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Barmak Nassirian
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#education #privacy #politics. Personal account. I did not/will not pay for the blue check mark.
Washington, DCEduMasto.orgJoined April 2012
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"the French" is now offensive?
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APStylebook
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We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing “the” labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled, the college-educated. Instead, use wording such as people with mental illnesses. And use these descriptions only when clearly relevant.
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Hanan Ashrawi
@DrHananAshrawi
Deliberate cold-blooded murder. Horrific cruelty.
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Younis | يونس
@ytirawi
#Jenin This document obtained from Jenin hospital shows reason of death to the 9 killed in Jenin today & includes: 1 A military Jeep crushed his skull head 1 Elderly woman (two bullets in neck+ one chest) 5 Men (4 head shots - brain out + 1 chest) 2 Burned alive by rockets
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Ro Khanna
@RoKhanna
80% of Americans with student loan debt say they have delayed major life events like buying a home or starting a family. Student debt weighs down the American dream. End it.
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Hanan Ashrawi
@DrHananAshrawi
Youssef Muhaisen, 22 yo, is the 10th victim of Israel’s death machine today. He was shot by the occupation army in Al-Ram, Jerusalem. The massacre continues, & Israel still acts with impunity & enjoys Western preferential treatment.
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David Halperin
@DaHalperin
Florida For-Profit College Owners Charged for Selling Fake Nursing Diplomas. Maybe this is part of the reason -- but not the only reason -- why Florida lags as last in the nation on nursing exam passage.
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For-Profit College Owners Charged for Selling Fake Nursing Diplomas | Republic Report
Federal prosecutors in Miami announced Wednesday that they had charged 25 people -- including the owners of South Florida for-profit colleges -- with
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Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt
@FranceskAlbs
As I took office 8m ago, I committed to making children & youth a priority for my mandate. With other SRs, I called for the release of Ahmed Manasra, who has been treated as no child should. As his solitary confinement continues, I reiterate our call.
ohchr.org
UN experts urge Israel to free Ahmad Manasra
GENEVA (14 July 2022) - UN human rights experts* today urged the Government of Israel to immediately release Ahmad Manasra, a 20-year-old Palestinian detained in Israeli prisons since he was 14 years...
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Jalal
@JalalAK_jojo
Israel's National Security Minister grants a "Certificate of Excellence" to the killer of 17 year old Mohammad Ali in Shufat, Jerusalem, last night. A celebration of death at ministrial level. But you don't find EU diplomats condemning this abhorrent display because, its Israel.
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In an earlier more genteel era, writing such an embarrassingly uninformed and ahistorical screed would have been immediately disqualifying for any position of authority at a real university
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Ro Khanna
@RoKhanna
According to the Washington Post, over 1 million Americans with diabetes rationed insulin last year. While passing a price cap on insulin was a necessary first step, we must ensure people can access life-saving medicine they need to live a good life.
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Sarah Wilkinson
@swilkinsonbc
Israeli troops kill 9 Palestinian people, including an elderly woman, wound 16, in an apocalyptic vicious attack on Jenin — many critical
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Rep. Jamie Raskin
@RepRaskin
By refusing to seat Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell and Ilhan Omar on their committees while seating compulsive liar and conman George Santos and bowing and scraping to compulsive liar and conman Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy has shown America exactly what he believes in: nothing.
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This story reminds me of the joke about the then-rumored merger talks between Ford and Chrysler during the Great Recession: "You build crappy cars, we build crappy cars; let's get together and build really crappy cars"
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University of Arkansas in Talks To Buy Troubled For-Profit University of Phoenix | Republic Report
The Arkansas Times revealed Tuesday that a non-profit organization affiliated with the University of Arkansas System has been in talks about acquiring the
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Robert Mann (https://post.news/robertmann)
@RTMannJr
A former colleague and I have been texting about when we led a study-abroad program & LSU dogged us over every penny of every expense. There are LSU serfs (faculty and staff) -- and there is an untouchable royal family (football coaches). Best of times, worst of times.
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Piper Hutchinson
@PiperHutchBR
LSU overpaid @CoachBrianKelly by over $1m last year, an audit found. The university also misclassified payments and failed to report $140m in @lsutaf debt to to the NCAA. #lalege #LSU lailluminator.com/briefs/auditor
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Roger Sollenberger
@SollenbergerRC
SCOOP: George Santos just told the FEC that hundreds of thousands of dollars in "personal" campaign loans were not, in fact, from his personal funds. Of course, he didn't say where those funds came from. Me
@thedailybeast
thedailybeast.com
George Santos Admits 500K Personal Loan to Campaign Wasn’t 'Personal'
It's been one of the biggest mysteries surrounding George Santos: Where did he get his money? In an amended filing, Santos admits a big chunk wasn't his.
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James Surowiecki
@JamesSurowiecki
I wonder why Matt Taibbi didn't do an entire Twitter Files thread about this attempt by a government official to interfere with the speech decisions of a private company.
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Isaac Stanley-Becker
@isaacstanbecker
McCarthy had his general counsel "spend hours" with senior executives at Twitter trying to get Marjorie Taylor Greene back on the platform after she was banned for violating misinformation policies. From @jonathanvswan @CatieEdmondson nytimes.com/2023/01/23/us/
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PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸
@OnlinePalEng
In a move reflecting the escalation of Israeli extremism, far-right Israeli minister Orit Strook has called for the demolition of hundreds of Palestinian homes, claiming that the Palestinians who build on their lands are “carrying out illegal construction without permits.
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