#Governments

Democracy takes power from rulers and gives it to voters. (That’s it’s point.)Voters then vote, based on the information at their disposal.1/24#media#democracy If the information is corrupted, then the process
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The DS plans have shifted. Originally I heard that samples of Covid 19 had been stolen from a lab in North Carolina, intended to start a "second wave". Now
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Something we discuss in my history classes is that we see a consistent pattern in US history of rights and liberties being furloughed during times of crisis. Here’s a brief
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THREAD. I served in Army Intelligence as a Russian Intercept Operator & I am not an expert, but I have above average insight into one particular topic. I’d like to
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Real shit. So much of leftist commentary is driven by people in New York and LA despite the fact that the people who are actually hurt by conservative policies generally
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As the 65th anniversary of the Bandung conference is approaching some facts&thoughts about this historical event.The conference took place in Bandung, Indonesia on 18– 24 April 1955. 340 delegates from
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1. Thirdway started in the most random fashion. By a few friends who would meet for lunch quite often 2. First it was just random thoughts about how to have
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Bill Gates is a controversial figure.In an effort to reduce controversy (and maybe out of fear or status), some have sought to shut down any debate over Gates.This thread will
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1. I have had a think on the challenges that farmers face in the current COVID Pandemic dispensation and I invite progressive minds to way in on this issue so
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I'm sorry but this year it should be called "Lobby Universities, Funders and Governments To Actually Give a Damn About Postdocs Week" here's why... While we all
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Reimagine the arts - a Thread. We won’t all make it through - arts organisations, venues, collectives, artists – however much our governments, arts funders, or our local communities, chip
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Thread // Venezuela and Christianity Articles "Ruling a post-Chavez Venezuela"//Former Catholic priest Charles Hardy, author of Cowboy in Caracas, takes Al Jazeera through a Venezuelan neighborhood to discuss the impact
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ThreadFor @FearInnerThey (see how PC I am?) ask me about this article.https://www.breitbart.com/africa/2020/05/25/reports-hundreds-of-russian-syrian-fighters-retreat-from-libyan-capital/ I would caution everybody about taking ANYTHING at fa
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I started working on this story a year ago, and this is the right week to get it out. How Microsoft laid roots in China, and seeded its future tech
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So some folks in the @ne0liberal community have been shitting on public golf courses recently. @koaleszenz comes to mind...So, here's the Twitter Ne0liberal Defense of Public Golf Courses Most localities
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Today is #NationalVoterRegistrationDay ! We’ve been using our open-records expertise to expose state-level threats to voting rights.Here are some of our ongoing investigations: From the influence of voting-machine company lobbyists
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