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Council meeting just started. Call-in and start posting!!!Details: http://bit.ly/cancel28 #CancelTheOlympics #HomesNotGames https://twitter.com/NOlympicsLA/status/1334028799030173696 The first public comment sets the tone, "we did
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Shahu Maharaj was born on 26 June 1874 as Yeshwantrao Ghatge, eldest son of Appasaheb Ghatge, chief of Kagal (senior) by his wife Radhabai, a daughter of the Raja of Mudhol [Maharashtra]. He was
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Thread: (rare footage and images)Today is Nani Palkhivala's death anniversary.Nani was not only a lawyer par excellence, but also an outstanding economist, diplomat, corporate strategist, and social activist. Here is
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On 3rd December, the founder of Open-Access publisher MDPI, Shu-Kun Lin, posted a controversial message to a public mailing list. This led to some pushback. See the thread on the
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Thread compiling a number of the stories from the last day or two.1/ Another chapter in the deeply-reported story showing the absolute worst racism imaginable, widespread among a typical suburban
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This manufactured AusPost fiasco is a total non-issue.This article is symbolic of the deferential, unquestioning gullibility of the mediocrity we have as political journalists in Australia.Not a word questioning why
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At least 243 people have signed up to speak at this committee meeting, which my colleagues @jaspscherer and @dylmcguinness is covering. (I'll be following along too)https://twitter.com/HOUPublicSafety/status/1276165090501431296 Chair @A
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1) A ship's captain such as 'E.J.' was ultimately responsible for a floating town. Plenty of things could happen on a single voyage. Early in 1910, Adriatic was leaving her
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Every damn artist nominated this year is deserving of exaltation let em all in now:Mary J. BligeKate BushDevoFoo FightersThe Go-Go'sIron MaidenJay-ZChaka KhanCarole KingFela KutiLL Cool JNew York DollsRage Against the
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Regional & Local Authority Elections. Election of Mayor etcThread:The Namibian Constitution establishes three levels of government:Central government, Regional government and Local government. Each region has been divided into constitue
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They’re still counting the last votes, but it looks clear this morning that Democrats Warnock and Ossoff have won a historic double upset victory in the Georgia Senate runoffs -
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Happy Inauguration Day, America! It’s just about time for someone new to take a seat in the Oval Office.Before Biden takes the oath, join us on a ride through inaugurations
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1) Quebec’s chief public health officer floated the possibility this week that Montreal may soon move from the highest #pandemic alert, red, to orange after observing a plateau of new
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Today is the jayanti of Bharata Ratna, #Mahamana, #PanditMadanMohanMalviyaThe Man Who Started #GangaAarati at Haridwar, founder of Banaras Hindu University.Know why he's a legend.#CHAURI_CHARA.1) On Feb 5th 1922, in a
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1/. This diagram shows how the US & UK govts appear to have a joint/parallel #COVID19 strategy, giving military-backed data-mining company, #Palantir, access to heath data on a mass scalePalantir,
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‘Muslims are being appeased’ appears in every manifesto of India's ruling party; BJP. In 2019, after five years in power, the party spoke of ‘what is happening today; appeasement of
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