#Politics

khodorchehade

_khodorchehade

IMPORTANT THREADIf we talk numbers, albeit inflated a bit:$1 billion was the cost of funding the investigation & tribunal over 15 years. Lebanon’s share of the budget was 49%, the

John Lichfield

john_lichfield

Non- fish people look away – again. Sorry. Can’t stop myself. Just wanted to crunch the stats, and politics, of the latest twist in the Brexit fish negotiations.. Why does

Omnipotent Moral Busybody

OBusybody

1/11 THE RISE OF STILLBIRTHS DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWNSThis issue continues to be underreported.Stillbirth rates during CV19 lockdowns have spiked globally and the reasons are twofold.Why this issue has not been

Aesthetic Distance

aesthdistance1

Filipinos, esp Fil-Ams, should be very aware of the miseducation of the Philippines that has affected our upbringing and even the way we bring up the next generation ourselves. /1

James Mackenzie

mrjamesmack

Latest panelbase poll for the ST. Independence: Yes 54%, No 46% List vote and seatsSNP: 50% (+8) 74 (+11)Tories: 18% (-5) 24 (-7)Labour: 15% (-4) 17 (-7)Greens: 8% (+1) 9

sell my old clothes i’m off to heaven

youdontneedmaps

TV SHOWS AS GENRES OF MUSIC: a thread The Simpsons = early hardcore punk-roots in the late 70s LA punk scene-reaction to reagan-era class dynamics and nuclear family propaganda-anarchic, subversive,

Ryan Goodman

rgoodlaw

A Timeline of Trump's acts of accommodation to Russia while US intelligence agencies reported Putin was paying militants to kill American soldiers (February-June 2020)from @jgeltzer @DaniSchulkin and me.#RussianBounty htt

Shivanee Ramlochan

novelniche

As a young book blogger in 2011, I was frustrated & discouraged by massive international publishers' 'inability' to provide physical ARCs of Caribbean books to the Caribbean. It never occurred

RonniSalt

RonniSalt

I think political journalists in Australia can expect to be asked questions from Australians more & more as they begin to understand what goes on behind the scenes.An interaction happened

Gabrielle Colleran

GColleranMD

So the MFH is getting a hammering over that interview with the amazing @ZaraKing It’s fair to say it wasn’t his finest hour comms wise BUT some of the comments

Yair Rosenberg

Yair_Rosenberg

A note for the perplexed: Biden called for $2,000 covid checks. The Republican Congress instead passed $600 checks. So now Biden is calling to add $1400 checks to get to

Brokeback Mountain Defender

DoctorPissPants

Shrek 2 is the superior Shrek. It's an allegory for the disconnect between transness and the institution of the nuclear family. Also, it's funnier Also it's about how imperialism is

Charlotte

charlvtte

10 lessons I learnt in 2020 that changed my investing behaviour - a thread.(This is NOT financial advice, just what I documented from the year. DM me for any elaboration

Kate Clayton

kateclaytn

There’s a lot going on here beyond the need to have an ALP which better represents Australia. 1. Engaging with the ~working class~ because you’re concerned about loosing votes, and

Mark Wilson 👨🏻‍💻

markwilsonit

European Future of Work study from @IDCUKI/@IDC_EMEA - this is even more relevant post-COVID19. The role of the office has changed... (start of thread) Flexible working cannot be applied to

Sergi Pardos

sergipardos

Will Covid bring Trump down today? @AnjaNeundorf and I just fielded a survey experiment in the US, and it looks like it might. 2 main takes: older voters strongly react

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