#POLITICAL

@PatrickBrethour's column *could* help us get past the "it's a tax!" "no, it's not!" politicking. Sure, words matter for perceptions. Great point by @TrevorTombe, that "rebate" is misleading.As for
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Follow-up [THREAD] on the Beirut blast and political ramifications, hopefully a little shorter than the first & focusing on the aftermath.In summary: 2005 isolated the resistance from their Sunni compatriots;
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how are we supposed to beat this guy if he’s running against us and not with ushttps://twitter.com/acyn/status/1296986831502811137 I’m sorry I’m absolutely dying at the sub-basement political talent these people are
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Sometimes it makes sense to believe "Hyperreal Falsehoods" - falsehoods that are more true than the truth. How can a falsehood be more true than the truth? How can it
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This is important. It also forces us to consider the millions of Black Americans who'd be alive if their ancestors hadn't been among 10000s lynched or worked to death after
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Been reading through the OT prophets lately, and some themes rise to surface in the realm of judgment. This is not super well thought out or exhaustive. 1) NO nation
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1/ Crises like the many Lebanon faces can only be confronted by governments that can take decisive and difficult decisions. Two features of our system impede Lebanon’s ability to do
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The term Fifth-Generation War has become a favorite acronym in Pakistan with media, politicians etc , without the majority imbibing its true meanings,partially due to its evolving nature & the
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Despite some meaningful rejections and abstentions the #LPDF has voted to adopt the mechanism for appointing a new executive which was developed in Geneva last week.The next step will be
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Thread: the covid-driven digitization trend of 2020 has awakened a renewed interest in monetary self-sovereignty, driven by the prospect of debt-fueled stimuli and its implied risk for currency debasing. 1/https://twitter.com/techrounduk/st
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Today, we saw Republicans revealed to be at the center of a staggering corruption scandal at the Statehouse. At the heart of the issue is that under gerrymandered maps, politicians
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I know I joke around a lot, but let me speak plainly for a sec: I'm voting for Donald Trump.I encourage anyone on the fence to consider doing the same.
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1/ Friends, by now you have likely seen the news that Paul Manafort and Roger Stone have been pardoned, along with other crooks and cowards. I just want to share
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Look, reporters need to stop casting Kevin McCarthy's actions as strictly being power motivated. Only a racist, anti-democratic person would align himself with Trump. Because if you are anti-racist and
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I used to wonder how politicians like Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham became such sycophants for Trump after he repeatedly humiliated and abused them. My best guess was that, lacking
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Thread on the #RussiaReport post-release.Despite common belief, Putin doesn't support getting a certain person or partie into power but only wishes to destabilise European countries. The best way to think
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