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Phillips P. OBrien

PhillipsPOBrien

A thread on the use of federal power in Portland and other US cities today when compared to the suppression of the Bonus Army camp in 1932--and what it means

Project Ploughshares

ploughshares_ca

1/ Seven years ago today, the government of announced the largest weapons contract in its history: a $14B deal to supply the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with hundreds

Andy Mok

andymok

A thread on Confucian view of China and the US: One of the most important distinctions that is drawn in traditional Confucian thought is between a "junzi" and a "xiaoren."

Human Rights Watch Canada

HRWcanada

As we all take July 1st to celebrate all things #TrueNorthStrongAndFree, lets also take a moment to acknowledge the areas where our nation can do better. https://www.hrw.org/americas/canada On the international

🍙 Pisukkaaq the Transient ❄

DanDanTransient

My niece asked me how I would react if she revealed she was a man instead of a woman and I told her I'd take her suit shopping. Don't get

Alexander Kustov

akoustov

I'm beyond thrilled to see a part of my dissertation and the ongoing book project examining under what conditions most people would accept more open immigration policies finally out in

† Ady Betambeau

adybetambeau

Exactly!!!Cases/hospitalisations and deaths mean nothing in their own. Comparison to previous years is what gives context to the current situation.Why don't the gov/media ever give previous years data anymore. Because

anton

atroyn

regardless of whether you agree with any specific policy @micsolana might support, we should all agree that san francisco is worth fighting forhttps://solana.substack.com/p/no-more-clown-shit san francisco has been about reinvention almost

Dr. Cameron Sepah 🤴🏻 🧝🏻‍♂️ 🧙🏻‍♂️ 🤵🏻

DrSepah

1/ As professor & psychologist, I read a lot of evidence-based books & publications to guide my thinking & practice.But I also study the opposite: "street psychology" from pimps, gangs,

A.R. (Actually Republic) Moxon

JuliusGoat

Last thread (I think) on this fully intact gem of toxic bad-faith discourse.Today I'd like to drop in on the aspect I didn't touch, which is the real reason behind

Diversify Tech

DiversifyTechCo

1/ It's #GivingTuesday ! Let's support non-profits who are working on making the tech industry diverse and equitable. 2/ Natives in Tech is building tools for Native communities.https://twitter.com/nativesintech/status/133381285923

Beth

beth_nosnhoj

Thread: This is the speech I just gave to the Media Council“Hi my name is Beth Johnson.Thank you for meeting with me today. The reason I wanted to meet, was

C. Michael Gibson MD

CMichaelGibson

I have questions:1. The follow-up is 2 years after the 2cd dose in the Moderna trial. You cannot enroll if you plan to get another vaccine.If I get randomized to

Ewan Birney

ewanbirney

People's intuition about how "human genetics" works (how DNA variation is distributed around people around the world) and how it relates to "ethnicity" (the boxes people tick when asked to

Wavell Room - British Military Thinking

wavellroom

Evening all and welcome to #WavellChats! Tonight we are talking about the #WarriorEthos. Follow this thread to keep upto date with the discussion. #WavellChats are designed to invite you to

Fateh Singh | MIND SURGEON

fatehshernu

1. “God is there, he’ll take care”Usual bullshit excuse to do stupid, irresponsible shit OR not act at all. He will not 'take care of you’ until you take care

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