#Politics

Once upon a time Congress would take municipal polls seriously. Apart from expanding or retaining political influence, the idea was to keep the party's organisational machinery oiled and moving. It
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A short thread on young Australians, their engagement in democracy and the hypocritical comments from Alan Tudge regarding students in politics. This thread is not an attack of @RurbsOz's article
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i really wish more people would read articles like the one below, which give more nuance to the hysteria about "Russian disinformation". the reality is, this disinformation isn't nearly as
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I truly think that a lot of people are so confused and dazed by media messaging (or "influencers") they can't compare actual real information and experiences in the real world
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(Thread) How the GOP evolved from the Party of Lincoln to the Party of the KKK.This is the final part: How the GOP went from a Conservative Party to an
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Fired up after the exciting win in Georgia? Want to flip Tennessee? Interested in fighting against the seditious politicians who are fighting to uphold white supremacy? Not sure how to
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With due caution, a short thread on the vaccines row. It is, in my view, a huge issue and will come to dominate global politics in the year ahead. Two
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With Christmas just around the corner, the UK has suffered a record rise to 4.8% unemployment since September due to Covid-19, and is now facing the worst recession in Europe.
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Not sure anyone can be certain what the impact of Cummings' departure will have on the Brexit negotiations. Removes a hardliner from No 10 but also leaves him free to
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Last night McCarthy stood next to a flag draped coffin of a murdered policeman. Today he said he didn’t know what Q anon was. Qanon is the dangerous conspiracy theory
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Thread of what I’m reading in 2021 Starting with this. Never read a book about Pakistan before Always find myself wondering what is a good explanation for why Nigeria has
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I’m so angry.Republicans, right wing pundits, and bad actors are throwing America under the bus, and worse, are poisoning its own citizens to hate #democracy. // Thread The Republicans have
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There is no consensus for statehood in Puerto Rico. Last night's vote status vote did not change that. For people on island or in the US to pretend there is
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Thread on eminent people supporting farm laws:Dr. Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist at IMF says "Farm bills are in right direction"https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/farm-labour-bills-are-steps-in-right-directio
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A friend asked me: how can @ArminLaschet have 108k followers on Twitter, yet each of his tweets gets so little engagement?My answer: probably followed by loads of bots, as it
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DIE HARD is the perfect Christmas Movie...for understanding how Americans view international politics[THREAD] To be clear: the movie doesn't capture ALL aspects of international politics (especially IR theory) For that,
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