#2020

Quick thread on UBS, Credit Suisse merger:This comes off the back of the rumours that UBS and Credit Suisse are considering a merger, spearheaded by the UBS chairman, in a
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The new episode Reclaiming Stories is now up! I chat with @RobertSaysThis about representations of dyspraxia & autism in Doctor Who and in fandom. You can listen to the episode/read
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BREAKING: Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies shot and killed Terron Jammal Boone yesterday.Mr. Boone was the brother of Robert Fuller, who was found hanging from a tree in Palmdale, Calfornia,
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The fight over the Trudeau government's new gun laws skirts around a core question: How can Canada crack down on assault-style rifles when they're so readily available right next door?https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/26/canada-gun-
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So I saw this today and decided to look into how effectively Gary Neville had predicted Man Utd finishes in recent years...https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/03/gary-neville-predicts-where-man-utd-chelsea-liverpool-finish-premier-league-next-seaso
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Pinterest ($PINS) has been like a rocket ship fueling up for this for literally years. They've executed on a long term vision that PUT USERS FIRST in a way that
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UVA isn’t *exceptionally* racist, in my experience. I’ve certainly engaged with more racist institutions. UVA *is* more racist than its modest prestige generally affords an institution.https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/06/22/two-
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Rivers Violence: Wike reinforced its ban on the activities on IPOBA thread https://theframenews.com/2020/10/24/rivers-violence-wike-reinforced-its-ban-on-the-activities-on-ipob/ The Rivers State Government has reiterated his stand on the b
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Trump-appointed coup leader Juan Guaidó and the US-backed right-wing political parties in Venezuela announced they will be *voluntarily boycotting* the National Assembly election coming up this DecemberOnce again, they're refusing
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I'm horrified that CNN published this. Its literally a Chinese propaganda story. "The People's Liberation Army Navy has done a much better job controlling coronavirus than the US Navy, according
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So, what would happen if Trump disrupted the 2020 general election and prevented people from voting? You'll never believe who would become president...Thread: Lets say Trump used the military to
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1. CONGRESSMAN COVID: Make @replouiegohmert the poster child for @senatemajldr's crooked, pro-virus scheme.https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/sign-now-dont-let-bosses-act-like-congressman-covid/ 2. For once, Republican Leader Kevin McC
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THREAD: #ASBMBElections | It's time to cast your ballot in the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's elections! Polls close on July 1.https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/people/060520/ballot-nominees-2020 This thre
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I’m reading that new Mbembe interview and it feels underwhelming both on the part of the interviewer and Mbembe himself. I’m trying to understand the rationale of asking the man
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1/ Before COVID-19 sent families across the U.S. into lockdown, I began reporting a story for @theatlantic about children’s declining mental health, focusing on anxiety. What I learned was alarming
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(1 of 6) THE EXECRABLE SUSAN RICE EXPOSED: When Rice ended her bid to replace Hillary, it was a bitter and shocking defeat for Barack Obama who responded with an
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