#GOVERNMENT

Today I'm excited to post my first maps. I'm going to be looking at the only Republican gubernatorial defeat in Wisconsin between 1857 and 1888: the 1873 elections!Here's the 1871
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So, I removed the info of the person who posted this because I respect them and don’t want them trolled. However, this whitewashed notion of US history, and our failure
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What is happening in Palestine: with sources and petition links Timeline of events:https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/newsbeat-44124396 What is it:https://www.vox.com/2018/11/20/18079996/israel-palestine-conflict-guide-explainer https://helppales
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The GATES of HellPeople are talking of Akwuzu SARS and forgot about SARS Borokiri. I'm not downplaying the horrors of Akwuzu SARS, but I believe that it has a twin
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How do we estimate the "ransom" that Lebanon as a hostage pays as a cost to the economy over the last 20 years. This can only be estimates because some
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On March 15 2020, a pipeline explosion in Lagos killed 23 people.Nigeria’s state oil firm @NNPCGroup said the blast was caused by a truck that hit some gas cylinders. It’s
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Happy Thursday!I'm about to do a thread, as I do every day. This thread is from the Editorial Board, my newsletter. This is my job. This is my livelihood. My
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A thread about #COVID19, colonial violence, and how the English class system is wrecking the country. #coronavirus #ToriesOut #history #SystemChange #JohnsonMustGo This chap is Hugh Trenchard, or “viscount” Trenchard*,
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Recap for week ending Oct 18 2020. Expectations for next week.A thread https://pecuniaprognosis.wordpress.com/2020/10/18/recap-for-week-ending-oct-18-2020/ Historical performance for the week Performance QTD Main Themes of the week The empl
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"How Much Can We Generalize From Impact Evaluations" is out at JEEA!Here's a thread with the key takeaways.... 1/https://twitter.com/JEEA_News/status/1318780863912529920 Impact evaluations have taken off in development economi
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If you’re feeling conflicted about the election and being stuck with Trump or Biden, you’re not the only one. 

Wish you had another option but afraid voting third party is
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Once a day until either 1) quarantining ends or 2) I run out, I will be tweeting a quote from my roommates. Names redacted to protect the innocent. Roommate: “look
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In education, we hear a lot about endowments.How many times have you heard this: Harvard has a $40 billion endowment, so why is tuition so expensive?So what are the rules
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Quite a lot of racist speech is legal in the UK, while some racist speech is against the law.So some overtly racist groups are legal (eg BNP and Britain First,
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Also, it's not clear it is in the US' interests to take those steps.On tension in the US approach as Pompeo is outlining it is we both want regime change
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1) Here are my thoughts about #Quebec's "updated" return to school plan.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/jean-fran-ois-roberge-announces-more-details-in-covid-19-school-plans-1.5680294 2)Masks. In Quebec it will be grad
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