#Policing

Collective action problems and Covid: a thread. Many people, rightly, point out that Covid is not just a matter of individual choice, because it is a negative externality. Mary's behaviour
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It is heartbreaking that my city, Minneapolis, is trending, again for a police murder. I've spent the last 3 years working on a project on police reform in Minneapolis that
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Police Reform - Why Governors Should Be Protesting Too! To be honest I feel for a few of the Governors who have been trying to respond to the legit demands
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A useful way to think about how protests work is a cascade model. Before a standing ovation, folks look around to see what others are doing. Signals from media +
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Thread: Expressing Muslim sentiment through Bollywood songs It is said that there's a Bollywood film song to fit any situation. Most useful are the filmy sad songs that, at least
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I don’t begrudge their secrecy either, but how exactly are the ~60% of White men who vote GOP ever going to evolve away from misogyny if not even the women
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I was just discussing this with my b the other day. A complex mess of things has contributed to contemporary identity culture in the West that presents fandom/consumption as identity.
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On my last day at @FiveThirtyEight here are some of the projects I'm most proud to have worked on:This interactive that lets you see how well-calibrated our forecasts have
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It's not even June and this fucking nuclear-waste is already being put on my TL.I'd have just blocked, but then I saw this individual attacking and demonizing the split attraction
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This has certainly been a tough year. At this time. I think it’s more important than ever to be thankful. Here’s my list. (A thread. Not sorry) Dr Anthony Fauci
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So the ad-hoc cmte on Police Reform concluded quickly & quietly after hearing the report back on alternative models for non-violent crisis response and public comment in support of keeping
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Trans issues might best be treated through the lens of Religion. The West has developed a lens for secular religious tolerance. You respect the people of a religion, but you
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A lot of conversations arguing about the terrible Democratic party messaging, I would like to share a thread about what's at stake with a sloppy campaign +gerrymandering +dangerous populist, rising
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Alright, America. Let's talk about economics, labor-theft, wages, big-donor lobbying, why billionaires exist, and why they should not. If any of this stuff has baffled you, I hope this clears
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Today would have been Eleanor Bumpurs' 102nd birthday if NYPD hadn't killed her during an eviction in 1984 over $400. When you think about the millions of people who are
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This is a thread for white people who feel overwhelmed and worried about how to do the ‘right thing’ right now: My young adult life gave me a lot. Not
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