#Political

1/. In March, @Telegraph ran a piece warning that: “Those questioning the govt’s #coronavirus strategy are not only wrong, they’re a danger to the rest of us.”Its intent seemed to
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(Thread)What about all those judges Trump appointed?A little history puts Trump judges in perspective.(In a separate thread, I’ll chart the way forward)Through most of U.S. history, courts have been right
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The Senate will vote later today to confirm Amy Coney Barrett as the sixth right-wing justice on a Supreme Court that is already historically pro-corporate.This is just the latest in
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Why Russia will lose this war?Much of the "realist" discourse is about accepting Putin's victory, cuz it's *guaranteed*. But how do we know it is?I'll argue that analysts 1) overrate
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Here we go. Chair @AdamSchiff gaveled in. Trump Impeachment Hearings have begun at 10:05 amDedicating this thread to @RepCummings who said: "When we're dancing with the angels, the question will
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The worst things that ever happened to politics is the adoption of the Left/Centre/Right framework. It’s limiting & flawed and does not accurately represent people’s reality or thinking.All it does
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POLITICS OF THE PARLIAMENT BUILDINGThe political culture of our country is becoming increasingly toxic.Never before have we seen such a binary situation where the opposition parties believe their only job
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1. Difficulties are very interesting, especially extreme difficulties. Difficulties empower our enemies, known and unknown. They strengthen those who hate us, provide a platform for gleeful renunciation. #Illuminare 2. When
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I think a lot about the fact that biological anthropology really should be taught in fashion courses because the idea that one can make universal assessments about what bodies do
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Can you imagine the outcry if a group like the Football Fans United (or whatever the name) marched into London, blockaded everything they don’t like, and demanded more attention was
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The scientific community is emphatic: there is no evidence that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese lab. This WMD-style conspiracy theory has been promoted by Trump and legitimized by the @washingtonpost
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1/. Two hundred years ago, a slab of Purbeck stone was set deep into a hillside overlooking LondonCalled the Free Speech Stone, it is a place where people have gathered
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This month, US courts ruled that the government's massive spying program was ILLEGAL, vindicating @Snowden for blowing the whistle on the government’s crimes. So why is this hero still exiled
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“Amid criticism, Secretary Wilkie won’t commit to removing Nazi headstones from VA cemeteries”. There’s very important history & context around this position taken by ⁦⁦@SecWilkie⁩. This is not out of
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1) New Thread Time (Warning VERY long)Cancel Culture vs Imbalanced Power Structures So this discussion brings me to clarify a few things, because twitter SUCKS for nuanced debate, but hey,
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Summary of today's gist: A thread.1.Rema woke up and started dragging imaginary people, He said he was rich before fame, but couldn't afford to buy beats.He said he stole Eric's
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