#Politics

The true silent majority in America doesn’t want police shooting unarmed people in the back, rioters burning businesses, or “militia” parading in the streets. The silent majority wants to live
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Cleaning house."Yesterday, we offered everyone at Basecamp an option of a severance package... For those who cannot see a future at Basecamp under this new direction."https://world.hey.com/dhh/let-it-all-out-78485e8e It's wort
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Today seems like a good day to remember that in April, @IlhanMN was smeared as an anti-Semite by the right for *days* for tweeting that Stephen Miller is a white
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I really wanted to refrain from partisan politics during this time of crisis, especially when our state is the worst affected by #COVID19..but what is happening is deeply distressing..the audacity,
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Once more. And for the love of god listen.Donald Trump hasn't failed in fighting the pandemic. He isn't interested in fighting the pandemic. He's not president to help anyone, to
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An attempt to spell out anti-imperialist moral truism. Or, why Western dissent against Chinese or Russian crimes does not make the world a better place. A thread. As usual, the
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Have been thinking a lot about the 'Science' recently, and the decisions it has influenced. (Thread)3rd MarchThe Science tells us to keep shaking hands:'I was at a hospital where there
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Extremely excited to announce the publication of an exceptional new @POMEPS STUDIES collection on Africa and the Middle East produced by me, @Ras_Karya and @HishamAidi https://pomeps.org/pomeps-studies-40-africa-and-the-middle-east-beyond-t
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The rising figure to follow in #Lebanon?Intel “czar”, Gen. #Abbas_Ibrahim, reputedly close to #Hezbollah, was in the #US on a 4-day visit; he met officials from ⁦the @WhiteHouse⁩ , ⁦⁦@StateDept⁩,
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Today in #coronavirus news: UC Berkeley’s Innovative Genomics Institute is among the labs stepping in to fill the still-massive Covid-19 testing void. The Crispr lab is using its own funds
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So, I'll stick my head above the parapet on the Joss Whedon thing. Now, I've always largely loved his stuff and I'll be as disappointed as anyone if he turns
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In this post I want to discuss a recent trend I am seeing more and more in enterprise software - Bottom Up Sales. In order to place the product into
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1/ I've been watching North Korea for 20+ years. I've seen its leaders vanish from public view for weeks at a time, only to reappear without explanation. I don't side
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Folks: I am trained as a comparativist political scientist. I specialize in comparative public policy. I am here to tell you thata) Yes, you SHOULD compare countries' responses to COVID-19b)
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Many Labour MPs put all the blame for their 2019 defeat on Jeremy Corbyn. He was certainly a big factor but this narrative obscures the huge underlying challenges Labour faces.
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The doctor who led the federal agency involved in developing a coronavirus vaccine said on Wednesday that he was removed from his post after he pressed for a rigorous vetting
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