#NYTIMES

Eric Blair

protecttruth_

As a psychologist and a student of how people get their news and form their views, I wanted to take a few tweets to respond to this common question in

Adrian Zenz

adrianzenz

THREAD: In this NYT op-ed, I place the new discoveries about coercive labor training & transfer in Tibet in the wider context of Beijing's evolving ethnic minority policy. My core

Leah Stokes

leahstokes

Carbon pricing has dominated climate policy debates for decades. But the solution is ineffective and politically toxic. We need standards, investments and justice to meet this crisis at its scale.My

Ye Shiwei 葉詩蔚

swye105

THREAD: 2018 has seen a diversification of quality reporting and uptick in exposure of the mass repression of #Uighurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities in western #China, by media, academics,

Heidi N. Moore

moorehn

I see there is some debate by "reasonable people" about whether Macron's moves against Muslims are in fact comparable to "far-right fascism." Of course they are. Why would you even

Joshua D. Rothman

rothmanistan

On Friday, the 11th Circuit overturned a lower court ruling and upheld the Florida legislature’s mandate that former felons pay all fines and fees to have their voting rights restored.

Judd Legum

JuddLegum

1. I've been a longtime skeptic of the Facebook @OversightBoard and remain one but I was pretty impressed with the decision it released yesterday.Here's why.https://popular.info/p/facebooks-problem-isnt-trump-its 2. First the @Overs

Voice of Change

voiceofchangee1

What's happening with the #Metoomovement in Egypt, a timeline & thread: In the beginning of July, a sexual assault allegation against Ahmed Zaki, a university student in Egypt, was made.

Whores of Yore

WhoresofYore

This is Olympia, by Édouard Manet. It was exhibited in the 1865 Paris Salon & caused an absolute scandal as it clearly depicted a sex worker. It was condemned as

Emily Galvin-Almanza

GalvinAlmanza

So I was talking with my mom about #DefundThePolice. And she asked me a question: how could what happened to Rayshard Brooks happen, at this moment, in this uprising? How

Rachel Thomas

math_rachel

My talk on "Getting Specific about Algorithmic Bias"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-6YGPrmtYc&list=PLtmWHNX-gukLQlMvtRJ19s7-8MrnRV6h6&index=5&t=0s I like this framework from @harini824 on how different sources of bias have dif

Nidhi Subbaraman

NidhiSubs

"Did you do enough at the Broad to address gender gaps in STEM roles?" @SenDuckworth to Eric Lander at his hearing this am for @WHOSTP Director and science adviser to

Devita Davison

DevitaDavison

There are several reasons the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. is among the world’s worst:1. The U.S. has the world’s largest prison pop., often housed in crowded conditions2. The U.S.

Danny Boy

Care2much18

The outstanding response of Irish people is routinely shit on by a minority, who use emotionally-charged ignorance, in place of facts.The reality here is your dedication to hand-washing and social

Dannielle (Dossy) Blumenthal PhD

DrDannielle

4311Shadow Diplomacy: John Kerry's Meeting with Iranians in Paris Including Kamal Kharazi (May 12, 2018)Q!!Hs1Jq13jV624 May 2020 - 2:23:14 PMhqdefault.jpgWelcome to the shadow presidency of Barack Hussein Obama.Q Why deny

David Roberts

drvolts

1. OK, it's been a couple weeks since my last Trump thread. Time to down some Pepto Bismol & jump back in.First: the US intelligence services that Trump alternately insults