#Politics

11 years ago yesterday, Citizens United was decided, one of the worst opinions in modern Supreme Court history.Citizens United has been criticized for lots of reasons. One that I and
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Oh hell no! @senatemajldr is dirty AF. Mobster Deripaska gets sanctions lifted on his companies, David Vitter offers Deripaska’s plant in Kentucky, and his wife becomes a judge. This is
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After my Wilderness First Responder training and many years working with kids and adults in outdoor ed, treating a wide range of ailments anywhere from, say, chemical burns to scabies,
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Can Harris make you cry? asks @FrankBruni "as I listened to her flat, desultory recitation of her biography and philosophy, I did feel a sense of frustration, and it was
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My thoughts for the day. Conflicted. I miss the shit out of going to shows. I miss my friends. I miss the stress relief that comes from a good day
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The thing that surprised me most when I deployed was how Iraqi's and Americans, as a whole, really aren't all that different. We all want the same things. It's that
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Quotes of Swami Vivekananda that proponents of Hindutva don't want you to read (1/n) "I am a socialist not because I think it is a perfect system, but half a
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I wish that the #SHEAR2020 plenary better represented the array of exciting work that is happening in #VastEarlyAmerica. But, on the other hand, we all know that the kind of
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We've some new research out today. We analysed the level of bias at @bbccomedy - and it's no laughing matter...(Sorry for that pun - we couldn't resist... ) During November
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Have come to the conclusion that @JoeBiden will pick @ewarren for VP.... First, let’s consider why Biden entered the race in the first place. Is it because he’d always thought
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The wife of the CEO of Knowink gave $$$ to @GaSecofState who then chose Knowink’s reportedly awful e-poll books. h/t @FairGovGA I wonder if this also happened in PA w/@DeeleyforPhilly
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The next 5-10 years will be a critical time in right wing politics in the U.S. (and bc of their outsized electoral influence, on ALL our lives). Here’s how I
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Before I try to solve the GoodReserve vs. GoodStaking problem, which involves math and time and interest, let me solve something easier, which is all of modern politics. Here's an
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Get off your high horse, BritainSince WW2, only half our PMs started the job after winning a general electionOur current PM was chosen by 140,000 Tory Members, who had to
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imagine if every time a white guy did a terrorism instead of doing the “if they were black or brown...” game we asked how many federal agents they were in
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I don't like quote-tweeting for the purpose of argument, but I want to quickly push back against an apparently popular tweet saying people don't want to come to America. This
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