#Persecution

Identity politics and its fault lines: a thread.1. Representation is paramount in democracy. An ally can never adequately represent the interests of an oppressed minority in a majoritarian society. Hence
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The latest Fox News/Ron DeSantis talking point about contemporary anti-racism being "a nefarious Marxist plot to brainwash our children" recycles a very old, right wing formulation. Here it is expressed
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Veracity of news apart, these media leaks by central intelligence agenices provide a good insight into why the Modi government is frozen when it comes to applying the CAA.https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/muslim-
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#notBOU2020 Avian Restoration day Hi there! I’m Brittany, a PhD student at @bournemouthuni studying #dispersal ecology in a recovering population of the European osprey (Pandion haliaetus) here in the UK!
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I’ve been thinking about the motivations (beyond plain selfishness) that might drive anti-mask rage. Thread. 1/n In a more functional society, we would have had clear and unified public health
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I really can't focus today but need to re-read my master's thesis and choose a writing sample for this PhD app... might livetweet my thesis... it's so funny that I
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Envie de refaire un saviez vous ... Du coup ce sera sur les Gladiateurs.(Ben wi suis fan de la série Spartacus et de Gladiator donc forcément...) Pour commencer...saviez vous que
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Like all profs I have been lecturing online since lockdown. Today is my last lecture in @uofg Local Environmental Management. Sad day as I won't have opportunity to personally thank
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After a year away from interaction with ag folks that aren't in my immediate community, I competed in a virtual conference and realized a)I have completely forgotten how to communicate
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The Northern elite benefited from colonialism. From the very start, the Sultan of Sokoto, the Shehu of Bornu,& the Emir of Kano were each placed on a fixed salary of
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Supporting the national aspirations of one group while vehemently opposing the aspirations of another is hypocritical. And hypocrisy to the detriment of Jews will always be functionally anti-Semitic.Thread/ Per my
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This week the Home Office starts sending more migrants to Napier army barracks in KentopenDemocracy talks to former residents about the grim conditions. Their stories will shock you.#closethebarracks https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendem
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Today's topic is Greek and Roman historyhttps://twitter.com/MichaelBaiden20/status/1385134763569201154 There was a Trojan war but there wasn't a Trojan horse The library of Alexandria didn't fall to a great fire, there was
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1/ I get tired of Democrats claiming to be on the “right side of history” when both their past and their present are so sordid and destructive. So, if you
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1/ The SCOTUS decision in favor of the "religious freedom" to gather in large groups despite the pandemic is part of a larger effort to elevate so called religious liberty
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THREAD:1/ For those who’ve missed #Easter Sunday’s remarks from me, the high points fromhttps://youtu.be/Mxob7juy7LM  2/ We are not being martyred; we are not being persecuted. The temporary restrictions under
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