#POLITICAL

1/ I want to share a bit about Fox News, advertisers, revenue and accountability.Let me first start by saying that, Fox News is actually suffering quite severely on the advertiser
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of citizens and it’s rightly welcomed, yet we’re told we can’t afford it or shouldn’t provide it for the minority of citizens who would usually receive benefits. My friend didn’t
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That Australian special forces unlawfully killed 39 people in Afghanistan is shocking news for Australians & Afghans. The Brereton report must be followed by prompt, independent criminal investigations leading to
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1/ What are the ‘new’ demands the UK says the EU has made in the Brexit talks and are they actually new? There are 3 specific areas of contention that
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Excuse this short thread on a long read - Spitfire Britain and the Zombie Union in @The_Drouth http://www.thedrouth.org/spitfire-britain-and-the-zombie-union-by-scott-hames/ This essay updates some ideas from my book and applies them to
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The Antisemitism of Sir @Keir_Starmer: A Thread1) Jewish fear of antisemitism is real. Jews often have experienced antisemitism, and have good reason to fear it. But what if there was
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ThreadLook how mindless leftist Twitter users are:"The boogaloo movement is far-right and white supremacist!"A white supremacist named CARILLO? In fact the boogaloo movement is anti-government.It's anarchist.Only leftists call
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As a former Political consultant, I feel people are missing the big picture by focusing only on the insurrection event at the capital. Here is what I think happened, and
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Despite the excellent explication by @planetmoney (https://www.npr.org/2020/11/06/932048876/hacking-the-perfect-auction) I remain profoundly disturbed by the lack of follow-up on the issues around the spectrum incentive auctions: 1. Milgrom
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As for manipulated media, this piece comes from Fox News, so I immediately distrust it. But as far as I can tell, yes, CNN manipulated it.https://twitter.com/MarkDice/status/1303518374555652097 2/ You can confirm
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1/ I too watched #TheDig last nite. While I loved the superb acting (C.Mulligan wrecks me time & again), beautiful cinematography, & tender humanization of the archeological dig, I felt
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This Dr. is an NPP party hack placed in the Ghana health service purposely to do #COVID19 propaganda and Misinformation. He is a party boy 1st , Dr. 2ndHe was
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Like many others, I've taken the opportunity during the lockdown of more cycling and walking throughout Edinburgh. Along with reminding me of the beauty of much of our city, it
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Bottom Line Up Front:- There was a chance during and after the first "wave" of COVID, Jan-May 2020, to enforce policies to minimize morbidity and fatality; partisan politicians blocked those-
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Presented today to @CommonsIDC on ODA cuts. Main points I made (or would have liked to make): 1. A reminder these cuts are not a fiscal necessity, but a political
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As far as I know, this person is an economist—they should know that GDP measures the volume of transactions, that welfare reducing marketization gets counted as GDP growth, & the
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