#System

Bronwen Jones

barefootbaristr

I know that others, including both @ColinYeo1 and @stand_for_all have had a crack at this, but it makes me so spittingly angry, I can't not. 1/https://twitter.com/AthertonNWales/status/1295655113495924736 1. We’ve had a

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

In @rowanmg's @techreview feature "Unmade in America," we get a vivid picture of how little industrial capacity remains in America and how much that has harmed the country's resilience to

Stephen Reicher

ReicherStephen

An assessment of Johnson's press conferencePros:1. He has finally acted (better late than never)2. He has extended the furlough scheme3. He recognises test and trace needs to improve Cons:1. Even

tinylanterntarot

tiny_lantern

of all the fucked up norms in mental health worker-land, today the one that’s got a bee in my bonnet is the expectation of people being able to do a

Stephanie DeGooyer

Stevie_DG

1) Since the spring, the media has basically ignored vaccine politics. Until recently there was little coverage of plans for global distribution. We consumed Trump, Trump, Trump and slept on

Dr Duncan Robertson

Dr_D_Robertson

Here are the heatmaps for Covid detected cases, positivity, hospitalizations, and ICU admissions. This is up to week 52 (21-29 December). This covers Christmas, so data should be interpreted with

Eric Weinstein

EricRWeinstein

All of those are for-profit companies disrupting for-profit companies.In theory, research universities, k-12, the US Dollar, the legal system, the political parties, etc...could be even easier. Yet they are taking

Parker Molloy

ParkerMolloy

One argument people make in defense of the electoral college is that the EC forces candidates to campaign in *all* states, not just the big ones.But the EC actually incentivizes

K

rehack20

Twitter should start paying users for views. Least it could do, is do some percentage share of its revenue, based on views earned (above some threshold of course). Even a

Alec Karakatsanis

equalityAlec

THREAD: It is with sadness that I tell you about Preston Chaney, who died in the Houston jail of COVID. He was trapped there for 3.5 months because he couldn't

IPES-Food

IPESfood

'Corporate concentration in the US #food system makes food more expensive and less accessible for many Americans' Excellent new piece in the @ConversationUS by @hendricksonm & IPES-Food's own Phil

Peter Foster

pmdfoster

Remember the government wanting to "follow the science"? It is remarkable how far it is ignoring scientific advice on this new ultra-infectious variant of #Covid-19 by keeping schools open... both

Gustavo Rivera

NYSenatorRivera

I am appalled by the confusion being sowed at the state level as we navigate #COVID19Vaccine distribution. Misinformation and neglect of available resources is delaying getting vaccines into New Yorkers’

Antifascist Alligator 🐊

Antifagator

There's some good discussion going on here under this tweet. I just want to add that the effects of going to prison on rightwingers are a mixed bag and can

Jørn Tychsen

JornTychsen

Good thread and article from the always brilliant @pmdfoster Since twitter now finally acknowledges the importance of the type of work I do on a daily basis :-) I need

Alex Heliophobe Bush, Bernie-Circumcellion 🌹📚⚒

alexhudginsbush

i get asked sometimes why i went from academia to labor organizing & there are a few answers. maybe they are useful so i will share them! the tl;dr version

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