#POPULISM

Sunder Katwala

sundersays

I've been talking Brexit again with the in-laws, both Leave voters from Billericay, Essex. Father-in-law very strongly Brexit (thinks he was right the first time in 1975). Mother-in-law went for

Donut Shorts

DonutShorts

Thread:1/The reality of the Wirecard $WDI fraud is now unavoidably obvious for even the most blinkered of observers.There are profound lessons that should emanate from the $WDI storyBut first, let’s

Nadim Shehadi

Confusezeus

Very useful background to the "negligence" that caused the tragedy in Lebanon by @glcarlstrom of @TheEconomist https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2020/08/06/its-unbelievable-negligence-even-on-the-scale-of-the-perennially-negligen

Nicholas Guyatt

NicholasGuyatt

I read Michael Gove’s big FDR speech so you don’t have to. TL;DR - I think FDR would sue. (Thread) The speech has Gove’s customary grandiloquence and rhetorical excess. The

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

MAGA is a religious cult that worships a fake past, a mythology of America that never existed and was only used as a weapon for political and economic power.It is

Dave Troy

davetroy

4/ Guess who was all excited about today’s $GME activity? Steve Bannon and Russia shill, Jack Posobiec. They called it a “populist uprising against Wall Street.” That’s cool... just leftists,

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docrussjackson

Ruth Wodak is a brilliant linguist who has been analysing far-right populist discourse for decades.In the context of the latest "migrant crisis" & the demonization of refugees by those on

Red Lori Bright Eyes, BAA, Black Belt Tang Soo Do

RedloraineV

For us to get through what needs to happen next, our society and we as individuals need to learn how to accept feedback that our behavior needs change and sit

Kilderkin

RileyGryc

Ok.Let's talk about fascism.If we want to beat this thing, we have to be able to identify its hallmarks & strike at it hard.And the best place to start is

Superlinear

superlinearza

The largest community and influencers are @zwelimkhize and govt health accounts together with the news media. It seems that govt has succeeded in leading a credible response to the pandemic

Alpha OmegaEnergy "The Energy Kraken"

AOECOIN

#Breaking #BreakingNews"Dominion" Found of Longstanding Evil Origin traced to The 'Queen's Privy Council' of International Slavers, Conquering of Nations, The Dark Evil Ages of Imperialism, Insurrectionists, Mi6, Slave

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

This is one of the most important threads I'll write.Trumpism is fascism.We are in a full-blown crisis. We must recognize we're dealing with a religious death cult and warring over

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docrussjackson

Sociology of nationalism THREADWe've witnessed the rise of political leaders & parties relying on #populist #nationalist discourse: Trump, Orbán, Modi & Bolsanaro are united by their espousal of nationalism, majoritarianism,

Linda Tirado

KillerMartinis

Trying to wrap my head around the fact that I know and love some people who will not be glued to cspan todayLike how are we friends Jamie raskin out

Wootmaster 🦓

woot_master

Do you feel like the fandom is more divided than ever? Like its tearing itself apart? Like its impossible to just enjoy the community without running into drama anymore?If you're

William Meservy

WilliamMeservy

Happy Election Day! Here are 18 quick reasons why electing Biden--and a Democratic sweep--is probably a better choice for the economy: 1) Moody’s Analytics believes that “a victory for Joe

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