#Politics

As part of our reporting, The NYT obtained hundreds of emails among a group of the top pandemic experts in the US--doctors at HHS, DHS, State, VA, as well as
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To start things off: I respect that people have the choice to vote for who they want to vote for but I will absolutely not be voting for Joe Biden
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The Dominic Cummings story is important for a number of reasons. The public have been asked to severely restrict their activities - including not attend the funerals of loved ones
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There have been a few papers now showing that "fake news" (fabricated/false news) is not as common as people thought. I've answered Q's about this in the past (wrt my
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As the world battles the pandemic unleashed by the Chinese virus, and nations increasingly seek accountability from Xi Jingping, internal unease and murmurs in the CCP is manifesting itself in
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THREAD: The WHO today attacked Taiwan for being racist. Prejudice is not what the current Taiwanese government stands for and I know this because I've been to Taiwan several times
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This is a musical thread about me wanting to go home. I use to mosh to this band in my younger days.https://youtu.be/x6srHnmO3XU  Jimi says it best.https://youtu.be/EX5phFmbrU8  Hate his politics but
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ISIS developed in civil war and anarchy ridden Muslim countries reeling under foreign invasion and global politics. RSS developed in a purely stable democracy. ISIS otherised people. Muslims rejected ISIS.
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the way the avatar writers villainized characters like jet or hama was purposeful and weird and very ill intentioned btw and the way you guys hate on sokka/katara/jet is bizarre.
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: In a 2019 dissent, Amy Coney Barrett said the Constitution protects the right of non-violent felons to own guns, but does NOT protect their right to vote.Gun ownership is
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Instead of voting for politicians who “fight” vote for people with integrity and humility. Vote for people more concerned about the next generation than the next election. Support people who
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Implicit assumption in #Lebanon was always that “someone” will step in to help during times of distress...(if the sh...t hits the fan) “They” just won’t let things get out of
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Twitter: “What happened to Jeffrey Toobin on Zoom that caused New Yorker to suspend him?”The New Yorker: Twitter to The New Yorker:“Are you sure about Jeffrey Toobin on Zoom?”The New
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Beware of becoming an ideologue at University.The university space is notoriously filled with isms and schisms. Whether it’s orientalism, Marxism, or feminism - know that such isms tend to be
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’Why are we ALL going back to the office?’I am putting forward arguments in favor of remote working (where this is possible)-: where do you stand? What can you add?
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i peep y’all exercising a lot of anti blackness with that “obama is war criminal” rhetoric, every president to ever lead this country is a war criminal, thats not an
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