#ASSAULT

Ifeoma Ozoma

IfeomaOzoma

Today, @SenatorLeyva intro'd the Silenced No More Act! I’ve been excited about this bill since last year, when @PeterRukin and I discussed expanding protections for millions of workers after the

Daniel Dumbrill

DanielDumbrill

This is a pretty comprehensive thread on the odd kind of free speech these protestors are fighting for. A free speech with conditions requiring you to agree with them. This

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

In 1997, the Clinton administration created the "1033" program, whereby the Pentagon gave away its "surplus" equipment to local law enforcement agencies, leading to the nationwide militarization of America's cops.1/

Maya Forstater

MForstater

Reducing risk of sexual crime (voyeurism, exposure, assault - a risk mainly posed by men) is just one reason we have sex segregated spaces in some situations (privacy & dignity

Bronwyn Williams

bronwynwilliams

Completely free non-fiction advent calendar thread. One book recommendation a day from my best-of 2020 reading list. Happy holidays. Day 1: Skin in the Game by @nntaleb - not new

Joshua Stein, philosophy, ethics, politics

thephilosotroll

I see a lot of folks saying that calls for "police accountability" (rather than massive restructuring of funding, shrinking departments, etc.) should be sufficient to address police brutality. I gotta

History Under Your Feet

HistorifyNow

Today is the Jayanti of Tilka Manjhi, who led the first major tribal revolt against the British rule primarily in and around Bhagalpur. Another hero whose story deserves to be

wrongtom

TheWrongtom

Ok, let's look inside and find out what and who makes up another obscure record.Today's is an all time favourite of mine which I shout about on occasion, Rub Out

Nathaniel Powell

natkpowell

Former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing is dead. I wrote my dissertation about his record of military interventions in Africa. To make a long story short, it was a disaster.

Dr Matthew Ford

warmatters

A thread outlining my thoughts on Second World War tactics.For me tactics only makes sense when looked at as a socio-technical system. This thread reflects that way of thinking.Again I'll

LotGH Dub Project 7'4'' 432 IQ

loghdub

Alas, I don't want to cheat you. So let's walk down the path of intrigue in Episode 30, "Lost Things" https://twitter.com/loghdub/status/1356430878273007617 This is where we're at plot-wise. To take Iserlohn,

Wg Cdr Nitin Purandare (Retd) 🇮🇳

nitinpurandare

Indebted to these soldiers of Bihar regiment!Chinese idiots messed with wrong guys!China is used to seeing one facet of the Indian Army. That of soldiers who are polite and deferring,

🥷Partisan 161 🏴

161partisan

1/ Right-wing extremism and white nationalism in the US armed forces is a major problem. Spotlight: neo-Nazi extremist Vince Anthony Salvadalena of Snohomish, WA; more recently, serving in the @USArmy

Girlsday

Girlsday312

#MeToo , PartTwo2/1/21i'm not allowed to post a tweet if my hands are shaking in rage.It’s my only Twitter rule. And it’s a good one. But I broke it a

Lisa Desjardins

LisaDNews

BREAKING: Senate Intelligence Committee has just released its final report in its investigation of Russia, 2016, the FBI and the Trump Campaign.There are bipartisan conclusions and separate conclusions from each

ACLU

ACLU

Today, the Biden-Harris administration takes office.Urgent action is needed in their first 100 days — and beyond — to protect and extend the rights and liberties enshrined in our Constitution.

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