#People

Aaron Hanlon

AaronRHanlon

1) A speculative thought on class in the US, prompted by @jbouie's excellent newsletter, in which he quotes (to take issue with) this miserable assessment of the capitol insurrectionists by

Novall Swift

NovallSwift

#womenintech true story.A colleague invited me to a party.One guy intro'd himself and asked me what I do.Me: I'm a developer.Him: Uh 'developer' can mean a lot of things. What

Chris Baker

CBakerShow

I’m going to call BS on this Ellen story. During the “stand-up” years of my Showbiz career I worked with Ellen on some gigs. We’re not friends or anything, we

Tom Watson

tomwatson

I try to explain this to friends: just because you can legally dine inside restaurants now doesn't mean you should. The government hasn't said it's "safe" in any way. It's

Karl K. Gallagher

KarlKGallagher

I agree with @monsterhunter45 that we're not doing the level of auditing on elections that we do routinely for other things. But he's leaving out the main reason: anonymity.https://twitter.com/monsterhunter45/status/1346262326832373

SNP Disabled Members

SNP_dmg

A statement from @SNP_dmg Exec member @grantyferguson on @BBCScotland's decision to stop broadcasting daily public health briefings during a global pandemic: “I cannot believe that BBC Scotland is to cancel

Bart Barber

bartbarber

Nondenominational movements create new denominations. This is an axiom of Church History. This is true because people who say that they are against denominations generally aren't really against denominations; they're

Peter Walker

peterwalker99

It’s **PUBLICATION DAY**Rather than just exhorting people to buy my book – though do feel free to – I thought I’d briefly explain how on earth a political journalist ended

Gay, Autistic, Disabled And Proud. ♿🏳️‍🌈

criptheirvote

Had to go out today. Had a Tourettes twitching episode and so my wheelchair stopped. I must have been in the way because someone pushed me into the bus stop

Emily L. Hauser אלה אסתר

emilylhauser

I've lived in a country marked by terrorism before - though, when I say that, people think I mean Palestinian terrorism, & I do, but I also mean Jewish terrorism,

Hans Fiene

HansFiene

A mid-sized rant on conspiracy theories and Big Tech censorship: Big Tech's desire to root out "false information" has nothing to do with the quest for truth and everything to

Tom Williams

shirleymush

I wonder if austerity- as well as contributing in practical terms to the UK state’s pitiful attempts to deal with Covid- might also have contributed to the ‘oh dear’ism of

I'm here for real Dems 💛💛 🐝

qbanqt

A brief primer/thread on Cubans in the US, especially in Florida.I guess I need to start with a few reminders 1) Being Hispanic doesn't mean free of white supremacy; 2)

Ronan McCrea

RonanMcCrea

The Hate Crimes Bill currently before the Seanad has elements that should worry people whether or not they favour such legislation. In particular it defines a hate crime as occurring

Wilf Chaplin

wilfthered1

Bike Lanes aren't about those of us who ride at the moment.They're not really even about bikes.They are about as wide a range of transport options for a wide a

Anup Anand Singh

elementaryblog

Books from Dover have always had a very distinctive feel, and delightfully exquisite covers. The credit, in large parts, goes to its founders Blanche and Hayward Cirker.The Cirkers began their

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