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Please note that March's Book of the Month is 'The Plague' by Albert Camus and the Track of the Month is 'Downpressor Man' by Peter Tosh.

phidoc.net/book_of_the_month.h

phidoc.net/track_of_the_month.

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@mkwadee

Evening star,
There you are.
Paired with a crescent moon
Like a well-loved recurring tune;
And with some orbit warning
I'll see you both in the morning.

#SmallPoems

Thank you for the inspiration,
@mkwadee

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After yesterday's #Covid19UK figures, today's don't look quite as good. However, the reason for the lower figure yesterday was explained in a Tweet by twitter.com/KateEMcCann, and with that knowledge these figures still are not bad. We are well below the Italy line, and the last 9 days form more of a straight line than an exponential. That's a VERY GOOD THING, as it means it's not growing out of control.

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We knew this was going to be bad. Most of us didn't need to be told. We'd seen the way Italy was going, how China had gone, and probably most of us didn't trust our government to handle it properly. So we acted anyway. 18 days ago feels about right to me as the time most of us started to be particularly careful.
Has that saved us? Time will tell. 2/2

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After this is over can we keep all of the academic conferences virtual? Flying around for these things is a huge waste of time, money, and carbon.

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How far apart should you stand? The width of a small thermal exhaust port, or the length of a womp rat.

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In the middle of all this, swallowed up in the noise, Colorado just abolished the death penalty and commuted the sentences of those sentenced to death.

"the death penalty cannot be, and never has been, administered equitably in the state of Colorado.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/us/colorado-death-penalty-repeal.html
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I have zero idea where my car is or when whoever has it will bring it back. And Angie's truck has no fuel in it...
Walk or wait?... I'll give it 20 minutes. Mind you it's 7 and sunny...
I really should...

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@peterdrake No such thing as late stage capitalism, capitalism doesnt have stages, it is the default state

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RT @natcassidy@twitter.activitypub.actor
DEMOCRATS: We need to actually do our job and help people.

REPUBLICANS: Okay, here's a bill where poor people all get to share one single hot dog and rich people each get to print as much money as they want.

DEMOCRATS: No

MEDIA: Bill Fails to Pass Due to Partisan Squabbling

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twitter.com/PeterStefanovi2/st
As our exhausted doctors & nurses, porters, cleaners, supermarket workers & millions on poverty wages work tirelessly to save us hedge funds make more than £1bn in just two weeks by betting on the downfall of major airlines. NOW DO PEOPLE SEE? t.co/BcVudix0ME

I’ve received this on my mobile about an hour ago. Here’s the English version:

Emergency alert - Extreme

“Civil Protection Greece. 22/3. COVID19. Starting tomorrow Monday at 6.00 a.m. nationwide restrictions on public movement apply. Only movements that serve specific needs or for work are allowed and a permit is required. Stay home, stay safe.”

As for Covid-19 and life on Symi at the moment, check out this:

adrianashum.com/

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RT @KySportsRadio@twitter.activitypub.actor
Look at the difference between how the Kentucky Governor and Tennessee Governor handled the Coronavirus

And look at the results of those policies

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RT @stacyfmitchell@twitter.activitypub.actor
I can’t even process this…

Amazon — you know, the one run by the richest man, the one whose sales have shot up during a pandemic — is doing an online fundraiser. Asking all of us to donate to support its warehouse temps & flex drivers hit by Covid.

amazonrelieffund.org

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