#Zeynep

RiShawn Biddle

dropoutnation

In general, I agree. Just give everyone money and vaccines. At the same time, keep in mind that the result of folks 'cutting in line' is that those with the

Leanne

MsLods

And some traditional media outlets in Australia have also engaged in a persistent campaign of misinformation concerning COVID-19 https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1285941555149320194 https://twitter.com/ebatruth/status/1284751022871568386?s

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

1/ It is *problematic* how quick people are to judge how other people may have been infected by #covid19. This judgment re-enforces stigma; this is a destructive force that makes

Grace Panetta

grace_panetta

A great piece from @zeynep on why beach-shaming makes no sense: "It’s not that there is any activity with absolutely zero risk, but the beach may well be as good

Jeff Sharlet

JeffSharlet

The fact that Trump's coup attempt (or "autocoup," if you're the kind of person whose favorite word about words is "Actually...") is failing shouldn't blind us to the fact that

Phil Kerpen

kerpen

From the toldyaso department: the Korean government report hyped by NYT and other anti-schoolers actually showed 97 percent of households with the virus had it brought in by an adults,

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

Perfect except most of the victims of this disease in the US are either the elderly, who are very susceptible to severe outcomes, or poor people and minorities who have

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

1/ True story of two personal friends- let's call them Jim & Bob- & #covid19. I share this not to shame but to say-- this is likely happening more than

Ranu Dhillon

RanuDhillon

1/ With Ebola in West Africa - similar to Covid now - our only control 'knobs' were #TestTraceIsolate & engage communities on preventive measuresWith transmission so widespread & no way

Sharon Yam (任萃言)

sharonyamsy

Most of what @wenliuncy said here applies to the pro-Trump wave in Hong Kong as well. Adding a few more points here that are more specifically to HK:https://twitter.com/wenliunyc/status/1324276394814132225 Many HKers

Olaf Dreyer

olafdreyer

A long(ish) and technical thread about the recent rise of #COVID cases in Germany. The doubling time went from 33.2 days to 9.5 days.The question is why? One thing changed

Will Oremus

WillOremus

An interesting thing about the Facebook Oversight Board is that it has managed to take all the infighting about access, embargoes, and corporate stenography that has divided tech journalists for

Elaine Doyle

laineydoyle

A while ago, my friend's kid started throwing a birthday party every day.It was a pretty stylish affair. She'd grab all her teddies and line them up one by one.

Matthew Yglesias

mattyglesias

Let's talk about an underrated issue: MASK QUALITY.When they first started encouraging people to wear masks, there was widespread concern about PPE shortages so the guidance was that normal people

Yoni Appelbaum

YAppelbaum

1. Five perspectives on what’s happening right now, as most House Republicans join most GOP attorneys general in asking the Supreme Court to set aside the election.First, clarity from @GrahamDavidA:

Adam Dean

AdamDean34

New in @Health_Affairs: Can labor unions reduce COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes? @atheendar @simkimmel and I find that unions were associated with a 30% relative decrease in COVID-19 mortality rates

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