#Prison

tamara k. nopper

tamaranopper

I created a lot this year, much of it dealing with issues of money, labor politics, racism, big data, criminalization, and abolition. Here's a recap. I co-organized, with @datasociety, and

A Marm Kilpatrick

DiseaseEcology

How should we interpret #COVID19 case counts given the enormous variation in testing? A quick cautionary thread.As everyone knows the # of "confirmed cases" for COVID19 are a small fraction

Aoko

MaverickAoko

Thread on the some impeccable people who were SELF-EDUCATED. Benjamin Franklin one of America's founding fathers, touted as most brilliant American of his age only spent two years in a

George Zornick

gzornick

Our team did some tremendous work this year under very trying circumstances -- here are some of my personal favorites. @AkbarSAhmed was all over Donald Trump's proposed arms sale to

Sizwe sikaMusi

SizweLo

On 21 April 2020, Cyril Ramaphosa announced a R500 billion economic and social relief package which was aimed at cushioning the effects of the government's decision to place the country

KT CI

KremlinTrolls

In 1987 Trump ran $130k of full page ads aggressively attacking NATO. And he did that during the cold war, right after returning from Moscow. Prediction: @realDonaldTrump will go

Human Rights Campaign

HRC

There are now at least 93 anti-LGBTQ bills in state legislatures across the country. Out of those, 48 are directly targeted at trans people.Here’s what we’re tracking and where we

Dr. Karla J. Strand

karlajstrand

Attending @BC_ALA @ALALibrary's event about #librarian and Civil Rights activist EJ Josey. Get here! #BCALAKeepOnPushing @MstrNclusionist @rchancell ALA founded in 1876 on principles of equity but many challenges re: racism,

Andrew Stroehlein

astroehlein

Thought-provoking piece today from @GeorgeMonbiot on how our right to free speech & our right to life collide when influential pundits spread Covid lies. We regulate speech around other health

Caitlin Johnstone ⏳

caitoz

Why It's Good To Push Politicians To Do The Right Thing (Even When They Probably Won't)"You don't push politicians to do the right thing because you think they will, you

Joanna Hardy

Joanna__Hardy

So, the government are considering removing “credit” for a guilty plea in cases where offenders are “bang to rights”. Buckle up. Credit for a guilty plea incentivises those who are

Ankur 🕉️

GaikwadAnkur

(1) #Thread on the Barabati #Fort at Cuttack, Odisha.This historical fort is situated right next to the Barabati Cricket Stadium.Next time, do visit after the cricket match (2)The Jagannath

Dave McKenna

djmckenna00

Most theft is wage theft. Meaning, the dollar value of stolen wages is greater than the value, each year, of all burglaries+robberies, shoplifting, auto theft, combined. Yet, wage theft is

enough is enough

EmilyGorcenski

This is premature, but I want to walk you though why some of the charges coming through are incredible significant. This is one of the recently unsealed complaints. 1512(b) is

😼 SARRAZ!N

SarrazinBeng

THREAD: La fois où j’ai été obligé d’appeler Uber Bagarre L’histoire elle est grave simple: je suis allé dm une meuf sur insta on parlait grave bien la discussion était

Emma Louise Backe

EmmaLouiseBacke

Why are people discouraging politicians and journalists for comparing what happened at the Capitol to riots in the “Global South” or “developing countries,” or using regions like the Middle East

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