#Democracy

Michael Nielsen

michael_nielsen

For people interested in open science, Paul David's paper is, I think, the best piece ever written about how science came to be as open as it is: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2209188> Odd,

Barrister's Horse

BarristersHorse

THREAD:HE'S BEHIND EU 1. I may of course be wrong on this, but I don't think so. The EU is heading into another 'existential crisis' as they like to call

nationalist kid🏹 🇮🇳

zero_politix

How do we beat a populist/pseudo-nationalist:फ़र्ज़ी राष्ट्रवाद या पॉप्युलिज़म को कैसे हराए?RT for maximum reach.A thread :

Jay Rosen

jayrosen_nyu

For the press, then, the problem is not how to bring to light the truth that the President is a wholly unreliable source of information, but how to operate around

Historic.ly

historic_ly

This is the Weimar Republic Analogy that I love and approve of :) Source: I *hope* that the passage reminds you of someone else. *And* It should *change* your mind

Asim Ali

AsimAli6

Lalu's rule irrevocably broke the stranglehold of Brahmins, Bhumihars, Rajputs & Kayasths on Bihar politics. It provided a sense of dignity & equality to tens of millions of people, which

Free Speech Actuary

pjlee01

Important #FreedomOfSpeech thread for any actuary or member of any professional body.This should not need clarifying, but sadly it seems it does because 4 individuals, including 2 anonymous ones are

neckbrace

HailleyNolan

Some real talk, plz read.I haven't been blasting facts and screaming at the police for no reason. We have to decry white supremacy, we have to use our voices. They

Katherine O'Donnell

kathy__odonnell

Last year, in full knowledge of Johnson’s dishonesty and other terrible flaws, The Times urged readers to vote for him. It was an act of breathtaking cynicism. Johnson was never

Pete Davis 🌱

PeteDDavis

My style of writing is what could be called "curatorial"—a museum of little nuggets I collected, organized by theme. This is very much the case with my new book Dedicated

Jim Golby

jimgolby

#MemorialDay is my least favorite day of the year, and it has been for at least 14 years. I want it to be a day where I honor the

Andrew Levi

AndrewPRLevi

Much commentary on David Frost’s appointment as National Security Advisor is wide of the mark. Some has been more to the point. Who is David and what are the implications

The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸

ColumbiaBugle

#Thread Tucker Carlson Calling Out Big Tech Billionaires Censoring Criticism Of George Soros“Our billionaire class is the real threat to democracy. That’s obvious if you think about it which is

Noon Da Goodfella

NoonDaGoodfella

The Son of the Living Father said that if you deny him then he will deny you in front of the Living Father.That requires more than thanks, more than knowing

Gabriel Cohen

GabrioCohen

Hard to overstate the significance of this meeting. Merkel, Macron, Sanchez, Conte, & EU Commission President @vonderleyen.With Germany joining the states pushing for a vast European assistance program for COVID-hit

Doug Saunders

DougSaunders

Friedrichstraße right now (the Yonge St/Regent St/Broadway of Berlin). Not a car in several minutes Our weekend entertainment now consists mainly of long walks, which is fine because we have