#Policy

This paper is the most thorough and insightful deconstruction of car dependence I've seen. Should be required reading for anyone working on sustainable transport.Read @giulio_mattioli's thread below. A couple of
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COVID -19 Control vs management (a thread) #Covid19MB It’s been almost 18 years since our son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. He was just 3 years old. There was
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We would prefer a gradual phasing out of the current lockdown over the coming weeks as opposed to a continuation of the severe and economically-crippling regulations we currently see. -
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shall i do a question thread? would you be okay with your close friend dating someone you were once involved with? how do you think the universe came to existence?
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As a few of you know, I’ve been drafted into modeling the spread and consequences of COVID.We’ve learned some important modeling lessons along the way. I know a few of
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This editorial is desperate, ridiculous, and just plain dishonest.https://twitter.com/WSJopinion/status/1222911701533761536 The House managers conceded no such thing. The managers endorsed GAO's finding that holding funds to Ukraine was illegal i
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I got some new followers today, and I just now thought of something I should’ve asked way before now:Everyone following me is at least 18 or older right? ‘Cause IF
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Random bleary eyed lukewarm takes on #planningforthefuture 1/ Less radical than some expected, building on the existing platform of Local Plans, NPPF, PiPs and LDOs. 2/ Puts digitisation at the
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[THREAD] [source at end][1]The American Military High Command knows that Bibi Netanyahu ordered his Mossad and stateside Dual Citizens to attack America using nukes *(and other ways/means)* on 9-11-01 on
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the latest push for masks has been as "source protection"it's not about you, it's about being considerate & not spreading COV to othersit's a great PR soundbite and virtue signal,
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I usually reserve my opinions for @globeandmail columns but feel compelled to write a brief thread about the public maligning of Dr. Theresa Tam @CPHO_Canada and criticisms she has been
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FNN/Sankei regular opinion poll conducted over the weekend: 65.3% approve of state of emergency declaration, 29% do not approve. However, 82.9% say it was too slow, vs 12.4% saying it
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We often exaggerate how important the specific US President and US foreign policy is to Russian decision-making, in particular across the post-Soviet space. The 2008 war with Georgia happened under
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probably deleting this in a bit but fuck it i need to ventsometimes i find it impossible to reconcile myself. how the fuck do i do any of this. my
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A thread on our new paper in which we argue..."The misuse of scenarios in climate research means that much of what we think we know about our collective climate future
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G’day mates in the USA,With #Election2020 there will be a lot of,“If _______ wins I’m moving to Australia.” A few things to keep in mind beyond roos, beaches, Hemsworths,
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