#Idealists

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

Grifts feed what was called the politicians syllogism is Yes, Prime Minister:We must do somethingThis is somethingWe must do thisUsually the utter mismatch between problem and supposed solution is obvious

chris⁷

aIIbIues

-a tale of faith, dreams, and romance, an analytical thread on skypiea: (1/26) skypiea is an arc that i believe best embodies the essence of one piece- from the adventure

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

Grifts are undertheorized, and too often conflated with long cons, scams, frauds and other more blatant soft crimes. Lemme offer a definition.A grift is a scheme that profits from the

Tides of History

labour_history

#OTD 1959. General Election. Shock as Labour suffer third defeat in a row and 'SuperMac' triumphs Despite Suez - and eight years of Conservative rule - voters agree that 'they've

Reuters Institute

risj_oxford

What will the #COVID2019 pandemic mean for the business of news? Many news executives will be grappling with this question in the next months. Here's a thread with a selection

Pasquale "Pat" Scopelliti

ThyConsigliori

12 April 2020 - #MAGAAnalysis #Coronavirus#HappyEaster #BuonaPasqua Good Easter Morning, Everyone. Before we dive into today's analysis, do allow me to share that my name comes from the Italian word

Gwen Snyder is uncivil

gwensnyderPHL

Obviously I knew the dirtbags have been awful to post-Warren voters, but what's been truly wild this week is the number of1) number of women in my mentions being like

Abeba Birhane

Abebab

Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World. Meredith #Broussard#amreading Captivating and personal opening paragraphs. Gives you insight into the authors background. #Broussard For youthful idealists of my generation, it was

Janamejayan

Janamejayan

1. When one gets to God, the edge of edge itself, that which we might call Divine Reality, both physics and metaphysics might call it as an unbroken consciousness or