#Border

Fr. Robert R. Ballecer, SJ

padresj

One of the sadder notes of the Trump saga is all the people who keep repeating: "He's gotten more done in 'x' years than 'y president' in 8!"Think about that

skepticalifornia

skepticaliblog

The number of meth-overdose deaths in America has risen 1,800% since 2000By 2017, deaths had increased 18-fold to 10,333 people from only 578“Mexican cartels dominate the market.They manufacture meth in

Catie Lilly

catielila

How far does #Taiwanese solidarity w/HK extend? After this HKer Tweeted frustration w/friends focused more on #Taiwan2020 v. #antiELABhk s/he's been inundated w/messages against the asylum bill (e.g. TW is

Lee Ⓥ🇪🇺

XIXIANYKUS

THREAD: Brexit was always a stupid idea, completely detached from the realities of 21st-Century life. It's a pipe dream dreamt up in the parlours of those with everything to gain

Andrea Zanin

sexgeekAZ

A quick drop of my "no American politics" rule...On a surface level, I totally understand why folks might not want to vote for Biden/Harris. I wouldn't personally want to vote

Jonah Ven 🐙🐟🐚 李明恩

jonah_ven

Another quick reminder during #AAPIHeritageMonth that if you (Asian or non-Asian) think that Asian people worked harder than other people of color and that’s why we’re doing so well or

Firestarter

Firezstarter1

We deploy our 1st Mountain Strike Corps, what appears clearly to be an Integrated Battle Group with an Infantry Brigade as its core, mobilize Holding Corps, IAF, IN... (ref: Col

Jamie

jamie_agust

We’ve reached forced sterilizations in America’s concentration camps. Detainees weren’t given face masks until late April, & ICE has refused to test those with symptoms of Covid-19. Human beings are

Laetitia Bader

LaetitiaBader

Quick thread on our new report on Ethiopia's shift in asylum policy for Eritreans https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/21/ethiopia-unaccompanied-eritrean-children-risk @hrw For years, Ethiopia has been protecting new arrivals from Eritrea crossing it

Murdoch Stephens

Murdoch_NZ

A little background to how asylum seeking and the refugee quota system work in NZ because I see quite a few discussions going around Behrouz Boochani that conflate them. First,

Mencius Moldbugman

moldbugman

Post your wildest Trump/COVID predictions in the replies below. I'll get the ball rolling with a few. If any of these come true the poster gets eternal Twitter fame. Trump

David Chilton

wealthy_barber

Haven't offered any insights into the economy lately (ok, ever), so here goes:1) The live-theatre business is really in trouble. It was tough enough before Covid but a passionate group

Jim Pickard

PickardJE

in case you thought the idea of building anti-migrant walls in the English Channel is either 1] trolling by Number 10 or 2] blue-sky thinkingI can reveal Home Office has

Daniel Ahmad

ZhugeEX

The government of India is banning 59 Chinese apps, citing national security issues. The biggest app being Tik Tok, which was a viral hit in the country. Games including Mobile

Duncan Robinson

duncanrobinson

The Economist | The Pampers index https://www.economist.com/node/21791190?frsc=dg%7Ce via @TheEconomist Price differences across Europe are often really striking And price convergence has stalled. (Chart from @spignal piece on single market

Daniel Kawuma

Kawuma

What are the options for policy makers to lift the COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda and other nations?Best Case Scenario: (Pending clinical trials)1) A safe and effective Vaccine. 2) Effective Medication