#POLITICAL

100 people can gather inside, in a church, with little to no limitation, because Christmas, but restaurants with all the precautions must remain closed. Who tends to go to churches?
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A very partial list of public religion on display yesterday:A pastor and Jew elected in GA.Sen. Young arguing with insurrectionists about the meaning of an "oath under God."Biden's speech."Jesus 2020"
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The irony of journalists describing/alluding to Trump's supporters as "drinking the kool aid" is that most of the people who died at Jonestown via poisoned drink were black. I think
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During #Bangladesh fight for independence Pakistani army killed intellectuals as a calculated effort to weaken any freedom struggle, with the worst massacre two days before surrender, in hopes too crush
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Like a landing in a flight, the transfer of power is the riskiest moment in the life of states. Liberal democracies remain stable because of existing conventions that power will
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I just finished reading the new study on factors influencing school re-openings. I first want to thank the authors for their valuable contribution to our understanding: @KatharineStrunk @SReckhow @MattGrossmann Meg
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Having spoken to senior people in Brussels on #Brexit, a short thread. They expect the crunch in late Sep or Oct. For now they think @DavidGHFrost lacks a mandate to
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Reality check: Will AMLO's sexenio end in political and economic disaster for Mexico? Short answer: no. Oh, he is bad, no doubt. AMLO is a wreck in terms of security
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As I said back in March, this has been here longer than is being reportedA new study & blood tests indicate Covid-19 infections were in the US in Dec 2019,
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If you want to use state power to control private companies because you don't like the decisions they make, *you* are the greater danger to a free society. Regulation is
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1/11An article worth thinking about: “As changes to the world structure accelerate, China’s rule is in sharp contrast with the turmoil in the West,” says Beijing.I agree, but I draw
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the government not giving people money during a pandemic with unprecedented unemployment rates is an act of political violence, plain and simple. Americans and by design with our media and
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Like Churchill facing the Nazis, Trump believes the best course of action is to stand up and confront the evil Communist Chinese, and by doing we will negotiate trade deals
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My book on the Obama stimulus had a bunch of stories about @RonaldKlain, who managed it really well in his sane, efficient, beleaguered way. Some are very relevant for his
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RAJINIKANTH's POLITICSI have tried to answer many questions individually through DM, but looks like it's better to do a thread and post it publicly. This thread only looks at TN
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AOC isn't nominating herself for the position here. She's just breaking an important taboo in Democratic politics: questioning Pelosi's leadership, her age, and the way she's managed her caucus, all
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