#Democracy

Today I was joined by Albertans from constituencies represented by UCP MLAs opposed to public health orders to call on Premier Jason Kenney to take action against these caucus members
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The "public sphere" of society developed from the milieu of christendom, which originally suffered a fragmentation from the growth of papacy. Rather than a local (but powerful & ancient patriarchate)
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The political message from the defeat of the progressive Left in the Uk and USA is that Liberals on both sides will not let a genuine Left candidate into power
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Yes! BJP is Fascist? Let's find out why :)A THREAD 1/N1. Bcoz BJP has never allowed freedom of speech & expression in the country But it has perfectly allowed spoiled
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You hear it everywhere: "There's no going back to the good old days of the transatlantic relationship even if Biden wins". But is it true? A thread. First, the premise
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As #SpyCops officer Andy Coles has just been mentioned at the #SpyCopsInquiry, here's a quick overview of who he is. He was a Special Demonstration Squad officer in 1990s, using
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Thread:Imagine if that "other guy" was exploiting his kids in this manner. It would be national news. And I assure you that you'd have heard about it, because the outrage
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SCOTUS allows Florida's pay-to-vote scheme, which disenfranchises thousands of ex-felons, to take effect. This likely means thousands of Floridians will be unable to vote in the 2020 election due to
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One liners (II): a thread of cheap thrills Kink is how women sublimate the desire for patriarchy You chase after sex objects as proxies for love objects A woman challenges
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The November 3rd coalition against Trump is notable for its breadth—and its standard-bearer Biden is notable for his personification, both real and imagined, of the most varied programs.Contrast with:https://vientosur.info/el-bonapartismo
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Someone asked me why I keep “harping” on Mark P. when nothing will change? They’re probably right that nothing will change because he’s positionally in power, and I’m a random
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This falls in line with nearly all the anecdotes I've heard about intra-family pressure campaigns to force everyone in the clan to get vaxedI'm not hyper-skeptical of the vaxes, but
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We need to be clear about what the Home Office video means. Yes, it attacks the integrity of the legal profession. Yes, that effectively undermines the rule of law. Yes,
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During the pandemic, the Ford govt has quietly issued several Minister’s Zoning Orders on behalf of well-connected developers & PC donors, paving over farmland & destroying wetlands without public notice
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Excellent thread from @ProfPaulPoast on Biden’s new foreign policy apparatus.Some thoughts [thread]https://twitter.com/profpaulpoast/status/1330139139128356865 .@ProfPaulPoast makes several excellent points, as usual. My two cents to chip
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From a thread strand with @clacksee we come to this: where does 'no politics in my fiction' come from?Glad you asked.It comes from the CIA. Here's a nice picture of
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