#Politicians

I will be honest: this news has really upset me.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52224513Paul Lambert - 'Gobby' - was unbelievably kind to me when I entered the BBC Westminster newsroom in the midst of
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Science doesn’t have all the answers but that doesn’t always mean that answers are being kept from you and that all experts are in on some great conspiracy that only
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#SheikhJarrah: prominent Israeli politicians—whose rhetoric and advocacy for ethnic cleansing precedes them—are in our neighborhood. The Occupation Forces have barricaded our street in half, protecting the settlers. These fascist pigs
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I am disgusted by casual pejorative references to politicians or Hollywood stars as "pedophiles". Child sexual abuse is real and the damage is horrifying. Real pedophiles exist and are an
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Why should Americans have to bear any costs taking care of people to whom Mexico, or El Salvador, or Honduras,and not America are responsible. Their governments are democracies, so why
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A huge honour to have (slightly) helped craft the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill @CEEbill_NOW This is ground-breaking legislation, and clearly sets out what the UK government must do. There
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. @lisanandy calls for sanctionshttps://theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/27/lisa-nandy-leads-calls-for-sanctions-on-israel-over-west-bank-annexations?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impres
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Politicians as paw patrol characters. A thread
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God damn. And I’m not just talking politicians but behaving in a way that makes people hate you is such a cruel thing. Forcing others to feel like they’re being
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THREAD:Political discourse that is vitriolic & divisive does not. We need to look at building coalitions. I’m sure there are more politicians with progressive views than would let on. But,
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When COVID-19 hit, politicians in Texas used it to shut down abortion clinics. Esmarie decided to safely did her own abortion using pills. Esmarie’s story reminds us why we must
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There's been lots of talk about political media & how to reform it. Here's a clarifying frame:The mission of political media in a democracy should be to create a disincentive
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A few thoughts on this (it’s a long thread though)1) I’m not going to jump on the train calling Mona Fortier unqualified/incompetent etc. That’s premature. It is also somewhat unfair
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One important thing from yesterday’s hearing:Republicans were incredibly rattled by Fiona Hill openly calling them out for acting as if Russian propaganda about Ukraine is true.They were shook.They want to
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It did occur to me maybe a week or so ago that perhaps an economic rationalist might have a different approach to handling the coronavirus pandemic. Since the economy comes
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Biased media, lefty politicians and dumb celebrities have been trying to convince everyone for years that 'Trump supporters are racist'.I've found the complete opposite to be true.Many of the kindest
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