#Authoritarian

J.

the_levantist

THREAD: The short-lived Damascus Spring (2000-1): After Hafez al-Assad died in 2000, there was a brief period of open and public forum in Syria, especially after Bashar had emphasized themes

Richard Wyn Jones

RWynJones

This is (inadvertently) so revealing by @DPJHodges - even if one suspects that there was some last minute rewriting after it became clear that England is nowbeing forced into a

Glenn Greenwald

ggreenwald

Julian Assange and the group he founded, @WikiLeaks, have broken most stories of historic importance than most of the US & UK journalists who hate him *combined.*Do these journalists despise

Daniel Chestnut

chestnut_daniel

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/20/trum-j20.html "The rally has two deeply reactionary and interrelated purposes. Trump’s first campaign event in three months, since the outbreak of the pandemic, is meant to underscore the f

Ketan Joshi

KetanJ0

From what I can see, there is no solid evidence outlining exactly what role conspiracy theories are playing in test refusal, and to what degree. This is a clumsy stab

Eric Knowles

eric_knowles

This exchange between @EricLevitz and @jbouie neatly encapsulates the struggle I'm having regarding people like Ashli Babbit—the woman shot to death at the Capitol yesterday.1/https://twitter.com/EricLevitz/status/1347544936070180867

Bo Norrman

Innovabo

Thread:Today I finished reading the excellent and also challenging / thought provoking / disturbing book “Hiding in plain sight” by @Sarahkendzior 1/n Anyone who has the slightest interest in understanding

Dave Rubin

RubinReport

"Equitable treatment means we all end up at the same place."This is the reverse of freedom, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We guarantee equality under the law, not equality

gathara

gathara

#BREAKING In chilling scenes reminiscent of the infamous 2011 "rivers of blood" speech by Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of then embattled Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, Donald Trump Jr, son of

Madeley

Madeley

Started watching #Babylon5 again after talking about it earlier, going to start a new thread. Here's the last onehttps://twitter.com/Madeley/status/1064882988603899906?s=19 I'll start with @straczynski explaining Brexit, Trumpism an

Jessica Chen Weiss

jessicacweiss

Delighted to share my new article with @jerometenk on China and the future of international order, now out at @IntOrgJournal Thread: 1/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-organization/article/domestic-politics-chinas-rise-

RETIRED MASTER CHIEF⚓️

CMCRET

1/Officers, veterans, undoubtedly active duty folks, have fallen prey to propaganda. The military is a reflection of society, and as such, we get these weak-minded individuals. It cannot overshadow those

Tim Sarson

TimSarson1

#ZeroCovid gives us an early taste of a debate that will define the next decade in public health here and around the world. Scientific intervention and zero tolerance for harm

Resist the Hologram - Stu Cvrk

STUinSD

Thread – The State of Affairs1. Rabid foaming at the mouth firebrand socialists and communists (and millions of Black racists) now make up nearly half the US population. 2. They

Ian Dunt

IanDunt

Johnson in the Commons for lockdown statement btw - you can follow along here https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/ddd965d1-c949-4679-b735-eb4dc9c5b1da Extraordinary situation in which a historically foolish and irresponsible prime min

p o d g e

Podge_G

The Buddhist idea of enlightenment is analogous in many ways to “Utopianism”. [Thread: some conjectures on meditation & utopian visions]1/12 Utopianism pursues perfection within society, a perfect political state. The

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