#Power

Finch

finchymonger

Police literally aren’t here to protect you.Like, it is literally not their job to protect you.Seriously. It’s so much not their job that their have been cases all the way

Zip Toad

Legerdemaen

Just received my copy of Cynical Theories by @ConceptualJames and @HPluckrose. I’m gonna dedicate a thread to simply quoting things I find interesting, and I’m gonna try to ignore the

Community-Centric Fundraising

comm_centric

WHITE SUPREMACY CULTURE IN PROFESSIONAL SPACES IS TOXICTo dismantle it, we must first be willing to name it. (A Thread from an essay by Ashley Lugo) Characteristics such as perfectionism,

Jeff Sharlet

JeffSharlet

Wondering about white supremacy? Proud Boys define themselves as “men who refuse to apologize for creating the modern world. (They’re weak on chronology.) Per their “about us,” they denounce “racial

tony nog

tony_nog

1)The inevitable consequences of JohnsonYes, it's important to recognise the failures and sheer incompetence of this government, however it was inevitable. The events of the past 3 years were always

admiral snackbar

BabbyUnit

spending some time pondering the relief sought in the @palaceletters case that the high court will decide tomorrow. The appellant, Jenny Hocking, a political scientist and biographer seeks the following:

DCPetterson

dcpetterson

1) Babyman ignores warnings from WHO.2) Disaster happens.3) Babyman claims WHO is "too close to China".4) Babyman pulls funding from WHO.5) China steps in, funds WHO in our absence.6) China

Joe Were

jaydabliu

Introversion is one of those highly misunderstood qualities...Even by introverts themselves. Knowing and understanding self (and others) can help us so much to harness our true power and potential... for

Absurdistwords

absurdistwords

"If we keep Trump, then the revolution will come faster!""If we let the house burn down, maybe the family will finally get serious about fire safety"Same nonsense. "I really hate

Emily Kutner Mudd

EmilyMuddPhD

Tips for discussing functional neurological disorders with patients :- Don’t underestimate the power of empathy & validation: these symptoms are scary! - Somatic symptoms are a NORMAL response to

Ale `Scinawa' Luongo

scinawa

Hello #quantum and #MachineLearning friends. I would like to finally share with you https://quantumalgorithms.org an open-source set of lectures notes on quantum algorithms, with a particular focus on machine learning

Tim Bray

timbray

1/13 Super interesting post (as usual) on 5G from @adriancolyer at “the morning paper”: https://blog.acolyer.org/2020/10/05/understanding-operational-5g/“the authors investigate whether 5G as deployed in practice can live up to the hy

Punish4Q 🇺🇸P4Q💀

Punish4Q

//THREAD\\Trump signed an executive order on June 11, 2020. This EO is "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Associated International Criminal Court"I'll break down a little bit what this means below.https://www.whitehouse.g

John Stoehr's Editorial Board

johnastoehr

1. I introduced Wednesday the idea of barbarism. “Fascism,” “white supremacy,” “autocracy” and other such labels go some way toward describing our political moment, but, as I said, they are

Ana Leorne

analeorne

As we approach Easter it might be worth reminding how — and no matter one's own religious beliefs — the crucifixion of Jesus was essentially a political manoeuvre designed to

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

So.On the heels of the AXIOS interview, we REALLY have to discuss Donald Trump's murderous delusion and how American media has both enabled him and intentionally covered up his madness.I