#MODERN

Raphael Auer

RaphAuer

Just out G30 (chaired by @Tharman_S) on “DIGITAL CURRENCIES AND STABLECOINS - Risks, Opportunities, and Challenges Ahead”. Follows the taxonomy of CBDC architectures set out in our March 2020 BIS

Brandon Downey

bdowney

Finally caught up on some media and finally saw ep 1 of Lovecraft Country. It does the thing Watchmen did, which was show you American racism in the contest of

Bob Hamp

bobhamp

In the year of Jesus birth we can see several things that illuminate the struggles of modern Christianity to point people to Jesus, "God with Us" 1. People interpret God

Chris Brosnahan

ChrisBrosnahan

Okay, let's talk about how the government's obesity plan is only really exercising ways to blame people and avoid the real issues, shall we? Boris Johnson's 'inspiring' video about him

Rakesh Thiyya

ByRakeshSimha

New Education Policy: Thread on why learning Persian is important.1. Large part of Indian history is recorded in Persian. It was the court (official) language of the Muslim rulers. It’s

Prof Susan Oosthuizen 💙

DrSueOosthuizen

THREAD. I fell in love with landscape history in 1984 when I read this book: the author explained, through worked examples, how maps (on rainy days like today) & explorations

Barrister's Horse

BarristersHorse

US thread1. Mopping up minorities to provide a majority of votes will lead to instability:1. Placing minorities on a pedestal when a whole country is hurting will cause discord, or2.

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

After Black Death, ungovernable state and depopulation lasted almost 200y. It is not a given that the world is necessarily governable simply because we prefer it. Governance escape is possible

Rachel West

rwest817

FRIENDS.House @EdLaborCmte Dems have a NEW report out today.Yes, I know what you’re thinking. (“Another report on the #futureofwork?”)But here’s why this one’s worth your time./THREAD/https://edlabor.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Future

StephenCoyne

stephen_coyne

It used to be once upon a time we talked about the economic dividend to streets and areas from Luas and transport investment. But its probably worth looking at #MiddleAbbeyStreet

Erika Heidewald, Proud Autistic Bitch

erikaheidewald

i’m gonna need some of y’all to educate yourselves on the difference between a vaccine and a cure I just saw someone saying we should live life as normal bc

Charley Lee

charleylee__

Last week I tuned into an insightful talk with @JonathanShedler. We explored the complexities of personality. Here is what I found really insightful. 1/7 One could suggest that modern ‘psychology’

Randall

randall_kznr

Passwords should be long and complex! Things like "mikan98" are too short! Make sure you take your online safety seriously and take care of things like your passwords properly! Don't

Jairus Khotun Khan

JairusKhan

Lovecraft was mega racist and fucked up but dismissing his work as 'tentacle monsters' or reducing it to a Cthulhu plushie just handed handwaves away the need writers have to

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ibnErnest

So what makes a government "legitimate" (شرعي) ? This is an interesting question to explore, because it leads back to the sources of law. Among modern states, a government is

Paul T. Graham

PaulTGraham

(1/) Since you asked, I’ll chime in on the Auburn coaching kerfuffle:Auburn’s coaches’ records through history:Gus: 52-27 or 8.7 - 4.5 per year. (.658)Chiz: 33-19 or 8.3 - 4.8 per

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