#POWER

Karl Grubaugh

kgrubaugh

An update ... back in December, I shared a thread about how, in 1994, I had students reach out to Watergate participants and ask: What lessons should we learn? Then

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

Trying to make sense of the Texas disaster. At least so far, it seems that there are no obvious villains — except the usual suspects on the right trying to

mbuya nehanda’s risen bones ⚱️

sucolorfavorito

I have come to the realization that a whole lot of cis-het BM collectively believe so deeply in their racial victimhood that they fail miserably at even analyzing their own

Greg

Greg651

Very interesting. I obviously can’t say if Cruz is making this argument in good faith. But, unlike many others, I think there may be something to it. Back when this

American Solidarity Party

AmSolidarity

He wasn't wrong. This is true! Certainly, the relative share of the economic pie is not the same thing as the size of the pie. And policymakers should bear incentives

kate dc

katedc16

We’ve subjected power companies, and by extension consumers, to energy market traders that make money by waiting for the opportunity to price gouge desperate people for electricity. /14 But hey,

Eshan 🐺

ieshanmane

STRIVE FOR POWERBeing powerless is to live miserably and suffer endless. In every condition you chase the power, greater it is the better your life will be. // A Thread

Max

ScruFFuR

Let me reiterate. If regular investors and traders moved to crypto, this would be the greatest wealth shift in the history of time. Playing in the stock market can be

Pat

BBN_Forever

A big ole storm has knocked the power out I have been reduced to the pioneer way I have been informed the power will not be back until 2am so

Mx. Dianna E. Anderson

diannaeanderson

this is legit one of the areas where I strongly disagree with the ACLU. They tend to lean on a slippery slope argument when it comes to free speech, which

Texas Tribune

TexasTribune

Texas’ power grid was “seconds and minutes” away from a catastrophic failure that could have left Texans in the dark for months, officials with the entity that operates the grid

Yascha Mounk

Yascha_Mounk

I've been grappling with an apparent paradox:According to postmodernists, there is no such thing as truth. I disagree. But as many institutions come to adopt postmodernist premises, the idea that

abolish the police. 🇵🇷 ☭

luna_palante

Look at this condescending-ass take, chock full of lies and run-aroundism.https://twitter.com/JoAnnPDX/status/1273015708968878080 Hardesty is trying to say that *because reasons* the budget can't be further amended. The important thing

Bagholder Bear

Dystopia2100

Hello #Uranium bulls. Mini thread: You probably won't read about this where you live, at least not yet, but Sweden is currently on the brink of power grid failure since

Marc “Except You, You're All Right” Whipple

WhippleMarc

Speaking of, just as a PSA/reminder, a generator which is not fueled, serviced and regularly tested is like a backup method you've never done a restore test on: it's no

Dr. Mark P. Barry

DrMarkPBarry

1/ I wrote this in 2013: "Effective diplomacy should be based on the principle of a balance between power and diplomacy, with the use of power as the last resort.

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