#Discourse

Frank Senators

sleepenbaker

Using this thread to record my thoughts on HBO's hit series The Wire as I watch through it for the first time S1:E1- Hour long eps? Think I have all

The Fudgelist

thefudgelist

Scott Alexander also wrote a good piece on this over on SSC. A really important part of the picture for understanding the demise of New Atheism, it seems to me,

several gay monsters

Orcanist

Orcs are trending for very weird reasons and for once, I feel uniquely qualified to comment on why it’s happening and clear up some misunderstandings. If you haven’t been exposed

Dr. Jessica B. Hernandez

doctora_nature

“Detribalized” Indigenous peoples in Mexico do not exist. This statement is a racist weapon embedded in nationalism by the Mexican government to ignore our rights/sovereignty & continue to murder our

Daniel Finn

DanFinn95

A section of the British commentariat is discussing the history of antisemitism in Ireland, you say? If they actually read "Ulysses" instead of talking about it, they'd know it presents

Neil Lewis, Jr.

NeilLewisJr

1/ I'm seeing a lot of tweets about the Tom Cotton proposal to block Chinese student visas. One jarring thing is the number of them making the "business case" for

Transgender: (n) one who transgends (Rory)

LorelaiMerri

My last discourse for the morning:I don't understand why lesbians get mad that their flag is not represented.I do not want corporations to even know about the Genderqueer flag at

Adiba Jaigirdar

adiba_j

Spoilers for The Henna Wars in the thread belowOne of the gatekeepery things I have been very frustrated by in the queer bookish community is the depiction of people being

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blackchitin

Longform twitter thread about the prevailing furry discourse! CW for mentions of pedophilia, bestiality and rape. Also, this really doesn't only concern furries, but it seems loudest within furry circles

Stephen in YVR

YVR_P

1/ This is one of the most liked tweets #bcpoli's Health Minister has sent since the #Covid_19 shutdown began. It honours his critic, @NormLetnick. I know there are policy differences

Mathieu Duchâtel

mtdtl

Key points from a rare Chinese analysis of border conflict with India by Yang Siling, vice director of Institute for South Asian Studies at Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, "The

Jeet Heer

HeerJeet

1. In 1991, the 22-year old Tucker Carlson described himself in his college yearbook as a member of the Dan White Society. White was the homophobe who in 1978 assassinated

Mercedes Gómez-López, Ph.D.

dr_gomez_lopez

Things I wish I had known about academic writing: A thread #AcademicTwitter Before you write, read, as much as you can. Ideas will come to you as you do it.

Dr. Sunny Moraine PhD is practicing resurrection

dynamicsymmetry

Whole dang thread but especially this given the current Discoursehttps://twitter.com/naamenism/status/1200788573978578944 This is another thing I’ve seen antis and people with sympathies inclined that way struggle with, and it’s weird. There

Betty ☭ BLM ACAB 🏳️‍🌈🐸🌱🌻

bruleebitch

sorry to start discourse but I really disagree with that tweet youre all liking saying "if youre white passing youre white". like who tf decides if you "pass" or not.

Cornwall is a Nation

YesCornwall

There is an anti-Cornishness that sees us as being single-minded simpletons, rather than a complex and multi-faceted place like any other.They don't want to understand why we voted leave, they