#Deliberate

Matt Elder

fiddlemath

Alright, @vgr, I'm down.1 like = 1 take about play; up to 100.https://twitter.com/diviacaroline/status/1207119068001636352 1. We refer to many apparently different activities as "play" -- play a game, play an instrument,

Overly Sarcastic Productions

OSPyoutube

In sci-fi fandom, Firefly frequently gets treated as some kind of holy grail, a wonder gone too soon. I've been meaning to rewatch it for a few years now, but

Deontological Vijayalakshmi

wataboutery

#ArnabGoswamyI have been at a certain point where I was feeling puzzled at the turn of events in our world of narratives There is a famous TV news anchor, famous

US Rebel

USRising1776

In America, the public is given zero information on the "Weimar Republic," the period in Germany post-WWI that led to the rise of the NationaI SociaIists in 1933.This is deliberate.

Hal Duncan

Hal_Duncan

Interesting thread. I've said before that I think reading the fantastic as allegory is often dead wrong, an outmoded litcrit approach for fictions that sever the vehicle of metaphor from

Rachel Thomas

math_rachel

Things to know if you work on medical ML:- Medical data can be incomplete, incorrect, missing, & biased- Medical system is disempowering & often traumatic for patients- Crucial to involve

Katie Bramall-Stainer 🇪🇺👨‍👩‍👦‍👦👩🏻‍⚕️🏳️‍🌈

doctor_katie

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/07/01/tell-us-think-governments-coronavirus-response/?fbclid=IwAR0CMLHa7c1qLAF1azt-82r2f5U_2DqlXn9MMbwK-mKo_Caxh2F-JzBIiO8 Oh dear. I feel a rant coming on.... 1/ ***RANT ALERT***I am an NHS GP, and

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

Many people are picking up strong new habits during Covid *despite* themselves, many involving significant skills. My own breakfast burritos are now so good, I doubt I'll be eating them

rowan morrison 🥭

timesnew_rowan

hi i guess it’s time to talk about what transphobes in general, and TERFs in particular, get consistently wrong when they use trauma survivors to prop up their agenda!!! first

COPS

copscampaign

First up at today's #SpyCopsInquiry is James Scobie QC, speaking for #spyCops victims represented by Paul Heron Scobie: We represent 2 core particpants - Richard Chessum & Mary - from

Colin Millar

Millar_Colin

This is a really strong example of how football transfer rumours are the most prominent form of 'fake news'. Let's examine how a totally unverified social media account can post

Daniel Kyne

Daniel_Kyne

One year ago, @dazoflah and I went all in on our startup @myOpinionX. Since then, we’ve both finished college, made our first two hires, onboarded 100+ users & facilitated 80,000

Linecook

LLinecook

A thumb on the scale for the virus, part 999: covid's fortuitous mutation in light of a paper it evidently read, and the related campaign of whoopsies This image is

Nicholas Guyatt

NicholasGuyatt

A thread on the outrage (and worse) directed against my colleague Priya Gopal yesterday. First, the context: during a football match on Monday in which the players agreed to take

Ani O'Brien

aniobrien

This article is so good! @VictoriaPeckham https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ca340930-5cce-11eb-86f4-4fa0aa4e7fd3?shareToken=12c48ac962c2fb8fc9593cc9f5bbf5f3&fbclid=IwAR3Zz9F3xfT4xOIbBMzRKCQhlNcOIT3bWzvg6KgdkY9Sh5sgwhwKlyw6kTQ "wit

Nani 🇬🇭

lenubienne

The "Unhealthy, EBT-wielding Welfare Queen" trope must die. A thread. I've been a state-certified social worker since October 2001, and I have personally helped 1,000s of clients obtain SNAP, TANF,

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