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kain.eth
kaiynne
Something I’m a little concerned about given the recent interactions I’ve had with the BSC and SOL communities is that they seem to be genuinely gaining organic traction. Much more
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Anand Giridharadas
AnandWrites
So....plutes gonna plute. Donald Trump is the head of the snake of this corrupt system.First things first, he needs to be ejected from office and criminally prosecuted.But the @nytimes revelations
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Chris Becker
jcbecker93
Thread: Why do technocrats swoon over mechanistic policies like the EITC but almost ignore unions as an anti-poverty tool? Because technocrats don’t actually trust poor people. The EITC protects workers
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Teri Kanefield
Teri_Kanefield
(Thread) The Future of the GOP: Part IThe GOP is on a collision course with time.Its base of voters is aging and shrinking. The GOP has become a white grievance
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François Benoux
_benoux_
On Wealth1/ Western tradition on wealth has may trends. From classic "ethical work" (λειτούργημα) to the protestant "work ethic" (arbeitsmoral), in all major trends the english Prosperity Gospel is considered
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SG
GREENESJ333
Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, WHAT IS WRONG WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ?Essentially four things. 1) 1. The attitude of “GO ALONG TO GET ALONG” - an attitude that gives the power,
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penitent admirer
loudpenitent
Long as I'm at it today HOT TAKEall the moralistic "why don't Americans sacrifice for the group? why are we all so selfish? surely there is some evil latent in
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Adam Townsend
adamscrabble
Quick thread about a widely media'd but little read "study", the one referenced here...https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/24/us/coronavirus-cases-protests-black-lives-matter-trnd/index.html Economist magazine is distinguished, they t
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Teri Kanefield
Teri_Kanefield
(Thread) Let Them Eat TweetsI just finished reading and I’m ready with a Twitter Book Report.Bonus: It explains Barr's extremism and the Barr-Trump partnership.Spoiler: Trump [and Barr] are part of
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TheParentAdvocate
advocate_parent
Most groups in this article requesting waivers in "Maintenance of Effort" requirements under IDEA have been virulent hostile to this federal law prior to our pandemic. They already enjoy a
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Cory Doctorow
doctorow
Neoliberalism's starting gun went off on 1973, when a US- and UK-backed fascist military deposed Salvador Allende, the incredibly popular, democratically elected president of Chile. 1/ The coup embodied Peter
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Caitlin Johnstone ⏳
caitoz
US Politics Isn’t ‘Polarized’; It’s In Almost Universal Agreement"They do not allow for any mainstream discussion of *IF* the oligarchic empire should continue to exist; all their issues, arguments and
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Thomas Zimmer
tzimmer_history
Republicans are not cowards, but true believers - and pretending otherwise “risks misleading the country about the true depths of GOP radicalization.”@ThePlumLineGS is making a crucial point - and addresses
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George Monbiot
GeorgeMonbiot
1. As another deadline for a deal with the EU sails by, there is still no sense of urgency from the UK government. It’s letting the clock run down towards
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Alexander
tecolotesweet
I’ve been trying to gather my thoughts on this for the better part of the day so bare with me, this is going to be a lot. To every person
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Cory Doctorow
doctorow
In "The Effect of White Social Prejudice on Support for American Democracy," a pair of political scientists used data from the World Values Survey to analyze the rise of authoritarian,
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