#Democracy

T.K. of AAK!

AskAKorean

I've been pushing the "S Korean politics is a five year preview of the US politics," but even I could have never imagined that US politics will follow S Korea's

David, Antifa Supersoldier

Dave0fReckoning

(1/?) Apparently #Grant is trending right now because of a History Channel exclusive. Just thought I'd drop in my nerd-historian perspective on Grant, because he was truly one of our

Alison Greene

GrassrootsSpeak

Deutsche Bank was fined $425M for laundering $10B for the RussiansTrump owes Deutsche moneyLast Xmas Trump quietly ‘waived’ those finesLast yr the Justice Dept went quiet on the probeNow we

Alan MacLeod

AlanRMacLeod

Now that democracy has returned, Human Rights Watch boss Ken Roth pretends to have supported it and the MAS all along, despite being a key int'l driver in the fascist

Narendra Shenoy

shenoyn

I'm not usually given to dark, depressing thoughts - indeed, the sunniness of my disposition has been known to elicit comment from actual rays of sunshine - but I must

Mabon ap Gwynfor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

mabonapgwynfor

Border control.There's a lot of talk about communities on the Wales/England border struggling to understand the different rules, and that those differences are 'making a mockery' of the attempts to

͏Postcards4USA

postcards4USA

Since Poll Watchers came up in #Debates2020 , tonight's mega-thread is on #PollWatchersState-by-State Thread on what the rules are for each State. Many have some legalese, but they're postcard-sized (#PostcardsforAmerica)

Rachel Coldicutt

rachelcoldicutt

If you’re thinking of applying for the No 10 skunkworks job, you should prob read Cummings’ massive PDF (?) on DARPA and PARC and the romanticism of there being “no

Bart Penders

b_penders

Reading "The Innovation Delusion" by @RussellProf and @STS_News. The answer to the highlighted question? I come from a family of real-life maintainers: carpenters, electricians, telephone mechanics and more. 'Forgotten' is

Legal Defense Fund

NAACP_LDF

In just a few moments, the Creative Artists Agency's town hall will begin. @Sifill_LDF will join a diverse group of creatives to discuss actions to dismantle systemic racism in business

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jooniv4rse

i dont think anyones going to see this given that i only have a handful of followers, but the comparison between the us and nazi germany is not far off

Max Fisher

Max_Fisher

Some thoughts on what we mean when we talk about "American exceptionalism," and where the concept even comes from, kicked off by @kbennhold's great story on the topichttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/world/europe/coronavirus-american-e

Siddharth

DearthOfSid

Identity politics and its fault lines: a thread.1. Representation is paramount in democracy. An ally can never adequately represent the interests of an oppressed minority in a majoritarian society. Hence

Oliver Bullough

OliverBullough

Whatever the #RussiaReport says (and my prediction is that it will be [redacted]), I hope it helps Brits recognise that being the world's primary supplier of klepto-services is both an

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

If you live in California, you have been blitzed by messages to vote for #Prop22, a rule that would allow Uber, Lyft, Postmates and other money-losing, destructive bezzles to continue

Lara Putnam

lara_putnam

Definitely worth reading this snapshot of the non-Astroturf grassroots reeling under quarantine: folks who've spent the last 3 ys innovating hands-on techniques for building political impact beyond media bubbles are