#News

Dr. Petra Marquardt-Bigman

WarpedMirrorPMB

You can only imagine how the Arab/Ottoman landlords must have gloated when they managed to sell absolutely useless, malaria-infested land to Jews. https://www.haaretz.com/amp/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-how-malaria-shaped-the-future-map-o

Stephen McNeil

StephenMcNeil

As of today, Nov. 14, Nova Scotia has 21 active cases of COVID-19. Six new cases are being reported today. The new cases are in the Central Zone. All cases

DisasterWildCard

LucyGoBag

There is a terrible dissonance that runs through the centre of every disaster. In order to start to heal and recover, and particularly to help our children, we have to

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

This study needs to be interpreted with an abundance of caution, given we already have real-world evidence that contradicts this. Results heavily dependent on assumptions- & these don't account for

Marcus Strom

strom_m

I have provided the following quote as President of @withMEAA #MEAAMedia to @IFJGlobal for a statement it is preparing on Google/Facebook threats to leave the Australian market.1/n "The News Media

Chris Minnoch

ChrisLAPG

It's had its critics but the @scotgov support package for the #LegalAid sector is up and running. £9m resilience fund for providers who've taken a hit on income; £10m fee

Greener Birmingham 🌍

greenerbrum

Last year Greener Birmingham consulted the people of Birmingham on the local environmental issues that matter most to them in the Big Green Conversation. 88% of respondents believed @BhamCityCouncil should

Stephen Bush

stephenkb

Good thread. I think this is even more acute on local election nights. If you are staying up for local elections, then you are definitely willing to have a greater

Ammar Khan

rogueonomist

ML-1 requires funding of $6.8b, of which $6.1b will be funded through CPEC. Railways has annual pension of PKR 40b+. Never turned a profit, and has received subsidies of >PKR

The Man in Seat 61

seatsixtyone

HOW RISKY IS A TRAIN JOURNEY? Preliminary research by @RSSB_rail suggests chance of getting COVID-19 from a train journey is around 1 in 11,000. That's without factoring in face coverings.

Sleeping Giants

slpng_giants

Quick thread: There are a lot of people talking about how to deal with the racism and disinformation on Fox today. A few things:1) Yes, it’s legal for them to

Jim Roberts

nycjim

CAPITOL RIOTS ARREST UPDATE:*Sanford, Fla., firefighter Andrew James Williams arrested for his role in siege.*His lawyer blames Trump and the police and says "Mr. Williams took part in none of

James Murray

James_BG

Important green policy news from yesterday as government finalises Future Homes Standard.https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4026016/uk-housebuilders-zero-carbon-ready-standard-2025 It's a classic curate's egg, messy compromise decis

Jason Kishineff 🌍 🇺🇸 🌹✌️🌻🌺

kishineff

YouTube has announced it will remove content that claims the 2020 election was fraudulent. Most of us know that Biden won, but that's not the point. I have talked at

Nick Cohen

NickCohen4

This tweet from the Westmonster site shows how far right fake news industry works. It gives an authoritative source it knows few of its readers will have the good sense

Loretta Chao

LorettaChao

I am a strong proponent of free speech, but let’s be real—that’s not the reason @WSJopinion chose to run that mind-numbingly stupid op-ed. This was trolling in its purest form,

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