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B.C. casino bosses complained that drug-trafficking probes were hurting business: inquiry | http://Globalnews.ca  https://globalnews.ca/news/7612942/bc-casino-executives-complaints-cullen-commission/ 2. “We are acutely aware of the r
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We'll be hearing from leaders in Oklahoma's medical community here in a few minutes. I'll start the thread here. Below are the speakers and agenda for the briefing. Dr. Aaron
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STARTING NOW AT #DCdays20:Managing risk through nature-based solutions --> https://www.ur2020.org/agenda/session/440121We'll discuss risks associated with biodiversity loss and climate change. NBS is a critical ingredient in fulfilli
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I want to talk about this, today.It’s really been bothering me & I’m going to try to articulate why.I think what it comes down to, ultimately, is the ripple effect.I
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HHS finally released Pfizer's $1.95 billion coronavirus vaccine contract for Operation Warp Speed, and it's pretty different from the others. Let's take a look at the fine print and how
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I'm back! Although interesting to see that 2 of my fellow Jews, Rob Harris & David Conn, didn't feel the need to support the #NoSafeSpaceForJewHate boycott. When the chips are
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As it’s Shovavim I want to share some important thoughts: if you teach in a yeshiva, especially where students are becoming more allured by & connected to rabbinic texts (and
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The news that Keyontae Johnson has myocarditis is an absolutely critical part of this story. His recovery is wonderful news, but it could have been so much different. We have
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Kurt Mundorff wrote one of the best essays ever on #ChildWelfare Children as Chattel: Invoking the Thirteenth Amendment to Reform Child Welfare following his time as an ACS caseworker, his
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Just in case my tweets are being watched closely and wind up on the news.. B.C. is testing half the average of the rest of Canada. Aerosol spread of the
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I see some are seeing posts like this and deploying the straw man "too wee, too poor" argument & saying Scotland would just be borrowing and furloughing workers like any
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We start 2021 with some bad news (and some good) as the most recent week has seen the highest number of new coronavirus cases in Devon and Cornwall reported yet
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The Pennsylvania State Senate begins its new legislative session of the people's business with.....An argument about masks and whether or not Senators on the floor should be required to wear
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I saw a sign yesterday at the #Seattleprotest that I've been mulling over, and I've decided I need to talk about it. This might get long and might be vaguely
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Excited to share a new piece with Kurt Campbell in @ForeignAffairs!The US is entering its 5th wave of declinist handwringing in the last century, but fatalism is premature. The China
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Time for that monster recap thread on how I tried to incorporate the Covid19/pandemics topics in my European Economic Policies class this year (master students with no super strong background
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