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humzah

ballestlavie

[thread]The word “nigga” is not racist.A look at semantics, coreferentialism, nonperjorative correlates, and pragmatics. To begin, let us look at what a slur is. Whether it be nigga, kike, cracker,

Rod Graham

roderickgraham

It is not the case that people arguing for social justice think *every* disparity is a sign of racism. No one thinks that the disproportionate use of mayonnaise by white

Old Salty Chief, OSC (SW) USN Ret

old_osc

@SenatorBurr , @SenBillCassidy @SenatorCollins @lisamurkowski @MittRomney @SenSasse @SenToomey @Mike_Pence [Thread]I have spent a long time think of this an many months writing and rewriting it I have found it very

Olumide Akpata

OlumideAkpata

I have in the past 24 hours received several calls & complaints from lawyers and Nigerians generally about the recent public parade of hundreds of persons arrested and detained by

Dave Hoffman

HoffProf

Several different kind of liability risk discussed here should be parceled out. 1/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-liability-idUSKCN223179?taid=5e9edcd95a107f0001b4cb70&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_

Benjamin Braun

BJMbraun

What is asset manager capitalism? (How) does index fund dominance change the political economy of corporate governance? This has taken me forever. It's a first working paper, focused on the

Hillel Neuer

HillelNeuer

World Health Organization expert advisor Jaime Metzl: "The most likely starting point of the coronavirus crisis is an accidental leak from the Chinese virology institute in Wuhan.” He believes researchers

the last pirate

corsair21c

Thank u frens for follows -now I try to lose some lolI will post one I’ve been holding on to for a bitThis shouldn’t demoralize u -though civnats& wignats will

Dave Stieber

D_Stieber

On Friday in Chicago, Black & Indigenous organizations led protests that wanted to take down a statue of Columbus. CPD responded by attacking protestors. A statue dedicated to hate was

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

ThreadOH DEAR, @Timcast You said this:"@realDonaldTrump has done an AWFUL JOB of draining the swamp!"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-1xR5I56Rc How about FIRING COMEY?How about FIRING McCABE?How about FIRING STRZOK?How about gett

IIED

IIED

A complex set of international legal measures protecting the fossil fuel industry risks significantly increasing the cost of moving to green energy and tackling #ClimateChange, shows a new IIED report

Emily McFarlan 🎃 Thriller 👻

emmillerwrites

“This year is different because of the moment.”My colleague @alemolina wrote about how many social justice activists, educators and faith leaders are reflecting on the role of the black church

Greg Olear

gregolear

Let’s talk about why Joe Biden should pick Kamala Harris to be the next vice president of these United States.[THREAD] 1/ The actuarial chances that the VP will ascend to

Marty Lederman

marty_lederman

In the ABC Town Hall last night, in response to @GStephanopoulos's questions about why he's asking the Supreme Court to invalidate Obamacare's coverage for preexisting conditions, @realDonaldTrump repeatedly insisted ...

Michelle Malkin

michellemalkin

THREAD: Who is the Center for Tech and Civic Life...and why @TheJusticeDept needs to investigate & stop them NOW!This week's #SovereignNation delved into @HelloCTCL 's alarming election meddling & targeted

GeorgeJulian

GeorgeJulian

Thread 1/12Somehow managed to finish reading the review into the Leder review into Oliver McGowan's death last night. It's here if anyone would like to https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Independent-Review-into-Th