#Political

ICIJ

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ICIJ is deeply concerned by reports from Moscow that investigative reporter Roman Anin has been taken in for questioning following a raid on his apartment by Russia's Federal Security Service

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Logo_Daedalus

Neoliberalism is post-ideological-- it is "purely pragmatic" in its allegiances-- it defends *the market*-- ie-- the empty space in which interests compete. It curates this empty space to its own

RW Hedges

RwHedges

Village Green thread"Vaudeville is not characteristically English, having developed in North America, and the prominence given to Donald Duck is similarly telling. It is both ironic (incongruous with an English

PROMETHEUS BOB

pro___bob

any recommended quarantine listens? rn i'm enjoying a relisten to Thrice's last LP "Palms", ranges from more biting critiques of divisive political schemes, to calming, bluesy calls for togetherness and

Sam Byers

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This interview with Michel Faber adds to my growing sense that the inherent shortcomings of realism are going to be a major literary preoccupation over the next few years. I

Drew Holden

DrewHolden360

This man has been PRESIDENT for FOUR YEARS. He had a united republican government. For all his faults, he didn’t turn into a dictator. This kind of fearmongering bullshit from

Bob Kopp

bobkopp

A few days ago, I was discussing with some colleagues whether to buy carbon offsets for air travel and other emissions. If I were an institution, I probably would. However,

Doktora Amy Austin Holmes

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Seven years ago #Sisi staged a coup with the financial backing of Gulf monarchs who ensured the survival of Sisi's regime. The $5.2 billion #IMF loan will only further entrench

McJulie is writing the next book

mcjulie

This is a good thread and I wanted to tie it back into my grand unified theory of Reaganism -- this sense that with DJT we've fully entered a kind

Elizabeth Doman

ElizDoman

I got to sleep late last night yet this morning I couldn't sleep. I felt like I needed to get this out. I've written down some thoughts on it but

John O. Brennan

JohnBrennan

For four years, I spoke out vigorously against Donald Trump’s craven dishonesty, corrupt pursuit of personal interests, & trampling of our democratic principles. After serving over three decades in national

Sven Henrich

NorthmanTrader

The economy is not fragile because of the virus.The virus exposed the fragility of the economy.2009-2019 produced the slowest recovery in history while requiring the highest debt expansion & lowest

Old Holborn®

Holbornlolz

Today is now the 24th May, 46 days since peak infection day in the UK.As of June 8th, TWO MONTHS since peak infection, the UK will start quarantining travelers to

John Hayward

Doc_0

The cult of scientism is just the latest incarnation of totalitarianism, which remains appealing despite everyone being at least vaguely aware that it's repugnant and dangerous. The key to totalitarianism's

Nate Silver

NateSilver538

Here's what the electoral map would look like if votes were determined solely by population density, measured by the average number of people that live within a 5 mile radius

Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych

Nick_Carmody

And at this point, Trump’s base is so personally invested in both Trump, and their support of him, that risking their lives is preferable to admitting they were conned or