#Activists

wish ppl understood that every “reform” they could ever think of for the police has already been tried and failed. they all result in more money for police and no
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A long thread about slaughterhouses. This thread was sparked by an interesting thread (below) from a historian I deeply respect. And I think the larger argument is mostly correct, but
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The GOP effort to slam through the Kavanaugh nomination is a flashpoint because it reveals the essence of today's GOP: a belief that some people are better than others, and
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Bear with me rn. A proper list. I'm open to anyone arguing if you're up forcivil discussion. :1. Seven genocides of Kashmiri pandits and present persecution of Hindu SCs (Valmikis
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@Douglas4Moray: "This election result is a historic moment for the Scottish Conservatives."Against the odds, we won more votes than ever before. We increased our vote share and again returned 31
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I grew up on Fire Island. My family ran a local newspaper, begun by my father when he was 16 years old in 1956 until we sold it in 1996.
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1/ What kind of person enslaves a child? And for sex?Monsters.Some of these monsters murder the children after they’ve destroyed them, body and mind.Oh, but that’s just a handful of
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Dear journalists, politicians, media pundits, activists and anyone else who considers this report on #Gaza published yesterday by @CrisisGroup a reliable source, please read this thread and think again. It
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Over the past few weeks, been following the tribal district of Palghar to look at how the most disadvantaged section of the society is coping post lockdown. Meaningless stories at
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IF YOU ARE #VOTING FOR #BIDEN NO MATTER WHAT, PLEASE do me a favor. It will take you 10 minutes MAX. It can take probably as little as 2-3 minutes,
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This is a really important story.I'm glad to see the @nytimes spotlight on it, c/o @DanaGoldstein @elizashapiro.Not so sure about its headline, tho.1/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/us/coronavirus-teachers-unions-school-home.html When some uni
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If you think the Democrats are good people, then you need to sit down and think for a moment. The Democrats have control of an entire Chamber of Congress. Do
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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT APP STATE For those of you who live outside NC or outside western NC, please know what’s going on at one of our universities. Note: I’m a
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I have a favor to ask of you. I don't often ask readers for stuff, but this is maybe the most important ask of my career. It's a Kickstarter -
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Overwhelming expert evidence against Cashless Welfare Debit Card (CDC).CDC is a triumph of ideology over evidence. The problem does not exist & the solution does not work. It's part of
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My new queer history book for ages 8+ comes out on May 26. My signings are canceled, bookstores are closed... This is a tough time for authors. In the hopes
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