#Observers

Shirley Tillotson

stillots1

Here’s what one kind of objection to state expansion looks like. From World War II. Thread, on why crisis-led state-building isn’t… so bad. In 1943, as soldiers died in combat

Ali Wyne

Ali_Wyne

THREAD: I'm pleased to share a piece that I've been wanting to write for some time.@susanjakes, thank you so much for helping me refine my thinking and giving the final

Brynn Tannehill

BrynnTannehill

People need to understand, we are in an autocratic attempt now. Have been for almost 4 years. We're about to witness the breakthrough, or near breakthrough, in the coming months.

Josie Huang

josie_huang

.@GavinNewsom just vetoed a bill passed by legislators to protect reporters who cover protests. It would've barred law enforcement "from intentionally assaulting, interfering with or obstructing these duly authorized representative

REXXURECTION

rexxurection

1. The key to understanding how the Obama/Clinton crooks worked is to remember that information, much like money, can be laundered.'Dirty' gossip (launder)becomes 'clean, legitimate intelligence'.All you need is

Alaa al-Ameri

AlaaAmeris

1/ Apologies for having to post a picture of a picture of my original post, but Emad Badi blocked me weeks ago, yet continues to read my criticism of his

H i s t o r yK E

HistoryKE

#HistoryKeThread: Two years into his presidency, in June of 1991, apartheid South Africa’s President Frederik de Klerk visited Kenya. The visit was part of a charm offensive tour to a

Jacob F Kirkegaard

jfkirkegaard

A quick thread on today's @EUCouncil video conference - its basically all to play for, but signs are getting more promising. 1) The MFF is now clearly the vehicle of

John P. Hussman

hussmanjp

The @CarterCenter, which has been involved in peace, human rights, democracy, election monitoring, and global health for decades, held a webinar yesterday on the 2020 election. Below are some takeaways:

Mick Ryan, AM

WarintheFuture

It is 18 days since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Today I explore initial lessons of the Russian military transformation program of the past decade against their military performance

Homer 4 RSL

Homer4RSL

Just want to point out a few things about the whole furloughing at RSL club that casual observers might not automatically take into accounts. Many other factors in play. Thread:

Oath Keepers

Oathkeepers

1) Volunteer anti-looter security in Kenosha, WI are chased by angry mob. One rifleman trips, mob attacks, he shoots several, then regains his feet and walks toward responding police. Eight

Leah Eff

9BillionTigers

The word "fetish" is very misused but I still don't quite agree with this! Here's a thread about the genealogy of sexual fetishism.https://twitter.com/daemonumx/status/1253733805334188032 1. General fetishism:To fetishize a thing is

Alessandro Nai

alessandro_nai

The current events in the USA seem to suggest that we are entering a new stage in #PostTruth politics.We could call it “quantum truth” (or “Schrödinger’s facts”, for the cat

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

So it took a few days, but the media seem to be realizing that the anti-quarantine protests aren't a real grassroots uprising; they're Potemkin populism staged by right-wing billionaires 1/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-the-co

JASON ⚡️MAYDEN

JasonMayden

1. To all my friends and family who have often misunderstood my drive and self determination, I hope that #TheLastDance gives you more insight into my work ethic. 2.