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This is a poem that was rejected everywhere. According to an editor from a bigshot journal it was "too personal" but I always had a soft spot for it. I was just about to retire it when Chris from Púca came along to save the day. Thanks Chris! Thanks for reading. :)
In 1916, Florence Norman, a suffragette in London, used a motorised scooter known as a Autoped #WomensArt
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Tomorrow is the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of insulin. In 1921, insulin’s discoverers sold its patent for $1 so insulin would be affordable to all. Today, a single vial of insulin that lasts me about a week is priced at $300+, only in the United States.
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"We all grow up and inherit a certain vocabulary. We then have got to examine this vocabulary." — Hannah Arendt
For Sidecar, Marco D’Eramo on the ‘avalanche of numbers’ unleashed by the global pandemic. ‘India’s pandemic casualties are but a macroscopic example of how numbers can be made to say anything, often conveying the opposite of what they really mean.’ newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/…
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Marco D'Eramo, Avalanche of Numbers — Sidecar
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We’re honoured to have been involved in this book, and glad it has been nationally recognized. Need a book to read this weekend? We have a suggestion 😉 bit.ly/3gcNICS #readindependently #yqg #supportlocal #indiepress
Look at the size of this vigil outside the London mosque. It goes as far as the eye can see. #ldnont
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