#Contempt

Hassan A. Niazi

HNiaziii

Thread on the Supreme Court's judgment on reopening shopping malls during a global pandemic. First of all, this is a policy decision for the executive to make after consulting health

Dennis sinneD

dennissinned71

I hope that when we’re comparing @JoeBiden’s chances against @HillaryClinton’s result against @realDonaldTrump that we stop acting as if this or that platform or promise will doom or raise whatever

Tovarisch

nwbtcw

Finally read one of these PMC articles. While it seems basically right intuitively, it feels mushy in the same way most discussion of the "middle class" does. Has anyone seen

Mosh

joeyandmosh

Actually this scenario could be even simpler: Trump doesn't need martial law to achieve his goal- he can simply delay the midterms! And to do that all he needs is

Rohan Grey

rohangrey

"The appropriate degree of anonymity in a CBDC system is a political and social question, rather than a narrow technical question. As discussed above, CBDC would need to be compliant

Izzy ✡︎ בהירה

jewish_bisexual

Antisemitic tropes in Barbie movies: a thread — this is important for two reasons: 1. Because I, like thousands of other children, grew up on these movies and thus had

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

The Chinese film regulator has released a new policy document: "Several Opinions on Promoting the Development of Science Fiction Films," which sets out guidelines for new sf movies.http://www.chinafilm.gov.cn/chinafilm/contents/14

habibi

habibi_uk

*Thread* This is a car bomb, packed with gas canisters, petrol cans, and hundreds upon hundreds of nails. It was parked outside the Tiger Tiger club in London in 2007.

Jessica Price

Delafina777

This. Big companies SHOULD be held to higher standards--because they have more power.NOT because the indie community is morally superior, because boy howdy, it is not. The worst abusers I've

Darth Bader Ginsburg

Disord87

Hi, I'm a former grad student studying malignant emotions, specifically emotions leading to organized violence.I am about to use my training and experience in reading facial expressions to explain what

Lily Mburu

imaraforever

"There is a constant complaint that this constitution was driven by activists who did not take into account Kenya’s political and social realities. It tried to impose some values that

timdunlop

timdunlop

Comparisons between the Morrison Govt and the Republicans in the US don't always work, as we operate in very different electoral environments. But they are kindred in one key way:

Charity Majors

mipsytipsy

alright, i want to say a few words about a topic i am extremely not an expert in: celebrity gossip. namely, Ellen.ALL the caveats apply. abuse and harassment are never

brandon soderberg

notrivia

We can call attention to the inconsistencies of Mosby’s policies and we can question the timing and even the data but articles like this help fucking no one and make

Jonathan Martin

jmartNYT

On FLORIDA...A few more thoughts 1/http://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/us/politics/florida-trump-biden-2020.html I spoke to voters in Venice, Sarasota, St Armands (just across the water) and Longboat Key. Mostly retirees.The bulk of the conve

Community Got Us, SJ

communitygotus

Because of the country we live in, many of us fail to offer people the empathy & care they deserve because we have internalized harmful ideas around physical & mental