#World

Whatever my personal feelings on the matter, it is clear the Left is no home for me. The Right isn't either, but I can no longer in good conscience consider
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The approximate size of various ocean animals with a Bernie for scale. A Thread. Using the scientific publication "Sizing Ocean Giants" as a reference, and with @SenSanders hight reported
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Certainly a basic problem here is that Capitol Police, under the jurisdiction of Congress, were not prepared for yesterday's attack. But when we ask what happened yesterday, a significant part
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I admit I do not know enough about JCPOA or our Iran policy to comment on a significant and course-changing matter as who gets the top job on the dossier.But
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10 years ago today the Libyan people finally shook off the chains that had kept them down for 42 long painful years. Many mistakes have been made and obstacles put
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The thesis of the End of History is simply that there's not going to be a next stage that resolves all contradictions. The liberal democratic state is the terminus. You
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The universe is supposedly 95% dark matter - unknown, unknowable.Our minds are supposedly 95% unconscious - unknown, unknowable.Coincidence?Are we - as in, everything in known existence - the conscious 5%
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My fellow Patriots: We knew this would be a bumpy ride. Some of you have lost loved ones. Some murdered by @andrewcuomo . Some loved ones have died due to
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We need to discuss "gay" movies for a sec.Well, gay movies and identity cause I'm annoyed at how freaking devoid ever fucking movie is of community and identity. Three case
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Psychology perpetuates the lie that negative behaviors of victims of capitalism are diseases and the destructive behaviors of the ruling class are never considered a problem.But - the ruling class'
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33 years ago today, The Wonder Years premiered. It changed my life of course, but it also changed the way a half hour television program was viewed. It wasn’t quite
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I cannot emphasize how problematic it is that @Microsoft is blocking keywords rooted in civil rights issues.Based on this keyword blocklist, they are likely blocking ad revenues from every LGBT,
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There is a mental model you can use to better understand the world called thought experiments. Here’s what thought experiments are, why they’re useful, and three lessons you can instantly
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Okay, I'm going to try and not make this a senti thread. God knows there are enough of them. Some of them quite excellent in their tear jerkiness. (Meaningless aside.
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Incredible news to hear about the 90% efficacity of the Pfizer/BioNTech trial COVID-19 vaccine — but be cautious. These are very early results, but there is hope they will carry
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I’ve little to add to the #gaelic #gàidhlig discussion that’s not already been said (better) - check out @sweenyness or @rhodameek, listen to the great interviews that went out on
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