#Institutions

A thread on #BoycottMSNBC, the reality of fake news, and the self-defeating nature of the Left-Right political dynamic: The liberal aversion to the term “fake news” is based entirely on
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On policy design/directives, GoK also has to promote uptake. State enforcement mechanisms should be used as a last resort. Comms is crucial to get ppl to do adopt behaviour that
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How exactly does the @Ravencoin fork differ from the original #Bitcoin ? A... 1/ Ideology#RVN aims to facilitate collaboration with financial institutions.#BTC was created to address people’s lack
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Thread 1. I lost my dad May 3rd 2020. Prior to his demise, he was diabetic and suffered a brief illness that included shortage of breath. My mom took him
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One of the shittiest things about the way this lockdown is being regulated, other than the obvious systemic racism within the institutions doing the regulating, is how it disempowers communities,
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Here’s McConnell advancing one of the most pernicious myths about the filibuster: that it promotes moderation. There’s no real evidence this is true. OTOH the filibuster singlehandedly blocked civil rights
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Chronicling my transition from an employer health plan to an individual plan. Thanks #aca 1. It was relatively easy to find a plan that was comparable both in price and
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In light of Senator Sanders endorsement today I’ve been thinking a lot about the inside/outside game and the spectrum between Lawful Good to Chaotic Good as a way to help
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I really like this whole research stream from @aaronclauset @DanLarremore @alliecmorgan @samfway. May their supplementals be read and their altmetrics counts runneth over. Adding a few notes that are absent
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There's a really interesting materialist dialogue going on around the relationship between capitalism and social justice. Some folks are arguing the prima facie inconsistent positions that social justice poses an
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A thread about why undocumented immigrants are at greater danger from #COVID19. I'm talking about #Baltimore but applies similarly to other cities. And other groups, too. Because our webs of
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I haven't tweeted much because of the current situation in Colombia. For friends and followers, I am fine and so is my family. I will now talk to my fellow
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As someone with extensive personal experience with the suppression of debate by ideological conformity, I'm happy to see names from all over the political spectrum signing this open letter about
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When a scam artist uses fraud to attack scholarship, it is not to improve scholarship. They're signalling a political position and a worldview. It is negative, hostile, and rage-filled --
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Bringing Human Rights to Mental Health Care: An Interview with @UNHumanRights Envvoy Dainius Pūras#UnitedNations Special Rapporteur Dainius Pūras discusses his own journey as a #psychiatrist and the future of #rightsbased
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The weirdest thing is that these “rallies” are nothing more than a despicable comedic hit job on whomever may be the target of the day. There are no policies outlined,
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