#Laws

Biden denounces "white supremacy and domestic terrorism" in inauguration speech. Yes! But separating "domestic" from "international" terrorism = recipe for discrimination & neglects extreme right's glob
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A thread: I’ve grown up inspired by Greece’s most enduring contribution to civilisation - democracy. A bust of the great Athenian statesman, Pericles, who built the Parthenon and governed during
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The most bizarre argument I have heard from educated globally traveled capitalist folks is that (somehow) it's immoral that the Modi govt used it's majority in parliament to pass bills
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I will present you three maps. 1. Bible Belt of America 2. Confederate States of America 3. Red and Blue States for the last 4 elections Did you notice the
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The ‘law’ surrounding the ‘lockdowns’Let’s be clear from the outset that I am not ‘anti-police’ but I am ‘anti’ The Police’s reckless understanding misuse of the laws that ‘govern’ us
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I'm up for SCOTUS oral arguments at 10am in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, which asks whether a foster care agency has a First Amendment right to receive government contracts
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The Trump brief for the trial that begins today is mostly shoddy work, but it raises one argument worth attention, summarized below in bold The brief's text: "The Constitution only
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EbTQIj_WoAYxTwX.jpghttps://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7297?r=1&s=1Worth tracking.https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1251/MR1251.AppD.pdf"The Posse Comitatus Act, 18 U.S. Code, Sectio
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Sometimes I wonder the way we like to fantasise about the UNIP days. For you youngsters who were not there. On the ballot we used to have Kenneth Kaunda and
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Today is the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. Much to celebrate. But how is it faring? Officially: very well indeed. But in reality? Not well
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Since I have a couple kids, I’ve been looking into options for saving for them outside of a 529 or a regular high-yield savings account.I want to talk about Custodial
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It's Saturday morning, and time for the latest episode in the occasional limited series: Dr Lee posts about water suppliesToday, Berlin Visitors to Berlin, if not too inebriated or excited
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Today is Juneteenth, the day that Black slaves in Texas were informed that they were supposed to have already been emancipated two and a half years earlier.If this surprises you,
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Today there is an oversight meeting via @NYCCouncil on Rank Choice Voting. You can watch here:https://council.nyc.gov/livestream/#virtual-room-5 2 bills will be discussed about RCV: one on rolling out voter education and
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We tend to take more risks, when we feel protected and safeThis is called the peltzman effectA thread The peltzman effect is a tendency to adjust our behaviour based
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1. This History Thread is a brief history of labor organizing in Burma (Myanmar.) This relates to the crucial forefront role that organized labor is taking in resistance to the
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