#POLITICAL

To all the people who argue that the "left" should stop using phrases like "defund the police" and words like "socialism" or "reparations"It's a STUPID STUPID STUPID argument. History has
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This charming beadwork mirror, c. 1670, was intended tostand on a table supported by a wooden strutrather than hung on a wall. It is worked with opaqueand clear beads with
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As the national conversation about historical memory and memorialization continues to evolve, I have been thinking about some different types of memorialization that are less discussed. A thread. #twitterstorians /1
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I think this is true, which is why I will be voting for MacKay (caveat: I also like Erin O'Toole and Leslyn Lewis *very* much, though believe Leslyn needs more
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Ah yes, when UK Media descended on the Irish Border, so the IRA political wing could point some replica guns at NI in an anti-#Brexit stunt.Suckered in by SF/IRA, promoting
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As we waiting final confirmation of the inevitable Biden/Harris win - we want to take the time to shout out some of the amazing Black, Brown & Indigenous organizers around
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Think critically: BTS are adult men. Jin is 28, Jungkook is 23 years old - none of them need you. You're not their family, nor their company. You're a fan,
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Some too-loose writing by @nyt @KatherineKornei about early horse riding in Xinjiang. Mistake is saying that Xinjiang in 350 BCE was "China": it wasn't politically, and it wasn't culturally. (Thread)https://www.nytimes.com
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"According to Dion's report, Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative finance critic, accepted over $21,600 worth of free travel for him and his then-girlfriend, now wife, Anaida Galindo, to visit the southeast
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1/6Good article on the real meaning of Chinese GDP growth figures. The article correctly points out that income inequality in China is extremely high, comparable to levels in the most
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Making my first return to Shetland since the start of the pandemic - glad to get around and talk to people about how the community is starting to recover from
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Normally I'd vote for a whole slate in Labour internal elections. The Labour left needs to be organised and united. But Momentum isn't the Labour Party, and its NCG elections
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So here’s the thing…I don’t think the gov’t (or stakeholders) have the time or resources to go through a 2025 target-setting & planning process. It just diverts time & resources
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Happy #LoveMyNewspaper Day, everyone! I love @TB_Times because of all the journalists working to bring the very best to our readers each day. https://www.tampabay.com/  This narrative story of a nursing
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Word: our first amendment jurisprudence in the past has not been as boundless as it is today. The point of the left unleashing wolf packs into the streets, inhibited to
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A thread on the international tax staff President Biden is building at the US Treasury.As someone who studies how states and individuals influence global tax negotiations, I find it very
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