#Narratives

Mark Sayers

SayersMark

Like a landing in a flight, the transfer of power is the riskiest moment in the life of states. Liberal democracies remain stable because of existing conventions that power will

Stock-umm

steak_umm

just gonna come out and say it: vulnerable people are always the most susceptible to propaganda, misinformation, and conspiracy, especially in times of cultural anxiety, and if there is a

Dave Troy

davetroy

Opinion: Chris Miller, Kash Patel, Ezra Cohen-Watnick, Anthony Tata, Michael Ellis, Michael Flynn + family, and Devin Nunes tried to overthrow the USG, less than three weeks ago... Now they

brainsturbator

brainsturbator

Got asked this morning "What is the point of reading so much history?" Which, bless the dude, is kind of dumb. Obviously, we do what we enjoy, or at least

serial/landscape/serials

lscapeisaverb

Ok, this is kinda my thing- world building, etc., so while I'm taking a pause between tasks (procrastinating?). I realize this proposition is a fiction, but it got me thinking

Rebecca Karb

DrKarb

Some thoughts about Christmas, parenting, and social justice for folks who celebrate Xmas...Since our oldest was born (10 years ago!) I’ve thought a lot about what it would/could look like

ਪੁਨੀਤਸਿੰਘ🌲

KatarHero

21st century Sikhs today who view their political party/ideology as their religion will probably feel uncomfortable at a series of clips in going to post. Below is a Republican, one

autistictic

autistictic

A kind reminder to anyone arguing the Sia situation:It isn‘t about just hiring ANY autistic person to play the part of Music in Sias movie.It‘s about hiring an APRAXIC NON-SPEAKING

Brian The Great

BrianTh37895972

Back in 2017, Thomas Wictor and I had a theory about how Trump was setting up the Deep State by letting them think they were getting what they wanted with

Hül

AqBoga

The e-Christian obsession with pagans is comparable to the Boomer obsession with the Soviet Union and the 3rd Reich - in both cases, a group longs for the days where

Barry Cynamon

BCynamon

The people crying about statues getting pulled down are really waking me up by forcing me to ponder whether they're right to be so concerned. I have concluded that they

helena

lacroicsz

Racism, out group bias, ethnic competition, whatever you want to call it, seems to be fundamental to human history. Liberalism has been the only somewhat successful (actually) anti-racism tool humanity

jessica a. m. 🍔

my2k

okay, I think we're going a bit too far here.Yes, baby yoda was a little SHIT, those were hers, they're precious. I was angered too, they are her progeny, but

David Henig

DavidHenigUK

As a result of Brexit Northern Ireland will follow EU rules for goods, citizens will be eligible to work in the EU, and study and receive healthcare in the EU.

Roland Smith

rolandmcs

If I dare attempt a tl;dr of Steve's packed thread...."We were not electing Vote Leave but everyone acted as though we did."And so after 23/6, everyone hung on every word

Adjacent Possible

Sage_Opinion

If you think that there has been censorship or 'information management' on issues such as Brexit or the Chinese coronavirus, then perhaps you should keep your mind open to the

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