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MORE fish. Since my Boxing Day fish thread attracted great attention – and some controversy – I thought I’d try to clear up one or two disputed points. I would
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Chinese communist policy is morally and empirically superior to American liberal policy and it isn't even close. I laugh in contempt at the neo-lib and neo-con Washington flunkeyists who act
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January 1st 2021 Out of chaos, calm will come #Hope January 2nd 2021The beauty of reflection #Peace January 3rd 2021Light will always disperse the darkness #Perseverance January 4th 2021 Hope
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WHY ARE THEY "JUMPING ON TOP" OF AN #AUTISTIC KID HAVING A MELTDOWN? Not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES!? Literally pinning her down!? WHY!? That's not how you
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So, just in case no one ever told you (or you need a reminder): YOU ARE ALLOWED TO LEAVE.You can leave a date, a party, a job, a meeting, a
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Over the past 24hrs, SM has been flooded by posts on Education Policy in India, with the #NEP2020 at the centre of everything. Seems fair.But with so many media houses
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Surprise, surprise. The Year Zero idea that we can end a pandemic through vaccination - which has never happened before - has feet of sand. Every other respiratory pandemic has
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Lemme tell you a little about why I'm not putting much weight on prediction markets this election. The short version is that the main US market, @PredictIt, is structured in a
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Leftists: Political infrastructure may very well be corrupted beyond repair. What are you doing/researching for solutions outside of it? Myself: Looking deeply into Open Source/Maker communities who have been working
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What is the #RuleofLaw?Watch the series below to learn why it matters to each EU citizen. Find out what @EU_Commission is preparing for September (1/6) #RuleofLaw is essential for
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While the B sides of the Western phil canon wait here is a thread on The Pantokrator Xenon, the Byz hospital that you cannot hear a lot about at the
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You tell a lot about whether something is true by what kind of arguments those who oppose it make. People opposed to an idea have a very strong incentive to
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I feel compelled to respond to @MattYglesias post "Give the vaccine to the elderly" in which he misinterprets ACIP objectives, pushes for simplicity over saving lives, and draws conclusions that
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The contemporary demonization of "Brahmins" emerges from colonial evangelical literature where they were seen as "rivals" to the Christian priests and the obstacle in conversion. In reality, Brahmins were respected
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Last night's shitshow of an #RVA Electoral Board meeting sure piqued my interest. Who are these people, where did they come from, and why can't they run a meeting? Join
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puts food on my table and wine in my glass, litigation should be *the last resort* in solving problems. It is slow, costly and risky. And the law on build
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