#Unprecedented

Chad Pergram

ChadPergram

1) Democrats will cling to a majority in the House of Representatives when the 117th Congress begins January 3. Or will they? As we always say in this space, it’s

Amit Schandillia

Schandillia

[THREAD: THE GANDHIAN TYRANT]0/29This isn't a new story; wrote this some time last year but for Facebook. So still a first here. It's about a journey. Of a nation from

Damon Jones

nomadj1s

A few days ago, the University of Chicago, i.e. the president and provost, emailed the campus with a subject mentioning “public safety”The email starts out by calling for an “examination

Sam Connor

criprights

So many of you are writing from the perspective of the entitled.Because the businesses have Jobkeeper, it’s the workers, who have been laid off. The crips who have been locked

Andrew S. Potts🏳️‍🌈

AndrewSPotts

On the 5th anniversary of the #ParisAgreement, the General Assembly of @ICOMOS (the global cultural heritage NGO) has overwhelmingly voted to declare a Climate & Ecological Emergency. A THREAD /1

ARTICLE 19 Campaigns | #Act4Expression #KeepItReal

Act4Expression

Have you heard?We recently launched #KeepItReal, a campaign which aims to open a debate on disinformation and #FreedomOfExpression with young people in #Ireland.But what exactly is disinformation?And how does it

Arash Kolahi

ArashKolahi

One of the last lines of defense against critiques of capitalism is that despite all of its flaws & shortcomings, at least capitalism fosters unprecedented innovation.But, as we will prove

सञ्जय खेतारे

khetaarey

Thank you, Janak Sir for giving me the platform to share my thoughts. Let me take this opportunity to share innovative methods that social researchers can adopt during this uncertain

Matthieu Hafemeister

matt_haf

1/ Let's talk predictions for fintech in 2021In 2021 fintechs will need to innovate on their go-to-market strategies as much as they do on their products:I discuss how offline is

Jack Wrenn

tenellous

This chart has been making the rounds, generating predictable responses like “China is a #surveillance state!”, “London is №4‽”, and back-patting that $CURRENT_LOCATION isn't anything like China or London!Well, pervasive

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

The past months have seen several new concerning variants identified in regions across the globe. A thread about the new variants we're seeing in different parts of the world, what

Tore Hamming

ToreRHamming

After 5 years and 3 months of work I finally defended my PhD thesis earlier this week. It was an extremely emotional experience and I am overly happy and proud

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

We are in an extraordinary moment, but not an entirely unprecedented one. Since the earliest days, societies have had to cope with disasters that wiped out the ability of everyday

Kelsey Popovich

KelseyPopovich

Are you in Oregon right now? Have you spent time in Western Oregon prior to this week? Unless the answer to both those questions is “yes,” you can’t know what

The Editorial Board

johnastoehr

1. There’s nothing wrong with treating American politics like a sport as long as everyone involved in the competition is playing the same sport by the same rules. 2. There’s

Lara Putnam

lara_putnam

wait wait wait. halt presses. talk about burying the lede. yes I know pandemic coup collapse-of-democracy etc. but PEOPLE@davidshor is on team Yard Signs *Do* Vote http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/468275/28385878/1608653961717/rs248tra

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