#Legislation

Luke Michael

luke_michael96

Much has been made of the fact Newstart hasn't increased in real terms since 1994. But why has the freeze gone on so long? Let's look back at how we

Greg Leding

GregLeding

On this day in 1946, the USS Arkansas, an aging, 26,000-ton Wyoming class battleship, sank at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands during the Baker test, the second of a

Dr JBC

jconama_bosco66

Reflecting on Calum’s appearance & tweets after, it’s fair to say many thousands of deaf ppl able 2 lead good lives if not constrained by societal attitudes & weak legislation

Melissa Gira Grant

melissagira

If people are going to blame Kamala Harris for being involved in taking down Backpage—AND SHE DESERVES IT—you also have to blame the entire Senate Judiciary and the National Association

Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️

realchrisrufo

BREAKING: Seattle City Council moves to abolish the entire Seattle Police Department and replace it with a "civilian led Department of Community Safety & Violence Prevention."They want to replace the

EDRi

edri

1/10 Read our new position paper on the EU's #DigitalServicesAct. #EDRi's fundamental rights-based recommendations highlight 3 core principles: Choice, User Control and Access to Justice.https://edri.org/dsa-platform-regulation-done-right/#DS

Scott Roberts 🇿🇦

ScottHRoberts1

I'm enjoying my threads this week, so here's another one for you in the hopes that you are, too.Here's what you need to know about cadre deployment and how it's

China-Cambodia Monitor

ChinaCamMonitor

1. In Sept. 2019, #Cambodia signed a deal with #Laos to purchase 2400 MW of power from 2 proposed #coal plants in Sekong Province. One of these, a huge $1.7

Still Here (she/her)

kristenmchugh22

A brief word for the unintiated: Do you know how long the GOP has been baking disenfranchisement into the system? Let's start with the ULTRA-OBVIOUS stuff, shall we: in 2013,

Mike Madrid

madrid_mike

Time to dispel some misinformation on the anti-mask/anti-vaccine movement. Unfortunately it appears there’s now an attempt to suggest this isnt largely a fringe movement of the alt-right and right wing

Julian Ku 古舉倫

julianku

The bill addresses competition with China through efforts such as increasing international development funding...It pushes humanitarian and democratic values, like imposing sanctions over the treatment of the Muslim Uighurs and

Rebecca Futo Kennedy 🏛️ 🏺

kataplexis

1. I have been avoiding reading the latest conversation published in Eidolon on the state of classics, not the awesome in The first gen series, but the one interviewing people

Stephanie Kelton

StephanieKelton

Yesterday, @jasonfurman tweeted out my NYT piece on the Biden infrastructure proposal. He claimed I had ignored the most obvious way to deal with any inflationary pressures that might arise—i.e.

The Intellectualist

highbrow_nobrow

1. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) blocked a vote on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) last year despite being a victim of domestic violence herself.https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/gop-sen-who-blocked-violence-against-women-ac

ᴮᴱOdette Roulette⁷ 💗💛💙 🐳 (on a partial hiatus)

odetteroulette

I think the reaction to the #KHive, who refuse to back down and be quiet, is a misogynoir reaction, a dislike of women of color, who are the majority leaders/group

Robert Gilbey

RobGilbey

Cyber Reserve....Specialist Reserve....None of this matters if the framework upon which it is built is insufficient for purpose.Let's unpack what is currently on offer for aspiring Reservists who meet the