#Electoral

Michael Gray

GrayInGlasgow

Richard Keen, the 4th ever & 1st Tory Advocate General for Scotland, has resigned over Tory plans to break the law. This is a big development - a sign of

Sarah L. Fossheim (they/them)

liatrisbian

New blog post: what the US presidential election can teach us about (in)accessible dataviz.https://fossheim.io/writing/posts/accessible-dataviz-us-elections/ Some highlights: A few sources, like NYT, read all the numbers on the graph, but n

@BillyKaniam

BillyKaniam

Gratuité de l'enseignement: agonie ou mort clinique ?La gratuité est l'unique projet visible qui touche directement ou indirectement chaque citoyen #RDCElle a ouvert la porte de l'école à nombre d'enfants

Jill Rutter

jillongovt

its not really for former civil servants to reminisce about their ministerial bosses.. but the departure of Ken Clarke from the Commons merits an exception (he never stuck to rules

Saoirse, Matryoshka Lesbian (She/They)

lisaquestions

Eject people who hold economic class solidarity above safety for marginalized people from the left, plz.https://twitter.com/DatTransChick/status/1265112276807364611 A decade on and this is still meaningful. The article focuses on misogynist

🌷pantat kau🦋

ikanselarkuning

Every time the PAP salutes its Malay agents as role models, or trots out the first Malay colonel or executive, this powerful passage of James Baldwin comes to mind.A thread

Matt Karp 🌹🦏🇺🇸

karpmj

(24)In June 1862, for instance, Congress passed and Lincoln signed a bill banning slavery from the federal territories—a direct violation of the ruling in Dred Scott. The Court meekly acquiesced,

politi_geek

politi_geek

Absolutist positions inspire more emotion, more passion, than nuanced, moderate, or pragmatic positions do. It's easier to get excited about medicare for all, without greed driven insurance companies than it

=Orange but mostly peaceful=

LynwoodTalks

This may help ease your mind, if you need it...(full text below)https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/10/mailin_voting_will_not_prevent_a_trump_victory.html "Most people supporting President Trump in this election are confident

David Thompson

2Big2Prosecute

I don't think the most significant division in the socialist movement is over whether to put time into GOTV efforts ("electoralism"), or even over whether to do that for Dems.

Michael Harriot

michaelharriot

Thread:A lot of white people were shocked to learn about the bombing of Tulsa from HBO's "Watchmen" while most black people are familiar with the bombing of Black Wall Street.Even

Laurie Macfarlane

L__Macfarlane

Great piece by @davies_will on the centrality of the housing market to the UK’s political economy.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/26/boris-johnson-tories-economy-rising-house-prices-wages This bit is spot on. The housin

Joe Emersberger

rosendo_joe

.@Reuters with a rare article on #Ecuador's upcoming election. Lazy framing in the headline. Rightwingers do not believe "free markets". Nobody does, whatever they may claim. All markets require a

James Wilson

jamewils

It should be addressed at local level, Modi's top down approach is not the solution!https://twitter.com/bainjal/status/1254042345411973121 He has a major role to arrest the import of cases to India. He terribly

Anthony Tordillos

artordillos

Much has been said over the past month on the need for Biden to choose a VP who "meets this moment". Unfortunately, I fear many in the party—particularly white moderates—fundamentally

Allison Gill

allisongill

Now mind you, I’m smart. I have three degrees including a doctorate. I’m a member of Mensa. I was a nuclear reactor operator. This is not arrogance; I’m illustrating that