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Looking Over Strange Terrain (LOST)

LookingOver

2009ish I entered into a very dark point in my life. I deployed to Afghanistan for the third time. I should’ve sat it out. After this deployment I was home

Michael Knights

Mikeknightsiraq

My new @FikraForum piece on the major risks that the U.S. govt should accept in order to support the legitimate demands of the next generation of Iraqis, get on the

Jeff Sharlet

JeffSharlet

First the black, white & blue anti-Black Lives Matter flag flew outside of Trump rallies, then on stage, next to the US flag; in Wisconsin last week it replaced the

Matt Barnum

matt_barnum

1/So with more and more colleges dropping SAT/ACT requirements, I suspect we are going to hear more and more about the alleged scourge of grade inflation in affluent high schools.

Aren R. LeBrun

proustmalone

Civility, defined as "formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech," is a rhetorical smokescreen that has no place in political discourse. Politics are the violent means by which wealth

justalarriepotato

justalarriepot1

A few things about this account:First of all this is a rant account which means I'm gonna rant on here. That also includes that most of my tweet are most

Sam Riegel

samriegel

We MUST remove Donald Trump from office for so many reasons. But for me, here are his 3 primary, unforgivable misdeeds... 1 - He normalized dishonesty. Listen, I know presidents

Molly Ringle 📚

mollyringle

But it gives me sympathy for those who are still being gaslighted by, for example, politicians, or worse, by friends or spouses. I know it can happen even to the

Ilan Goldenberg

ilangoldenberg

1. I want to address the critiques that @DavidMakovsky & @AmbDennisRoss spell out. Most are entirely legitimate & I’m happy to have the debate with friends I deeply respect, but

Lady Jimitrescu

JimSterling

The state of mental health treatment in the UK is pathetic. I never got my PTSD, BP, or ADHD diagnosed in the UK. I was simply told I was, "a

Doug Thompson

NWADoug

I thought Trump was trying to create a distraction from the pandemic with "Obamagate!", the dropped prosecution of Mike Flynn and so forth.Upon reflection, I now think something else is

Stephen Robinson

SER1897

Kamala Harris went to Howard and Hastings. The first VP from a HBCU is a big fucking deal, as Biden would say.Now, my hot take about the other positions is

Haktivate 🇧🇧

iamhakeemt

Next thing I know somebody throwing water on my face and telling me "Boyyyy you fuckkkk uppp" So after all this saga I just know I gotta vomit and I

Kathy Flaherty

ConnConnection

Still reeling from the details of the *actual* policy proposals put forward by Democratic presidential candidates yesterday. I beg all of you to read the proposals themselves, not just the

Fanni K

fannika

.@BrianLehrer please #AskTheMayor why some schools refuse to kids who opted back in return to the classroom. A District 1 elementary flat out refused to take a friend's kid back

Colin Boyle

colinbphoto

I'm in downtown Chicago for the #GeorgeFloyd protest. The streets near Federal Plaza are full of protesters and honking cars. Protesters seem to be slowly moving north on Deerborn. I'm