#Poverty

Peter Young (The Austrian)

TheAustrian3

Weimar Germany's hyperinflation provides perhaps the most dramatic example of the destruction that ensues when money dies.This 16 tweet thread summarizes Adam Fergusson's definitive account, and explores the lessons we

Cookie Hiponia Everman

cookie_everman

as we wait w/ bated breath whether or not the US will vote to impeach our seditious President, i find myself at this place again. my body is reliving trauma

Colleen Murphy

drcolleenmurphy

"Reconciliation" is the new buzz word in US political discourse right now.We do need to reconcile. But reconciliation requires meaningful accountability for wrongdoing. It is not achieved by simply 'moving

Rohana Rezel

rohanarezel

Did you know about the "naked official," the CCP apparatchiks who obtained permanent residency and stashed proceeds of crime and corruption in the West and fled China when things got

Dr. Cameron Sepah 🤴🏻 🧝🏻‍♂️ 🧙🏻‍♂️ 🤵🏻

DrSepah

1/"Despite our Disneyland culture, some men around thirty-five or forty will begin to experience ashes privately, without ritual, even without old men. They begin to notice how many of their

Jillian Jorgensen

Jill_Jorgensen

A virtual meeting of the Panel for Educational Policy is getting underway. On the agenda: the contract with test-maker Pearson to provide a gifted-and-talented entrance exam to be given this

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

Reluctantly concluding that entire SW US (SoCal, Nevada, AZ... western US sunbelt) has more than its share of grifters. Perhaps the mix of good weather, old vulnerable people to exploit,

matthew remski

matthewremski

Following on yesterday’s “Nazis loved yoga” thread lede: from the 20th C on, this love has at times been mutual. This helps account for today’s hyper-aggressive, body-shaming, magical health libertarianism

Cait S. Kirby (she/her)

caitskirby

Today is #StutteringAwarenessDay and a #presidential #debate day in which a stutterer will likely be bullied by another candidate.This is a polite request that, if you do not currently stutter,

Toronto Prisoners' Rights Project

letstalkjails

THREAD:Everyone knows that @Bell Canada’s #BellLetsTalk campaign has been raising money for mental health since 2011.What few people know is that Bell has been destroying mental health conditions in

Iromi Perera

iromip

A long thread: Ever since my coffee-drinking-armchair-self became a bit active on twitter yesterday, many people have messaged me to better understand why I'm so opposed to high-rises for the

Titus

TitusNation

I’m gonna explain why I’m a democrat now. I had voted for Reagan and for HW Bush. I may have even voted for W, after 9/11 as a sympathy thing.

Unathi Kwaza

Unathi_Kwaza

https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/ons-bou-om-te-blyOns bou om te blyFlip Buys | 04 February 2021Flip Buys writes on Solidarity and Afrikaner survival in ANC ruled South Africa Many years ago a visitor arrived unannounced at our

igorvolsky

igorvolsky

1/ If you’re surprised that extremists stormed the Capitol, don’t be. These domestic terrorists & their enablers within GOP & conservative media have fomented dangerous & racist conspiracy theories about

Roadkill Wallaby Reef Foundation 🌎💦🌴🦘🐨🦅🦇🦜

Karmageddon67

So, let’s all put our blinkers on, drink some more kool-aid, update our memberships to the Flat Earth Society, nod approvingly with George Monbiot & ER... and pretend none of

Dipesh Gopal

DipeshGopal

1/THREAD about why race is in the @NICEComms hypertension (blood pressure) guidelines and why it should go: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng136 @MedCrisis and I read #AngelaSaini's book "Superior" and were horrified at

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