#Election

1/ A thread with some thoughts on the DFID/FCO merger from someone who lived through and worked on the logistics of the Australian equivalent (@dfat merging with AusAid in 2014).
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History may not repeat itself, but it rhymes. Two republics that failed, with consequences for the whole world, have lessons for the U.S.:Pre-Imperial Rome between 133 BCE and 27 BCEWeimar
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#OTD 1975. Margaret Thatcher becomes Conservative Party leader.Seen as a party in terminal electoral decline, pundits wondered whether they could ever win again with their first woman leaderA thread revisiting
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it is very disturbing that @TwitterSupportis engaging in a conscious effort to suppress information about Google's election interference.@HawleyMO @ftc #freeperegrimmer https://twitter.com/RafasItchyButt/status/1338783956536193024 Let&#
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ok wow. so, I looked into the Canadian Energy Centre (formerly the "Alberta Energy War Room") as a public agency governance expert, which is what I am irl. The way
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Omayra asks an important question, especially given the current political climate in western Canada. Whether or not you agree with or believe in it, it holds power in its ability
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So much positive action in last few weeks and months around re-envisioning rural narratives and policy, motivated by conviction that rural people and places matter. Want to be inspired? Read
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Has anyone heard of John Stonehouse - MP in 70s? I had not and omGEE it's juicy.This story honestly has everything - espionage, affairs, a fake death, mistaken identity, &
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La news ne semble pas encore avoir traversé l'atlantique, mais le CEO de Pfizer a vendu pour 5.6 millions de $ de ses actions Pfizer... le jour même de l'annonce
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IS THIS THE END OF DEMOCRACY? Before leaders assert authoritarian rule, they: create a crisis demonize opponents declare a state of emergency undermine elections make the rule of law irrelevanthttps://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09
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My bf has a friend. This friend has parroted phrases like “Democrat*c establishment.”This friend told my bf in 2018 he wanted to run for US Congress House seat in his
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1/ Across Minsk and Belarus supporters of the opposition are hanging up and waving white-red-white flags – very different to the official state flag, which is red and green. Why
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Ive been speaking to friends who have been frightened by the events of 1/6. I will share here what I tell them. This country had a cancer. Many of us
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The central idea behind this piece on why the US failed so badly to control the pandemic is that it fell under the combined weight of a multitude of weaknesses,
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So..had a great conversation last night with older investment types, old friends whom I traded with/against and managed money against or for. Age diff from me is > 10+ years
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Social media came unglued the last few days because apparently people want to hear more from "America's Frontline Doctors" So I have some perspective for youTHREAD I've heard more in
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