#Spectacle

Hughes

TheRealPro7

Today was a great day for Covid vaccine logistics and supply in SA. This was however overshadowed by a spectacle of great magnitude. First things first,let us pray: An Emirates

Stephen Reicher

ReicherStephen

The language of the 'mob' is understandable as an expression of moral outrage. However, with its implications of group mindlessness and psychological pathology, it depoliticises and obscures what happened in

Alicia Crosby

aliciatcrosby

Imma say something ppl may object to but . Last night confederate statues were torn down by the people in Raleigh. I celebrated this but my spirit was vexed as

Matt Karnitschnig

MKarnitschnig

This letter from US senators threatening sanctions on a port in Merkel’s home district (h/t @OlafGersemann) if Nord Stream 2 goes ahead has triggered another round dire warnings from the

Bill Scher

billscher

The John Lewis story that has most fascinated me was how he nearly upended the March on Washington, by preparing a speech for the March criticizing the proposed Civil Rights

Behold A Pale Horse

MostlySunny14

When you look at military intelligence insiders, like Steve Pieczenik and Tore Maras, they are not worried about the outcome of our current national nightmare. (cont) 2)Tore says that it

David W. Congdon

dwcongdon

People rightly balk at this, but this is the idea at the root of Lindbeck’s postliberal theology that formed at least two generations of the leading theologians in the US.

emptywheel

emptywheel

Let's pretend for a minute that this tweet had no role in getting someone fired. Let's look at the logic of it, instead, independent of whether it got anyone fired.

CountessSiunan71🇮🇪🟥

siunanWTF71

I've been thinking about the reaction of the woke left to a number of groups formed in Ireland to challenge the excesses of the left's drift into authoritarianism and their

🍁 Social Distancing Will 🍁

WiIlSama

Black History Fact #3- Yasuke -Almost 500 years ago, an African man arrived in Japan. He would go on to become the first foreign-born man to achieve the status of

Franka Philip

Trinifood

In recent years Trinidad Carnival has been narrowly defined by fetes and mas. Covid-19 has given us an opportunity to look at the national festival anew and find innovative, exciting

Dr. Donna Auston

TinyMuslimah

I am truly at a loss for words over this tacky, macabre, opportunistic necroactivism that exploits the trauma and violence experienced by Black women under cover of advocacy. We are

Ally Garber

AllyGarbs

I would argue that the majority of Nova Scotians (who are following this spectacle) are able to see what took place in the Legislature for what it is - political

Alan Lewis

alan2102z

Followup thoughts on this, including Jason Hickel's excellent thread, linked:https://twitter.com/alan2102z/status/1349025486442266624 Believing this patent absurdity ("coup attempt") is a reflection of the privilege and comfor

Portland Protest Bathrooms

PDXProtestsBR

This is intimidation. Of course they are watching the streams, along with thousands of supporters who are trying to be informed and who donate to the cause. If sympathetic stremers

Alexis Soloski

ASoloski

Hey, so I spent part of the weekend thinking abut theater and if there are even any semi okay takeaways from this disaster year. (Short thread.) One is that I've

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