#Fact

Busi Anti-Austerity Sibeko

SubiBuseko

[A thread] on the the economic theories and models underlying IMF stabilisation programmes, and some outcomes.Note how the letter of intent from South Africa authorities reflects IMF thinking Notes from

Antifa Tractor Total Landscaping Shark

DarthMamaShark

I wanna say something about reading books actually *written by* members of a group you aren't a member of:I was once partnered with someone who really lacked empathy. Truly. Why

Comrade Fudge

HNIJohnMiller

Most of what I write isn't understood by most of the people who read it.That's fine. I don't actually like most of the people who read my stuff. They're reactionary

K. Chen

tznkai

So @ne0liberal made a serious error in claiming"businesses that are negligent or break the law ... do not get liability protection". The linked Skadden article/pitch/service for their corporate clients laid

Lewis Goodall

lewis_goodall

Been speaking to several London frontline doctors working in major hospitals. Picture isn’t great. One: “it’s a bit like a warzone. I’d say not far off where we were at

Rebecca Fachner

rebecca_fachner

Charles Sumner thread!!This thread is inspired by a picture from the terror attack on the US Capitol on Wed. I’m not going to copy or otherwise link to the picture

gab.ai/murali

muralipiyer

My apologies for RTing this forbes article earlier.Except for the conclusion paragraph quoted below, rest can fully be skipped.The author talked to 35 people and tried to play politics instead

aleeza

aleezagroks

Someone from the @TrustlinesFound community this week asked how UBI on #Trustlines would differ from @CirclesUBI. It’s funny because I’ve been asking the same question myself since discovering Trustlines existed.

a wayfinder

wayfinderfenix

Every perception, every "rational" thought is pre-gated thru emotion, below the threshold of conscious awareness. Far from irrelevant, or mere "chemical reaction," emotion is the very foundation of thought. "Reason&

Ted Jackson

MimosahSka

Miriam Margoyles said the coup she describes was "years in the making". Therefore she wasn't describing a *single event* such as one election, but a process.Despite being a professor of

Steffen Lüdke

stluedke

In an interview with FAZ, #Frontex Director Fabrice Leggeri claims that asylum seekers in the Aegean turn around voluntarily as soon as they see the Greek Coast Guard. (He thus

Brett Favaro

LetsFishSmarter

Ok folks I need to get something off my chest. I think I have a solution to the Open vs. Closed publishing war. It would require a *lot* of change,

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

There's lots of reasons for the renaissance in "newsletters" (what we used to call moderated mailing lists), but top of the list was the realization by all kinds of companies,

Frank💥

CobhamCFC

FERNANDO TORRES: One of the best strikers of our generationA THREAD: Fernando José Torres Sanz is a former Spanish footballer who played as a striker. Starting his career in Atletico

Lyman Stone 石來民

lymanstoneky

So, the Romney plan is interesting.Yes, it pays for itself by cutting some other benefits for kids.But the Niskanen Center's analysis suggests *even with* those cuts, it reduces child poverty

Erik Loomis

ErikLoomis

This Day in Labor History: December 25, 1831. The Baptist Rebellion began in Jamaica. This slave rebellion of up to 60,000 people, put down over the next couple of weeks,

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