#Decades

ZORA

zoramag

From the 1920s to the 1970s, North Carolina had a state sterilization program where 7,600 residents were deemed unable to have children because they were considered “defective, “deviant,” or “feebleminded.”A

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

I've been doing some homework on the economics of social distancing, and its implications for reopening. Not surprisingly, the Trump admin is refusing to do cost-benefit analysis 1/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/23/gove

Rozie Suppozie 🛡️ BlackLivesMatter

rozietoez

I don't want to be treated "as a woman". I'm not a simile for a woman. I'm not a metaphorical woman.I'm a woman. I'm both not "choosing to be a

Tyler Buchanan

Tylerjoelb

The Plain Dealer had 340 reporters just two decades ago. A headline for our age. One news reporter left. Just one.

kanaka dracula

yungwaii

PLEASE READ IF YOU CAN: what's happening on kauai right now: a thread right now, Knudsen Trust wants to develop 110 acres in Koloa and Poipu. the land has already

SquintsPalledorous

UWSquints

As bad at the Pac12 has been, I don’t think they have much of a choice. The #WeWantToPlay movement from players includes a giant caveat: we want to play only

Hassan Javid

HassanJavid_

1. Am seeing quite a few people saying 'liberals' need to recognize how extremism of the sort espoused by the TLP enjoys popular support, and that secular/progressive politics is both

thepolitical "All-White Primaries" cat

thepoliticalcat

OK, my revolting spouse has just informed me that porn stars use laser light to bleach their anus, and that's how Trump knows about "getting the light into the body."

🔥Simargl🔥🐺🔥

Simargl4

“I just put [the ballot] through the copy machine and it comes out the same way”Operatives go house-to-house, convincing voters to let them mail completed ballots.“You have to steam it(envelope)

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

Some families can manage to keep their kids learning and less-stressed. Others, with less resources, won't be able to do so. I suspect the ones left behind will pay a

Ifeoluwa💞

ifeoluwalydia

#WeekendRantsThe Importance of the Season of YouthYouth is the sowing season of our lives. It is the time when we exude so much energy and idealism, and we think we

Tara Dawson McGuinness

taradmcguinness

Tomorrow, my boss, my friend, my mentor @cecmunoz is releasing this amazing book. A few words on Cecilia...https://twitter.com/cecmunoz/status/1237816515476545537 first, @cecmunoz is perhaps the kindest person, I have ever worked with

Shireen

sheermean

It can be simultaneously true that: 1) hormonal birth control side effects are often ignored; medical sexism is real2) the J&J shot should be paused for information-gathering on potential risk

Stonekettle

Stonekettle

You folks are entitled to your opinion. I'll do my best to respect it. But I wonder how many of you defending this guy actually served under people like this?

Melissa Florer-Bixler, Chevy Nova

MelissaFloBix

See if you can name the problems. There are many. Religion = a thing that used to have God's "participation and approval" but doesn't anymore (if it ever did)Old covenant

Alastair Thompson

AlastairJT

A short thread:The key issue with the media right now is it's not about finding facts, it's about claiming scalps.George Eaton celebrated getting Roger Scruton sacked on lies. Has the