#Democracy

Mar Hicks

histoftech

Happy Labor Day. Beware the Company Town—it’s not just an economic system, but a political one.https://time.com/4020710/first-labor-day/ “Pullman gave bricks-and-mortar expression to his sense of the immutability of the social order.

Pundits' Guide 🇨🇦

punditsguide

THREAD: I could say a lot about this story, including the breath-taking arrogance of the Bloc Québécois to criticize *anyone* over accepting public financing of political parties, but ... 1/16https://globalnews.ca/news/6983011/liberals-po

Blair Reeves

BlairReeves

We're gonna do a little tonight on how, exactly, Republicans have used their racially gerrymandered (super)majority over the last decade in North Carolina.Wanna hear about bribery, election fraud, corruption,

Dale's Physical Distancings

DalesRamblings

Been thinking about malapportionment since I found out about the fact that Houston, a city of over 2 million people, is being given just one ballot drop-off box throughout the

Dr. Mia Brett

QueenMab87

A thread on populism because apparently no one knows what it is /1 Populism sees "the people" as a homogenous group who is inherently good fighting against "the elite" or

Lumière

0_Lumiere_0

Fascism & The Jewish Question: A ThreadFascism is the most misunderstood political stance ever. Left-wingers and right-wingers keep accusing each other of being fascists while no actual fascism exists and

Wilson Leung 梁允信 🇭🇰

WilsonLeungWS

Yes that's right, multiple *male* HK police officers rushing into a female toilet; then cries are heard from within the toilet. Undoubtedly, the police (if they even bother commenting on

Mr. Lydon

LydonTeaches

Reading poetry today reminds me how inadequate poetry instruction is in grade school. The wrong poets, the wrong poems, the wrong concepts. It really is a monumental failure on the

Jordan Rudner

jrud

Despite my best efforts and daily phone calls to the Dallas County Elections Office, my absentee ballot never showed up. So I came home for the final day of early

Barrister's Horse

BarristersHorse

THREAD:THIS IS REALLY PAINFUL ISN'T IT!1. Waiting for the grown ups to enter the room. 2. It's been years & the media are still faffing around with gossip & bitch

kristyn

adoreyouchambie

make sure you guys register to vote if you are 18+, and to help ensure this, i will be linking down below ways to register and what to know before

(((Aaron “Worthing” Walker)))

AaronWorthing

This seems as good as any time to say something important. I want you to look at this lunatic. Look how she is apparently driving while screaming like a lunatic.Thread

George Peretz QC

GeorgePeretzQC

A good answer to this question is “The Judge over your shoulder”, (JOYS), @GovernmentLegal’s guide to judicial review for civil servants. Looking at that guide again, I was struck by

Ethan Lipman

etlipman

a couple thoughts from a ucdavis mechanical engineer who grew up in silicon valley - son of a low level software architect father (he built the memory management system for

David Rothkopf

djrothkopf

What do you do when your country breaks your heart? When not once but repeatedly it fails to live up to the aspirations of even those citizens with the most

Israel in Ireland

IsraelinIreland

#OnThisDay in 1947 the #UN passed res 181, which later led to the birth of the State of Israel.33 voted in favor13 voted against10 abstained1 absentWe're proud of #Israel's achievements