#Reforms

1/ What we know / is transpiring from last night's @BDL_Lebanon communique re the 25,000 USD saga. First, it seems that the estimate of this is roughly 14 billion USD.
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Today marks 7 years of the anniversary of the Zimbabwean Constitution. In commemorating this special day, I will do a thread on the history of constitutionalism in Zimbabwe Thread
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A thread of positive protest moments from today: Starting with this moment from Flint Township, Michigan. The officer in the video is their County Sheriff, who is also in charge
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Small business accuses Morrison government of an “act of political bastardry” by dropping plans to criminalise wage theft. Says Coalition would be “morally bankrupt” unless it made a new bid
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1/10) Reports that HMT wants to end State Pension Triple Lock. In law, Basic State Pension & New State Pension must rise at least with earnings. CPI & 2.5% components
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The most powerful armed liberation movement in Ethiopia. TPLFA thread http://hirgalin.home.blog/2020/11/25/the-most-powerful-armed-liberation-movement-in-ethiopia-tplf/ The Monster at the End of This Book (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product
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There’s been much focus on that first June debate between Biden & Harris.But in the months after, she went a different angle—as I think this September interview reflects. It’s hard
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1/ Austin City Council members voted to restart cadet classes after a pause to allow the police department to make changes to how it trains new officers. | @AKMcGlinchy https://kutne.ws/3vHIGTy 
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ENDSARS PROTESTS: POLICE PERSONNEL WERE PROFESSIONAL AND EXERCISED MAXIMUM RESTRAINTS - IGP TELLS AMNESTY INT’L•Says Report on Shooting of Protesters by the Police, Not True.The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A
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Dear Nigerians, I know that many of you are angry, and understandably so. We could’ve moved faster and for this we are sorry. I fully understand how many young people
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1/ There have been significant changes to ed during this pandemic. Many of these changes have exacerbated existing educational inequities & some of these "changes" will become dangerous educational *reforms*
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NEW: On Friday the New York Times reported that President Biden is creating a commission to explore adding seats to the Supreme Court. This is kind of a big deal!
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Lot’s of talk about UBI. FWIW, here’s my take:UBI doesn’t replace an effective social safety net.We can’t buy our way out of poverty & inequality perpetuated by successive govts that
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1/ When a country imports high-value and know-how intensive goods, it is worth asking "what do we provide in return". If the answer is "low value goods" or "we export
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.@GavinNewsom: "We have tested 126,000 people in CA. It isn't enough, and as your governor I own that. Many people have had to wait 12 days for results, frustrating you
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Thread on my writings and affiliations.1. First up, I'm nationalist, pro Hindutva and strongly support transfer of temples to their owners. I want Hindu rule in India and a ban
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