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    I’d subscribe again if I could - but seriously - which one of my followers wants a subscription to or the ? They’ve both been killing the journalism game and I’m so impressed with their coverage I’ll pay someone’s subscription for a bit! It’s that important

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    "We are absolutely at a fork in the road" for how we approach benefits for gig workers, and for other Americans with alternative work arrangements. My story for on why this is a now-or-never moment to take action on portable benefits:

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    I love that so many people are finding joy in Animal Crossing right now, and wrote about why I am not one of them:

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  4. Bernie Sanders has dropped out. But if you want an awesome anti-billionaire-bailout riff, has your back.

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  5. If that totally-garbage-unscientific viral Medium post made you want to not go running, read this. And then go running in a reasonable social-distancing way. Tx

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    Friends! Team have been working super hard to bring you clear, accurate, trustworthy reporting about --for free! (There's no paywall for coronavirus public health stories.) If you're looking for some solid science info, may I suggest ... a thread ⬇️

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    When people say there's not enough evidence for personal use of face masks in this pandemic, they're probably applying a scientific double standard: my first piece in

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    It’s a proof of the stakeholder theory: put your readers and the community at large first, and you will be rewarded for it and become more successful in the long run. Congrats , an early backer of the “Covid Action Platform for Media”, opening paywall om articles

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  10. The impossible burger got Americans eating genetically engineered fake meat without batting an eye. It's proof that fighting climate change is anthropological.

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  11. We tend to assume that foods that are "natural" are also good for the planet. That's not necessarily true. GMOs are crucial to sustainable farming!

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  12. I should mention that you can subscribe here. Please do!

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  13. Am thrilled that, despite lifting our paywall on coronavirus stories, subscriptions still shot up. Thank you!

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  14. A wide array of apps were key to China’s coronavirus response. From issuing PSAs to providing telemedicine services, product designer breaks them down. 8/8

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  15. Most students in the US are now attending school online. School districts and the FCC have made some adjustments, but for the millions without reliable broadband at home, finishing the school year may be a challenge. 7/

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  16. A study from examines the impact of lockdowns and closures across 11 European countries. They made a difference! Researchers estimate that 59,000 lives were saved by the end of March. 6/

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  17. Mapping tends to correlate to wealth—the more your area is mapped, the better off you are. Humanitarian OpenStreetMap, a geographical wiki of sorts, is using satellite data to figure out which communities need help. 5/

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  18. Earlier this week, Korea’s CDC announced that 51 recovered Covid-19 patients had tested positive again. They’re now suggesting the virus can “reactivate” in people who have been cured. This is hugely controversial, but here's the story. 4/

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  19. Another 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, bringing the total number of claims filed in the last four weeks to more than 17 million. This is the country’s worst level of joblessness since the Great Depression. 3/

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  20. For some, it will take losing someone to Covid-19 to make the pandemic real. How long will it be before every American knows someone who died? does the dark math. 2/

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