#Understanding

Omar Khan

omaromalleykhan

The big problem w/'countering extremism' framing is that it profoundly (& dangerously) mistakes the nature of racism: 'extremists' arent picking up their ideas & attitudes from obscure 8chan sites, but

emilia

emiliawwang11

a thread on the 3rd house in astrology : it's been so exciting reading the natal charts for multiple people whose either recent trajectories or life stories involve labor organizing

Nick

_DF42

Genuine question:Why is there a public perception of Taser as a last resort use of force when actually pretty much the reverse is true?*In fact this could be extended to

Morgan

discomfiting

Hannah Arendt wrote a victim-blaming essay ft. sad attempts to humanize & defend Adolf Eichmann in "Eichmann in Jerusalem".In this part, she defended him with saying he committed no crimes

E. Vanessa Bethel

evanessabethel

So, someone on FB commented on a post made by someone I know, won’t get into it all, but this person said that when she was a child the majority

The Rambling Analyst

RamblingAnalyst

Another enlightening piece by @adam_tooze. Still trying to get my head around the mechanics of the swap lines, but their essential role for global liquidity is clear. The differences between

Amphibious Rodent

inthecitylimits

Yep. Thomas Sowell makes this point very well in A Conflict of Visions. When you think everyone is good, you keep searching for the utopia. When you think people are

Sen. Jim Inhofe

JimInhofe

Today, I led the below letter to @realDonaldTrump with many of my Republican colleagues. Thank you, President Trump, for understanding that the Second Amendment is one of Americans’ most valued

Betting PODCAST

BettingPod

THREAD: General thoughts and observations interviewing 125 different people in the betting world.(1/17) Know Your LimitationsBetween (1) analysis/handicapping, (2) bet execution and (3) bankroll management, be able to identify your

Sean Fewster

SeanFewster

Real talk. TW for abuse and sexual abuse.It doesn't matter if it's legal or illegal, above or below the age of consent. Grooming another person for sex - supporting them

yes

mlegls

1/ Infant idea; not sure if new: Compositional atomism isn't true, but what I'll call "compilational" (in reference to computer science) atomism is trueBut everything compiles down to "the Dao,"

isaiah

elysianaquarius

The Full Moon in Scorpio takes place at 7°, one of the brightest lunations of the year. Energetically potent, this Full Moon pulls up deep memories from our past that

Julie Goldberg

juliegoldberg

1. Thread about health insurance companies and mental health "parity," or how my insurance company legally gets away with ignoring parity laws. (Info about parity here: https://www.nami.org/find-support/living-with-a-mental-health-condition

Stream DingGa

im_tREmBling

Kpoppies, CA is an extremely nuanced topic, one that cannot be simply explained intricately on twt. People here like using the word CA as a buzz word without understanding it's

Lara Maths

LaraMathcalf

Interesting to see the convos around students being “behind” when we return. Most of our students are assessed at many years behind, due to egregious systemic failures, and are often

Angela Watson

Angela_Watson

PSA to fellow white teachers: If you don't see how race is related to a topic when others bring it up, resist the urge to say "This has nothing to