#Pressure

Hugh Lovatt

h_lovatt

ThreadThere was chatter that Abbas would sign today. But given past dashed hopes, you believe it when you see it. This comes after Hamas and Fatah agreed in July to

Feluda ফেলুদা

DetectiveBilla

Thread-MH episode: Apolitical fool’s observations.1)Media:4th pillar of democracy, is playing it‘s role very well.Antonio Gramsci, neo-Marxist giant, claimed that in a state where well developed media, pressure groups exist, communist

Dan

DaytimeDan

In "White Fragility," Robin DiAngelo writes that white liberals often grasp their privilege the least because they consider themselves evolved already.I've thought about that recently while reading one cringe-worthy quote

Amy Washburn

AIWashburn

THREAD:1) Earlier, I did a thread on terminology related to hunger, re: whether long-term hunger should be referred to as “hunger,” “food insecurity,” or “long-term food insufficiency.” I favor the

Gautam Govitrikar DMD

Gautaamm

One of the biggest cons the western financial system has created is this concept of "good debt".Basically "Good debt is considered to be debt if it helps you get a

Shantyman

Boreal_Gael

Chariots of Iron and Lord Indra's Holy Napalm: A 'Nam thread 'Nam is myth, it is bronze age spirit in the 20th century, uncontaminated by the hypocrisy of it's generation.

Phil McDuff

Mc_Heckin_Duff

In 1995, Eco published "Ur Fascism," an essay in which he described what he saw as the fundamentals of fascist ideologies.https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism/ Fascism, Eco said, was a "fuzzy totalitarianism

Gregory Brew

gbrew24

Keystone XL has been cancelled. Attempts to revive it reflect the interests of select industry lobbying groups and a distinct part of Alberta's political establishment. But the chances of Biden

Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA (She/Her/Anesthesia)

BurgartBioethix

A little on the perils of being an imperfect #ethicist. Being an #ethicist requires a lot of reflection & self policing. Claiming to have authority/ knowledge on ethical

Jed Shugerman

jedshug

I've been getting inquiries worrying that Pence will block the Biden electoral college win when he presides in the Senate on January 6th.Don't worry.Neither the 12th A nor the Electoral

Frank Mitloehner

GHGGuru

THREAD: The @WorldResources believes regenerative agriculture doesn’t have the potential to considerably mitigate climate change. This is incorrect and a group of scientists have pointed out why: http://bit.ly/regenagclear 1/ So,

Tim O'Connor

timoconnorbl

The mixed 470 is going to be a very interesting test-bed for, in effect, an open event. It’s a return to how the class was, before the Seoul Olympic cycle.https://twitter.com/worldsailing/status/1336007569127612418

Aras Pranckevičius

aras_p

Surprise Season 4! Where I try to port a BC7 texture compressor to a compute shader, and after going in circles, return back to Metal. Previous season: https://twitter.com/aras_p/status/1342920648897785856 1/n In

Lord Roger Rotchinson #UBI

rotchinson_esq

The Grand Thread of my ideas to improve society. Hopefully worth reading. Employment cannot be judged as a choice. It's that or the benefit/food bank life, which, let's face it,

Donny

DonnyCass

Dear all, I would like to share with you some notes on the Nambu Type 94 pistol. The Type 94 was designed By Kijiro Nambu in the early 1920's and

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

Despite the massive triumphs of the world's largest corporations and most rapacious billionaires during the covid crisis, neoliberalism is in ideological retreat: more people are more critical of the idea

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