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Yara Elmjouie

yelmjouie

2nd generation Iranian Americana:"When I was a kid ... I didn't want to be different, because there was no one around me that I could share my difference with ...

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

THREADI know it's hard to see that so many of our fellow citizens are entirely devoted to hate, but think of it this way:The masks are off. Now they can't

“Ideas That Are Lying Around”

_waleedshahid

Pete Buttigieg was for single-payer, Medicare for All before he was against it. Here we go:02/17/2018: Buttigieg is befuddled as to why anyone would ever question his support for Medicare

Emily M. N. Kugler (Shey/They)

Emnk

So excited to "see" some of my favorite people todayhttps://twitter.com/IAmDylanLewis/status/1306669027411009556 My ability to live tweet has diminished over the years, so my tweets will be fragmented, focused on just a

Dr. William Horne

wihorne

I, a historian of racial capitalism, explained redlining to my white neighbor today, who responded "but how was that legal?" in literal disbelief.Always amazed at how little white ppl know

Ben Railton

AmericanStudier

Been too long since I highlighted great public scholarly pieces. Got one of my own with @myHNN coming later today, but first, here are a handful from the past week

File411

File411

After the @SenateGOP ACQUITTED @realDonaldTrump At least TWENTY US & Coalition SOLDIERS KIA & Russia “paid the bounty”With every ounce of my being fuck that orange traitorhttps://twitter.com/File411/status/1233766731866411008 In

Committee to Protect Medicare

cmteetoprotect

NEW DATA >> Anti-science protesters mad about social distancing may have spread #coronavirus to towns throughout the US. Data maps show likely protesters traveling to rural communities, potentially infecting friends

jane c. hu

jane_c_hu

a thread of instances where journalists have reported being shot at, injured, arrested, or harassed by police while documenting US protests: minneapolis:https://twitter.com/MichaelAdams317/status/1266945268567678976 minneapolis:https://twit

Rebecca Lissner

RebeccaLissner

If Joe Biden wins on November 3, the Trump-to-Biden presidential transition will begin one week from today. Even in normal times, the transition period is the most perilous moment in

Gregg Gonsalves

gregggonsalves

So, @yabutaleb7 @SherylNYT @HelenBranswell @edyong209 . There is a bigger story emerging here: @CDCgov is saying asymptomatics and community spread are no longer a priority for #COVID19 control in the

Koko • BIRTHDAY 🥳

8wariorlittle

let's talk about racist & offensive portrayals in childhood classic cartoons (a thread) first off I just want to say that these cartoons were products of their time and were

Matthew RJ Brodsky

RJBrodsky

Of course #Israel didn't tell the US in advance about its attack on the Natanz nuclear facility in #Iran. Here's a quick lesson for those who haven't paid attention. 1/xhttps://twitter.com/GregPriddy1/status/1381795878541918215

Drew Holden

DrewHolden360

ThreadWho would’ve thought that all it would take for Democrats to throw in the towel on social distancing was @SpeakerPelosi breaking the rules to get a haircut?A quick trip down

Andy Slavitt 🇺🇸💉

ASlavitt

COVID Update August 13: There is one very unsafe activity that leads to significant spread.NOT voting. And despite roadblocks, it can be done safely. 1/ You will not learn anything

Seth Cotlar

SethCotlar

Today I learned that a ship of Nazis spent a week in Portland in 1936. The town, for the most part, greeted it with open arms. Those who organized an