#Power

One good reason to "go out"/order a copy of The Old Drift from an independent bookstore right now. *More* in this thread... thanks @namwalien #BlackWomen #ScienceFiction #SpeculativeFiction https://twitter.com/namwalien/status/130
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I hate to subtweet my friends but this is a general point that IMO always applies: you should not name, quote and directly link to things that you despise, especially
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Perhaps no issue over the past 4 years has more animated the progressive foreign policy movement than ending US support for disastrous the Saudi-Emirati war in Yemen. @JoeBiden’s reported nominees
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"Why people that are not oppressed by structures of power keep trying to excuse people that are part of structures of power?", a thread.It's a sad but know fact that
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It’s not “hypocrisy” for McConnell to rush through Trump’s nominee for SCOTUS with an election in 40 days. It’s proof of his power to dominate us all. Fascists prove their
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Just a few pondering thoughts abt this ongoing fiasco; Celeb PR works in clever ways. Any publicity is good publicity & they know how to instigate/get reaction out of fans
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Yes, having targets is good, but they can also *harm* #ClimateAction .For example, the Belgian government is insisting that European emission *targets* (ETS) "ensure" that its rush to eliminate the
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Fall instructors in the US: get ready for your students to be dealing with major crises. A sampling of what my summer students have been going through (1/5):- Losing housing-
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GOP runs as the anti-government party. They get support for blocking legislation. Democrats run on what government can do. GOP knows that if GOP blocks legislation, their supporters approve, 1/
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“Shouting ‘self-care’ at people who actually need community care is how we fail people.”- Nakita Valerio, community organizer  People don’t always know how to support each other during hard times
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A THREAD OF WHAT I 100% BELIEVE IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE my mind is so open right now. this is unbelievably possible. it’s long
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I grew up in a newsroom. I believe you can’t have a healthy democracy without a strong, independent media. I know how hard it is to be a good reporter.
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The myth of benevolent totalitarianism is pernicious and incredibly dangerous. Totalitarianism, the politicization of everything, NEVER ends well - no matter how benevolent and high-minded the totalitarians claim to be.
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one of weirdest arguments in this billionaire discourse I see is: “if you were a billionaire, you’d do this top”so we’re acknowledging a vested interest exists among all billionaires to
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We must both act as if the system is intact enough to enable us to remove a tyrant from power through the electoral process AND we must recognize the tyrant
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THREAD: Let's talk about federalism. Yes, federalism, the system of government where powers are divided between national and local governments. In America we typically discuss federalism in the context of
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