#Overridden

Serious question. If the scientists were wrong, how could the government have overridden them? It would have been incredible if Boris Johnson had just ignored the scientific advice.https://twitter.com/tnewtondunn/status/1252276447437357057 There obvi

Sherry Frost 🆘 🏳️‍🌈🖤

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ThreadIf you're like me (and you probably are), you've had a hard time keeping track of all the things that Sunono has vetoed this term. Here's the list:HB 1

Governor Gretchen Whitmer

[THREAD] This morning I took a few moments to read a powerful essay written by our former president, @BarackObama, about how we can make this moment a turning point for

Emmett Macfarlane

There are people who think indoor dining at restaurants is safe. They cite the '2 metre' distancing rule as proof. This is a mistake. Let's talk about why. 1/n The

The thing about many of Trump’s leading surrogates, INCLUDING some who wrap themselves in the flag and constantly talk about the military:Even if an audiotape emerged of Trump using crass

Update on the India ban case: we lost! Longer version: the Federal Court yesterday heard part of our challenge to Greg Hunt's declaration under the Biosecurity Act, the non-constitutional arguments.

The Kentucky House of Representatives is now in session. Lawmakers are voting remotely on the Capitol campus, marked their attendance by emailing/texting in to designated managers on the House Floor.

tyron, the creator

counterpoint: at some point the sheer level of hubris from the tories does start to have consequences. the public does notice and it can see through who treats them with

Nate Alexander ✍️+🧠=💰

Use this one psychological SECRET WEAPON to prime anyone’s subconsciousHow can you (ethically) use this secret weapon to your advantage?Let’s find out. *** A THREAD *** Have you ever wanted

The latest issue of @laphamsquart has some great quotes about nature and the climate. All quite pertinent given the hellish drought Australia’s been through lately. “Whatever befalls the earth befalls

It's infuriating how much of our world requires having an insider to find the right magic words for you, or for you to have the right amount of privilege to

Double-Wide Dreaming⭐️⭐️⭐️

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People think @EricHolder covered up “Fast & Furious” bc there was a gun on the scene from an illegal gun-walking operation...Wrong - It’s much more sinister than that!They weren’t trying

The Law Society

We condemn a Home Office video referring to immigration lawyers who provide legal advice to migrants as ‘activist lawyers’.Solicitors advise their clients on *their rights under the laws created by

Wholly inadequate, which is why business and civil society stakeholders have been pushing for more open processes around UK trade deals for over two years.Starting at the beginning there is

6/4: Scotland's Chief Medical Officer resigns over #lockdown trips: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-5217717110/4: SecState @mhclg, Robert Jenrick, forced to explain himself: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8211405/Minist

Sindarina, Finder Of Edge Cases

"COVID-19 tests are going unused due to hospital IT challenges"This is for the US, but I suspect the problem is the same elsewhere; hospitals not wanting to work with external