#Discourse

paige

paigefinnn

got beef? an exploration of feud marketing in hip-hop and tech twitter...[a thread ] 1/ first, what is beef? beefs, as defined by @EliSweet in his 2005 master's thesis Bullet

Zeeshan Manzoor (Official)

Zeeshan70082433

Long simmering differences over Syria have erupted to the boiling point with the fall of east Aleppo. The disputes are over life & death questions for millions of Syrians--actually for

Maxim A. Suchkov

m_suchkov

THREAD: follow-up on my piece @MiddleEastInst on the much buzzed theme of #Russia “distancing itself” from #Assad.I appreciate the interest and understand the controversies that some colleagues raised in regards

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

Thanks for another thought-provoking, fascinating episode, @onthemedia! @Bobosphere, I listened especially carefully to the segment on Twitter, free speech, censorship, etc (it's always a treat when @karaswisher is on).https://www.wnycs

Caraid

CaraidArt

A More Nuanced Look at QRTs: A Thread--Disclaimer: I asked for and received @/Fulemy's permission to conduct the "experiment" below and share screenshots of her post and page. First I

Lilo the Autistic Queer

A_Silent_Child

Hey.I see this happening a lot in the current discourse so I think we need a reminder. *we do not compare race and racism to disability and ableism*They are not

Kate Starbird

katestarbird

Ten years ago today, a drilling accident far below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico caused an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig — and a massive oil

Alasdair Munro

apsmunro

I've almost given up on any balanced discourse about children, #COVID19 and schools, as everyone seems intent on either pretending children are not affected at all, or becoming borderline hysterical

Nadim El Kak | نديم القاق

NadimElkak

THREAD: We are approaching the second wave of the #LebanonProtests, which will likely resemble #October17 in some ways, but will also distinguish itself and test people's resolve in others. A

Brennan Breed

BrennanBreed

The most demoralizing thing about all of this: we are finally at the point where large segments of the American population feel like it’s ok to say in public that

Andrew Robert Francis

T8NTraynor

The *best* thing we can do to respons to the Fair Deal panel?Ignore it.Yup, 100%.Why? 1/ #ableg The Fair Deal proposals are what Kenney WANTS Albertans to be discussing. Its

Reticent 🌌

HolisticMuslim

I never implied eating no meat was your point either. I was arguing against the dangers of advocating eating little meat in the name of moderation. In case of diet,

Working Class Literature

workingclasslit

Thinking how a few weeks ago I signed off an email to students explaining why seminars were postponed with a quote from An Inspector Calls: "We don't live alone. We

Thomas Zimmer

tzimmer_history

I reviewed @ezraklein‘s “Why We’re Polarized” for @hsozkult. A few thoughts, from a historical perspective, on an important book that still left me unconvinced that "polarization" is the right lens

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

With guidance from this newly released CDC document, federal agencies are modeling the COVID pandemic using implausibly low fatality rate. Their "best estimate" has a symptomatic CFR of 0.4%Their worst

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Blackstonecomms

Good night Patriots,Here is some good news. God has impressed a message for this evening on my heart.My daily dialogue with our Lord continues in the manner of His choosing.