Lars Almquist
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PhD Candidate @UWSPH @hspop_uw researching hospital-based violence intervention programs | The myth of redemptive violence is a hell of a drug.
Seattle, WA
Joined November 2018
What’s the over/under on number of days before Tom Cotton assumes the VP role en route to the full Caligulafication of the Executive Branch?
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This is the menswear guy, but for pundits
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How is there not a single Jazz Chisholm Fyre Festival Home Run Derby joke on here? This app is toast.
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Ezra Klein is a dumb centrist’s idea of a smart centrist
Many of my more leftist friends (and frenemies) have pushed me on whether Abundance has “a theory of power.” I often say it does — but they’re not going to like it. And that’s in part because its theory of power is liberal rather than populist.
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Real-time glimpse of the velociraptors learning to open doors.
axios.com
The former White House press secretary will detail President Biden's 2024 campaign departure in her new book.
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Tweet 2/2: Kyndra Simmons, Senior Director of Frontline Support and CVI Integration at the HAVI, speaks to the importance of informed, long-term care: “They need someone to continue to walk with them on that journey after they leave the hospital.” 📣 Read the full story via
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Counterpoint: written critical thinking and letters of recommendation about your character still matter.
Stanley Zhong had a 4.42 GPA, a 1590 SAT, and ranked in the top 1% of the USA Computing Olympiad (Platinum). He built a free e-signing platform, reached the semifinals of Google Code Jam, and placed 2nd in MIT’s Battlecode. Still, 15 of 18 colleges rejected him — including
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This is the literal hallmark of a police state. “They just show up and with no explanation…I would say there were 20, 25 of them. They surround the building and they come inside and literally push me to the wall. And they handcuff everyone.”
sandiegouniontribune.com
Renato Ametrano, general manager, said three workers were taken away after being unable to produce ID.
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The entire field of economics belongs in a CIA black site for this thread alone
There are three types of social scientists: Pornographers, plumbers, and social justice warriors 🧵
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Ok hear me out: Ted Lasso-Thomas Kinkade crossover biopic. https://t.co/tdwaLDM4CB?
variety.com
'Art For Everybody,' a documentary about painter Thomas Kinkade, looks at his downfall after achieving vast success and his hidden stash of paintings.
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Baseball is the most difficult sport in the world, I shall brook no dissent.
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woke slaveowner be like i'm literally neurodivergent and need slaves to function
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Tucupita Marcano banned for LIFE for betting on games *while injured* - yet Urías, Marcell Ozuna, and Aroldis Chapman beat, strangle, and fire (8!) shots to threaten their partners, and they’re cool because they are/were elite players. Absolute bullshit, @MLB
Julio Urias has been suspended until after the All-Star break for a violation of the domestic violence policy, MLB announced
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Two half-sisters found me after another half-sister spontaneously used 23 & Me. This is BONKERS and 137% predictable. Silicon Valley & tech are not your savior.
latimes.com
The direct-to-consumer DNA testing service 23andMe filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, putting millions of customers' genetic information up for sale.
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This is violence
no babe i love your favourite baseball team. the good ones scare me
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I don't ask for much, but can we get Season 4 of The White Lotus to include the Succession family?
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Florida Department Of Education releases list of approved books,... misspelling "9th" and "12th grade",... over 60 times
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Primary data collection for all three dissertation aims is finally complete. Took a day off yesterday. Took a deep breath today. Here we go. #AcademicTwitter #PhDlife #masochism
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