#Privilege

So, for some tidings of comfort and joy, in the darkness of winter in this dark year, let’s think of NINE reasons to be hopeful. 1. Trump Lost! https://bylinetimes.com/2020/12/24/byline-times-christmas-cheer-reasons-to-stay-hopeful/ Reaso
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I don’t know how we get millions of people to understand that this is what they voted for but we just fucking have to, I have no idea but we
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Fscinating article and one I can absolutely agree with. God forbid the #middleclass should recognise their #privilege, they might have to acknowledge social injustices. Screw that, let's just keep blaming
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https://www.communications.gov.au/have-your-say/consultation-bill-new-online-safety-actThe Exposure Draft Bill for Online Safety needs your feedback. I think that this Bill will just allow certain interest groups to shut down discussion abo
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1/ I woke up thinking about #TimnitGebru and how #google and @JeffDean used the flimsiest of HR bullshit to fire her. And let's be clear, she was fired. How do
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Not just revamping SS, restructure all the curriculum to be culturally inclusive. ##dothework @EducatorsRoom The antiracist curriculum answers are not in textbooks, they are in the standards that are eurocentric.
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The very idea that we should concern ourselves with establishing rules of conduct that guarantee equal treatment for both ourselves & for the racist, murdering fascists who are aiming to
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Remarkable study w/implications on the under-reporting of hospitalizations by study participants that I was privilege to do w/@CesarCaraballoC @rohan_khera @jspertus @wade_schulz PhilJones CaroleDecker @CircOutcomes https://www.ahajournals.
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Common tropes that are deadly to solidarity and building working class power:If other workers (i.e. non-unionized) are being forced to work in unsafe conditions during COVID, why should you be
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Okay, so, I've been thinking a lot about America's COVID-19 response, and I've decided the best way to explain why we failed is this:Donald Trump ran America like James Dolan
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Another balanced and nuanced analysis from ⁦@bkives⁩.When it comes to enduring pandemic adversity, Manitoba schools are at the front of the classhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-schools-covid-1.5807759 As a parent, here&
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My first thread: the promise by @POTUS re: #vaccines reminds me that this month marks 20 years since the death of my great uncle, Joseph Melnick, below (dead center) among
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Part of privilege is being able to treat questions like "should we try to reach out to unrepentant bigots in the interest of 'unity'" like an intellectual exercise. Bigotry isn't
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There’s a perception that you have a binary choice: make games for a living as your full-time paid job, or leave the industry. That’s bullshit. There is a huge spectrum
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What’s the biggest thing you’ve ever changed your mind about?Harriet Taylor Upton was staunchly opposed to women voting - so opposed that she was writing an anti-suffrage article for publication.
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Some thoughts on International Men's Day:Yes, there's a distinct smell of "where's Straight Pride parade?" and "when's White History Month?", as, obviously, evidenced by all the gammons moaning in March
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