#POLITICAL

Here we go. We added 4.8 million jobs in June, but our jobs level remains in absolute crisis—we lost so many jobs in March and April that we are still
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On #IDPWD I want to talk about a taboo subject that often makes people uncomfortable - the performance of disability. Being disabled isn't only experiencing disability, it's also about having
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1. April 2016:Lame duck Obama announced more key administration posts (?!), one of them was Heather Murren, O’s Member Of Commission On Enhancing National Cybersecurity.Thank you @Avery1776 for this great
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When your google search is about some fact, Google often gives you an answer directly. This is called a Fact Box (see example in attached image).Many of us just assume
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China's vaccines were supposed to be a win for Beijing. Instead, countries are complaining about a delay in shipments and other citizens are asking why their govts have chosen to
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Why is Germany brokering an EU budget deal that lets Hungary off the hook & makes virtually impossible to sanction Orban’s rule of law breaches? German companies were actually instrumental
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THREAD:"Effect and Cause..."Almost a decade ago, I saw a documentary called The New Nostradamus. Well, it was called something like that, but I'll be damned if I can find it
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Some thoughts on the #EUTradeReview Annex on WTO reform that was released yesterday by @trade_eu. https://bit.ly/2Ncrt4o It reflects EU global governance leadership in action, quite clearly occupying large parts of
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1/ Those of us who have studied the relationship between the size of a city's police force and crime including @emilyweisburst, @mellosteve2 and @ProfEmilyOwens among others are finding our work
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Just uploaded a new version of our paper with @GerhardToews, #Enemies of the people. Time for another thread. Link to pdf here: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=10vutaJkChbuymdV4tbGBBGdpGUxVS802 Old thread from two years a
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As the queer age gap discourse continues into day forever...I'm also seeing people saying we've gotta get offline to know queer older folks. That's partly true, but not super actionable
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CENTRICIDE CHARACTERS RANKED BASED ON HOW GOOD THEIR HUGS ARE; A THREAD Commiehe is built like a TEDDY BEAR. a very tall, muscular teddy bear but thats okay. he is
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We don’t begrudge this couple a happy productive life in the good ol’ USA. But reporters writing about Parler need to get smart about what they are looking at and
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HOT TAKES ABOUT AUTHENTICITY IN CULTURAL EXPRESSIONAuthenticity begins with the stories old people have told you, and ends at the tips of your own skin.In other words:Authenticity is only ever
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Gatekeeping, especially for consumer mediums, occupations and consumer identities, is interesting. Gatekeeping, in of itself, to me, is not “good” or “bad”. Gatekeeping is a matter of ability and power
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Remember when Trump fell for a fake account posing as his sister? (If not: He did.)Well, I figured out who was behind it: a 21-year-old DoorDash driver and Trump supporter
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