#Politicians

THREAD (I’ll build this one as I go.) my daughter gave me a copy of “The Death of Democracy”, by @BenjaminHett. This excellent book explores the fall of the Weimar
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Why are they going after Dr. Disrespect NOW?Why are they going after Shane Dawson NOW?Why are they going after NASCAR NOW?Why are they going after Joe Rogan NOW?Why are they
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If you’re someone who wishes Republicans and Democrats could put aside their differences and work together in the best interest of the American people, Joe Biden’s your guy...he sure is
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British Medical Journal calls pandemic response “social murder”The #BMJ (formerly, British Medical Journal ) published an editorial accusing the world’s governments of “social #murder” in their collective response to the
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About 2 years ago at a time like now I was in the dumps mentally. I didn't know why until a month later when I got diagnosed with bipolar II
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Most "Opinion Pages" combine pundits and experts, lifting some pundits up to (misperceived) "experts" and dragging some experts down to pundits. I wish we could have both, but separated, into
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Given BB’s death anniversary on Dec 27, and all kinds of recent spotlight on Maryam Nawaz, I’ve been thinking about the gendered nature of dynastic politics in PK, and the
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All these Twelebs like Farah Khan Ali etc. have skeletons in their closet themselves. Bought slums to get free redevelopment flats in benami names etc. All are that way, even
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Before the civil rights era, ALL presidential administrations in this country were both white supremacist and white nationalist. In the "modern" era, mainstream politicians learned to performatively eschew white nationalism
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THE TRUMP CARD You might want to read all of this. Right now, Trump is sitting on a pile of Trump cards or maybe a Uno Wild Draw 4 (more
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sorry not sorry, journos writing about politicians' fashion statements rather than their actual policies/platforms/records are not doing journalism./signed, done with puff-piece bullshit since 1980 this is what happens when the
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1. To all you out there calling for Canada to close it's airports, be careful. Here's why: A. First and foremost, we will become prisoners in our country, like the
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I know in the 21st context "too ambitious" is a misogynistic tell, but as I scribble about 18th century politicians it is amusing to see one of their most common,
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# ThreadWishes for good health are at the top of the pile this Diwali.Many people look at doctors for health advice. There is a danger in this as we practicing
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As the horrible images roll, I fear we are losing sight of the root of this violence: complete and total lack of trust in elections. That was the whole point
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1. It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce that I have resigned from the SNP! I have been a member for 30 years.Glasgow City Council ran
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