#Long

The folllowing statement by @robertpjones of @PRRIpollis in today's PRRI Morning Buzz newsletter, and isn't yet online elsewhere, as far as I can find. He states,"The signs, flags, and props
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I had a lot of questions about the mRNA COVID vaccine, so I spoke with a good friend who is a research scientist. I am NOT a research scientist but
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Finally got around to Out of Sight, a film that has sat on my shelf for like ten years. I think this might be my favorite Soderbergh. Itโ€™s just everything
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Given the backlash teachers are probably about to get from the pro-government press, it's worth saying that they have NOT had it easy this year โ€“ quite the opposite. Making
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1. Smarter segments of the capitalist class know that as long as capitalism exists, the contradictions inherent to capitalism will also be present, and hence anti-capitalist voices cannot be silenced.
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A thread follows: I came across an oft-recurring discussion this morning about how corporate comics (DC, Marvel, etc.) are so dull and repetitive, compared to creator-owned comics, or comics from
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The Second Medical Mycologist Trainee Seminar is today at 11am EST, 4pm GST! We've got two great speakers: @caipcoelho on #fungal-host interactions & @mgblango on #RNA approaches to antifungals. Next
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1- I recently recieve some messages saying I am not patriotic enough since I lack hatred against Armenians. Sorry to upset those, but what Azerbaijan means to me is more
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Just finished writing my wedding vows, and I canโ€™t help but think about a terrified little boy. The one who had a secret that ate at him from the inside.
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(TW suicide) i recently learned some really important information about stimming and its importance in preventing severe distress and longterm neurological damage + depression & suicidality in autistic ppl, so
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You know whatโ€™s wild?I looked around my office space and went โ€œWow, I really havenโ€™t been okay for awhile.โ€Itโ€™s a mess. Iโ€™m a mess.And thatโ€™s *okay*. I get Iโ€™m going
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The historical precedents to get an idea of the amount of effort necessary to actually *attempt* to repudiate virulent racism and fascism, are American Reconstruction and the denazification of Germany.Hint:
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How do people know they are living in a civilization that is already dead?Rarely do great civilizations disappear overnight. They slowly decline over decades or centuries and all the while
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1. So... in my home town when riots started this summer I was cowering in my friends house as we watched the news live all night long pretty much. 2.
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How much does 15 million streams in Nigeria worth?In as much as the numbers are important and could help #marketing, #pitching or #clout.But it's very important that even as you
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ideological bubbles are a problem i assume. idk, apparently i'm a freak but i don't enjoy expending time reading stuff i am ideologically aligned with (i mean, i know what
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