#Politics

“If you forgive the fox for stealing your chicken, it will steal your sheep, and then your cow.” That seems to be Trump’s approach towards Erdogan. It’s precisely how not
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As I argued at Pacific geopolitics workshop hosted last year by @JoanneEWallis, there is a 'Khaki tinge' to Australia's foreign policy step up in the Pacific islands. Here's a thread
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I've been having weekly phonebanks on Thursdays since October. Seven people were signed up for my virtual phonebank this week. Just one showed up to the Zoom meeting tonight, a
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1/ Regarding Wisconsin: My parents called yesterday and while on the phone, I told them that their governor signed an EO to move voting to June, so they probably wouldn't
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Polezni Durak (Useful Idiot) thread#1 - 1 of 3 todayWhether by design or convenience, Trump is doing Putin's bidding. This thread is dedicated to that...____________________________https://www.salon.com/2020/09/04/why-trump-was-never-in
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There are 126 days until the UK leaves the EU economic system for good. The conventional wisdom is that a deal (another oven-ready triumph?) will be agreed at the last
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At the end of my thread yesterday (https://twitter.com/GeorgeMonbiot/status/1273132740142120961), I suggested there was a lot more to be discovered about how Britain's hidden history of atrocities influences current politics. I woke
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My top 6 favorite artist/rappers. Keep in mind I’m not doing a in depth review on my favorite rappers I’m just going to say what I love about them and
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Why turnout & the number of postal votes matter in this election. And why Nicola Sturgeon is so risk averse as to duck BBCQT & unveil a magic money tree
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TITLE THIS: 'A Sad, Lost & Lonely Man'I'm not sure what to make of this.Donald:*waves to the press*heads toward the helicopter (which looks ready to depart)*takes an inexplicable left turn
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Thread: I get why pple want to leave the party. I'm not going to say people are wrong to leave even though I've been called by implication, cowardly & senseless
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All those preachers that r holding actual church services tomorrow: 1. I wonder how many of their parishioners have corona and don’t know it and are going to church tomorrow.
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So there's a ton of information out there on covid, and some of it is nonsense. We polled our hub and some others and came up with this twitter 12-pack
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Thread of @PrivMafia avatars, game by game: Season 1. Game 3. Game of Thrones Season 1: Season 1. Game 4.Game of Thrones Season 2/3: Season 1. Game 5.Star Wars: Season
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Hellooooooooo. THREAD OF GREAT READINGS ON PHILIPPINE SOCIETY, CULTURE, AND POLITICS (most of which are available for free online). 1. Prof. Renato Constantino's THE MISEDUCATION OF THE FILIPINO which talks
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Ah, here we go. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, September 5, 2012.https://bit.ly/3hAI4IU  And here’s Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.https://bit
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