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Wokal Distance
wokal_distance
1/Free speech is about which of these to thoughts comes to mind first when someone says something you hate:"It's a free country" Or"let's find out where he works."The first is
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Andrew Stroehlein
astroehlein
Now that this has been thoroughly (and rightly) mocked, can we talk about how disturbing it is that Trump supporters see no problem with it? Some 40% of the US
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ETori impunity is undemocratic đ
ETori
suppressing emotion for a long period makes you sick by activating your stress response this is why racism is a public health emergencystress in the body leads to all sorts
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Anders Ă slund
anders_aslund
Why low oil prices are good:1. When oil prices were low 1981-2000, the world went through the third wave of democratization. Low oil prices breed democracy. 2. The 7 rich
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Greg Sargent
ThePlumLineGS
Memo to the media:Please stop claiming that the Mike Flynn unmasking "boosts" Trump's attacks or "gives him an election issue."It does not do anything of the sort. Merely by saying
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B. Allen-Ebrahimian
BethanyAllenEbr
Super weird false dichotomy here. Most Muslim-majority countries that are somewhere on the spectrum of democracy has experienced grassroots demonstrations against China's oppression of Uighurs, and have taken some measures
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Walter Shaub
waltshaub
This topic, which I've raised on Twitter from time to time, may seem dry and bureaucraticâwhich is why it doesn't get much coverage. But it's the most important issue of
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Peter Atwater
Peter_Atwater
With apologies for the long thread.At its core, illusion is about momentum. To grow the crowd, action must intensify. It is all about the expectation of what is yet to
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Against Everyone With Conner Habib
ConnerHabib
1I grew up in Eastern PA.Let me say that many people in the area are desperate for a sense of meaning.Theyâve found it in defying authority - but some donât
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Inside Edition
InsideEdition
For our 2nd edition of #IETheIssue, weâre examining the modern misinformation landscape. In this piece, we report on how the CIA used disinformation to support the violent âJakarta Methodâ in
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Jared Yates Sexton
JYSexton
America was founded on both the concept of the government deriving sovereignty from its people and legalized white supremacy.Now, with Trump threatening to mass murder black Americans, we're watching a
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Magen Cubed, Witch King
magencubed
Every "Batman should retire the cape and dedicate his life from social programs" is the desperate ideological rattle of a culture convinced that media should perform your values, because if
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Yehia Mekawi
yehiamekawi
Iâm exhausted. Like my peers, my friends, Iâm exhausted. Iâm supposed to get on a flight in five days to go home for the first time in seven months, and
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Rafi BSingh
RafiBSingh
British people are a complicated sort. They're as politically liberal as anyone apart from Americans. Yet when it comes to national struggle, they are ruthlessly authoritarianNo one I know wants
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Jared Yates Sexton
JYSexton
People need to understand that Donald Trump is an authoritarian and that authoritarians are defined by their insecurity and incompetence.They are incapable of forming communities, will inevitably make a problem
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Seth Abramson
SethAbramson
WhoaâI just realized that some reading this feed may not know that one of the reasons I've been so upset today is that yesterday Trump basically abolished the FDA, as
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