#Citizens

I have heard and read many people, most of them are people i really care about, giving blame equally to state and centre for 2nd wave.I will say that short
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A quick thingBritish identity is kind've up for grabs right now. A lot of people are trying to equate it with displays of flags and stuff, which is really dumb
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2008 global financial meltdownMultiple global Swine Flu outbreaksGlobal oil prices crisisAmongst the many global crisis during MMS tenure & we Indians never felt 1% of it when the world was
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*Begin ThreadDo you know who Charles Rivkin is? Let’s discuss... 2) A couple years ago I stumbled upon a fascinating article titled the Rivkin Project, written 2011 and inspired the
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I'm seeing some serious misrepresentations in my feed, so let's clear things up. Jamaica, under England rule after 1655, engaged in chattel slavery, first w/ indigenous Taino, and then captured
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We continue to fail the #unhoused population of California, and we need to help them.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/08/san-francisco-coronavirus-homeless-shelter I am not some ivory-tower concern-monger: used to commute to San Francisco a
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When the Niger Deltans rose to "revolt" & cut short the oil supply of oil companies/barons, they were asked to select "leaders" & representatives.They had just won a few battles.
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In my latest diary about Huzoor’s tour to Europe last Autumn, I write about several events graced by Huzoor (aba) in France & Germany & some personal stories of spending
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Dear @fortunechasi @MthuliNcubeMaybe because of your position of comfort, you do not realise how the fuel pricing system is affecting business & livelihoods. Why is government buying fuel at US$0.90c
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Here's some good news that's flying under the radar: the Federal Reserve is offering low-interest loans to major US cities, including LA.The program doesn’t go far enough yet, but right
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What is a "Schedule 5 Tribal Area"? We need to really educate ourselves about Tribal Land Laws in #IdeaOfIndia framework - otherwise the chaos wont make sense. I
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French President Macron says Islam is in crisis as it fuels separatism in France via mosques and madrassas.The French invented secularism. In India the notion of "secularism" is used to
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Mixed messages on personal masks, simplified (a #COVID19 thread):Personal masks level up #socialdistancing. When we absolutely can't #StayHome , my mask protects you a bit, and your mask protects me
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Thank you all for your comments on my @Newlinesmag piece. I want to respond to criticism that I focused on Muslim feminists to the exclusion of Armenian (and other) feminists,
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The US is at war, make no mistake. The war has been going on for quite some time using sneaky methods to change way people think. Some suspected but people
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Something doesn't quite sit right with me about many journalists taking turns to talk about how friendly a senior presidential aide was to them, and how they were good WhatsApp
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