#Officials

Samantha Michaels

sjmichaels

For my latest piece, I investigated police unions and the infuriating history of how they became so powerful. Here are some things I learned. Thread.https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2020/08/police-unions-minneapolis/ Police unioniz

Lara Bitar

LaraJBitar

In Beirut just now: It felt like it was an earthquake for a few seconds then something big exploded. Not sure what it is yet. Beirut a little earlier today,

Niall Conroy

NICU_doc_salone

The pandemic response in Ireland has understandably led to quite a bit of confusion and things are changing rapidly, from lockdowns to school closures. So I thought I’d write a

Libyan citizen- ﮼مواطن،ليبي

Libyancitizen6

As the tension between CBL chairman and Al-Sarraj increases, lets have a look at some unknown/forgotten details: Before 2011, because of his good relations with Mohammed Al-Bukhari (minister of finance

Frog Legs 🐸

100FrogLegs

OK gotta start my own thread to add on to instead of adding to PoliticoTom Price curiosityhttps://twitter.com/100FrogLegs/status/1294384026577448967 On January 12, 2017, Zimmer Biomet announced a resolution with the DOJ and

Ruby RockStar 🇺🇸

RubyRockstar333

It's just some blocked poll observers. It's just some applause when they're removed. It's just a poll worker crumpling ballots. It's just some vote counters wearing Biden masks. It's just

Lincoln's Bible

LincolnsBible

To understand who & what Fred was, one can start with his father. Trace him through the White Hand gangs of NYC early ghettos - to Canadian liquor & whores

Derrick Rice

DerrickAndADog

#SomervilleMA City Council thread. Let's start with some drama. The $250k taken from SPD was redirected to Social Racial & Justice. A executive office project. Later, it was moved to

Heshmat Alavi

HeshmatAlavi

#BREAKINGU.S. President Donald Trump pardons former national security adviser Gen. Mike Flynnhttps://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-pardons-michael-flynn-his-former-national-security-adviserBack in the early days of the Trump

Londyn Robinson (rheuminate)

londyloo

When you think of South Dakota, what do you think of? Many liberals cast ugly shadow on the state. SD lacks access to large hospitals, to research institutions. They are

Erik Loomis

ErikLoomis

This Day in Labor History: April 21, 1545. Juan de Villarroel filed the first mining claim at Potosí, in what is now Bolivia. The silver mine in the mountain known

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

In 2017, Donald Trump declared victory. Working with the far-right Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, he had brokered a deal to bring high-tech manufacturing jobs back to America, with a new,

WarNuse

WarNuse

Do You Really Think [They] Are Not Capable Of Setting Up And Executing Similar Scenarios In The U.S.?[They] Already Have.Expect Many Deaths In The Coming Months Leading Up To, During,

Terry

MarksmanMarine

1) The only man to escape from a Laos POW Camp and survive....Lieutenant Dieter Dengler, United States Navy. In June of 1966, rescue crews picked up Dieter Dengler from the

cozy baking monk

thesravaka

policies i would enact as dictator:1. end government employment as jobs program. reinstitute the civil service exam. grant citizenship to anyone that passes it, pay for any relocation to the

Tristan Cork BLive

TristanCorkPost

An unofficial replacement for the Colston Statue this morning in Bristol.It’s called ‘A Surge of Power (Jen Reid)’ by sculptor Marc Quinn.(pics by @BenBirchallUK) Jen was one of many #BlackLivesMatter