#Democracy

We're live with more revelations about Epstein, arms dealing, money laundering, Wall Street, Iran-Contra - all with Epstein's *former business partner*, Steven Hoffenberg. https://twitter.com/ZevShalev/status/1271587567666790400 Bet
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The 2000 presidential election was a harbinger of things to come. It included not "just" hanging chads, but also a partisan Secretary of State in Florida, voting machine memory card
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(Thread) Russia + GOP =Me: “Portions of the GOP are partnering with Russia to achieve their domestic political agenda.”A person I respect: “I need evidence before I’ll believe that.”So I
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Just a reminder: because of non-proportional representation and demographics: in order to break the filibuster and overcome the R+6-7 bias in the Senate, Democrats would need to win 3 straight
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THREAD: The big picture.This has been a dark year, at the end of the darkest four years many of us have ever known in Western politics. It's not just been
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Just to make sure I've got this right...On Monday, the RNC gave a prime speaking spot to the St. Louis couple that pulled guns on protesters walking past their house,
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Arrest warrants issued for founders of Panama Papers firm: report - France 24https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20201020-arrest-warrants-issued-for-founders-of-panama-papers-firm-report (2) DOJ charges Texas billionaire in $2 billion tax
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I learnt about a LEGEND today, hours passed & 100s of drafts wasted, but unable to give a proper introduction because I’m finding shortage of words & mixed emotions filled
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It’s tempting to view QAnon’s rise as a threat to democracy – especially with a believer poised to win a seat in the House of Representatives.But history suggests that conspiracy-based
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A thread on @KamalaHarris's town hall today w/ @cthagod & @jamooreforsc15 on her Plan to Provide Mental Health Care on Demand. You can read more about her plan here:https://kamalaharris.org/policies/mental-health/1/ First,
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So a few points, not so much of disagreement but of addition in the debate between @oz_f and @timdunlop over media and Dan Andrews and so on. (See their threads)
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This is a critical time to be involving people in decision-making http://www.involve.org.uk/resources/blog/opinion/why-participation-and-deliberation-are-vital-covid-19-responseBut where to start with engaging people? Here's a thread w
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This, x1000, about the “defund the police” slogan. If they don’t mean that—even though all the founders have made recent public statements supporting full prison abolition, which means an end
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You no longer have to wait for it! Follow along and join the #HATM conversation as we provide some historical insight throughout #Hamilfilm ! “Oui oui, mon ami, je m’appelle
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Completely missed this. Amazon has a patent for a wristband that tracks workers’ every move + nudged them via vibrations when it judges they’re doing something wrong.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/technology/amazon-wristband-tracking-privacy.html
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I have been polite and I have been nice for a Really Long Fucking Time at this point (over a year). My patience just wore out.At first I didn't have
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