#2020

evelyn douek

evelyndouek

This report from @davidakaye -- his last as UN Special Rapporteur -- on free speech during Covid is a fitting capstone to a tenure marked by tireless advocacy for freedom

Garry Kasparov

Kasparov63

While most concerns about the US becoming like Putin's Russia focused on an authoritarian president, I'm starting to worry about an enfeebled Congress with extremist wings like Russia's: Nationalists and

Simon Usherwood

Usherwood

So yesterday I got canned for an interview because the presenter felt the Dublin Regulation was too complicated to get their head around (no names, no pack drill) Let's see

Richard Neher

richardneher

There as been a lot of talk on whether spring will stop #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 (probably not). We (me, @robert_dyrdak Valentin D, @firefoxx66, @Jan_Albert_) used data on endemic CoVs to estimate

Tristram Hooley

pigironjoe

Around 9% of the UK workforce changes jobs every year (I make that about 2.9 million) - see See https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/compendium/economicreview/april2019/analysisofjobchangersandstayers @JonathanBo

Anne Applebaum

anneapplebaum

Under cover of the pandemic, while the outside world as distracted, the Venezuelan government is carrying out an evil act: It is seeking to destroy a pair of charities. One

Owen Missen

scimissionowen

Hi everyone, my name is Owen and I am a geochemist and mineralogist, meaning I study the chemistry and minerals of the #PlanetEarth (specifically near the surface). In particular, I

Branko Marcetic

BMarchetich

If Joe Biden wins, Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, facing a primary challenge from @JessforDelaware tomorrow, is tipped to play a leading role in shaping his agenda. Here's a brief history

Justin Walsh

jstpwalsh

Chart update thread: CNN now reports 933,993 known US #COVID19 infections. https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/health/coronavirus-us-maps-and-cases/ This is an increase of 5%, the single largest number of new cases so far (43,469 reported). The

Pete 🇬🇧

post_liberal

The paranoid style in British left-wing politics. Labourites and Remainers more likely to believe in the conspiracy theory that C-19 has been caused by 5G than Conservatives and Leavershttps://www.opinium.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/VI-07-04-20.

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

ThreadDear @jaketapper:You're a funny guy. This interview with Dr. Fauci is from a different planet.If you know how many cases there were in the US on February 21, I'll eat

Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

pdacosta

"Cortes told her supermarket manager she wasn’t feeling well and had a bad cough in late March, but her boss wouldn’t allow her to leave early and said she needed

Gabe Schneider

gabemschneider

DFL hosting a press conference now condemning Republican/corporate money flowing into the state in support of Antone Melton-Meaux, Rep. Ilhan Omar's primary opponent. DFL Chair Ken Martin says outside money

Michael McDonald

ElectProject

Hyperventilate if you feel you must, but OH sent all active registered voters absentee ballot applications in 2012 and 2014 general elections (and several states did so in the 2020

jc (x8)

letterboxdaya

Jack Harlow Albums as Visuals: A Thread. The Handsome Harlow EP (2015). 18 (2016). Gazebo (2017). Loose (2018). Confetti (2019). Sweet Action (2020). That’s What They All Say (2020). Thanks

Al-Burcaawi😈

zakeethelander

Farmaajo's "apology", where he refused to mention Somaliland by name and reduces it to a "problem" (fyi a problem is when a tire is punctured not when 100k die)In a