#Primer

A brief primer on self-defense and the use of deadly force:(Not legal advice, yadda yadda)Deadly force is generally justified if an adversary commits a hostile act (uses deadly force or
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Serious answer? The idea that things like Patriotism and Christianity aren’t automatic punchlines or villains.“Subversive” takes on both subjects have been the dominant storytelling mode for decades in both Hollywood
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In the wake of the #MeToo movement, there are a lot of academics starting to study sexual violence for the first time. (Welcome!) I've been doing a lot of
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VACCINE EFFICACY 101: A biostatistician's primerTen tweets to cover:- How is vaccine efficacy calculated?- Distinguishing between infection, disease, & severe disease.- Measuring reduced infectiousness.- Vaccine efficacy vs. effecti
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THREAD: With #silversqueeze trending on Twitter, it appears that this week's market spectacle may well be in the silver market.A perfect moment for a thread on the Hunt Brothers and
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In case you missed it: a "thread of threads" highlighting some of our collaborative research from 2020. How are wildfires, atmospheric rivers, floods, and other extreme events changing in a
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It’s the thread no one asked for but is going to get tagged in, my top 10 graphic novels of 2020 for primary and above. Lots of great titles missed
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I agree with this, and would add that mutual aid is also when we help each other to address the political causes of our problems, to learn from each other,
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1/ I just burped on command.For the first time in my life.For most people, this is a daily occurrence. For a small subset of the population, with something called Retrograde
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¿porqué las mujeres trans y las mujeres no deben participar en las mismas categorías deportivas? a thread. ABC deportes publicó una nota que decía lo siguiente:"Las atletas transexuales podrán a
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First Principles 101Many of the world's greatest thinkers and doers - from @naval and @elonmusk to @nntaleb and @chamath - tout the importance of first principles thinking.But what is "first
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Are you still shaking off the holiday? I know I am! How about a #cartooncausalinference #tweetorial about casual graphs to ease us into the new year? #epitwitter #DAGsfordocs #FOAMed #MedEd
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The relevant comparators for how trans people are being used as a political scapegoat by politicians in the heart of the ruling party in Scotland are the Law and Justice
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Folks from outside Kentucky who think that McGrath is the best bet to beat McConnell: You're wrong, and it's because you don't understand Kentucky. 1/ Kentucky has more registered democrats
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Would anyone like a primer on how to buy shit and have it not end up in a federal indictment someday? So let's say a crime of some sort happens.
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A lot of the comms industry is a walled garden, given its small size and focus on major, expensive cities. Here’s a thread about barriers and solutions to compliment the
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