leftwing organizer Baba Jan of @AWPGB was sentenced to life in prison under spurious 'terrorism' charges. He is now the longest serving political prisoner in
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Gyms don't look like they'll open anytime soon. If you can't make do with bodyweight exercises, and/or have a budget for setting up a gym with just free weights at
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This week is filled with excitement. Yes, Miami went right from Post-Seed to Series B -- skipping its Series A. BAM! @FrancisSuarez and @rabois @FoundersFund are the co-leads! @MarceloClaure kicked
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#LondonLockdown: Can I still meet my friends?Your questions answered as nine million Londoners are plunged into Tier 2 lockdown Read more:https://trib.al/ZhDSnt6  Nine million people in London are set to face
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Thomas Annan (born Dairsie, Fife 1829) was a Scottish photographer, notable for being the first to record the bad housing conditions of the poor. In 1866 he was commissioned to make photographic
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One of my fave things when I travel in Japan is to find small roasteries and try out their coffee beans and bring some home w/me. As I assume a
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So I commuted into London from Bucks today, on business. Impressions... Amersham station car park was very quiet - at 8.30am. The platform had one other person on it. And
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The one high brow European Marxist who is worth reading would be Nicos Poulantzas for how he conceptualized capitalism as a system that is ever evolving, how class position is
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The last piece of our program's Mission Statement is 'to have fun in the process.'Here's a string of us having fun!1. Volunteering at the 2019 Final Four2. Team Trip to
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Glasgow University @UofGlasgow has reported 124 students testing positive for Covid https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-54268780 . This was entirely predictable. And predicted. I wrote this two weeks ago: https://twitter.com/Dr_D_Roberts
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1/ I'm a frontline worker in a setting no one much cares about: A jail. Jails aren't prisons. Most inmates are there on petty charges; some are there for short
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1/6 During yesterday's mini-dip, I saw unrest in my feed & some people were pinging me if I was still bullish on #Bitcoin To me this was nothing but another
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Morning neighbors. I need to run to work but placeholding a #breakfastthread about the value of spending money pre-publishing. (on cons, edits, workshops, etc) #WritingCommunity Stay tuned. Okay, *rubs hands*
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