#Political

Michael Tracey

mtracey

I think Trump would be on solid ground if he were to argue that Twitter's incredibly stupid decision to append "fact-checks" to his tweets does constitute traditional "publisher" activity, and

Chelsea Cristene 🍎

ChelseaCristene

Something that’s worn me down recently is the amount of people threatening to either not vote or vote third party, then angrily baiting others into “persuading” them otherwise so that

Existential Comics

existentialcoms

If you want to make sense of the current political moment, and why electoral politics under capitalism can never, and will never, serve anyone but the wealthy capitalists, look no

Vishal Ganesan

vjgtweets

Pretty remarkable how well Shri Aurobindo’s newspaper writing holds up, though perhaps this more a testament to the lack of progress in indian political thought... “The barefaced hypocrisy of our

Alex Andreou

sturdyAlex

More importantly, what the Cummings SAGE story reveals is that Downing St believes the sewage is beginning to splash the Prime Minister's feet. As I explained on the @bunker_pod two

Yara shahidi

YaraShahidi

James Baldwin recommendations (A thread): First read: The Fire Next Time (1963) Going To Meet the Man (1965)These texts are a great example of his writing prowess in both the

Kevin Pringle

KevinJPringle

A thread on “now we’re 64” in 2021.Having reflected on the result and the SNP being one seat short of a majority, I think the result we have is on

Old Git

toooldforit

The fact that Dominic Cummings isn't currently the UK media's most sought-after political figure in history, tells you everything you need to know about their integrity.Every senior political journalist in

Ari Paul ⛓️

AriDavidPaul

I don't envy the moral questions facing Zuckerberg, Dorsey, and employees of social media companies. Allow disinformation campaigns or subjectively censor? There's no great solution and they're forced to walk

Stephen Schwartz

AtomicAnalyst

LBJ’s controversial “Daisy” ad—implying his (unnamed) Republican opponent Sen. Barry Goldwater would start a nuclear war—first aired 56 years ago tonight on NBC. Although broadcast only once as a paid

David Reaboi

davereaboi

Why have there been no Trump campaign rallies? He could’ve done a show of force right after the election in each of the contested states. This would’ve been important to

Simon McGarr

Tupp_Ed

I might write to all my local electoral representatives and, separately, their political parties with a subject access request (if I can be bothered).Here are my unvarnished thoughts on the

Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde

AlbrechtS_H

when politicians go on about how universities need to prioritize STEM and other disciplines that are more "job-ready", ask them what their undergraduate degrees are in. How many lawyers are

Mike Gibbs🏳️‍🌈

Mikeggibbs

New York City is now considering versions of lock-down.This is our relentless reality.The premier and CMOH got us into this mess with reckless reopening too fast allowing the virus to

Alfonso Manalastas

not_alfonso

If you shoot a man twice, and in vital areas of the body, you are not trying to neutralize him. You are trying to murder him. And if people argue

Scott Bauer

sbauerAP

BREAKINGWisconsin Republicans have delivered a COVID-19 aid package proposal to @GovEvers that would give the Legislature's budget committee the power to make any cuts in spending it wanted, a provision