#Restrictions

Dan Nexon

dhnexon

A note on liberal democracy and counter-majoritarianism. ☑︎ The main purpose of counter-majoritarian checks, such as veto points, is to preserve the rights of subpopulations: to guard against the 'tyranny

Los Angeles Times

latimes

Monica Ramirez drove herself to the ER on a July afternoon. She was 30 weeks pregnant and she could not breathe.She woke from a coma nearly 3 weeks later. In

Albion Rose

FreakUnique2

Hello all, I said a few days ago I had revelations, well here they are. I am currently in hospital in London & I've been talking to many nurses re:

Emily Alpert Reyes

AlpertReyes

The Los Angeles City Council has a packed agenda today. Among the proposals being considered: requiring businesses to rehire employees based on seniority and a broader ban on evictions than

Anna Ambrose

AnnaAmbrose

THREAD: A few thoughts on what we’ve seen on skills, and apprenticeships specifically, in the three main manifestos. Fundamentally, the focus on adult skills and apprenticeships is broadly positive. There's

Felix Geiringer

BarristerNZ

This is a brief thread for my (6?) UK followers about New Zealand's Minister of Health, David Clark. (1/6) In the early days of NZ’s lockdown, Clark went for a

Darrell Stetler II

darrellstetler2

THREAD on #GeorgeFloyd and #icantbreathe and #Minneapolisprotests: One good thing God can bring out of this lockdown & mask situation is to help the white church understand the anger of

Miles Cobia, MD

neurooruen

#COVID19 has killed people. #COVID19 has caused long term disabilities that have yet to be defined. #COVID19 has led to economic collapses across the world. #COVID19 has led to worsening

Julia Bayer

bayer_julia

(Thread) We analyzed a data leak of Myanmar business financials published @DDoSecret. Our investigation focused on military chief Min Aung Hlaing and his children's business affairs. Here's what we found

WarGravesCommission

CWGC

The @CWGC’s @bnbgundogan has paid a special solo tribute to thousands of Commonwealth servicemen killed in Gallipoli during the First World War after Coronavirus restrictions saw #AnzacDay commemorations in

Nidheesh M K

mknid

When Kerala was offered ₹700cr aid by UAE post megafloods in 2018, India's central govt had a major ego-bruise& rushed to block it. Isaac called it 'dog in the manger'

Lyman Stone 石來民 🦬🦬🦬

lymanstoneky

One problem with the "demand suppressed by the pandemic" story is that no prior pandemics created even close to this degree of suppressed demand, and none of the economic papers

Ben Riley-Smith

benrileysmith

EXC: UK-US trade deal talks have been postponed indefinitely. Were to begin w/c March 23 but delayed (rightly for obvious reasons). Creates fresh doubt about getting deal before US election.

Mark Joseph Stern

mjs_DC

Oh no. SCOTUS just agreed to hear a case that the conservatives could use to end the Voting Rights Act as we know it. https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/100220zr_7l48.pdf Background on the case SCOTUS

John Street Capital

JohnStCapital

0/ $BTC is exhibiting bottom 10% trailing 2-10D performance including the worst 5D move in $BTC since 2/26 and prior to that March 12-16 of last year which included Black

Amy ✨

queertyyr

UK laws that have changed since 1960 in direct response to the demands of the queer liberation movements: a thread.https://twitter.com/JackDunc1/status/1264528205375066112 The Sexual Offences Bill 1967 decriminialised 'homosexual acts&#