#Activists

Nicole Hemmer

pastpunditry

Rush Limbaugh radically transformed the Republican Party. He elevated conservative media into a coequal branch of party politics, and pioneered a style of rhetoric, argument, and entertainment that would come

Alison Thewliss

alisonthewliss

I am proud to be elected to serve on @theSNP NEC. It is a privilege. It comes with huge responsibility.Those who leak and seek to undermine the party, our activists,

Channa Prakash

AgBioWorld

Hello Folks who spent your lifetime fighting biotechnology & corporations – like Vandana Shiva, Jeffrey Smith, Seràlini, & Greenpeace activists—if you have any modicum of self respect or sense of

The Dread Pirate Jussim

PsychRabble

As promised, the slides and video for my talk, given to the inaugural Merton Series in Physics (yup, the physicists wanted to hear about it):Implicit Bias: Racial Gaps and Scientific

Nakul Singh Sawhney

nakulssawhney

I have received several calls over the last few months. People who want to do 'In-depth stories/books on artists/ journalists/ activists who get trolled online'.So? How can I help?'You've been

PoliMath

politicalmath

Some people are a lot more comfortable calling these protestors "seditionists" than they ever were calling the people who claimed literal governmental autonomy of actual city blocksThe lack of self-awareness

abolishicedenver

abolishice303

After DPD spent their Wednesday afternoon brutalizing homeless rights activists, DPD needed to control the narrative. DPD now claims that 2 officers were injured & that @CandiCdeBacaD9 is inciting violence

dan

restlessqueer

The infuriating thing is that if Prof Todd was concerned about the actual issues facing feminists on campus (and not using it as a cover to attack trans people) she

Joshua Tucker

j_a_tucker

For anyone interested in the larger context behind social media’s impact on yesterday’s events specifically, and democracy generally, I’m reupping this post from 2017.A quick thread:https://wapo.st/3nrXTDQ 1/ The post summarizes

Akwugo Emejulu

AkwugoEmejulu

Like the rest of you, I’ve been puzzled by white people’s mobilisations for Black lives in this moment. Why now? Why George Floyd, particularly? I suspect it’s connected to COVID-19

asad rehman

chilledasad100

The global North want to ignore historical emissions & allow their citizens to carry on emitting & prevent African countries from lifting their people out of poverty. “It is unfortunate

Gregory McKelvey

GregoryMcKelvey

1. If the press just did what you said and filmed what you want, they wouldn’t be good at the press we depend on2. Journalists aren’t all activists3. Never have

IrishWomenInHistory

IrishWomenin

THREADHilda Tweedy (born Monaghan 1911) grew up in Athlone. She spent some of her early years in Egypt, where her father was working. In 1936, following her marriage, she returned

Matthew Luxmoore

mjluxmoore

Protesters in central Moscow chanting “Down with the Tsar!” Some have broken off and are heading to the Matrosskaya Tishina jail where opposition leader Navalny is being held. Matrosskaya Tishina

Kai Nagata 🇨🇦

kainagata

Thanks @chriswalkerCBC and @CBCKelowna for your interest in our complaint (led by @bccla) about RCMP spying. Eight years ago, two undercover officers infiltrated a workshop on "personal storytelling" hosted by

Lip

philipsophy

'Google is an effective monopoly & by withholding access to timely, accurate & important information they show clearly how they impact what access Australians have to that'Today it's no exaggeration

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