#Pandemic

UNISON London Young Members

UNISONGLRYoung

We surveyed our 4000 young members in London about their experiences during COVID-19 and here's what some of them said. Thread 81 of young UNISON members in London

Shoshana Akabas

ShoshanaAkabas

Since November, I've been helping a few refugee college students I know with their summer STEM internship applications. Despite the students' stellar records, resilience, and achievements, these applications could not

Kunal Dharamsi

kunaaaaaal

My Twitter Journey — An ode to Twitter (thread) I've been scrolling Twitter for almost 9 years now. Think I've clocked more than 5000 hours of scrolling easily. Not really

Jen

latinname_luna

Since we're having the book pirating discussion, I wanted to research some free/cheap ways of getting books that don't hurt authors. Owning books is a privilege so here are some

John Cutler

johncutlefish

10/n Some ppl: “I am going to grin and bear it now, work my ass off, and when this clears I’ll take a break.” A recipe for burnout, and very

Greenpeace

Greenpeace

1/6 - After a series of reports exposing the connection between JBS and deforestation in the Amazon, the European Investment Bank Nordea Asset announced they will divest from the Brazilian

Andy Slavitt @ 🏡🇺🇸

ASlavitt

COVID Update July 10: The most disturbing thing right now is not the growth in new COVID cases. It’s that even after 4 months, we have no visibility into what’s

The New York Times

nytimes

Voters turned out in record numbers in 2020, even during a pandemic. Both major parties gained millions more votes compared with 2016. Our analysis found that votes were up in

CNN

CNN

It might not be a year you want to remember, but 2020 is one you will never forget. Here are the photos that have defined this year — moments of

David Wallace-Wells

dwallacewells

Seasonality, vaccines, variants, caseloads—the country is in a confusing place right now. I spoke with ⁦@michaelmina_lab⁩, probably the most incisive epidemiological thinker in this pandemic, about all of it. A

NewShoe

the_shoe_yes

When you pin people down, they will just say "Well... abortion." And here is the piece I intend to write at some point- voting Republican does not reduce abortion. At

Mike Gibbs🏳️‍🌈

Mikeggibbs

Can we clarify something, because the public has a distorted idea of politicians during an emergency.So we are giving WAY too much credit and validation to people who are VERY

Chloe Cornish

ChloeNCornish

Imagine you're a top class surgeon. You expected hard work & talent would earn you a comfortable life. Instead, you're stuck in a never-ending queue for gas. Your hospital colleagues

Mina

jazminajamel

If you have ONLY 20 ringgit to survive for the week, would you rather spend the money on foods... or on menstruation products? To some people, this is a real

David Paton

cricketwyvern

The big news about this NEJM piece is that it’s not really news, being consistent with what we already knew:when schools are open teachers do not seem to face higher

PluckyCanuck

CanuckPlucky

COVID-19 Mega-ThreadOn propaganda, fear, and conspiracies. 1/ Covid is real. It’s a real virus with real victims.But if there is anyhing I’ve learned from the last year, its that media

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