#World

Simon Lancaster

bespokespeeches

Metaphors can distort our perception of the world, making good people appear bad and illegitimate actions appear legitimate. Much of Trump’s messaging was metaphorical. Washington was a ‘swamp’. African countries

Alexander Clarkson

APHClarkson

You could use exactly the same argument about the US, China or any other powerful state that ruthlessly defends accress and integrity of its internal market in negotiations with neighbouring

Srikant Kesnur

srikantkesnur

1/n. Thread Crossing the Line Ceremony. A quaint certificate reminded of an event almost to this date 35 years ago. We the cadets of 30th integrated course were initiated into the

Revenge of the Krassensteins✡️🔥🤦🏽‍♂️

EvelKneidel

Sheldon Adelson’s primary harm, of course, was to Palestinians. However the damage he helped incur to the Jewish world in further making white nationalism palatable to American Jews is as

Jocelyn Brewer

JocelynBrewer

Hey parents, you don't need to lie to your kids about the internet being broken to explain why we're currently asking them to avoid social media for a day or

Paul Millerd

p_millerd

1/ A thread of some of my the ideas that I keep coming back to. Will likely add to this over time. Trying to make sense of some of the

Alexander Kruel

XiXiDu

If you want to gauge China's potential, look at Singapore. Singapore is essentially a 278 times smaller version of mainland China but with a significant headstart. A Singapore with 1.4

Tanner Guzy

tannerguzy

Yesterday I was taking to someone who, upon finding out I have four kids, said “I’m sorry” and started to laugh. I get it. Family is now a burden. It’s

the superbowl of self abuse

inthewakeofdawn

not to Create Discourse™ but seeing as we're on the precipice of finding out whether one of the world's superpowers will fall even more to open fascism, i wanna talk

Julie Bindel

bindelj

1/4Talcum X is absolutely right. There is no cancel culture, it's just about rich, privileged white people complaining about not being able to be racist and transphobic. Aside from the

Max Jansen

MaximilianJans2

IMPORTANT - Massive Travel regulation changes for Britons entering EU/Schengen Zone from 01.01.2021. use separate lanes from EU, EEA, Swiss citizens when queueing. show a return or onward ticket show

David Roberts

drvolts

One of my conservative dad's (& semi-conservative brother's) most enduring beliefs about liberals -- by which they mean everyone to the left of Rs -- is that they walk in

Raphael

BurtQueue

Oh, the irony of becoming a Freemason only to realize that my parents were far better mason material than I was, yet they are opposed to the masons and believe

SOMETHING ELSE.

SylvanaquaFarms

A Letter to BIPOC farmers: White people are going to laugh at your ideas to decolonize agriculture. You have to be ready for this, and be prepared to brush it

BlockJ

Block_J_

The past 3 weeks have been insane. During this time, I also put my two weeks notice in for my professional job. Some of you may think I’m crazy and

Princess Meghan Duchess of Success!🥑

809Matriarch

*a thread*About this Fergie merching book escapade. This is par for the course in any discussion or observation about what is acceptable for a royal or royal adjacent person to

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