#1980s

Fact Shines

FactShines

It wasn’t by chance that Colombia came to dominate the cocaine trade. Beginning in the early 1970s, the country became a prime smuggling ground for marijuana. But as the cocaine market

Benjamin Lessing

BigBigBLessing

Some Criminal Governance fieldwork almost-live-tweeting, at @cblatts suggestion, from João Pessoa, Brasil, where I visited a neighborhood dominated by the Okaida prison gang last week. THREAD Okaida is one of

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hazsunflowerlou

fun thread on louis/harry/rbb/sbb and queer history from your local women, gender, and sexuality studies major! for context, you should read my first thread on queer history where I talked

Seth Cotlar

SethCotlar

One side's edge is comprised of armed militias, QAnon believers, white nationalists, folks who don't believe in science, and eager viewers of propaganda news channels; the other side's edge is

Cindy Gallop

cindygallop

Why have I been fighting #ageism in advertising for decades? Because: "If you look at our people – the average age of someone who works at WPP is less than

Joshua Benton

jbenton

I am very sorry to report the death of @bydebprice, a tremendous journalist, a Nieman Fellow (Class of 2011), and a real trailblazer for LGBTQ people in newsrooms and around

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ThePatrocles

WHO IS GHISLAINE MAXWELLWith her arrest this morning in New Hampshire, it gives a chance at unraveling the Epstein blackmail pedophile network.This thread only scratches the surface, rabbit holes galore

Gil Meslin

g_meslin

1. Last Friday was the 7th of May.That was the one-year anniversary of Sidewalk Labs confirming, in a post from CEO Dan Doctoroff, that they would no longer be pursuing

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umiworkshop

Good evening White America, I’m going to take you on a short walk through how my people’s oppressors have orchestrated the conditions that got us here. Using broad strokes, but

Leah Bobet

leahbobet

One like = one creative way to lose your dictator.Brought to you by Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"! 1) It's possible to build a fifty foot high

Paul Cohen

Paul_E_Cohen

Lots of takeaways from France's municipal elections (2nd decisive round took place last night), but the biggest to my mind won't get much attention outside France, and could be seen

philwoodford

philwoodford

Parallels with the 1980s are always front of mind with @UKLabour's predicament. When Kinnock took over in 1983, he had broad support from sections of the left, but he soon

Philipp Heimberger

heimbergecon

Dutch prime minister Rutte and other "frugals" continue to use distorted images of Italy and Southern Europe to water down the EU recovery fund. Here are seven ("surprising") facts about

Laura Deming

LauraDeming

Here's a quick summary of interesting things to understand about aging biology, if you're new to the field: There are multiple, different definitions of aging. There are definitions around time

Akshay Deshmane

DeshmaneAkshay

The Modi government has been at pains to emphasise the virtues of PM-CARES over PMNRF in India's battle over #coronavirus, but both funds fail the test of transparency in one

Joe Pompliano

JoePompliano

One sports professional is wealthier than James Harden, Conor McGregor, and Steph Curry...combined.Yet he never played in a game, owned a team, or ever displayed any athletic ability.Here is his