#Individuals

Hi all. You may have heard about Mercy Corps' #AidToo scandal that broke last week in @Oregonian. I had the privilege of co-authoring an op-ed exploring how the aid sector
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Critiques of the Michael Anton op-ed against birthright citizenship and jus soli have rightly focused on the fraudulent use of sources and on, well, all the racism.But that shouldn't lead
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New Q (27 Mar): Let's send prayers to this anon that he/she aces tomorrow's interview! I couldn't agree more with Q. The brilliance shown every single day by anons/autists/researchers is
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One of the scariest things I've read.Respected historian Nancy MacLean contends that James McGill Buchanan's influential philosophy is behind the dramatic, unnerving & profound changes we're seeing played out in
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I'm seeing a lot of people trying to pass off Joe Biden's #YouAintBlack comment as merely a 'gaffe' or 'joke'...But it wasn't. It revealed a deeply rooted and pernicious form
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The Hey vs. App Store dispute is a manifestation of Karl Marx’s ideas about the struggle between capital and labor, updated to a 21st century world in which a platform,
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So Penn State is currently holding a webinar called "Is your syllabus oppressive?" and they think that no one is recording and they have a safe to say what they
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1/ Who's ready for another Apple/Google contact tracing thread? I know I am!To me, the most interesting piece of the puzzle is how much trust we place in the phone
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I want to address this. Have obscured tweep’s details because it isn’t about them. It IS however how we shift institutional responsibility to individuals and thus contribute to a lack
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1/ It’s time for a thread on the complete insanity of this #BTS Big Hit Entertainment IPO. BTS is an awesome Korean Pop boy band that has crossed over globally.
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Utah should be talking about the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett and the implication it will have for couples here who undergo IVF to grow their families. There are a
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When I arrived in Lisboa in 2012, I made weekly blog posts as I was too excited. Now, I've resumed the practice as I am worried about the pandemic. See
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"Almost by accident, the Kremilin had managed to forge a very useful relationship with one of the most powerful players in the Brexit campaign"...Almost. "The Ambassador was feeling friendless at
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How should we help teenagers to understand and accompany a dying relative?Here are some ideas and suggestions: I know the experts on Twitter will come in to support @healinghappily in
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1/ Let's talk about SERCO - a thread.Chief Exec is Rupert Soames, he’s the brother of Nicholas Soames. Which is handy for networking through the government. 2/ SERCO is the
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The absolute state of this from @thismorning. So many media faux pas around covering deafness in two minutes (h/t @QueerCantHear for making me aware of this).Let’s unpack this, shall we?
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