#POLITICAL

Peter Arenella

arenella1

1]One of my personal heroes, Cong. Lewis, {a man I met only once in Selma, Alabama before he was beaten by "deputized" KLU KLUX clansmen and local police} has died.

Matteo Baccaglini

mattbacc0307

Many UK student unions have debated 'beef ban' motions. Enfield Council has said it won't serve meat at events it caters.These meat bans risk distracting climate campaigners, taking political energy

Andrew Phelps

andrewjphelps

A note to my emergency management colleagues here in the US on the eve of the 2020 election. In the next 24 hours or so, we will likely learn who

The Leave Alliance

LeaveHQ

Trade wonks argue against diverging from the EU but it betrays a certain ignorance of the volumes of EU rules that have no bearing on exports and should never have

Dylan O'Connell

JudgeDyl

This is sad. Taking this as it is, there needs to be further conversation about the far right in Ireland. There's a consistent threat that's beyond demonstrations.https://twitter.com/stebreen/status/1346396355653201921 Violence from

John Dickson

johnpauldickson

WHY STUDY HISTORY? WHAT’S IT GOOD FOR? 1. Good history should exist if for no other reason than that bad history already exists. People often use history-telling for political ends—selecting

Gareth Millward

MillieQED

Been a while since I could class myself as a historian of voluntary action, but... I have at least done the reading. So much is wrong here.https://twitter.com/tinastowell/status/1333052773877821440 Save The Children

Adam Townsend

adamscrabble

Is John Lewis' legacy 60's hero, or giving it back?2015: Unemployment rate of 8.2% in his district vs state average 5.5%, national avg is 5%Poverty rate 17% vs 13% nationallyFBI

Dr. Mary Lynne Dittmar

DittmarML

This thread is my own. (1) Republican legislatures prevented states from counting early/mail in ballots. (2) The majority of early/mail in votes were cast by people voting for Biden. (3)

Dr. Rob

Rob_Tarzwell

If you follow #medtwitter, #epitwitter or #covid twitter even cursorily, you've probably noticed a serious freakout over political interference in an obscure journal you've likely never heard of before: MMWR

BBC News Africa

BBCAfrica

THREADIn the lead-up to Madagascar’s 2018 Presidential elections, teams of Russian 'tourists' and 'observers' were spotted on the island. Who were these Russians? What were they doing in the country?

Jon Ward

jonward11

So we need to educate people: you do need the Postal Service to receive your mail-in or absentee ballot but you do NOT need the Postal Service to deliver, ie

Lewis Mudge

LewisMudge

THREAD: 1/10 An under reported #COVID-19 story has unfolded in #Burundi. Since March, the government was telling people that the pandemic would never hit the country because it was protected

Anick

IntersexAF

Quick thread:Intersex is a term that SOME people who are born with a variation of sex development still choose to use. In terms of medicine, it's outdated and professionals tend

Nadim Shehadi

Confusezeus

Very useful background to the "negligence" that caused the tragedy in Lebanon by @glcarlstrom of @TheEconomist https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2020/08/06/its-unbelievable-negligence-even-on-the-scale-of-the-perennially-negligen

Cassie Miller

cassiepmiller

With 5 more Proud Boys getting arrested today, here are some things I have written about them over the years. In short: they have always used force and violence to

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