#Border

1/x I want to explain as plainly as I can why Americans should be panicking about the fact that border patrol and ICE forces seem to be "policing" the streets
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This #SundayMorning we're wondering why the Trump administration chose to launch Operation Legend. What's the real intent behind the authoritarian crackdown?Spoiler: I think Trump and his team made a YUGE
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#Brexit project fear realised.Thread of some news reports published in last 24 hours. Brexit *has* caused food shortages admits Liz Truss contradicting her Cabinet colleague Brandon Lewis.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/liz-t
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1/7 @realDonaldTrump brilliantly exposed the breadth of the swamp. After nearly a year of lockdowns, mask mandates, 1984 Orwellian censorship, race riots, then election fraud, angry Americans voiced their opinions
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I promised a short thread on increasing freight costs and its impact on the poorest in our community. So, here goes. Any followers who work in trade should wade in
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The UK Government is incompetent on travel restrictions, a #thread laying out arguments why. "When you get a chance to lead, lead." That's always been the simplest and best advice
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1/6 Economists, industry, others warned the EU against restricting vaccine exports. The frustration of less vaccines supplied than expected is understandable, but this is not the answer.@EFPIA @OECDtrade @Trade_EU @WTIunibe
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It is getting increasingly difficult for the academic community in India to participate in even basic exercises. What is frightening is that this infringement is not getting noticed in the
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The systematic misunderstanding of America’s international role & our processes of gov’t are entirely the fault of a generational failure to properly educate students. We have an education system that
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Oh man, no one asked for "N-word" discourse on Twitter (of all places) but it seems we've got it. My sense is the use/mention distinction is deeply relevant, but not
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The most foolish thing I hear often is that Africa’s fintech market is flooded with solutions. People have no way to move money across borders within the continent. For a
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A brief about COVID vaccines and testing and transmission and symptoms. I’ve been hearing comments about how workers like those infected in the latest outbreak need to be vaccinated
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The 1st Siege of Vienna. In 1529 the Ottoman Empire made a determined effort to capture Vienna, the capital of the Austrian Empire. The failure to take it marked the
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Hello 2021. I’ve been down with Covid since New Year's Day and it’s been pretty brutal. When I lived in India a few years ago I got dengue fever and
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(THREAD) 1/ In this article for @ForeignPolicy on #Syria, I discuss a complicated but immensely important topic: the weaponization of humanitarian assistance by the Syrian regime. Spoiler: things CAN be
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1/7 A thread on a fascinating essay by Yun Sun on Beijing's view of India & the current crisis, which should be required reading for Indian officials dealing with China
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