#Democracy

Richy Black

mabuzzer

1/ A short(ish) thread on Scotland's Additional Member System, and how we've been looking at it wrongly for over 20 years 2/ First a thought experiment: which of the election

Wong Chen

WongChenPKR

Some of my constituents are asking should the opposition support the budget? The answer is both a yes, and a no. (1/n) To contain the Covid-19 pandemic situation, we have

Ashton Pittman

ashtonpittman

The accounting that'll be needed after Trump's time in office ends is going to be one of the most massive accountability undertakings in history. But I still worry that a

Claire Mellier-Wilson

clmellier

Highlights from the votes of #ConventionCitoyenne over the week-end. I focus on the results of the votes. My analysis of the overall process (i.e governance, methodology, impact) will be part

BarbByrum

BarbByrum

The State Board of Canvassers has one job to do today: Certify the November 3, 2020 General Election results. All 83 County Boards of Canvassers have certified and submitted their

Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 😷

joshuawongcf

[#AntiELAB Movement vs #UmbrellaMovement: are #HKers walking on the old path?] 1.1/ #HK's protests have indeed reduced due to the #COVID19 and the #NationalSecurityLaw. #HKGov mass arrests protestors, and crackdown

هاجد بن حسن

Hajid99

In this thread I will attempt to unearth racist, sexist, xenophobic, and Islamphobic comments of British PM Boris Johnson, ironically of recent Muslim Turkish ancestry. To remind us all of

Mark Lubbers 🍀⌛

YourMarkLubbers

When elections are close, the partisan semi activists arrive. Within #Anonymous we have the same issues. The coming months you will see many choosing a political side.This account is not

Studio Glibly

NoTotally

Secondedhttps://twitter.com/stevie_mat/status/1299547079270739969 By the way, this is the electoral brain worms shit I often talk about. I don't want to downplay the importance of elections all the way down to zero,

Matthew Yglesias

mattyglesias

I guess nobody cares about reality anymore but the whole point of @nhannahjones’ essay was an explication of how she found her way to a patriotic understanding of American history.https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1306674413752979459

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

(Thread) The Spirit of Liberty Walker asksSpoiler: A surprising number of people prefer a “strongman” to rule-of-law democracy.Let's start with a definition of democracy.I like Lincoln's: “A majority held in

Ashton Pittman

ashtonpittman

My "Easy-Breezy Millennial" Timeline Age 1: 1st recession, 1st Iraq War8: 1st impeachment9: Columbine12: 2nd recession, 9/11, Afghanistan War13: 2nd Iraq War15: Katrina18: 3rd recession26: 201629: 2nd impeachment30: 4th recession,

Ozymandias

DustinDry1st

The thing most Conservatives, Libertarians and other non progressives dont understand is that there is no middle ground to be found with Progressives. They will compromise if it advances their

Demetri Kofinas

CoveringDelta

1/ Since Jon Stewart's departure, late-night comedy programing has gone from being an edgy & avant-garde platform for communicating truth (and confronting power) to one that prioritizes low-brow political ridicule

Will Stancil

whstancil

Everything Trump does is devastatingly unpopular, but he’s been allowed to run rampant across our civil society by feckless Democratic leaders, who are scared to challenge most of his abuses

Lee Marie🌊✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

LeemarieNy

1/ Lets discuss what this "Deal" Spin really is. Not an agreement but an accord to join forces to suppress struggles for freedom. BAHRAIN&ISREAL were never at war. All this