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Nechama

@_Nechama

Reader. Problem solver. Builder of products and teams. Mother of many. Thoughts here are my own but you are welcome to them.

Joined October 2010
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One thing I left out of yesterday's big COVID piece: a press critique. Hardly any of the retrospective journalistic accounts of the last year have even acknowledged that the U.S. had not an exceptional but a typical experience. A thread (1/x) nymag.com/intelligencer/2021…
How the West Lost COVID

How the West Lost COVID

How did so many rich countries get it so wrong? How did others get it so right?

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When you foolishly thought the tech spec was pretty clear:
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Trump confronts the reality that we have not “turned the corner” on COVID and offers the below reflection on the thousands of daily deaths we are suffering in the waning days of his Presidency:
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) profile pictureDonald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump30 Dec 2020
Twitter is shadow banning like never before. A disgrace that our weak and ineffective political leadership refuses to do anything about Big Tech. They’re either afraid or stupid, nobody really knows!
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Political narratives used to explain (ex post)moves up in #stocks in the last few weeks Trump win is good Divided govt is good Blue wave is good Divided govt is good Now: All good as no street violence. Better explanation Repeated evidence of central bank support for asset prices
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I still can't believe that... 1) ...we are living through a major global pandemic and... 2) ...that living through a major global pandemic now feels completely normal.
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Our covid times :-) 5★, by @stephanpastis
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Nechama retweeted
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New Jersey
@NJGov7 Jul 2020
MASK: Not what your country can do for you MASK: What you can do for your country
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I’ll read my daily briefings.
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A general life lesson: when pundits write about something you know something about--your own community, your area of study--you see how little they actually know. That conclusion is broadly generalizable.
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More images of today’s donations. Toda raba! Thank you! Gracias!
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Image from Gustavo Martinez (@newsguz)
Image from Gustavo Martinez (@newsguz)
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More #LakewoodLove! Food, cleaning products and even toys are among the donations delivered a moment ago at the collection point for Latinx families in need in the greater Lakewood area.
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Image from Gustavo Martinez (@newsguz)
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This help came in today.
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Image from Gustavo Martinez (@newsguz)
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Everyone’s going to enjoy the Gorsuch debate, because it’s the kind of debate you would have if things were normal.
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I told this story about #refugees a couple years ago on Veterans Day with a humorous slant. I'm going to tell it again today, unfiltered.
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Breaking: In new fed case, Judge Dolly Gee (CD Cal) requires the *return* of a person deported under the Trump EO: aclusocal.org/sites/default/…
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Calls to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. are offensive and unconstitutional.
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Replying to @KirkWJohnson @realDonaldTrump
@POTUS
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Stay granted. Temporary victory. Time to remember there is no anger or anxiety you feel tonight that cannot be cured by political action.
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Congress should convene, reverse the ban by legislation and demand creators of this mess testify under oath
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Airbnb is providing free housing to refugees and anyone not allowed in the US. Stayed tuned for more, contact me if urgent need for housing
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