#Politicians

Henry Mance

henrymance

Always fun to read one of Michael Gove’s speeches. Also fun to compare the speech to the government’s actual behaviour:1. Gove says civil servants don’t use statistics enough. But when

First Draft

firstdraftnews

Today the UK became the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine. Following this and other recent vaccine trial and approval announcements, here are five misinformation narratives reporters should

Stephen McIntyre

ClimateAudit

unanticipated consequences: de-platforming of Trump by US social media is forcing other countries, especially other big countries, to assess penetration of their communications systems by US social media.https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1

Josh Page

joshuapagemn

To reimagine policing and end mass incarceration, we must dethrone the law enforcement lobby. New essay w/ @HeatherS_25 & Michael Campbell. @jacobinmag @samswey @ScottHech 1/https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/07/defund-police-unions-law-en

Joan Donovan, PhD 🦫

BostonJoan

For journalists and researchers trying to get the question of Parler and platform change, here are some ideas to work with. I wrote this back in July:https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/07/27/1005648/why-congress-should-look-at-twitter-an

Hannah Conduit 💚🌍🏳️‍🌈

HannahConduit

1) Climate is one of the defining issues of our time & getting politicians to act on it is essential. @OurTimeUK campaigned to get 18-30-year-olds registered to vote in line

Tokyo Sand

DHStokyo

Dear Republican Party, No, we will not be moving on. We reject your attempts to change the subject because we see them for what they are:You're desperately trying to escape

Zora Hauser

ZoraHauser

One of Italy's largest-ever #mafia trials kicked off, suddenly gaining the attention of national and international commentators. Expectations are high, but some obersvers are skeptical. Is this just a drop

Sunshiny

sunnshiiny

The inconsistency in cons narrative is hilarious So do CPC know up from down? Left from right? Or do they just say whatever they think Canadians want to hear

Mafevema #CommonGround

mafevema

To achieve a closer relationship with the EU, Johnson needs to be defeated. This won't be easy. Yes, he & his government are incompetent. But Johnson is a formidable campaigner

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deshmata

Nehru and his antics:Why did Sir C V Raman throw Nehru’s bust on the floor and smashed the Bharat Ratna given to him by Nehru government????He was the first Asian

marisa kabas

MarisaKabas

When Biden promised 4.5 months ago to pick a woman as his running mate, it felt like a consolation prize for people who'd hoped for a woman president.But the process

bzpatriot

bzpatriot

Patriots! How does the EO from 2018 on Election Interference and the recent rule change from the DOJ tie together and bring light to the use of Military Tribunals we've

Meme nurse private 👀

kacsandi_m

1. Drain the Swamp!How many years have we been waiting and watching?This truly is an exciting time to be alive!The bell of Freedom has been rung; Juneteenth is here to

Joanna Cherry QC

joannaccherry

Some follow up thoughts on a great piece by Andrew Tickell: How Scots have learned to love independence in 2020https://www.thenational.scot/news/18970919.scots-learned-2020-independence-feels-good/?ref=twtrec Andrew says; “Now, the idea o

Studio Glibly

NoTotally

I said this about landlords a while back, but the same is true about businesses, even small businesses, when it comes to "we need to reopen or else we lose

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