#Issues

I was interviewed by the Voice of America's Russian service last night. It was hard to find any other Democratic-voting Russians with any name recognition, I guess. They asked me
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We need to talk about cancel/de-platforming culture & how this is super bullish for cryptocurrencyLet's talk about PornHub...which has had a very interesting last couple weeksTo be clear, this is
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I'm still fielding questions about last week's misleading "permafrost melt" study in @SciReports. Here I'll summarize the latest science on permafrost thaw & climate. How much carbon is in frozen
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Thread : important clips of farmaajo speech Farmaajo confirmed in his speech that some Head of states wanted to select the delegates who would be electing the MP. Some wanted
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I've been considering whether to log off Twitter for 48 hours but instead I'm going to continue in the way I always have, fighting bigotry and racism and using my
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I need to revert to chill mood. But I want to share a few reflections on Race Reflections & the journey so far. 7 months in. You can learn more
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Public input session on the budget is happening now. You can watch it here. #RegionalCouncil https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/regional-government/live-webcast.aspx Cllr Strickland reminds attendees that no decisions will be made tonight -
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Online at this session's first virtual hearing in the House Public Safety Committee on HB 1054--banning chokeholds, the covering of badges, tanks, teargas and more. A really big thank you
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I'm going to do a contrarian number on this widely-praised thread (nothing personal: I just don't agree with it).https://twitter.com/cakeylaura/status/1341412374792835073 The first point to make is that an anecdote about one
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Going to start quoting reviews from donors on the #walkawaytexasranger campaign:"It's a new year and a new time. No more glorification of ugly racism, no more support for government-funded oppression."https://www.classy.org/fu
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Okay, let's start this hypersomnia thread![note - I am not looking for unsolicited advice.]Idiopathic hypersomnia or narcolepsy (not the same, but similar) is very hard to describe to people.When I
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Bit of a niche bunch of posts here on #innovation #ServiceDesign public services & #Frozen. Bear with me if you can. I recently watched the Disney+ doc on the making
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I'm honestly shocked at how vitriolic the reaction to this episode has been. Sincerely. I was expecting a few people to be disappointed, because I could see so many fans
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I'm interested in perspectives on the science of learning that highlight areas of critique, caution or nuance. Perspectives that ask us to take a closer look. Here's what I've found
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I gotta go but I want to throw out a quick thread on the history of identity politics. It’s so important. Please read to the end before commenting. 1/ ‘Identity
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A quick thread on #Myitsone dam & #MyanmarChinaRelations in light of the SAC announcement that they would be restarting some stalled Chinese projects in Burma. This announcement has led to
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