#Politics

"Sometimes events are beyond a new president’s control. Sometimes they are unforced errors of his own making. But presidents don’t simply make history. Often, history comes at them fast."https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/artic
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Tonight is #BonfireNight2020, an event that puzzles many readers from outside the UK. What is this festival of anarchy and why do the Brits keep doing it?Let me try to
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There are at least 2 necessary aspects to any thorough healing process. 1) Unhooking the dysfunctional/painful.2) Cultivating the functional/joyful.One w/o the other is debilitating. (2) outside the context of healing
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Have a Happy 4th of July! Here’s a thread about a great American artist, Alice Neel (1900-84). She was famed for her emotive & psychologically intense expressionist portraits. Her work
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The 1776 Report seems like the maudlin Americanism and conservative demonology of West Coast Straussianism at its most cartoonish. 1/ West Coast Straussianism, in large part the thought of Harry
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Anti-muslim sentiment is the strongest unifying force for andh bhakti===============================Over the last 6 years, I have lived a dual life. A non partisan, neutral opinion guy with little interest in
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The panic and fear amongst the ranks of the PTI government in response to Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani’s nomination as a joint candidate for Senate is amusing and very telling.
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My granddad was an avid nazi until his death in the early 90s. He was a small town banker, volunteered in 40 and became a staff sergeant in the Wehrmacht.
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1. Die Ordnungspolizei - Hitler’s Uniformed Police - Orpo - the original Nazi police. The outcome of the merger of Germany’s uniformed police forces and the SS. This subject was
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Ok so lets talk blood. Obviously this is an important step forward, however the decisions and recommendations are still seeped in deep institutional homophobia.A THREAD1/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55296525 Context: The ban on gay
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Really fascinating how this issue has developed over the course of today. Here are some of my thoughts:With regard to the US, it's pretty obvious that some rioters, perhaps from
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It is fine to have a proper process to debate new statues, old statues, or street names - but the government is going to need to come up with a
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TOP 10 KENDRICK SONGS This is my top 10 from my favorite artist/rapper, Kendrick Lamar! These are MY favourite songs from him and this list is totally subjective! Thank you
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Another way to not worry about the immediate collapse of Democracy is to have literally any knowledge of recent history: January 20, 2000 less than half of Americans view Bush's
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In early 1997 I was feeling flu like symptoms, with dehydration, and constant thirst added. I had a prepaid ski trip set for Whistler Canada and I was not going
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I see two possibilities ahead for the Republican Party.#1: The party hardens as a right-wing white nationalist party and shrinks in size. #2: Moderates conservatives retake the party. This, however,
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