#DEMOCRACY

John Hayward

Doc_0

Around the world, very much including the Western world, real power is measured by the ability to silence criticism. The highest reaches of power are measured by the ability to

Clark Miller

clarkamiller

I read Wyoming stories because I grew up there, my dad’s job and my education financed by taxes on carbon. There are ways it is still home. All of #energytwitter

Amanda Marcotte

AmandaMarcotte

I'd love to believe that Trump's claims of "rigged" elections will depress GOP turnout in Georgia on Jan. 5. But I don't buy it. I think his voters know Trump

Daniel Cremin ✂️

DanielCreminUK

A 2019 article by the brilliant Priti Patel is the theme of my #FreedomFriday thread“Put simply, we urgently need leadership committed to the fundamental values of Conservatism: freedom, enterprise &

Heather e^‑1/x^2

HeatherMoAndCo

There is increasing evidence that right wing parties across the globe have made alliances with Putin/Kremlin-linked operations & oligarchs to sabotage democracy. That includes #GOP & #Tories. I don’t think

Amy MacPherson

MsAmyMacPherson

1/9 Please don't skip this short #thread if you care about misinformation in #CDNmedia, #CDNecon & #CDNpoli, because correcting these #antitrust issues is paramount to winning the infowar against a

Jerome Halligan

theNP

1/ I’m no pundit, but I thought I’d try a little thread about something that struck me regarding the (intentional) dismantling of the post office. 2/ Firstly, yes, I firmly

Dr. William Horne

wihorne

The post-insurrection testimony of William Pitt Kellogg has been haunting me lately. He survived several coups as governor of LA during Reconstruction & gave a sobering assessment of their causes.

Kerry Bennett

KerryKB

Today would have been the 2021 Upfront Summit - it's hard to believe what a different world we're in. We're looking forward to a 2022 event, but I'm reflecting on

Daniel Marans

danielmarans

My one critique of the excellent @JaneMayerNYer report on Feinstein's decline is that she is a little too soft on Democrats for not nudging her out in 2018 ...https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/dianne-feinsteins-missteps-raise-a-p

Clint Watts

selectedwisdom

“After Capitol riot, a call to protect veterans from disinformation - Roll Call” - lots to unpack here, in sum, influence of current & former military via information confluence of

Larry Middleton

l78lancer

OBSERBVATION:Big businesses with lobbying and donor capacity are doing whatever they hell they want, are open are largely not implementing let alone enforcing #COVID19 safety provisions, and have access to

The Independent Whig

TheWhig

1/ Why the problem of today’s woke cancel culture starts in Kindergarten, using @jonhaidt’s book The Righteous Mind to illustrate. 2/ Haidt waits until 3/4 of the way through his

Jessica Kiss Cries to Folklore

sleepyfrenchfry

A student perspective on Drew Pavlou and the University of Queensland, from a current peer of the same faculty: 1/14 Prior to Drew Pavlou’s very public controversy regarding the CCP

Shaun Lawson

shaunjlawson

Yesterday, of course, Jeremy Corbyn launched his Peace and Justice Project, to much excitement on here. Laudable goals too:Take on Murdoch Green New Deal Support for food banks Speed up

Matthew O'Toole

MatthewOToole2

HOLD PRESS (Promise its not about Brexit)Our new @niassembly All Party Group on Press Freedom and Media Sustainability has today issued a Call for Evidence on the long term future

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