#Political

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ximuoicay

I dunno who needs to hear this but there is a difference between ethnic identity/kinship, nationality, and political identity. An ethnic identity is based on sociocultural factors: the languages we

Howard French

hofrench

1/ There is a certain kind of prominent PR-oriented China-Africa commentariat that quickly began speaking of the mistreatment of Africans in China in the wake of the virus crisis there

The Archive

thearchiveindia

WhatsApp hack targeted Indian journalists and activists, here's a thread on what's happening #WhatsAppSpywareRow

Patrick Iber

PatrickIber

I understand what Fisher is trying to say here, but I think the "Latin Americanization" framework that pops up from time to time is more likely to unhelpful than the

David Frum

davidfrum

People used to say "LOL nothing matters" to marvel that no Trump outrage drove his support much below 40%. Also true: "LOL nothing matters" means that no Trump stunt or

shuyuei

shuyuei

You should know that Mia Khalifa is an actual, blatant fascist who has the Lebanese equivalent of the swastika tattooed on her wrist. This is the symbol of the Lebanese

Me Myself and CP

MemyselfandCP

Oh #WorldMentalHealthDay a day which I despise...(Long letter to follow...)Working for better mental health does not need more awareness. It needs more action, it needs more anger, it needs

Stephen Rogers

soapietrekkers

Thread.....Tbh honest I don't expect any of the fundamental problems in the US to be addressed by any of the parties, ever! R's have gone too far into Fascist ideals

David Roberts

drvolts

This is the dumbest fucking thing I've ever seen.https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1311282192337772546 A quick word on WHY this is dumb, to connect it to something I've been thinking about. One thing you learn

Sam

mastrap84

One of my parents’ friends just DMd me asking if I want to join a political discussion group. I recounted how I left political journalism because I hate all of

Dr Zino

ZinoTrust

Deep down, many Nigerians have lost hope in the possibility of a better Nigeria.Majority, simply want to at least get out of poverty and have some comfort.Others want to leave

Jennifer M. Miller

historianjennie

A lot has been said about this article today already but I wanted to add one thing: these types of arguments have been articulated by leading political scientists for a

Danté Stewart (Stew)

stewartdantec

My white sisters and brothers, let’s move from “I’m sorry” to “Let’s dismantle white supremacy”. One shows empathy—which is so, so important any people’s struggle—but the other embodies solidarity. One

Matthew J. Peterson

docMJP

Thread.The new revelations this week—the FBI agent text messages, the fact that FBI knew Steele memo was based in large part on a suspected Russian spy—aren’t really new. They just

Zikhona Valela

valavoosh

Activist, Jazz and culture icon Dorothy Masuka (her surname should read "Masuku" but colonial administrators didn't care to spell names correctly on birth certificates) passed away on this day in

Jonathan Smucker

jonathansmucker

People who think we can't possibly organize a successful mutiny against the inept old guard leadership of a broken and dysfunctional political party, but who suppose that we can somehow