#Legitimacy

Barrister's Horse

BarristersHorse

Trump thread:1. If the impeachment process were successful, Trump would be removed from office. But as hearings in the Senate last many days, if not weeks, Trump will have left

Justin Borg-Barthet

JustinBBarthet

1. It looks like Malta's gearing up for a fight over its so-called "Citizenship by Investment" scheme. A thread with a couple of basic thoughts on why Malta's arguments mightn't

Pete EVANS

911CORLEBRA777

CHINA ; THINGS THAT DON'T ADD UP [THREAD]1/ Even prior to COVID19, China's economy was in serious decline. The timeline for this decline is significant, & may explain some of

Javier Ruedas

jruedas1

I’m working on a #nonfiction #kidlit #biography of Roman Empress Galla Placidia and I don’t tweet about it nearly enough.I thought I’d write about the powers at her disposal as

Asia Elects

AsiaElects

Syria: The legislative elections taking place today across Syria are not free nor fair so our coverage of the election would be providing unneeded legitimacyInstead we want to present the

Whores of Yore

WhoresofYore

This is Julius Fromm (1883-1945), he was a Jewish-Polish immigrant who moved to Germany with his family as a child. Fromm invented the condom vending machine & the “cement dipping”

Ruth Braunstein

RuthBraunstein

THREAD: Many right-wing groups (incl. many that aren't “religious”) are bound together by a mythical history of a Christian America that must be preserved. Yet we often conflate 2 versions

Rob Laker

RobLaker

Winifred Coombe Tennant at the League of Nations THREAD 3International Humanitarian or National Representative? Coombe Tennant, the Opium Trafficking commission and the Hong Kong dilemma.In 1922, Coombe Tennant became the

Robert Saunders

redhistorian

The big story in Parliament today really isn't which of three bad options the Opposition parties will choose. It is the absolute travesty of parliamentary democracy that is about to

Steve Schmidt

SteveSchmidtSES

I find it necessary to reach for the language and colorful colloquialisms of my native land, New Jersey, in order to express my feelings about today’s event in Bedmimster. It

Alexander Lee

alexander_c_lee

Biden’s decision to quote St. Augustine in his inauguration speech today is really *very* significant - much more so than you might think. A short thread... [1/n]#InaugurationDay It all

Actually malicious, no actual malice

apark2453

All of the "if the President did something so profoundly unconstitutional as to trigger the most massive constitutional crisis since the civil war" catastrophizing is always "true" in the sense

Steve Schmidt

SteveSchmidtSES

This is a moment of global jubilation and profound relief. It is also a moment that requires vigilance and presence. This decision will kill Americans at a moment when

Natascha Strobl (English)

Nat_Strobl_eng

Here's a quick #NatsAnalysis of Trump's statement. It's only a minute long and that's a stark contrast to Biden. He's doing the sandwich approach again. He hides what he needs

Ali Velshi

AliVelshi

1/13I talk a lot on this show about expertise. I’m an expert about nothing except snack foods. But I’m big on expertise. Which is why, as I take stock of

Francesca Chiu

chiu_francesca

Thread: This is a thread about “laam caau” 攬炒, a popular term originally adopted by some protestors but which is now also frequently used by the pro-govt camp to frame

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