#Officials

Every map has a history, but few as interesting at this one. A thread on one of my favorite maps in Japan's long cartographic history: 測図劔岳周辺の「三等三角網図」 (1907) 1/ At first
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1. National character is something conservatives, especially elected Republican officials at all levels of government, say they take *very* seriously. They tell the story often of the United States being
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1/ This morning in Milan prosecutors are making concluding arguments in the unprecedented corporate corruption trial of Shell and Eni. The oil giants are accused of paying over $1bn into
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[thread] 1 of 10Another 4.4 million jobs sacrificed to Flat Curvers. Over the last five weeks, here's how the two biggest problems facing America stack up.COVID-19 deaths: 1.5 out of
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“Reading “1984” closely is both sickening and cathartic because so much is instantly recognizable.”@Bershidsky just finished the fifth Russian translation of Orwell’s famous novel. This is the book's Russian historyhttps://bloom.bg/35BiP2A 
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The logo on the letter is not in use by the GSA for its website or its letters. Here is the official GSA branding guide, which shows how GSA stationery
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Behind the story: From Nepal to Saudi Arabia, reporting how a dead man came back to life - from twists of fate over momos to tripping over my abaya to
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This is going to a be an emotional thread. Fair warning.Our daughters have had guinea pigs for several years. The original pair were two females, Annabelle and Petunia, and baby
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THREAD:Political discourse that is vitriolic & divisive does not. We need to look at building coalitions. I’m sure there are more politicians with progressive views than would let on. But,
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Read our 1-page position paper for ending #lockdown in SA. Repeal unworkable distinction between essential/non-essential. Limit high-risk activity, not specific biz/sectors. Allow firms to innovate for safe operation. End special
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THREAD: International prison responses to COVID-19. U.S. federal and state responses modest by comparison.https://www.france24.com/en/20200325-un-urges-prisoner-releases-to-stem-spread-of-coronavirus Iran releases up to 100,000.https://www.nbcnews.co
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CRACKDOWN—Chief minister Yogi Adityanath sent a harsh message to his UP state hospitals: keep your mouth shut about oxygen #COVID19 crisis or face action—tells police heads to crack down on
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Dr. Fauci needs to be more careful choosing his words on #Coronavirus, & if he’s going to be critical, make clear what he personally could’ve done better.“Dr. Anthony Fauci admits
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On Thanksgiving, around 50,000 people are evacuating from a four-mile radius around the #TPCPlant in Port Neches. One man, reports @jdickjournalism, walked for hours to a shelter in Beaumont.https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/SE-Texas-ch
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Anyway here's how the tgcf donghua managed to have an amazing fight scene within 20 seconds I'm in No way an expert in animation. this is just me. crying about
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A girl who had been repeatedly #raped by the male supervisor of a women's shelter in #Assam, with the connivance of other employees, has attempted suicide. She was sent to
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