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Master and Commander

ChrisANethery

*** THREAD ***Why Partisans Can't Counter Disinformation1/ This is not meant as a personal insult of Hillary Clinton, but I want to bring this to everyone's attention, because I think

Varad Mehta

varadmehta

"Among registered voters in the new poll, Biden's job rating stands at 51 percent who approve, 43 percent who disapprove."Great numbers for a president in April of his reelection year.

Dr. Audrey Truschke

AudreyTruschke

Alright folks, a little primer on Hindutva or the Hindu Right Wing, to which presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard has ties. This is meant for Americans without much, if any, prior

Dipak Bhattacharya

deepakbhx

From January 2004 issue of Socialist StandardWhen Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov was sixteen his brother was hanged for complicity in plot to assassinate the Tsar. Later, he himself got involved in

Ian Birrell

ianbirrell

A few choice quotes to recall from the Brexiteer leaders:1) Coming to a free trade agreement with the EU should be "one of the easiest in human history.' Liam Fox,

Dave Tulley

DieFreieStrasse

Thread on the relationship between early Bolsheviks and Soviet power, arising from this conversation - I'll try to stick to primary sources and reputable historical scholarship, and include references.https://twitter.com/proletkultr/status/125064

デイヴィッド (XSPR)

XSPR_DARU

ALL YOU DIE References and Sources in subsequent tweets in this thread, one for each line. Please post extra (esp. better) references/sources under a line's corresponding tweet below. The title

Lindsay P Cohn

lindsaypcohn

If I hear one more person say something like “Posse Comitatus is what makes us a democracy” I’m going to start throwing things. That is so wrong it’s backward. That

Nate P.

QMcCall3

Just listened to this ... and it’s difficult to overstate how bad this could get if states begin making rash decisions about their budgets ...https://twitter.com/bisforberkshire/status/1264557737972830210 The other budgetary concern is

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vegix

I imagine many of us, myself included, woke up with a sense of greater urgency today, after the heartbreaking loss of RBG last night. I believe that we must win

Riseup4Rojava

RISEUP4R0JAVA

Warm-up for the International Week of ActionFollow this thread for updates on some public events happening for the International Week of Actions, 1st November to 8th November!#RiseUp4Rojava#RiseUpAgainstFascism Share with us

Janet French

Jantafrench

I was at an NDP press conference where education critic Sarah Hoffman raised questions about a UCP constituency association’s resolution that will go before members at a Calgary convention later

North County Wingnut Watch

NCWingnutWatch

Its easy to view North County as a relatively politically moderate demographic due to the presence of Camp Pendleton. Perhaps why the activist community, while active, is not as large

OxfordSceptic

OxfordSceptic

A philosophical thread on $TSLA and $TSLAQ1/ This is a society of enablement. This is not to say society is a uniform entity or that there are no obstacles for

Not So Obvious

Not__So_Obvious

So let me give you the perspective of a data scientist on this survey rather than the media pundits interpretation. At any point, ask questions along the way, this isn't

Municipal Dreams

MunicipalDreams

1/ THREAD: a virtual tour of some exceptional housing in the East End. Starting in Fieldgate Street, Tower House: A ’Rowton House’, completed 1902, to house the homeless. Stalin stayed