#Power

The Sink

TheSink3

TERF mobilization of 'scientific fact' vindicates even the most extreme postmodernists. Its entirely devoid of any scientific understanding and yet the social fetishism of science as good/ honest gives them

Brian Nyakundi

SilentNoise254

#OilPricesWacha nichanue mbogi mbona bei imeshuka, tusikuwe mataani, . There are three (and only three) reasons that oil prices drop: (1) demand decreases, (2) supply increases, or (3) the monopoly

Apar

apar1984

The Personal Data Protection Bill is a historic opportunity to reform our broken, oppressive surveillance framework. In a digital society the threats to democracy are incredibly dangerous in the hands

#BottomFishing 🎣

KushMansPicks

1/ Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the much older lady that she should bring her own grocery bags, because plastic bags are not good for

Mark W. Wilson, MD

markwwilsonmd

It’s come down to this: either you support/enable/desire white male cis-het abled faux Christian supremacy or you don’t. And as a white male cis-het abled (ex) Christian (now humanist), no

Samaya Nissanke #BLM

samayanissanke

In the interest of open discussion, here are some problematic statements I have heard in European collaborations in last few weeks re. anti-racism work in physics: 1) collaboration members may

The People's Oracle

PeoplesOracle

At this point, my only hope is that Mars leaving Aries (February 21) will lead to a release of tension in terms of people thinking they can do whatever they

Mashal Waqar 🌈✨✨

arlery

I may not always be the loudest or the most articulate in a room, and I more often than not feel like I don’t belong in discussions, but I’ve spent

Sextina Aquafina Belcher

HitchhikerQ

Are filmmakers still not over blaming the audience for flop films, rather than consider that the audience is lulled into a false sense of demand by the overwhelming supply-hype certain

George Lakoff

GeorgeLakoff

Trump uses social media as a weapon to control the news cycle. It works like a charm. His tweets are tactical rather than substantive. They mostly fall into one of

Arinze Ifeakandu

Ary_Ifeakandu

In my undergrad, I knew a boy, very homophobic when we talked about gays in the hostel but very affectionate towards me, always asked if I wanted to join him

Philip Loring

ConserveChange

Doing science, and especially social science, is a political act. Researchers are in unique positions of power. We make choices about what sorts of science to do, what aspects of

varsha® is abd

varsha_venkat_

simple history of the development of the court(s) FIRST, Marbury v. Madison - Marshall says: this IS my job, Adams, get over it - establishing the principle of judicial review

Samo Burja

SamoBurja

I recently had a fascinating conversation with Slavoj Žižek hosted by @bigthink. The famed cultural critic and philosopher talked about state of emergency, why he ran for the Slovenian presidency,

David Hogg

davidhogg111

In case it hasn’t been made clear yet by the 78 year old that is about to decide the entire future of our generation- The “adults” in power are never

bat020

bat020

1. What is happening to the Palestinians right now is not new, not some anomaly, not some break with the past. It is a continuation of what has been happening