#Political

One of the historical details of the last 80 years or so is the close funding relationship between the American christo-fascist right and a cabal of East and South East
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Occasionally I see something which makes me realize COVID isn’t our toughest enemy any more.There is a growing refusal to participate in any public health activities— not just social distancing:masks—but
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Virtue and fortune - A lesson from Machiavelli (Thread) Virtue, according to Machiavelli, is a prince’s ability to effect change, influence, and accomplish tasks. It isn’t about coral for ethical
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1/9My brother-in-law spent just over two weeks in hospital, including four days having being intubated. His mother died and his sister came close to death.https://twitter.com/Peter_Shilton/status/1296760128805494784 2/9He lost his job, soon
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Since people talking about Lenin & Leninism I think I'll do a quick thread There's a lot of misconceptions around "Leninist" theory so I'll deal with a few. 1. The
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Nope.https://twitter.com/OPB/status/1283831766625779712 The way that the legislature "fixed" their harassment & discrimination rules after the BOLI lawsuit has made the reporting process WORSE for staff. If you report harassme
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I feel like I'm the only one in this day and age that does not get been out of shape if someone disagrees with me or verbally attacks my viewpoints.Someone
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Some FAQs about the #LabourLeaks report:Q1: This proves anti-Semitism was all just a smear, right?A: No, the report specifically says that anti-Semitism wasn't just a smear, and that the party
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The story of the Shaw Brothers Studio is a fascinating one. There were 4 brothers Runje, Runde, Runme and Run Run. Runje founded the Tianyi Film Company in 1925 in
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I've just seen the (long) thread about whether or not we should use 'queer' to describe Shakespeare characters. I didn't want to add to it because it looks as if
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Every scandal in which Trump is the accused involves credible evidence of Trump offering or taking a bribe.Every scandal in which Trump accuses others involves him pretending that mere unkindness
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In following @DrJoeAbah ‘s #GovernancePuzzles I have been thinking about a scenario: On 27th of February when Nigeria announced the first case of Covid19, so many people came to social
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The Coming Coup? Democrats are laying the groundwork for revolution right in front of our eyes.https://americanmind.org/essays/the-coming-coup/ It started with the military brass quietly indicating that the troops should not follow
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Perhaps instead of satisfying a divine plot of blood in exchange for forgiveness, we can locate the atonement at the moment of God's act of incarnation. Since God became a
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A lot of people describe our press as “free & open” because it is not owned by the state. They ignore that it is owned by six multinational conglomerates whose
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I was thinking back to the first time CRT first impacted my life this past weekend and why I ever became interested in it enough to do a deep dive
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