#Response

1) Some extraordinary polls came out today.CNN finds 58% of Americans say Trump's response to protests has been "more harmful."Ipsos finds 59% say Biden would do better at reducing violence.This
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With the election a mere 3 days away, although I have no voting power in the US, I'd like to offer my endorsement for Joe Biden. (read full thread) To
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Why mecha and robots have a place in fiction, a thread : this thread is a response to a, frantically stupid tweet. But, despite it's stupidity, it asks a good
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Here it is, my UK journalism lowlights of the year:1. Laura Kuennsberg jumping into Pippa Crears' mentions to defend Dominic Cummings after getting a text from.... Dominic Cummings 2. The
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The @internetarchive is a library, and, like any library, it is allowed to scan the books in its collection and circulate them to its patrons (under precedent set in the
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The Trump/Barr goon gestapo in Portland is blatantly fascist on multiple levels but it also seems like the majority of analysis on this topic still VASTLY underestimates the degree to
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A good friend of mine has brought the fourteen properties of Umberto Eco's 'Ur-Fascism' to my attention. It made me wonder how many of them apply to the rule of
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THIS Thanks, Tori! https://twitter.com/eidolon_journal/status/1334903558022508549 Can we address the cruelty and violence of many Classics programs' language expectations and translation exams? This colonial legacy is doing a great job
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The raging narcissism, particularly of the cosplaying men who now deny that they wanted no part of any of the seditious stuff, is striking. Men who have a huge reserve
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More expressions of solidarity, more external media attn and public interest are needed for the longest, largest protest in history. Punjab = breadbasket of India. The work of these farmers
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RT locked Jew The problem with Labour antisemitism was not that (some of) the right of the party criticised it, it's that the left of the party engaged in it.
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The reporting on the GOP claims about irregularities continues to use inexact language about the affiants. Stories should be VERY rigorous about whether a claim is made by someone who
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THREAD:WHY EUROPE LOSES TO RUSSIA AND CHINA:Let us have a look to what led to the complete failure of @JosepBorrellF who was completely humiliated in Moscow. It is a strategic
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A wee story that came back to mind yesterday, it involves former News of the World Editor and chief advisor to Prime Minister David Cameron Andy Coulson, and, to this
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THREAD: All about today’s argument in #Fulton v. Philadelphia. Both the Justices and the parties agreed that Catholic Social Services, Sharonell Fulton, and Toni Simms-Busch do vital work to protect
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THREAD:In today's class discussion, I asked students to come prepared to share a response to:What does it mean to feel safe?Here is what my grade 2/3 students said: "When I
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