#Elected

How do revolutions--periods of great political, social, cultural uncertainty + possibility--happen? I have been thinking a lot lately abouthistorical contingency (chance)central role of aggressive resistance to change (sometimes mistakenly
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Good morning https://politi.co/39TFgWu  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: LESSER'S NEW PODCAST — State Sen. Eric Lesser is the latest Bay State official to launch a podcast, part of a growing trend that's
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1/ Something very interesting is amuck in Berks County, Pennsylvania.This lawsuit (filed by a Berks County GOP candidate), now withdrawn is the third or fourth time this year, the county
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I’m an academic who studied the rise and branding of the Tea Party in news, but I’m not sure where to put this right now. Maybe in an article soon.
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First of all, our relative ranking that is causing this hand-wringing is based on vaccines ADMINISTERED, not acquired. Trudeau has no control over the former, and if we calculated on
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So, the thing about this NY Post story (which I’m not linking to, but you can find it over on their page if you really want to see it) is
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(THREAD) This is bootcamp. This isn't some random 8 year Presidential term. The events transpiring in our country aren't by happenstance. We are being trained like soldiers are trained in
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THREAD: Trump’s defenders will likely use video of Dems, incl @corybooker of all people, in the impeachment trial today to draw false equivalency with Trump’s incitement. I’ve got a few
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What I learnt on the Twitter this year:1. Doug Ford says "Doug Ford cannot be bought." He does however offer attractive financing terms.2. Erin O'Toole says the CPC to be
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Why I’m upset Republicans are undoing my faith in them & us (a brief thread).For the record this true story involves both an election & a stolen baby.Texas isn’t known
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City Hall Bldg: We've seen that many staff can work from home if they wish > reduces space requirements. It would be good if #LdnOnt elected officials & @CityofLdnOnt staff
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A twitter rant (my first): stop translating the centurion rank primus pilus as "First Spear." This is a false etymology and makes a bad translation. Its seeped into popular culture
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I don’t know what’s dumber when Jason Kenny put Alberta’s dwindling tax dollars into Keystone: that Jason thought Trump would get re-elected or that he could bully the eventual Democratic
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On Sept 11 1973, a CIA-backed coup overthrew Chile's democratic socialist president Salvador Allende & worked to install Gen. Pinochet's brutal dictatorship, who killed thousands, tortured tens of thousands &
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People who don't support #ForceTheVote what exactly are you afraid of? (A Thread) Almost every State during the Primary that had it #M4A the ballot had it win and since
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China’s strategy vis-à-vis Central Asia’s elites is undergoing an under-appreciated change. Beijing is shifting from working exclusively w/ the region’s incumbent leaders to support for pro politicians & even making
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