#INFLUENCE

Democracy is promoted as the gold standard of governmental systems, compared favourably to oppressive regimes the world over. But is democracy truly democratic, or is it an illusion designed to
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The student debt crisis was intentional.https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1198719315589160960 And remains intentional. Ok, now that I’ve got a few minutes let’s give this a try. I’m positive others will have plenty to add,
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Sport isn’t about fairness it is about celebrating people who have refined their unique physiologies to excel in a particular event. That includes very tall people whose unique physiology makes
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Well, hello there and welcome to the penultimate #PrinceTwitterThread in the #SOTTDELUXE series. @deejayUMB and myself have been hosting these since September and it’s been a blast to see so
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Don't trust easy stories. Here’s an explanation that clarifies what I mean by that a little bit.I started listening to veterinary podcasts, made by veterinarians interviewing other bets. There’s one
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The Trump administration will be over on January 20, but officials like Attorney General William Barr — who has been involved in some of this administration’s most corrupt policies —
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1/ AN ASYLUM LAWYER SEEKS ASYLUMBein an #asylum attorney requires many hours working closely with citizens of failing/failed states to draft lengthy statements & brief country conditions.Here's how I would
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Global financial infrastructures like SWIFT have been allies of US foreign policy. But what if they stop cooperating when the US goes after kleptocracy and tax evasion? I consider this
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Germany, protection of the constitution warns against Islamists in sheep's clothing.They act inconspicuously, comply with the law and have a Mission:"Legalist Islamists" secretly want to establish a theocratical state accordin
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It’s exactly 6 years since I pivoted from a career in Law to a career in Tech And you all know I’ll write an epistle about this Pivoting from
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HS2 receives wide criticism in the green community, opposing it is even Green Party policy. Why? The crux seems to be claims of carbon neutrality: High-speed rail is seen internationally
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Drag has taken the world by storm in recent years but it has a much longer history than most might give the art form credit for. In this thread I’m
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understanding: GEMINI MOONS i. introduction to gemini moons i’m making this thread because i think gemini moons aren’t discussed a lot on here. i’ve barely seen any threads or in-depth
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EVERY TRUMP FOREIGN POLICY SCANDAL IN ONE TWEET.It is impossible to summarize any of Trump's complex foreign scandals in just 280 characters—key pieces will always be missing—but Twitter urges us
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1/ Some things to keep an eye on with the Trump administration.I think it is widely agreed that Trump should proceed with his lawsuits so Biden can legitimately be confirmed
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Ruth Wodak is a brilliant linguist who has been analysing far-right populist discourse for decades.In the context of the latest "migrant crisis" & the demonization of refugees by those on
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