#Citizens

We are living in the era of state capacity. Government competence became the difference between life and death, freedom and tyranny.My long read for The Weekend @Australian’s Inquirer puts Victoria
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1/8 Never forget that when Karl Manke, 77-year-old semi-rural Michigan barber, scared for his livelihood with bills piling up, wanted to open his shop following strict personal protection directives, the
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Since some of you are trying to compare Singapore’s National Service (NOT referred as military service) with Sri Lanka’s proposed military service, here are a few facts you should note
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1/ I have chosen a life of advocating for Palestine. It is the work I do & enjoy. Every now & then I reflect on what that means and some
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This thread is straight from my heart about whatever I have learnt in since June1. Only a few people in Politics care for citizen2. Bollywood is a vicious Cult3. India
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For those of you in our nation who seem to think that our military need your assistance in fighting for our nation and taking down our domestic and/or foreign enemies
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Renewable energy (wind + solar) has been taking off in #Australia for sometime. Now ~25% of Australians own rooftop solar. Yet, larger projects are left to private corporations (both domestic
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Thought experiment: What if the majority of Americans got to pick the president, the Senate majority and the House majority? What if there were no gerrymandering and no Citizens United?
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1/ Lot’s of cyber noise about today’s SCOTUS opinion. My thoughts on one aspect. The opinion highlights what lawyers refer to as “prudential” considerations. The Court ruled on the narrowest
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It’s just a mask.It’s just six feet.It’s just two weeks.It’s just non-essential businesses.It’s just non-essential workers.It’s just a bar.It’s just a restaurant.It’s just to keep from overwhelming the hospitals.It’s just
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You have to be very naive and dumb about Indian politics if you are not able to decide what MEA meant in its statement. Thread on govt propaganda against its
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During the #schoolsthinknext conversation 2 about collaboration, I made the point that the global issues embraced by students are not being pace-matched by the education system. Typically, I left thinking
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Suspect was on parole for grand theft. Then arrested in Dec 2020 for DUI & driving stolen vehicle. Again in stolen vehicle today when he killed a pedestrian.Car thieves (esp
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JANUARY 2021 SHAHEEN III MISSILE TEST: WHY DID WE TEST?In January 2021, Pakistan tested Medium Range Ballistic Missile Shaheen-III (capable of strategic warheads) and immediately we observed intense disinformation and
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(1/6) I'm a human rights lawyer who has in house arrest in the U.S. without trial for 18 months after I helped win a $9.5b pollution judgement against Chevron. #FreeStevenJust
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Won't be much longer until somebody in the Democratic party is going to say this. "This country CAN'T TAKE FOUR MORE YEARS OF THIS. And if Trump by some miracle
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