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Rebeca Rubio

rebecarubi0

1/31 May is #AsianHeritageMonth , an opportunity to learn about the rich cultural heritage of Asian Canadian writers & illustrators. First up: The Little Girl by @hieu_fraser and Akemi. Vietnam

Ted Tatos

TedTatos

THREAD: Yesterday, NJ @GovMurphy asked for COBOL programmers, prompting quite a bit of surprise that a supposedly obsolete language was still used. Hold on. Not only is COBOL use widespread,

Dustin P. Walsh

dustinpwalsh

Let's talk dams. There are roughly 90,500 dams in the U.S. The avg. age of those dams is more than 50 yrs old. Between 1848 and 2017, the U.S averages

John P. Vermylen

JPVMan

1/ I think I've figured out why New York's testing capacity has grown so much, while New Jersey's has stayed flat.Answer has to do with a simple choice by each

Dr. Nyri A. Bakkalian

riversidewings

Perhaps if I will it, if I stop, breathe, and slow down, I can do it. I can rise above my panic.If I focus, if I slow down, perhaps I

Chris Hopson

ChrisCEOHopson

1/14 Reports today that NHS Test and Trace is experiencing some teething problems. Thread follows, distinguishing between the things to worry about & the things that should be easily fixed.

DC World Telugu

DCWorldTelugu

Since we got really close to see Snyder cut, memu meelo evariki aina Snyder cut gurinchi idea lekapothe information iddam ani decide ayyam :) Have a look at this thread.

Fuad Alakbarov ⁠⁠

DrAlakbarov

Empires, like individuals, can tire. It was not for naught that Afghanistan has been called, 'the graveyard of empires'.And at the moment, we're witnessing last days of American hegemony. Trump

Colin Woodard

WoodardColin

(Thread) The US pandemic response is tragically playing out along the regional lines identified in #AmericanNations, with the regions with traditions emphasizing individual liberty failing. Here’s the data via @pressherald:https://www.pre

The Sparrow Project

sparrowmedia

Militarized Federal Agents from a patchwork of outside agencies have begun policing Portland (in rented minivans vans) without the explicit approval of the mayor, the state, or local municipalities. This

Tyler Buchanan

Tylerjoelb

THREAD: History repeats itself.Spent some time reading Ohio news clippings from 1918-19 about the Spanish Flu pandemic. The parallels between then & now are remarkable — the health orders, the

Robert Sharp रोबर्ट शार्प

robertsharp59

This crazy story about a university claiming that posters in a window “break the law” is a good example of how chaotic and inconsistent law-making can lead to a denial

angel 🦄

poliwhirlgirl

Why are high top (SPECIFICALLY only high top) converse the best shoes in existence like if I were rich I'd truly have 100 differently designed pairs of just high top

yves

yeoqqi

A thread on notable and influential psychedelic rock artists of the 60s and 70s(In no particular order) 1. The AnimalsA band that came from England’s 60s R&B scene, the Animals

Kiran Musunuru

kiranmusunuru

Lulu and Nana, humanity’s first gene-edited babies, both have some CRISPR edits in the CCR5 gene, as He Jiankui (JK) attempted. His goal was to confer HIV resistance.Unfortunately, the editing

JerseyCraig Voted

Jersey_Craig

Rainbow flag#LGBTVoices Celebrates PrideRainbow flagLGBT+ REPRESENTATION IN MEDIAThe AIDS Quilt The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt is American FolkArt in the deepest sense. It is a physical artistic representation of