#Politics

Jill Filipovic

JillFilipovic

"Let me say the quiet part loud: In the Covid-19 economy, you’re allowed only a kid or a job." This op/ed is very good, but let's also be honest: In

Nick Harris

sportingintel

If you've seen the Oscar-winning documentary Icarus and found the film and related matters interesting / fascinating then there's a fairly significant development about to break, soonish, in this thread.

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH

RMCarpiano

During the #COVID19 pandemic, the anti-vaccine movement has allied more with fringe groups from different spheres. Example: "Freedom Rally" in DC on 1/6 featured anti-vaccine activism figure Del Bigtree along

Vuyani Ndzishe

Vuya_Ndzishe

Learning more about environmentalism and environmental justice has led me to political ecology. And how fvcked we are in the future if we do not deal with climate change in

JoBeth

HEYJBMC

Sigh. So much missing/misleading info in this @Curbed piece. Fact: Prop22 guarantees 120% of min wage, health benefits starting at 15 hours/week +other benefits most drivers (80% are PT less

FoiaFan

15poundstogo

Let's just take a look at the Lincoln Project's largest donors. From $25,000 on up.https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?data_type=processed&committee_id=C00725820&min_amount=25%2C000 One of the biggest donors is a group named

Matthew Herder

cmrherder

. @GovCanHealth has authorized the $PFE / BioNTech Covid19 vaccine. https://covid-vaccine.canada.ca/info/regulatory-decision-summary-detailTwo.html?linkID=RDS00730Here are a few first impressions: 1. The authorization is pursuant to section

countess von fingerbang

writerbxtch

Book thread to hold me accountable (and also pat myself on the back for reading lol) Nonfiction read about how data gathering and automation of certain public services works to

Dionis Cenusa

DionisCenusa

The EaP region went through various troubled episodes in 2020. Here I Iook at 5 most serious challenges and 5 most memorable opportunities (THREAD): Challenge: The crippling effect of the

Roscoe B Davis🎖⭐️⭐️⭐️

RoscoeBDavis1

So now we have a certified Serologic testing of Red Cross US blood donations to identify SARS-CoV-2-reactive antibodies, and that battery of testing shows widespread presence of SARS-CoV-2-reactive antibodies in

The Centre for Investigative Journalism

cijournalism

We deal with #disinformation a lot here at the CIJ. From teaching how to spot it to discussing its impacts. Here are a few useful links to useful resources and

mark bates

hkcorresponds

i've been a hs teacher for 14 years. here are some things i've learned.1. the brightest kids are almost always autodidacts and all they need is encouragement and validation.2. the

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

I’m in two minds about this Atlantic article urging a less urgent attitude on climate.https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/02/other-side-catastrophe/617865/ I get the sentiment. There is an annoying kind of climate activist wh

Charles #GetCovered-ba

charles_gaba

"The Trump presidency is over, and Obamacare is still alive" https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22238505/donald-trump-obamacare-joe-biden?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter via

Dr. Johnathan Flowers says "Fuck your Academy."

shengokai

From a Deweyan perspective, the calls for "healing" and "reconciliation" with the right/republicans who brought us to this point are hypocritical at the very least, and bullshit at the very

Eric Garland

ericgarland

This is going to shock you all, but the vast majority of Parler's news content before the assault on America's capital was foreign disinformation.https://www.protocol.com/parler-misinformation-macedonia If "Macedonian fake news

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