#Politics

1/n: A (pessimistic) thread on political economy of the Supreme Court staying the 3 farm laws: On the face of it, the court had indicted the govt for not doing
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Why would the Republicans punish Marjorie Taylor Greene? She's doing what she's supposed to do by @johnastoehr https://stoehr.substack.com/p/why-would-the-republicans-punish?r=5msd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_so
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[Thread] Some facts and analysis of #FreeSchoolMeals, #Feedthechildren & UK benefits system. Disclaimer, I’ve been reading about this for 8 years and I’m always learning new things. It’s still a
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The EU has never threatened any such thing.The NI/UK customs ‘border’ was created through mutual agreement in order to avoid jeopardising the Good Friday agreementBecause Brexiters like Steve were too
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Welcome to the thread where I ramble a bit about the catboy that has my brain in a deathgrip.Catcher Bug - Currect age: 30 (1/?) Born into a small tribe
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A thread on burn-out in global health.Having been engaged in global health for nearly 2 decades, I suspect high rates of burn out was a big issue before this pandemic.Rarely
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I see a lot of posts talking about #YangGang drama these days. I know a lot of you are worried. Here's why i'm not. Internecine struggles within our group point
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1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 122@UCSFHospitals: 29 pts, 8 vented (Fig L). Sadly, 1 more death, so 2 in last 3d (after none for ~1 mth). Test positivity stable at
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the marketplace of ideas has once again delivered us some real winner ideas; love to see Republicans these days having spirited civic debates on ideas like "should we count the
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The @LibertyU We're Cancelling John Piper statement cites "feedback" that gave LU "a controversy [they] did not seek or desire."What was the feedback, and who was it from? The article
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Serious answer? The idea that things like Patriotism and Christianity aren’t automatic punchlines or villains.“Subversive” takes on both subjects have been the dominant storytelling mode for decades in both Hollywood
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I have some wild updates on yesterday's thread about @mattgaetz's floor speech about "antifa agitators" that may end up with the facial recognition company suing the Washington Times, which would
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All this Rome talk … look, I lived in Rome in my younger days (over there I’m known as CivilWarUmorismo; here’s me with a fan) and if there’s one Roman
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A thread - some thoughts on Liz Truss and that Foucault speech, which has really troubled me. So, anyone who has even a miniscule understanding of Foucault, would agree that
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Journalists do not need to spend more time trying to understand Trump voters and their refusal to accept Trump's loss.We already understand Trump voters. Most of us are just so
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1/ This week in the disappointment of Biden’s transition & cabinet picks:- Ron Klain bails on meeting w AAPI Caucus- Sec Def nominee is both former military & on board
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