#Opinion

So my biggest problem with the whole #DisruptTexts thing isn't their treatment of "the canon" (whatever that means) but their literary theory.It turns every book into an echo chamber. Traditional
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Interesting discussion here between @asfandyarmir and @JJSchroden on public attitudes about Afghanistan, how it might (or might not) constrain decision-making, and how we would know. A few thoughts:https://twitter.com/asfandyarmir/status/13
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The friend / enemy distinction explains a lot about politics. It gives you a heightened sense of the good things your friends do, and the bad things your enemies do.
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skincare advice thread things i wish i knew when i was a teen dealing with acne*disclaimer* i’m not an expert, but this is me giving y’all resources from other
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Just because you’re sleeping with @guywalters... ...doesn’t mean you get a discount on this week’s Hunting Evil epic. More than 200 of Walters’ Mitties gathered this evening for the opener.Who
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making fun of people for being offended at everything is almost as annoying as people that are offended by everything. having pronouns in your bio is fine. not something completely
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I obviously don't know Keira Bell.But I have seen quotes from her that say, in effect, transition doesn't work because it doesn't change one's body enough. Which is... interesting.https://twitter.com/Lux_fae/status/135668915
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My guess is my corner of twitter agrees with the substance of my latest @wsjopinion arguing for more stimulus/relief. So let me flesh out the underlying political argument--everyone will need
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BREAKING: PM is meeting right now with Conservative MPs, as backbenchers threaten rebellion over the govt's plan to break international law.He's telling MPs he wants them to "understand his point
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Your reminder that names are important. Names are important. From a philosophy perspective, they are seminal. They’re so important that they shape our world, and they can’t be easily denied.
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My Turn at a Finale Theory.Q first posts “FISA goes both ways” on September 12, 2018 roughly 45 minutes after Trump signs Executive Order 13848.https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-201800593 FISA - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
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I'm puzzled by the state of the AI community today regarding ethics. It's so difficult to assess that not even @le_science4all has a complete picture. This is very problematic because
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Unpopular opinion: Barack Obama was—in ways somewhat analogous to Lyndon Johnson—ultimately a failure as president. Remember, Obama explicitly said that he wanted to be Ronald Reagan. He wanted to solidify
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Since the TL is talking about Eugenics & the poverty shaming that stems from that..I believe this is a great time to discuss the Eugenics Movement in Britain & America
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Community Colleges are extraordinary, rivaling only branch public universities for their impact on American higher ed. The obsession with elite universities in our elite publications isn't surprising, but it's bad
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This is an old tactic of setting a context to the apology so that the viewers will have a preconceived opinion.Well I don’t buy this apology of yours. A trailer
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