#Political

It looks like @Facebook has removed a number of anti-5G conspiracy groups from its platform. At least three influential anti-5G Facebook groups have been taken down since Friday, including Stop5G
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If we step back from the faux-rage at supposed anti-Catholicism against SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett the big story here remains the fact that there are SIX Catholic on the
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I know that complaining about media under-reporting of climate change is to howl at the moon, but the lack of focus on the net zero part of the Tory manifesto
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I, a historian of racial capitalism, explained redlining to my white neighbor today, who responded "but how was that legal?" in literal disbelief.Always amazed at how little white ppl know
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Article 370 & 35a were included into the Constitution of India in an attempt to legitimise India's illegal occupation of Jammu & Kashmir. Historic & important laws of J&K were
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I have gone through the European Commission's 'New Migration Pact' so you don't have to. I open thread: "Nine things I like about the New Migration Pact. Two things I
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This becomes a legal issue. When a body becomes a gate-keeper, they have a legal obligation for “fairness”. If I teach courses for a living, I have a right to
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I want to tell you all the story of the current Leftist President of my home country (Mexico) and how, after 3 elections, he eventually managed to win and how
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The photo below reminds me of a 2013 essay by SFU economist @MarkJaccard whose 2020 book > I recently
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我通过机器学习工具分析了数几百个推特账号，取得了初步证据表明，中国政府目前在推特上宣传对台湾的群体灭绝的言论，并可能要给台湾民众一个有中国极端性民族主义者大量涌现的印象。接下来有证据解释与研究方法说明[续下] 首先回顾一周前我分享的一个趋势，即2020年1月至今，在推特上“留岛不留人“这个提倡对台湾人实行群体灭绝的口号出现次数暴增（见图）关键问题是，该趋势是中国极端性民族主义者真正的体现还是有中国政府在背后操纵？为了回答这个问题，我对部分推文做进一步深刻的分析。[续下] 我仔细分析了二月314条
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Yesterday, I shared this poll question regarding posts that are being shared in the /ApplyingToCollege subreddit. In the end, most of y'all picked the post I expected (getting a sugar
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—THREAD—55/100 #100books2020Title: #PakistanAtTheCrossRoadsGenre: IR/politicsPublished: 2016Length: 338Binding: eBookDescription: Top international scholars assess Pakistan's politics & economics & challenges faced by its ci
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Florida oncology network that owes $120 million fine after admitting to criminal conspiracy to bilk cancer patients just got $67 million in COVID-19 aid, making them the state's largest recipient
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It is unfortunate that the black Confederate myth is still being spread by reporters who rely on false information or simply don't know how to do solid research. A few
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The last known chief of ETA goes on trial Monday in Paris for terrorism charges that he deems “absurd” because of his role in ending a conflict that claimed hundreds
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The Saudi War on Terrorism Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula or in the Land of the Two Holy Mosques is the Saudi branch of the
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