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Many wonder how epidemiology could have become so politicized. But epidemiology - like climate science (the other "mysteriously politicized" subject) has intrinsic politics: to take epidemiology seriously, you have to acknowledge that our species has a shared destiny.
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As it turns out, this is true of wild animals, and not true of humans, which presents a serious real-world ideological challenge.
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The freetowners lump all laws - bans on pot smoking, bans on bear feeding - into one bucket, and so does Hongoltz-Hetling.
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Not just small-p political. As Congress hid in undisclosed bunkers from trumpist mobs, GOP members refused to mask.
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Now, three Dem Members of Congress have covid: @Schneider4IL10 [IL], @PramilaJayapal [WA], and @RepBonnie [NJ].
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More from Cory Doctorow #BLM
Inside: Planet Money on HP's myriad ripoffs; Strength in numbers; and more!
Archived at: https://t.co/esjoT3u5Gr
#Pluralistic
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On Feb 22, I'm delivering a keynote address for the NISO Plus conference, "The day of the comet: what trustbusting means for digital manipulation."
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Planet Money on HP's myriad ripoffs: Ink-stained wretches of the world, unite!
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Back in November, I published an article for @EFF about @HP's latest printer-ink ripoff: after offering its customers a free-ink-for-life plan, it unilaterally switched them all to a $1/month-for-life plan.https://t.co/bsc73xPSuo
— Cory Doctorow #BLM (@doctorow) February 18, 2021
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Strength in numbers: The crisis in accounting.
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Accountancy is more likely to be mocked than celebrated (or condemned), but accountants, far more than poets, are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.
— Cory Doctorow #BLM (@doctorow) February 18, 2021
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#15yrsago Bad Samaritan family won’t return found expensive camera https://t.co/Rn9E5R1gtV
#10yrsago What does Libyan revolution mean for https://t.co/Jz28qHVhrV? https://t.co/dN1e4MxU4r
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Inside: Thinking through Mitch McConnell's plea for comity; Further, on Mitch McConnell and comity; Understanding the aftermath of r/wallstreetbets; and more!
Archived at: https://t.co/1rRmrJa4FK
#Pluralistic
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Thinking through Mitch McConnell's plea for comity: A thoughtful analysis.
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— Cory Doctorow #BLM (@doctorow) January 29, 2021
Further, on Mitch McConnell and comity: I thought about it some more.
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— Cory Doctorow #BLM (@doctorow) January 29, 2021
Understanding the aftermath of r/wallstreetbets: Even if there's no angels, there's still a path to glory.
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A couple days back, I wrote up my best understanding of what happened with /r/wallstreetbets and meme stocks like Gamestop, trying to show how all the different, seemingly contradictory takes on the underlying financial stuff could all be true.https://t.co/xWzre4r0Yj
— Cory Doctorow #BLM (@doctorow) January 30, 2021
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#10yrsago Morrow’s Diviner’s Tale is a tight, literary ghost story https://t.co/XFW0AGFwhI
#10yrsago ATM skimmer that doesn’t require any modifications to the ATM