#POLITICAL

7 problems with the State Department "Commission on Unalienable Rights" Report (1) Criticizing "interest-group capture" of international human rights institutions This is effectively a broad-stoke criticism of civil soci
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I am utterly sick of folk telling me it’s ludicrous, stupid and wrong that I truly believe the current leadership of the SNP and @NicolaSturgeon no longer want independence! Would
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Here is the tough pill for people to swallow.Come Jan 6th, I highly doubt that flooding the streets changes much of anything. Not being a doomer, I'm saying, Congress will
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We have a track record of correctly advising Speaker Pelosi:1. The Jan ’19 government shutdown was a good chance to start impeachment2. Our conference in Mar 2019 urged her not
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I remember when I first signed on Twitter, I am mediately followed Joss Whedon because I so desperately loved Firefly, Angel, Buffy, etc.It was a real heartbreak to me to
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Latinos have indigenous claims to the Americas, to include the southwestern corner of the United States. But we're treated as immigrants here & our persecution by the US govt is
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Michelle Obama's happy place seems to be the place where she tells America how disappointed she is in us. But even by the standards of political convention speeches, hers was
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When Hindus say that Sikhs are a Hindu panth, they mean it with absolutely no political agenda partly because they have no political agenda in the first place. But more
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Let us do this thread, with the same ‘logic’, for another person:“It reflects poorly on so-called-Liberals when they dismiss leaders like Zia-ul-Haq as representatives of “Establishment”.He received the most vile
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A thread with some thoughts on Merrick Garland, whom Politico is reporting has been selected as attorney general by President-elect Joe Biden... /1/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/biden-to-tap-merrick-garland-for-attorney-general-4
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It is shocking that anyone takes at face value US claims of ‘fighting ISIS’ or ‘protecting the Kurds’ when so-called counterterrorism & protecting minorities have been the literal justifications for
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After talking to QAnon folks I think we should be thinking about it less as a political conspiracy theory (particularly the specifics, which clearly have not happened) and less as
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distinctly remember growing up with a neeky interest in politics, all this constant handwringing from commentators about young people being apathetic, and what should be done about this, then 2015-2019
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On a theme hot in OrthoTwitter - Orthodoxy's mission has not changed. It has always remained the same. Partaking of the life of God, God sends the Church back into
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Thread: I keep seeing ppl whining abt current state of reporting in Australia. You’re probably part of a system that allows this to happen. Are u reading free journalism? Well,
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I'm reading this article right now and I'm pretty glad I have a drink in hand because good God this is confirming all worst suspicions.https://twitter.com/shearm/status/1284550928318824450 What strikes me more than
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