Interesting Links for 18-06-2022
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andrewducker- 1. Scientists may have discovered the origins of the Black Death (in Kyrgyzstan)
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- 2. Citizen Kane (1941) but with a Velociraptor
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- 3. Chores In Childhood May Improve Cognition And Academic Performance
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- 4. The UK's biggest union just passed a motion in support of proportional representation
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- 5. Long COVID 20-50% less likely after omicron than delta in vaccinated people
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- 6. Is the Northern Ireland Protocol bill a breach of international law? (A video explanation)
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- 7. US prison workers produce $11B worth of goods and services for little to no pay
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- 8. UNISON votes unanimously for trans equality in local government
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- 9. The creator of Gravity Falls talks about the censorship he faced from Disney
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- 10. Boris Johnson breaks promise to deliver 100 million Covid vaccines to poor countries
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Date: 2022-06-18 03:40 pm (UTC)if you are into history-books, i recently read on on this topic "The Black Death, 1346–1353: The Complete History" by Ole J. Benedictow – you might appreciate this book.
this is what i posted to FB after reading it:
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Date: 2022-06-19 10:26 pm (UTC)"'Not S&P approved' is S&P approved" -- I wish that were the person on the other end agreeing that those objections are silly ("I'm just the messenger"), but somehow it feels like the sender is sincere and missed the point.