#Americans

Dr Naomi Wolf

naomirwolf

1/"36,560 people were killed in traffic crashes in 2018, (US) 1,038 children (14 and younger) died [...]9,378 speeding-related deaths4,985 motorcycle fatalities6,283 pedestrians died, a more than 3% increase, and the

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

The rightwing "outrage" over the Don McNeil incident & who gets to *say* the N-word in the journalistic context has been, of course, expected.But it is disappointing the way journos

Jordy Yager

jordyyager

1/ A lot of folks have asked about the history of the Rose Hill neighborhood, especially in light of @k12albemarle's recent choice to change Murray High School's name to the

Hugo Mercier

hugoreasoning

Recent events brought back to mind this discussion we had with @GordPennycook @StefanFSchubert@stricklandbrent and others a couple months ago. A short thread on the role of disinformation in the recent

Chuck McShane

chuckmcshane

The Confederate monument building campagins of the 1890s were about erasing the history of multiracial gains of Reconstruction. While renaming streets, Charlotte could focus on Reconstruction leaders disappeared from the

Michael Mechanic

MichaelMechanic

Quickie #GameStop thread: The #Robinhood roller-coaster is a vivid reminder of whom our financial system benefits. Hedge funders like to think they provide social value, when really they are just

Mark Greene

RemakingManhood

@SenTedCruz @HawleyMO and many others in the GOP made shit calculations about what would happen if they fomented sedition against a legitimate election. They really thought they could step in

Emily Badger

emilymbadger

And a technical note on this piece:@Nate_Cohn and I spent a lot of time trying to settle on how to define "the suburbs" to cut the Times/Siena polling data. And

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chiron_12

When Paramhansa Yogananda went to west, although he had a B.A. degree he could not speak English fluently.When people on the ship he was traveling came to know about his

John Ismay

johnismay

2/13/1991: Alpha Battery, 21st FA fires the first M26 MLRS rockets ever used in combat. The US Army says "the system performed extremely well," but that is only true if

HomeCare FightFor15

FF15HomeCare

Did you know 30% of direct care workers are Black women? This is no accident. The history of Black women’s overrepresentation in undervalued work dates back to slavery, where Black

Nate ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

natebyr0n

My 4th grade students recently read of the true history of Columbus' career as a slaver and the genocide he began in the Caribbean.I asked them: what new information did

Wendell Potter

wendellpotter

IMPORTANT: My former colleagues in the health insurance industry claim they’re waiving all costs of testing & treatment for #COVID19. This is a lie. In reality, this promise doesn’t apply

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

So. White extremists have shot and beaten protesters and been caught planning violence and fascist coups.Let's talk about America's long history of cooperation between law enforcement and extremists.Here's what I

Will McAvoy

WillMcAvoyACN

So far, Joe Biden has read and played the political situation brilliantly in his first three weeks in office and he's done so in ways a lot of experts --

Alina Chan

Ayjchan

I've been getting many questions about pre-Wuhan covid cases detected around the world. In particular, 2 studies: Barcelona (March 2019) and Italy (Sep 2019); as well as the widely disseminated

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