#Democracy

Corey Hogan

coreyhogan

It's a worry since times immemorial: is the overall quality of elected officials declining over time?This is an interesting question and obviously hugely subjective. But let's assume for a minute

Joshua Stanton

freekorea_us

1/ U Mich Prof Walter Mebane did a statistical analysis of S Korean's Nat'l Ass'y election & finds that fraud may have changed some results.http://www-personal.umich.edu/~wmebane/Korea2020.pdfFriends have asked me what I

Jim Whittington

JimWhittington

Let's work our way through this interview, shall we? It's something. 1/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/10/business/gail-mcgovern-red-cross-corner-office.html?action=click&module=Features&pgtype=Homepage At AT&T I’d tel

Michael Tae Sweeney

mtsw

Plausible way Trump could still win while down 7-8 points nationally: runs table with narrow victories in FL, NC, TX, IA, GA (boosted by voter suppression). Loses PA, MI, WI

Jeff Sharlet

JeffSharlet

"Patriotic education" is Stephen Miller's fascism + Mike Pence's fundamentalism. Some years ago, I took a course in "patriotic education" for my book THE FAMILY. I spent a season reading

Historic.ly

historic_ly

As early as 2007, US government was shipping weapons to Santa Cruz in Bolivia. Ambassador Goldberg wrote about it. This whole affair seems shady. This guy they were "shipping" weapons

Sean Casten

SeanCasten

My overwhelming conclusion after the last few weeks' hearings is that the @GOP - in its current incarnation - is a fundamental threat to our democracy. Thread: 2/ To be

Calamity Calla

CallaCameron

I say all of this not as a historian of the US' many injustices, but as a legal/ political historian who's read the final report of every nationally recognized truth

Eric Garland

ericgarland

By way of reminder, Mueller charged Stone in Jan 2019, likely aware that Barr was in to shut all the shit down before Adam Schiff and Jerry Nadler were chairs

Gokul

ClanOfKine

Okay mitroon. Master thread for all verified COVID-19 donation (domestic + international) options. There are literally a hundred fundraisers going on rn & it's hard to verify all. We've done

yektan turkyılmaz

yektantyilmaz

A huge 'mistake' that many analysts make when commenting on TR's recent 'series of confrontations' is to treat each case as a discreet episode. Here is a clear example where

Ryan Shead

RyanShead

THIS WAS ON A FRIEND’S PAGE: An anguished question from a Trump supporter: ‘Why do liberals think Trump supporters are stupid?’THE SERIOUS ANSWER: Here’s what the majority of anti-Trump voters

Jet (aka Courtney) Jacobs

CourtneyEJacobs

Going to spend the day watching all the movies that fall into my favorite micro-genre (the dudely corollary to the “manic pixie dreamgirl” phenomenon). I call it:The Manic Dreamboat Assassin

Ayo Sogunro

ayosogunro

Poor Nigerians collect rice/bread from politicians during elections not just because they are hungry, but also because they are ahead of the curve in their disinterest in Nigeria and its

Arlen Parsa

arlenparsa

Okay listen up, here is the plan for how we are going to win. Ready?1. Republicans have 53 seats in the Senate. Since VP Pence breaks a tie, we need

Prophet Elvis Mbonye

Prophet_elvis

OPEN LETTER TO THE POLITICAL LEADERS OF UGANDA Greeting in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. To those of you who are truly committed to the building of our