#Politics

Govt. in a spin or just spinning? @IrishTimes journalist makes basic errors in fact & editorialises on behalf of Govt. He has not read Commission of Investigations 2004 Act &
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I moved to Kerala from Bombay in April 2017. I had no idea about the politics of the state. Kochi felt like a quaint small town. And then things started
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Thread: I do tech support. Normally in person but lately on the phone (because … you know) one thing I have noticed. EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT HOW NOVEMBER 3RD CANT
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My take:* Sure, wish Trump well, but then get right back to work in removing him* The news only adds to a much broader case against his towering failures* Spare
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Seen distributed on Facebook and Reddit at a minimum. A thread:January 22: “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. It’s going to be just
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masks are nothing more than a gentle reminder that you need to care about people other than yourself and that’s why Americans are freaking out about wearing them the pandemic
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Florida voters have much more than a presidential race to decide in November. Luckily, we’re breaking down the six state amendments that will be on the ballot: Amendment 1 tackles
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The Healyite Young Socialists statement on punk rock in 1977 at the YS annual conference. No mention of punk in the resolutions of the 1978 Young Socialists annual conference, but
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I actually think the differences between British and German politics are a lot more structural and cultural rather than about personalities.1. None of Germany’s chancellors since 1945 were privately educated.Five
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The Cybersecurity 202: DHS will run a war room for a week or more to protect November election - The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/27/cybersecurity-202-dhs-will-run-war-room-week-or-more-protect-november-ele
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THREAD: Trudeau dragged his feet and now Canada lags behind every other G7 country in terms of when the vaccine will be available to our citizens. Canada will have a
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What are your experiences with family who voted for Trump a 2nd time? I recently talked about politics with my dad (who’s fighting COVID w/ thankfully mild symptoms). It was
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I think we can all understand racism at a structural level but to be viscerally aware that that racism could amount to physical harm on your body is something I’ve
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Never forget: both Trump AND Kelly acted disgracefully toward gold-star widow Myeshia Johnson & her family friend @RepWilson.For Johnson, piety abt military valor evidently doesn’t extend to all soldiers.https://www.washingtonpost.com
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A friend of mine who is an SEO expert has pointed out an interesting reason why Boris Johnson is talking about #TimTams - It’s a social media and search engine
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Rebuilding Beirut will take at 5-7 years and I would roughly estimate 5-10 billion dollars needed for immediate rebuilding. China is keen on building ports. Watch that space. Immediate problem
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