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My hierarchy of "good politics" in a democracy would look rather like the below.My take here is that the level 0, and the one that I have a greater problem
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THREAD -- Cowardly Senators vs. Common SenseNov. 18, 2020: Two things are happening at once:1) Vaccines are on their way. 2) A horrific and deadly spike is happening as we
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OK, I'm starting early so I can have THREAD TIME!Now, before I get started I want to provide a disclaimer. I am NOT a Qanon supporter, I am NOT a
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An #OSINT thread on Foreign Funded Agents in Pakistan. 1. As a member of Pakistan's #OSINT community, I try to unearth grave threats to national security that mainstream sources refuse
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While we have lots of respect for @anishmehta10 and his work, his piece this week in Fast Company comes to the wrong conclusion re: the lessons of COVID-19 and the
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In discussion today about Canada accessing its COVAX vaccine allotment, I've seen COVAX incorrectly framed as a mechanism entirely for the poor. A food bank for vaccines. This isn't a
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We hear about the 30 pt scorers, big dunks & top recruits. But we don’t hear about the stories from the shadows. The one’s that don’t get a lot of
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1/ Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing on the Trump Administration’s Venezuela policy.Short story – it’s been a case study in diplomatic malpractice, and I want to
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Like everyone else I have been reading about COVID daily for what feels like years already.One of the best pieces I read that I don't think got enough attention was
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Another lockdown has again put us into a critical situation for educational inequality. As the FEA, our members’ focus is and has always been on ensuring that all young people,
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The Suez Canal was constructed between 1859 and 1869 and was officially opened on November 17, 1869. Dreams of building a canal between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea go
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I'm just a lowly social scientist, so excuse my ignorance. Why are Alberta's post-secondary institutions playing along with this "Fair Deal" game?Here are some questions (a thread)...https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=
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everyone seems to be fretting about what to do with colleges if there is a COV outbreakalas, like so many things in covid, the ill conceived panic response seems to
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By Wayne Allyn Root I’ve been a Las Vegas odds maker and sports gaming expert for four decades- long before I became known as a nationally syndicated conservative talk show host.
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I'd reply to this comment directly, but I can't so here we go (thread):Not sure where this person is looking, because the people I follow on Twitter supporting #loveisnottourism are
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1/ Key Takeaways from Mushfiq's (@mushfiq_econ) work in Bangladesh & Nepal - Integrate epidemiological AND economics factors in decision making on reopening the country, identify the high priority sectors (see
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