#Independence

THREADDeciding how #history is going to be represented and studied is an important tool that all sorts of governments use in their attempts to steer public thinking in a particular
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Q "is a United States Military Intelligence operation, working hand-in-hand with the President of the United States. Some could easily argue that Donald J. Trump was hand chosen years ago
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So much disinfo around Puerto Rico's elections, and even prominent journalists are parroting it. Much of it stems from the misunderstanding that support for statehood is contained within a single
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The Continental Congress had the Declaration of Independence read aloud in public squares to announce their decision to “institute [a] new Government.”To many listening *at the time* what would have
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How arrogant and smug must you be to think sitting at a table broadcasting your sorrow at the lot of Scots, during this pandemic, when you are interested only in
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THREAD: With reports coming in that President-Elect @JoeBiden is expected to name @ABlinken as his nominee for Secretary of State, there's interest among India-watchers on how a Secretary Blinken would
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A few thoughts about why we are where we are. Reform of gender recognition laws is party policy and was included in the 2016 manifesto.A similar pledge was contained in
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The cab-rank rule means that advocates do not choose their clients. It is the advocate’s duty to represent their client’s best interests fearlessly by all proper and lawful means. To
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Truth is, you red states just haven’t been pulling your weight. Not for, well, forever. Red states are nearly twice as dependent on the federal government as blue states.https://newrepublic.com/article/140948/bluexit-blue-states-exit-trum
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Good interview by @dugalira with Viral Acharya. Some good points--lack of disinvestment--mixed up with a lot of boilerplate stuff about CB independence, inflation credibility that seems to have not kept
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Is the strong future warming found in several next-generation #CMIP6 climate models realistic? We apply weights based on the models’ historical performance and independence to find out. Our study is
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When I was in school, I was too wee, too poor and teachers said I was stupid. They could't see 'any potential'. I walked to school in shoes that had
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This is a powerful video describing the power of willful blindness and how it affects each and everyone of us.People know there is a problem at the heart of the
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Very interesting how many people saw this as an "insult to remainers", which it was not meant to be. The Brexit/Scexit issue is full of irony from BOTH sides as
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Having lived a hard life before you’ve even made it through your 20s does not make you mature. It makes you wounded.Don’t mistake your wounds for wisdom. Some things only
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Okay. Confession time. I used to hate the SNP. There was a little knot of anger, low down in my stomach. When I would hear SNP, I would hear broad
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