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Pondering this evening Lib Dem leadership elections over the past 21 years (I wasn’t around for the one in 1988). 1999 is the only time we’ve had 5 candidates standing
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Manga SpoilersHistoria has to be one of the most misunderstood characters in AOT. I blame this mostly on the anime version of Uprising. So much important characterisation and dialogue is
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On Thomas Paine's bones and what happened in Mahad (Maharashtra) in 1927. Thread. The most reviled man in early 19th century America (because he wrote The Age of Reason) died
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I’m working on a #nonfiction #kidlit #biography of Roman Empress Galla Placidia and I don’t tweet about it nearly enough.I thought I’d write about the powers at her disposal as
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Its that fun time of year where we get to see everything wrong with US vehicles (and other kit, but I’m a land warfare kind of man) – the Director,
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When I first saw them, they looked *so* young. Immediately checked myself & considered cancelling going to court. Way too much to process. Would maybe scare them. Decided to play
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Reflecting on 2020 with 40 Lessons on Investing and Life. Below are my reflections for 2020 in my investing journey, I hope by sharing, it might help you in many
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg isn't a perfect person and she definitely has decisions worth criticizing but I'm not here for the anti-feminist need for perfection that erases her trailblazing work so
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Lionel Messi a one system player?His versatility to mould himself under different managers in different roles and tactical set up with different teammates has been the least talked abilities of
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1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 108I’ve done a ton of media in past few days (eg, @NPR: https://n.pr/3inIcfK ) re: how CA fell off the rails. As I’ve thought hard about
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Watching the Congress hearing on Gamestop/Robinhood/Reddit. I'll let people know if there's anything super interesting. Right now, it seems like both Democrats and Republicans are sympathetic with average Americans rather
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“Creative intensity” is the rate at which products or services go stale and new ones must be created. It is the key factor in predicting the future of marketplaces.On the
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Princeton Univ. “Archival Silences” series continues now w/ Decolonizing Knowledges. Nishikawa greets. Sarconi brings Native territory knowledge of the Lenape nation “evicted” and persisting. Sarconi: “What does ‘decolonization
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@ShellenbergerMD wrote an opinion piece in @Quillette with some very big claims on environment issues in order to push his new book sales. Here’s a thread on the accuracy of
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This kind of bad faith, lukewarm endorsement, shifting the actual debate in the most sophist manner, is exactly what gives "decent" people cover to vote for Trump and effectively destroy
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13 January 2020 #MAGAanalysis #Overturn The Will To Honor Vs The Will To Surrender@KateScopelliti keeps me honest, and strong. I am not automatically, not even naturally either. As we draw
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