#Democracy

Derek W. Black

DerekWBlack

Though we carry constitutions in our pockets & build beautiful monuments to democracy, America is but an idea. If we lose faith in the idea or stop convincing others of

Jay Thurber Show on WRCT & WMCK

JayThurberShow

When I was a lad tip-toeing onto Usenet in 1992, we all thought the Internet was going to empower unfettered free speech, without the "gatekeepers" of traditional corporate media.All we

Papa John

Kegga76

I stole this from someone in another post....2011- tens of thousands of Democrats surged on the Wisconsin Capitol building in Madison and physically occupied it for more than two weeks?

Julia Ioffe

juliaioffe

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is in a hospital and unconscious, his team says he was poisoned.https://twitter.com/arkadyostrovsky/status/1296298981690167298 There's still a lot we don't know. But: last year, Navalny was p

words are weapons ⚡

vimoh

A lot is being said about what Rahul Gandhi said to the Press today about India's democratic status. To me, the most interesting take-away from it was that after he

Unapologetic Conservative 🇨🇦

KHannisse

Really fascinating how this issue has developed over the course of today. Here are some of my thoughts:With regard to the US, it's pretty obvious that some rioters, perhaps from

Kristin Eberhard

KristinEberhard

Ezra Klein: “What would a system that wanted people to vote look like?”Stacey Abrams: “Oregon.” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ezra-klein-show/id1081584611?i=1000496884178 Oregon has served as model for safe, secure, elec

Parker Molloy

ParkerMolloy

Fuck these fucking fuckshttps://twitter.com/megynkelly/status/1346927526720004097 I’m not going to hold back anymore. People like Megyn Kelly are fucking EVIL. You fuckers have spent years crying about phony bullshit. “Boooooo hoooooo N

Alex Nedelcu

alexelcu

1/ Socialism makes these mistakes:1. For some people to win, other people have to lose, economy is a zero-sum game, hence the "class struggle"; see Marx's labor theory of value;2.

Na'amod: British Jews Against Occupation 🐘

NaamodUK

It is shameful to see so many communal organisations entertaining this false trope grounded in anti-Palestinian racism.The notion that Palestinian textbooks incite violence against Israelis or Jews is a myth.Read

KeepCalmAndDrawl

FormerlyFormer

this has been true of almost all civil wars in all of history Think about this ^^ when you read history. You know that vast swathe of people currently

Jesse Miller

MediatedReality

People are gullible. A thread. 1. Communist USSR fueled Operation INFEKTION, a disinformation campaign run by the KGB in the 80s, it was the idea that the United States had

Steven P. Schrage, PhD

StevenPSchrage

On election's eve, gov./media investigators are sitting on undisclosed hard evidence on a historic intelligence scandal impacting Biden and Trump. I know because I offered/provided it to them. Beyond this

cobras for alligators scheme machine

golikehellmachi

on the one hand, i've got a bunch of redpilled and blackpilled men who want to convince me that everything is worthless and hopeless, forever. on the other hand, i

Wavell Room - British Military Thinking

wavellroom

Evening all and welcome to #WavellChats! Tonight we are talking about the #WarriorEthos. Follow this thread to keep upto date with the discussion. #WavellChats are designed to invite you to

Mikel Jollett

Mikel_Jollett

I remember the day Trump was sworn in, I had a lump in my throat of fear and dread. I've had it every day since. I've carried it like a

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