#Refugees

As we start an unusually grim Christmas, here’s a thread of cheering/distracting TV programmes, books and podcasts to keep you going over Christmas. First up are two Christmassy things cos
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The aftermath of the Ghouta CW massacre is highly instructive. The attack was the most clear violation of Obama's "red line" on the use of chemical weapons in Syria &
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Yes, there is a comparison to be had. Obama was not particularly good on immigration. That doesn't make Trump good--it means we have had three bad immigration presidents in a
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White Jesus thread: Many have asked me in the last few days what I think about the (legitimate) critiques of the ubiquity of White Jesus representations, like the famous painting,
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Immigration enforcement in Canada is the wild west. Absolute impunity and total disregard for migrant life. Dale Lewis, who has wrecked many lives, is now finally being exposed for using
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I spent my entire life as a Conservative Republican until 2016. However, I realize now, that much of what I believed is just not true. The following are simple facts
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Here is my attempt visualize the harm President Trump has caused not in terms of policies, but in terms of people, immigrants not coming to America, not receiving permanent residence,
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Thread: Back in the '80's my daughter, then an only child, had more toys and clothes than she could wear out. Since I came up from nothing, I knew she
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Today I am going to tell you about a legal term from real estate transactions in the Middle East dating back 2,800 or more years.The term is bētu epšu adi
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Today Facebook announced the suspension of 3 networks targeting people in Africa: One linked to people associated w/ the French military targeting CAR/Mali, one linked to former IRA actors targeting
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#Uyghurs vs #Palestinians There is no competition in getting persecuted. As a Palestinian genocide denier said that Uyghur situation is trillion times better than the Palestinians, I tried to list
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Gather round, children.The Mail on Sunday is pushing some vintage #FakeLaw today, with a classic reheating of some #LegalAidLies in the ongoing war on asylum seekers. Let’s take a brief
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Thread time!Meet Mary Burchell, one of the most successful romance writers EVER. Over 110 Mills & Boons to her name.Got an image of her in your head now, right? Bin
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Guest post! Thrilled to welcome @shiram19 to tell us about the suffrage roots of an early Jewish sorority. Read on... On October 24, 1909, Helen Phillips invited 6 friends into
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So this whole “Bali” convo on my TL regarding the two young Black ladies who moved there to escape the US has me thinking a few things (if you don’t
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1) Well it is that time of year again. The time when “progressives” nation wide start sharing memes about Europeans being “Illegal Aliens” and Native Americans were kind enough to
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