#Authoritarianism

Resist the Hologram - Stu Cvrk

STUinSD

Thread – Observations on the Democrat Convention and Secularism1. A pal sent this to me this morning, and it is well worth posting for others to read. It comports with

Evil (Political) Scientist

knrd_z

[Political] Science has spoken! America staggers toward authoritarianism. But not just the US, the GOP specifically. Nor is this some wacky Woke think-piece. It’s hard data, numbers, math.Do you believe

The Editorial Board

johnastoehr

1. The president’s secret police were at it again last night.https://stoehr.substack.com/p/you-have-to-see-this 2. Federal agents deployed to Portland—unidentified, unaccountable, and unwanted by local elected and law enforcement offici

Nivenus

nivenus

I feel like we strongly underestimate as a culture just how effectively Nazism was neutered in Germany.And Germany specifically, I will add. Fascism in Italy and Japan was nowhere nearly

Hetan Shah

HetanShah

‘Epidemics are social as well as biological phenomena.’ My @nature piece on the importance of social science and humanities in tackling our big global challengeshttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00064-x Very helpful crowd sourc

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

I have a favor to ask of you. I don't often ask readers for stuff, but this is maybe the most important ask of my career. It's a Kickstarter -

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

The term legal scholars use for "leveraging the high ground to win battles without losing that high ground" is "anti-hardball tactics."Shall I tell you all about anti-hardball tactics?It's not as

Tim Alberta

TimAlberta

*Long thread alert*I've spent 2020 writing "Letters to Washington" from across the country to elevate the voices of ordinary Americans.This is the series finale—with a twist. It's unlike anything I've

Jonathan Mountstevens

MrMountstevens

Thread: Totally fed up with control-freakery from @educationgovuk. It feels like govt measures towards schools have been ever-more authoritarian this term and there is an increasing reliance on a big

Black Socialists in America

BlackSocialists

Donald Lee Cox was one of the core leaders of the Black Panther Party.He was given the title “Field Marshal” due to his experience with weapons.Here are some final words

Cerno

Cernovich

This is a characteristically thoughtful column and I have some thoughts. Read it first and I'll post my own below it.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/business/media/capitol-anthime-gionet-buzzfeed-vine.html I've always thought in

Kaz Weida

kazweida

This #SundayMorning we're asking ourselves...coup or no coup?That is the question.The next 30 days loom before us.Will Trump's attempts to install himself as a dictator succeed?(THREAD)https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/

The Editorial Board

johnastoehr

SE Cupp's pose-striking punditry by @johnastoehr https://stoehr.substack.com/p/se-cupps-pose-striking-punditry?r=5msd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=twitter 1. Among things we can do together to try preventing t

Kaz Weida

kazweida

As the wheels of justice grind forward and we prepare for Biden to take office, it's worthwhile to get a bird's eye view of the mess we still have to

Diary 🤎 (This 🐒 supposed to be on break...)

mikudiary2

Okay, then. Let's talk about why racism specifically aspects of misogynoir are disturbingly present in fanpol circles. If you are new around here I highly recommend you read this doc

Shefaly Yogendra, PhD

shefaly

While we are gripped by #coronavirus concerns, we need to watch the state of our democracies and freedoms. Exhibit 1: Israelhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51930681 While we are gripped by #coronavirus concerns, we need

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