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"It may not be true that there were no atheists in the trenches, but there are no neoliberals in a pandemic."

My column about the extraordinary political and social shifts we're witnessing.
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"I have the sense that something is taking root now, something we have been missing: the unexpectedly thrilling and transformative force of mutual aid"
Some great btl comments:

"To be fair, a horror film called Dawn of the Loving Deed would be a flop at the box office."

"I love the drug runner idea. You could also deliver medicines by bicycle and become drug peddlers."
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George Monbiot
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It's all feeling a bit World War One.

Incompetent, arrogant, out-of-touch leaders, denying the scale of the crisis, then sending their troops over the top without good defences.

Health workers are dying because they don't have the necessary equipment.
Boris Johnson always wanted to look like a wartime leader.

He does.

Not Winston Churchill. Douglas Haig.
Several historians have pointed out that my comparison of Boris Johnson with Douglas Haig is unfair ... to Douglas Haig. I'm happy to stand corrected.
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Advice please.
I'm looking for the best examples of citizens' initiatives on the Covid19 crisis, pre-empting government action, from around the world.
In other words, people working together to contain the pandemic and support each other through it.
Thank you in advance.
Some great examples coming in. Many thanks both to the respondents and to the amazing people they spotlight.
So many beautiful examples. It's moving and inspiring to see how people have stepped up. I intend to write about it next week. Thank you.
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George Monbiot
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Johnson is announcing the right policy. I just wish he had done it 8 weeks ago, when the writing was already on the wall.
It was spelt out here: what the disease was, what it was likely to do, and what needed be done to counter it. 24th January 2020. thelancet.com/journals/lance…
But the UK wasted precious weeks, dithering, then experimenting with its potentially catastrophic herd immunity thesis. There were plenty of warnings, from eminent epidemiologists and others. So could the Johnson toadies bleating "oh yeah the benefit of hindsight" kindly bog off?
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Coda Story
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Extraordinary images of Russian military trucks, flags waving, driving across Italy. Kremlin says this is a “humanitarian” operation—dubbed From Russia with Love—designed to help Italy fight the #COVID19 outbreak.

But things aren’t adding up.

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Last weekend, after a call with Italy’s Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin ordered his government to send humanitarian aid to Italy. We reported that Russian media said they were sending several planes of protective equipment + 100 doctors to fight #covid19

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Nine giant military planes landed just outside Rome.

“IL-76 planes efficiently delivering humanitarian aid to help Italy in fighting the pandemic, that’s a serious blow to NATO’s authority,” says a Russian state news agency.
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[𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗] Documenting your #pandemic experience.

I had a great former student contact me asking how they could document their experience for future historians and it led me to think about that. I am sure that @UkNatArchives and @USNatArchives can add ideas!
First, ANYTHING you do to document literally ANY aspect of your experience will be helpful to future scholars studying this event.

Don't add to your own stress by thinking that you have to capture everything. If you choose to document, just start and you can + or - later.
Second, consider the format. We have access to a ton of digital information and ways to record our lives. However, it's still unclear to what extent those things will be accessible in 20-30 years. Hard copies will always be a useful source. Think about hand writing or
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As an ER doc I've always known I could be exposed to a pathogen or toxin that could harm me. But in the past, when the risk was known in an individual patient, I always had the protective gear needed to be as safe as possible. Here's how it feels to be an ER doc right now: (1/14)
In our current situation, there isn't enough appropriate gear to protect every healthcare worker. Combining the normal stressors of everyday life in the ER (on which we thrive) the very real likelihood that we'll become a victim of this #pandemic looms large in our minds. (2/14)
It's a stressor that we bring home as well. From changing out of our scrubs in a “safe place” at the hospital and disinfecting every item we carry back and forth, to disrobing in our garages and sprinting to a shower before greeting our loved ones, life is very different. (3/14)
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Warning - In this time of #pandemic we are also having an #infodemic

Do everyone a HUGE favor - stop spreading misinformation & disinformation!

Lt. Mills has studied social media & disinformation for several years & has some advice on keeping bad information from "going viral"
#misinformation comes from people who mean well but share things that are untrue.

#disinformation is false information coming from people with bad intentions. Some of these people are systematically targeting Americans from overseas.
Think about the term, "Going Viral" - this is often attributed to harmless and even positive things like cute puppy videos. That video or story spreads from one person to the next just as a virus is transmitted.

Sadly, bad information can be spread exactly like a virus as well.
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@godless_mom Of course #atheists don’t believe in #BigLegoism. That would be stupid.
They believe in #BigBangism which is their mindless substitute for the Designer and Creator of the phenomenally interactive “table” of atomic elements found on Earth — but not in any star.
@godless_mom The #FlatUniverse didn't always fart new #MultiVerses out of its #BlackHoles until #atheist "theoretical physicists" like #NeildeGrasseTyson, who believe in #MythMath, said so.
#FlatEarth #FlatulentEarth
@godless_mom Believe it or not, the micro-moment of the #BigLegoism self-creation of the #LegoUniverse was captured on video.
#Atheists aren’t allowed to believe this because they are only allowed to believe in #BigBangism, which wasn’t captured on #YouTube video.
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#Atheists

It is so important to know that the new GOP tax plan allows churches to endorse political candidates & retain tax-free status...
This is essentially a repeal of the Johnson Amendment. It would allow billions of additional dollars to flow into political campaigns...
This money will obviously go to candidates that endorse the interests and teachings of churches (the GOP) & wield significant influence...
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