#System

Why is health spending in the US high?This terrific episode of Freakonomics is focused on End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). The issue is a window into why we spend a
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Here's a thread on the greatest threat to govt integrity: the attack on the civil service. It has taken Trump 4 years to figure out how to significantly dismantle the
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Amazing video but it speaks of an industry in collapse and the wiping out of the livelihoods of thousands of Filipinos: one of the under-reported stories at a time when
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Why "comforters" should be cancelled- a thread [->] They are way too hot. If anything comforters should be replaced with the thin blankets that are found on couches that depressed
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There are two big rumors going on after this announcement.1) Sega is making a comeback in the home console market.2) Sega is partnering up with Microsoft to market and/or distribute
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Yes schools are reopening today, yes shops are also reopening soon, yes 6 people can now meet outside with social distancing. Do I think it's too soon? OF COURSE! It
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No, it should not be framed this way, as Democrats have expressed a different rationale, namely: If McConnell proceeds to apply different rules than he did in 2016, he will
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OK folks, Thread here is what I got on the update call with DOL today...This department went from 20 to 200 employees, they are bringing on 100 more beginning next
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Also, a point of clarification: Wright in his piece characterizes me as a member of the "progressive foreign policy community." While I respect my progressive colleagues and value our partnerships,
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Haven't posted much lately... Been busy and just needed a break from "heavy" conspiracy tweeting :)10 years into a deep study of the legal, financial, and commercial crimes of the
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Short Thread: Project Bigger Picture’ will not benefit anyone but the ‘big six’ clubs in England in the long-run. EFL clubs need help but the Premier League are essentially using
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a game where you adopt puppies from shelters and build them sustainable farms and homes to live in peace without humans > nintendogs slapped im actually finna order it in
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Thought you'd never askA thread.."Why Koalas suck" -stupid, primitive creatures, that shouldn't have made it so far, because the suck at being animals.they are the glitch in natural selection.https://twitter.com/Dhaaaayyy/status/123
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I see there’s a FB group established to support the murderers of Ahmaud Arbery. 1. If anyone posts about/from said group in a positive manner, that’s a block. 2. The
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For a long time, I believed the foreshadowing references and connections we see in "predictive programming" were all by human design. Little jokes written into the stories indicating foreknowledge of
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We need some #GoodNews. Yes, this is a study in mice but this is so far the first peer-reviewed #coronavirus #vaccine study with promising results in @EBioMedicine published by @TheLancet
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