#Debate

Peter Ungphakorn

CoppetainPU

The report on food standards & trade is here: https://www.sustainweb.org/resources/files/reports/Future%20British%20Standards%20Coalition%20-%20Safeguarding%20Standards.pdf As expected it argues to keep high standards on UK imports.But

Charles Gasparino

CGasparino

Having lived through 9-11 in NYC and now the pandemic and social unrest here are some thoughts (thread): 9-11 was tragic and brutal. It hit home to me because my

Dr. Pritesh Gandhi

priteshgandhimd

I am a f*****g doctor. I lead a health clinic in East Austin and treat #COVID19 patients.America is out of its mind thinking we are even remotely prepared for school

💧😷Queen Victoria

Vic_Rollison

Apparently it needs to be said: an objective, balanced, diverse news media is vital for thriving democracy. If the govt wants to come up with policies like the Google/FB intervention,

Shreyas Doshi

shreyas

Start-with-Principles—a technique I learned @stripeProblem:Should we do X or Y?My prior approach:X looks like thisY like thisX&Y's pros/consDecideStart-with-Principles:Here are N proposed principlesDo we agree on them? DiscussA ne

Izzy Jayasinghe

i_jayas

So, I've been getting some invitations to speak at various LGBT History Month events (in Feb). I've decided to turn them down & encourage organizers to offer the platform to

Josh Jacobs

neurojosh

In a change for me, please read my analysis of COVID-19 cases among teachers and school staff, using newer data from @profemilyoster’s Dashboard. In brief: I found that in-person schooling

฿ully

BullyEsq

One interesting issue related to censorship and privacy that is coming home to roost lately is the dramatic movement over the last 5 years to hosted media (as opposed to

Vedic Wisdom...ॐ 🦅

VedicWisdom1

Don't act smart with Shankaracharya, you will get roasted... This is a very interesting story from ShankarDigvijaya where Mandan Mishra tries to insult Shankaracharya but gets insulted in return. The

Aaron Astor

AstorAaron

I don't think any politician in American history tried so hard to thread so many needles as Stephen Douglas. He really was THE dominant political player in the 1850s and

Olga Ravn

OlgaRavn

It's lovely to see Tove Ditlevsen gaining her deserved recognition in the world! But it is not true that she is unanimously celebrated in Denmark. She has always been at

Tim Hogan

TimInHonolulu

1. The Constitution gives Congress limited immunity on the floor but it's limited to "Speech and Debate." Noteworthy it does not give immunity for votes and does not apply to

Kunal Singh

d_extrovert

Okay, this is an important point. And deserves some deliberation. Should India allow postal ballots to everyone, not just armed forces? My answer is: No, it shouldn't. Thread. 1/nhttps://twitter.com/AmartyaLahiri/status/1324485852823658

Venkat Ananth

venkatananth

WhatsApp as a propaganda distribution channel might be slowing down (as one pol functionary told me a majority of groups are muted by users) Engagement with content is not as

Mean Fat Girl- 🏳️‍🌈💄

Artists_Ali

I am really tired of what people have done to the word/concept of "shaming"This concept, in the context of slut shaming and fat shamingexisted to point out that people were

Ruth Chambers

ruthmchambers

The #EnvironmentBill committee is meeting again today. It's about half way through its detailed line by line scrutiny of the bill. Tune in via the link below.https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/5c7a462a-147f-480e-bf2c-c282e4e6f878

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