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The best thing since sliced bread is unsliced bread. This is what my local retro backery believes.

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14:52 · June 3, 2023
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@dcboyisangry And a colourful alternative to "Once bitten, twice shy".

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07:11 · June 3, 2023
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A class action lawsuit by investors accuses Elon Musk of a “deliberate course of carnival barking, market manipulation and insider trading” when it came to the Dogecoin cryptocurrency. This manipulative behaviour is something I warned about at the time. theguardian.com/technology/20… twitter.com/DiabolicalIdea…

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16:08 · June 2, 2023
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Are you an expert in EU policy and passionate about the climate? You could be the next member of our dynamic and versatile team. Deadline for applications: 25 June More info: carbonmarketwatch.org/about/j… pic.twitter.com/eJfrm64MEm

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15:32 · June 2, 2023 ·
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Those who burn their tongues on the soup, blow into the yoghurt. This has to count as one of my favourite (Egyptian) Arabic expressions.

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10:59 · June 2, 2023
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So nice to read this about one of the finest essays @newlinesmag has run. newlinesmag.com/essays/the-gi… twitter.com/diabolicalidea… pic.twitter.com/vEQ8rO85Zl

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21:01 · May 31, 2023 ·
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"It’s not lost on me that I learned about Hedwig Klein from an Arab writer.... and through his courage I received the gift of Hedwig’s story" My essay about the persecuted Arabist Hedwig Klein and resonated with a Jewish woman unaware of the the Nazi roots of her trusty Hans Wehr twitter.com/tabletmag/stat…

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19:52 · May 31, 2023
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I guess so, in the colour conscious India,most of the villains in movies are dark and unfair. twitter.com/DiabolicalIdea…

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15:36 · May 27, 2023 ·
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If having pale features makes you fair, does being dark mean you are unfair?

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10:25 · May 27, 2023
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The family of Sanda Dia, the black student who died in a cruel initiation ritual, only received partial justice. The fraternity students who forced Dia to perform degrading and dangerous rituals were only sentenced to 300 hours community service #SandaDia theguardian.com/world/2023/ma…

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