#Democracy

Been thinking for the last few years where lies the boundary between personal and collective responsibility for autocratic onslaught. Now that my home country is being invaded, I feel my
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It’s quite unfortunate that most politicians in refer to themselves as Democrats with a shallow thinking that it means a lover of democracy. This is not the case. Democrats
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1. JB Pritzker appeared on PBS Newshour last night. The Democratic governor of Illinois said the White House had arranged for personal protective equipment (PPE) to be flown in from
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1/ PSA: If you’re wondering what it means to “make a plan for voting” & HOW to do it...Here’s a thread w/ the specifics voters need. Please share.Most impt: Contact
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Re: A. Kaldellis and Romanland (2019). First, I love this book. He is one of my fave academix. And It retired so many dull tropes about only the tyranny of
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All-party meeting with PM over India-China border issues: NCP Chief and Former Defence Minister Sharad Pawar said that issues of whether soldiers carried arms or not are decided by international
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Ok, I ignored this for a couple of days but I can't now. Jill Lepore's article in the @washingtonpost is, in a word, wrong. It's just wrong. I don't mean
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THREAD@johncusack and @AMelamid show you that when it comes to politics, the dumbest people out there are actors and artists.Their view of @realDonaldTrump is hilarious and terrifying.Pathological cognitive rigidity and
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1.On the 9th of April, 2005, I delivered a paper to the COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LEGAL REFORMS OF THE NATIONAL POLITICAL REFORM CONFERENCE titled “DELAY IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF
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This leaked internal Facebook report on its content moderation failures (and qualified successes) leading up the Jan. 6 riot makes for a fascinating, concerning, and also just plain ~weird~ read.https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/
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WHEN TODDLERS TASTE HONEY: Inibehe Effiong as a Case Study...When I have time later in the day, maybe I'll just use this boy's bitterness as an opportunity to relaxWe'll check
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I had the privilege of deposing before Delhi Government Committee on Peace & Harmony this week, on Facebook's role in the Delhi Riots, allegations of political bias. What I said:1.
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Trying to stay forced on solutions instead of what caused the problems (although I am quite aware of those as well.) A few thoughts on what we need now, what
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This has been a busy week of education news in Alberta. I’m grateful for the opportunity to talk to the public about the latest #abed debacle. An informed citizenry is
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EXCL Donald Trump’s flagship international resort claimed up to half a million pounds in UK taxpayers’ money via a Covid-19 job fund - despite making scores of redundancies during the
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Right Wing Authoritarianism has long been part of TERf ideology. In a comment worthy of Orwell, Janice Raymond said: “Feminists must go beyond choice and consent as a standard for
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