#Government

Steve Vladeck

steve_vladeck

There's a fair amount of disinformation and misinformation going around about the federal government's legal authority to use troops to help respond to the unrest in Minneapolis.Here's a short #thread

Yascha Mounk

Yascha_Mounk

Most Americans believe the upcoming election will be legitimate—unless their favorite candidate loses. So how can we determine if a) "we were robbed" or b) the election was legitimate?For @TheAtlantic

Matthew Dolan

matthewsdolan

Important local watchdog reporting here: These #Michigan hospitals paid executive bonuses just before #COVID19 pandemic — then got a taxpayer bailout https://www.freep.com/story/news/investigations/2020/10/23/beaumont-henry-ford-hospital-

Austin

austingcommons

It’s striking to me that the squabbling among the US armed services about their roles in a Pacific conflict is taking place around the anniversary of the Falklands War. The

Jonathan Smucker

jonathansmucker

In 2000 I voted for Ralph Nader. I despised the corporate-friendly Dem Party.Nader had no strategy to win or to build political power.The Green Party still has no viable strategy.Organizations

nico

H1FUMIZ

questions for non polish oomfs!! (qrt with answers) what is the capital of poland? what is this? who is this? (hint: eurovision) who is this piece of shit? do

bunny🐰

bxnnie0

Who are the Kurds? [A THREAD] They are indigenous to a mountain region in the northern Middle East. The Kurds are the largest stateless nation in the world and the

Reuters Institute

risj_oxford

Here's a thread with a selection of great journalism on #COVID19. Please share and feel free to add suggestions at the end 1. Brazil’s densely packed favelas brace for coronavirus:

Alex Sakalis

alexsakalis

Glad this is getting international attention. Unfortunately, criticism of this project - and of the government - is largely absent in Greek mediahttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/01/developers-v-durrell-the-battle-over-corfus

Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir

ImaanZHazir

This is going to be a long one, but its important so please bear with me:Health Secretary (UK) Matt Hancock gave a press briefing on COVID-19 yesterday. It should be

Helen De Cruz

Helenreflects

It's important that any governmental spending on Covid-19 relief should carve out funds to pay psychology and philosophy consultants who work on science communication. Those experts could devise strategies that

TheSignOfFive

TheSignOfFive

When one comes across bits like this CM finally cleared the dues of ASHA workers or the PM increased their pay.. Really?! Elephantine, wasteful state administrations were denying pittance to

Ingrid M

iMusing

Morrison spent weeks bullying the Premiers into disaggregating commercial from residential leases, committing to a national “code” for business, and deliberately abandoning the 8 million people who rent their homes.https://www.theguardian.com/austral

Ian Fraser

Ian_Fraser

Old Etonian Dumfriesshire farmer Jamie Blackett prepares to unleash his "dog of war" George Galloway. via @mikewadejourno https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/scotland/sturgeon-is-a-dangerous-demagogue-who-you-must-play-at-her-own-g

Thorongil for Connecticut Governor

Thorongil16

New #ElectionTwitter map Thursday: Oklahoma has historically been a competitive state, electing both Ds and Rs. This is due to settlement patterns, with SE Oklahoma/Little Dixie being settled by southerners

Max Fras

maxfras

Lavrov's first public keynote since the beginning of the war in Ukraine - at the 'New Horizons Educational Marathon' (the other keynote is by Kadyrov) - is a true festival