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S.P.A.

TheRealSPA

Happy 34th Birthday Aaron SwartzA thread http://waldina.com/2020/11/08/happy-34th-birthday-aaron-swartz/ Today is the 34th birthday of the programmer and internet activist Aaron Swartz. He fought for net neutrality, open source, and transp

Northwestern Graduate Workers

NorthwesternGW

The Public Town Hall with @copsoutofNU and @NorthwesternU admin should be starting shortly. We're expecting to hear from Kathleen Hagerty, Associate ProvostMiriam Sherin, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, and Julie

caitlin goldblatt

trustpunch

OK, long thread, re: the predatory Rhino bill: What this bill does is create a situation where landlords who own 10 properties or more would have to offer tenants one

American Oversight

weareoversight

New: Two sets of documents we obtained show federal agencies approved and/or were aware of President Trump’s tweets prior to him publishing them. The records provide a unique look into

Kashmir Intel

kashmirosint

Thread —the curious case of Kashmiri separatist leaders post August 5.Many Kashmiris are surprised at the silence of Hurriyat leaders. Hurriyat leaders are surprised too. There have been no shutdown

Vaughn Stewart

DelegateStewart

The Democratic Party's 2020 platform isn't perfect, but it has at least one good part.The platform's housing plank breaks from the party's recent, uninspiring history on this issue, and inches

Jane Patton

soopajane

I'm here now with an interlude in the midst of the world burning to give details that no one actually asked for on an urgent, edge-of-your-seats issue:My hair. I know

Justin Wiebe

justinwiebe

Today is #NationalPhilanthropyDay, and I feel like it’s the perfect time for us as a sector to reflect, learn, & work differently ... a thread. Philanthropy, where does your money

Duncan McLaren

mclaren_erc

Just published, my new article on #mitigationdeterrence from #carbonremoval (in #ClimaticChange ) http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-020-02732-3What is this about, and why do I think it important? A thread 1/15 Most climate sci

Kimberley Freeman

Kimberley__F

When you can't sleep so you end up trying to read academic texts to work out if your concept of public engagement is more akin to "Participatory Action Research (PAR)"

BGGC

BrwnGrlGamrCode

Happy Juneteenth Fam May today bring your joy and peace and we learn, reflect, and on its meaning. Here’s a quick thread w/things you can do to support and

John Raphling

JRaphling

“A Roadmap for Re-imagining Public Safety in the United States” @hrw paper on policing, recommendations for structural reform: Divest from policing, invest in communities, strengthen accountabilityhttps://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/12/roa

Sanghi Bee 🐝

sway_hi

Have been meaning to write about Why India needs a homegrown, home owned E commerce behemoth, ever since CCI flagged Amazon, Flipkart for malpractices in January 2020. So, here goes

dee

armasfilm

why chris hemsworth, david harbour, sam hargrave, the russo brothers, and their new film “extraction” is problematic: a thread Extraction is a white savior film in which Chris Hemsworth, most

Joe Pompliano

JoePompliano

Michael Jordan is the richest athlete in sports history.But did you know that only ~4% of his wealth came from his NBA salary?This is the story of how MJ turned

Sophia Purdy-Moore

SophPurdy_Moore

An inquest released on 9 October concluded that excessive use of force by @metpoliceuk and “serious failures” by public service providers contributed to Kevin Clarke’s death in police custody.#JusticeForKevinClarke #BLMUK