Lots of interesting titbits in here, but this part jumped out of me. I recently waited in a queue outside a nightclub for more than an hour, in the freezing cold, so that I could go through a metal detector, have my bag searched and my ID recorded, and be patted down. Parties were also processed separately by gender, leading to anxiety and confusion as people lost track of their friends. In short, I started the night in a pretty bad mood and with a sense that security staff there were my enemy.
"Off the record, one big player in London’s night-time economy tells me about the endless perverse consequences of what has recently happened. Installing ID scanners and metal detectors, he says, is hardly the best way of creating the relaxed atmosphere most conducive to running a successful and peaceful bar."
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In case you ever wondered about medieval attitudes towards masturbation, prepare to be informed
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"Slavery generated foundational notions of race and sex in South Africa, yet we have largely forgotten its role in our history. Our forgetting has now lasted longer than slavery itself." Africa is a Country
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Antibiotic resistance may eventually end doctors' ability to treat infections, and is being substantially driven by the use of antibiotics as 'growth promoters' in livestock operations. (They are 'growth promoters' in the sense that animals are kept in such unsanitary conditions that they would fail to thrive if not kept on a constant diet of antibiotics)
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This is just horrifying - Greek coastguard officer basically attempts to murder a boat full of refugees :( :(
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Really disturbing reporting about torture and murder committed by South African police.
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Unconditional cash transfers don't substantially reduce work, generally make things nicer for people.
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:'(
"Some years ago, a sex-worker colleague in Johannesburg co-researched a project on access to healthcare services. Her body bore the painful marks of violent clients and sadistic police in the inner city. But she persisted. Why? She was putting her son through medical school in Cape Town. She said she would die if he found out what she did for a living." M&G
"Off the record, one big player in London’s night-time economy tells me about the endless perverse consequences of what has recently happened. Installing ID scanners and metal detectors, he says, is hardly the best way of creating the relaxed atmosphere most conducive to running a successful and peaceful bar."
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In case you ever wondered about medieval attitudes towards masturbation, prepare to be informed
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"Slavery generated foundational notions of race and sex in South Africa, yet we have largely forgotten its role in our history. Our forgetting has now lasted longer than slavery itself." Africa is a Country
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Antibiotic resistance may eventually end doctors' ability to treat infections, and is being substantially driven by the use of antibiotics as 'growth promoters' in livestock operations. (They are 'growth promoters' in the sense that animals are kept in such unsanitary conditions that they would fail to thrive if not kept on a constant diet of antibiotics)
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This is just horrifying - Greek coastguard officer basically attempts to murder a boat full of refugees :( :(
>>><<<
Really disturbing reporting about torture and murder committed by South African police.
>>><<<
Unconditional cash transfers don't substantially reduce work, generally make things nicer for people.
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:'(
"Some years ago, a sex-worker colleague in Johannesburg co-researched a project on access to healthcare services. Her body bore the painful marks of violent clients and sadistic police in the inner city. But she persisted. Why? She was putting her son through medical school in Cape Town. She said she would die if he found out what she did for a living." M&G
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