#Cuts

TODAY: Trump is doing something about the pandemic.Today he’s filing a brief in the Supreme Court to end the ACA & take health care coverage away from 20 million people.
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Alberta’s post-secondary institutions are very dear to me. I have spent 2 decades learning, teaching, and working at @UAlberta. It changed my world, and has shaped the lives of so
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I don’t reflect on 9/11 only on 9/11 or the days leading up to it. I reflect on it everyday since it happened even though I’d rather not.There is always
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Short thread on Biden's COVID relief plan vs. GOP Senators' plan:Median income here in western PA is around 60K, meaning half our people make that or less. If you're in/close
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.@SidneyPowell1 "Our votes must be counted fair and true. Every legal vote is entitled to be counted -- every illegal vote nullifies the vote of an American citizen and our
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THREAD: On new IPPR research in today's Financial Times.We show that our definition of efficiency during austerity stripped resilience out of our health and care system.We call on government to
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Today the @StarTribune ran an article on substance abuse and MH support during the pandemic, which is important and I'm glad they're covering it.Pandemic stressors they listed: "social isolation, job
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Advocates for eliminating WV's income tax seem to be a little hesitant to explain how it would be paid for, so I took a crack at it.https://wvpolicy.org/how-do-you-pay-for-a-2-1-billion-tax-cut/ The income tax
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MLB forced to sell the Dodgers when they were in +$400M debt and McCourt was taking out loans to pay his players.The Cubs are in >$1B debt right now. I
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Indeed. This is a good essay, although I wonder at the meaning of "what is beautiful and useful should also be durable". The implication is "lasting". I suspect changeable, evolveable
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How’s the sector wise performance in the #covidquarter? Analysis of almost 1500 companies. Mostly ex-financials Telecom, IT, Healthcare and services managed to show +ve topline growth. (1/4) IT sector. Solid
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Rep. Scanlon says public records show Barr voted by mail in 2012 and 2019.Barr tries to stall. his memory. blah blah blah. Scanlon cuts him off. Scanlon: lot of senior
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You know what I reaaaaaally love? People saying that libraries are essential but are NOWHERE to be seen when it comes to libraries' budgets being cut constantly. I LOVE IT.
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1/ Last night, a reporter broke some information slightly incorrectly: they said military spending was in the COVID bill instead of the consolidated spending bill that contained it. As a
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HOW DOES HIV SPREAD DURING SEX?To spread HIV during sex, HIV infection in blood or sexual fluids must be transmitted to someone. Sexual fluids come from a man’s penis or
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If you're an artist and you're independently wealthy or supported somehow and you're involved in conversations about the state of the arts, please let that fact be known about you.
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