#2020

On @WHO & US b/c I've been asked (sources follow):1. U.S. President cannot unilaterally withdraw from WHO regardless of what Pompeo's letter said. 2. U.S. is required by law to
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Dr. Jessica Budke @MossPlants is the @UTKnoxville Herbarium Director. @UTKHerbarium is a plant natural history #collection of over 640,000 #specimens from around the world. Our #flattenedflora is the largest collection
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I’m seeing lots of UK commentary that assumes the Brexit transition period could be extended to prevent a no-deal if both sides agreed to it… but it’s really not that
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The popular story is that the public is the victim of corrupt politicians. No! The country is the victim of a corrupt electorate: people who never embraced Western cultural values
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1/ Lots of news lately about #LongCovid. It will get more frantic as new data comes out. Some physicians with huge platforms talk about "not running too fast!"The medical narrative
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While we wait for news, here's what's on the line if the Brexit talks fail... 1/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-05/the-cost-of-failure-what-s-at-stake-if-brexit-talks-collapse?sref=yMmXm5Iy Tariffs. This is the big o
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Missiles TestingIn the latter half of 2020, tested each & every missile they have in inventory.Series of Missiles tests got little coverage in the Intl-Press as the testing unfolded against
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What do we know about the new #SARSCoV2 variants? How worried should we be? What does it mean?I promised to summarize the main points from my reporting over the last
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Y’all wanna see sum crazy? 2018 Vs. 2020 Damn this is blowing up so y’all
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The mysterious, relentless rise of members of the fake left/extreme right RCP network, at least one of whose outlets has been funded by Charles Koch, continues.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/15/dismay-over-adviser-chosen-set-up-
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We are pleased to announce that we will be funding 30 projects through #QExchange2020!The projects showcase a dynamic range of improvement ideas from across the UK & Ireland, committed to
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1/ This is a thoughful reply and allows me to clarify what I mean by "Trumpist", a term I use an insult. Read on if you care. (The Trumpists who
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1. I’ve been thinking a lot about our tendency for “bright line” decision making and what that means for how we approach school reopening decisions this fall...a little wonky, but
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Andy’s tips for incoming JU freshmen: 1. Don’t join the ultimate frisbee team 2. Learn your enneagram number, some cute girls gonna ask you and it’s 2020 so there’s no
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I reject the premise of this article - that moderates need the Bernie Left as much as the Left needs Democrats.1/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/opinion/leftists-moderates-democratic-party.html?smid=tw-share The first issue is that the a
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Serious thread for a moment, regarding mental health. Early in the new year are several months where typically, incidence of depression increases. In 2021, these months will coincide perfectly with
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