#State

1/ In the U.S., we no longer hold elections. Instead, we have ethno-partisan herd counts.And that means our system of government is broken. A brief thread.https://twitter.com/eminently_me5/status/1323911182470815744 2/ Several states both
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Today, I declared racism to be a public health crisis in Michigan and created the Black Leadership Advisory Council.#COVID19 has highlighted what Black & Brown communities have always known —
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1/10 Thread on BDS. Just a refresher. Anyone who's states "BDS is not against #Israel's existence, not #antisemitic, not against #Jews”, needs to be challenged. Hard. The smelly truth is
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When the assault on Breonna Taylor and Kenneth Walker’s character comes (and it already has), I want y’all to remember a few things: • Nobody deserves to be murdered in
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More than 4 years after the GDPR was adopted, and nearly 2 years after it became fully enforceable on 25 May 2018, @DPCIreland, the EU authority responsible for enforcing the
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ThreadI have good news & bad news about #Hydroxychloroquine #HCQGood: The French study from Dr Didier #Raoult & 1 of 2 Chinese studies demonstrated efficacy BEYOND placebo. Not anecdotal but
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1\BIG MOThe Importance of Momentum in Politics (or What I Learned from President Trump)a thread 2\One of the more amusing aspects of twitter is that a person gains a modest
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going to be honest, things have been so hard. i haven’t been ok lately & there’s nothing that really helps me. sorry for being sad all the time, i hope
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Ppl in the replies already pointed this out but this WILL NOT WORK!! Police grade zip ties have metal teeth and do not loop like this. Tightening it at all
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the thing that bums me greatly is that nobody in 2040 is going to collect and show off SD card camcorders, but even moreso, nobody is going to do 2040
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Following this morning's briefing of EU foreign + Europe ministers by @MichelBarnier in Luxembourg here's a sense of expectations ahead of this week's #EUCO: 2/ The EU wants to dedramatise
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[thread]C'mon @ikesen_en and @cyikemen_en, give @FluffyPorcup1ne a chance and actually listen to her complaints instead of just blocking the problem away. This isn't some random internet drama, it's one of
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A lot of evidence suggests that formal re-opening policies are only loosely correlated with people's behavior. Tennessee (+8%) and Kentucky (+8%) score exactly the same on Apple's mobility tracker even
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Athread on the #michiganlockdown Do we as free citizens of the State of #Michigan have the right to decide for ourselves what is 'essential' in our own lives- or was
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THREADDisclaimers first: No country/society is perfect. Each has its own set of problems. But exaggerating some & underplaying others is wrong, only propagates stereotypes. With every crime against a woman,
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Please don't politicize my thread of Veteran resources. It's meant for all Vets regardless of political views. We've been fighting this fight for a long time.Please RT the thread and
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