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Lebanon Support

LebanonSupport

#Lebanon #Solidarity2020 [THREAD]With the outpouring of donations and commitments for Lebanon post the #Beirut explosion, it is essential that these go towards independent civil society actors and initiatives.1/11

Tommy

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1. So why does America promote the idea of democracy in China? Americans believe that democracies are essentially better than autocracies because they provide freedom to individuals. This freedom in

TheDisabilityEnthusiast

twitchyspoonie

I'm gonna say it: most white disabled people have a different politic to me. We're not in the same situation just because we're both disabled. That's not going to erase

Jennifer O'Connell

JenOConnell_

Today, Erin O’Toole will be speaking at the same conference as far-right, anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ2 activist Tanya Granic Allen at the “Canada Strong and Free Network”. 1/6 In 2013, Granic

chaotic tired🌸

lovingnikiforov

lrts- i have a couple of things to say. first being that from my experience, the number of ppl who signal boost and share stories and testimonies provided by trans

Aleena Khan

aleenakhanpk

On IK's comments being taken out of context, I'll summarise all major things he said & point out exactly what is problematic.1) Cases of child abuse & rapes of women

Kai Cheng, Priestess of the Old Religion

razorfemme

I think the major difference between a social justice and a white/colonial lens on trauma is the assumption that trauma recovery is the reclamation of safety - that safety is

Danny Boy

Care2much18

"Open the pubs" is trending, alongside a graphic saying Ireland is the "only country in Europe with pubs closed".The graphic is false and misleading, and the underlying arguments are debatable.

Absurdistwords

absurdistwords

This thread speaks to the fundamental assumptions we make about mental health and asks us to question how much of what we consider mental "deficiencies" are innately connected to our

Dan Finn-Foley

DanFinnFoley

Absolutely essential reading from @edyong209in @TheAtlantic on the covid pandemic. This last line is especially important for #energytwitter since it draws a perfect parallel with the #climatecrisis (1/7, soapbox incoming)https://www.theatl

Tim Tarby-Donald

TimTarbyDonald

Lots of discussions this week about #burnout #mentalhealth #selfcare #resilience #overwork following this interesting article by @Moyasarner in @guardian https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/21/how-burnout-became-a-sinister-and-insi

Brett MacDonald

TweetBrettMac

This lady better get her dog back before its euthanized or given away. We live in an upside down world.https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1265142262440345600 Imagine getting put on leave for this. There's a chilling

micah

micahherskind

"Socialism and prison are antagonistic terms."Eugene Debs, ~1920 I just finished Debs' incredible Walls and Bars: Prison and Prison Life in the 'Land of the Free', a collection of essays

Steven Anselmo

Anselome

The future is not a given unless we tackle #climateChange. Unfortunately, due to the structure of our society, I believe that in order to best that, we need to enable

❄️Deepak Chupacabra❄️

Ashaxai

I think that as trans people we're caught in this really fascinating and intense social bind.The act of transition is viewed by society as ultimate rebellion, and they tend to

Neal Hudson

resi_analyst

Of all the news about high loan-to-value (LTV) lending this week, it's the Nationwide news that's most interesting.https://www.nationwidemediacentre.co.uk/news/nationwide-helps-generation-rent-become-generation-buy-as-society-increa