#Politics

icarus metaphor

slim_might

Posted the endhawks politics au https://archiveofourown.org/works/23675890#main I complain about several aspects of this universe in this thread and there's a little American political history in it https://twitter.com/slim_might/status/124904865

Joe Biden

JoeBiden

I know Bernie well. He’s a good man, a great leader, and one of the most powerful voices for change in our country. And it’s hard to sum up his

John B

johnb78

An annoying thing well-meaning Australians tend to do is to internalise economic/social axioms that are true in the USA and false here. In particular: the median Australian has a comfortable,

Minervas Muse

minervas_muse

The way I see it, China coronavirus admiration comes from two sources: the Do Somethings and the Opportunists.The Do Somethings are scared and want to see actions- screw efficacy or

Donnacha Maguire

DonnachaMaguire

*Govt formation *The choice my party is facing is not one I ever wanted to have to be part of. I’ve never given FG a transfer let alone thought of

The Prepaid Economy.

prepaid_africa

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/otisrtaylorjr/article/We-re-witnessing-a-battle-over-America-15523758.php Documentary evidence piles up in Trump country (but even lakhs of bodies doesn't count for these people, unless they're pr

Tangent

Tangent3

Prime Ministers, and their rise to power: a thread.At some point in the career of every PM, there is either a moment, or a combination of factors, which places them

Alistair King

Alistair_King

1/ In the first two weeks of lockdown my two small children, wife and I self-isolated because my wife had a temperature, and that’s one of the symptoms of Covid.

Joy-Ann 😷Reid

JoyAnnReid

Let's just be clear: Donald Trump is not going to Kenosha to calm the city or to comfort the family of Jacob Blake, or the families of Anthony Huber and

Alexander

tecolotesweet

I’ve been trying to gather my thoughts on this for the better part of the day so bare with me, this is going to be a lot. To every person

Da’Shaun | they/them

DaShaunLH

Hey, folks. Would you all be interested in me tweeting out a list of books (somewhere between 20-25) for a fat studies summer reading list? I'm revisiting some for the

Rich Phelps

RichPhelps

There’s so much to unpack today. Yes, #TrumpHasCorona which is deadly and scary. But his constant, unending barrage of lies makes it difficult to believe him. He’s a grifter

Mark Malone

soundmigration

Dear JournalistsStop reporting on racist organisers as if they are anti-mask, or anti-lockdown.It's home grown white supremacismThis is O Connell Bridge mind agoIt's really fucking tiring having to repeat this

Brian Beutler

brianbeutler

Plus, if Dems truly believe health care is a magical election-winning issue, they’ll get Republicans on record supporting the unpopular mandate they claim to hate. Why? Because they want the

willow

FAGGOTRANNY

i feel bad bc i genuinely dont think im smart enough to grasp a lot of theory, and online leftism puts so much emphasis on theory but im mostly interested

Kenneth W. Cain

KennethWCain

A drop of honesty about my mental health. For as long as I can remember, I haven’t felt like I belonged to this world. I was bullied for most of