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Mar 25 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
1. @VBruttel is retiring from Twitter but will keep his account open for archival purposes

He has done a lot of useful research & contributed to many interesting discussions in our #DRASTIC chat groups since 2020

He will be sorely missed!

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@VBruttel could add a few more before he leaves?

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A "Seedy" Establishment

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1. Research Issues

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Greek is indeed a beautiful language!

via @INT_LEONALBA

1. Μην ενθουσιάζεσαι!
2. Μην πιστεύεις πως ο Μπάιντεν θα πεί την αλήθεια!
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1. I just read the new "report" by 13 infamous US based researchers, 2 from UK & Canada & 1 each from France, Belgium & Australia.

A 5 👁️- NATO collaboration ;)

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