#Policies

M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS

kit_delgadoMD

>310,000 people died from gun injuries in the U.S. from 2009-17. But unlike #Covid19 stats, the total # of cases is not well established due to data gaps. Proud of

Sunder Katwala

sundersays

Tonight, @MaajidNawaz & @simondolan are among 10 signatories on an open letter to the FBI and M15: it alleges lockdown policies result from a global plot by the Chinese Communists,

Sébastien Duyck 🌍⚖️

duycks

Exceptional week for #ClimateLitigation: people around world working to leverage power of the law to hold govs accountable & advance #ClimateJustice!in THREAD below: short tour of developments in past days:

Tania 🇿🇦 Autistic Strategies Network

ekverstania

I am encouraging a boycott of autism research participation by autists and parents of autistic children, unless autistic people are involved in setting the goals of the studies. Don't participate

Papatag ist jeden Tag

einbieler

Some thoughts on Brazil's 2016 coup, Dilma Rousseff, and # lula livre.Hopefully I can at least convince you that there is a strong possibility Dilma was a participant in the

Byron C Clark 🍠

byroncclark

2020 was an eventful year for New Zealand's far-right, and shows we still have a lot of work to do countering racism and preventing further acts of terrorism. Heres a

Asfandyar Mir

asfandyarmir

Among the main near-term foreign policy decisions facing the Biden admin after Jan 20 is what to do about Afghanistan (https://www.vox.com/21726445/iran-north-korea-russia-afghanistan-joe-biden-foreign-policy). This thread summarizes policy

Amy Turner

amyturner

2020 has been A YEAR, but that's no reason not to toast to all that US cities have done to combat climate change. Cities faced unprecedented challenges, but I forgot

Minga

revoltes

Les plumitifs du "#CheckNews" du journal Lhibernation prétendent avoir trouvé "dix contre-vérités" dans le documentaire #Holdup (https://bit.ly/3poynBO ): Débunk, point par point : (1.0/10) Masques et recomman

Mistress Matisse

mistressmatisse

Sexworkers want our jobs DECRIMINALIZED, not LEGALIZED. Why? Legalization means sexwork STAYS a crime, but state creates loopholes *only for rich business owners*, not workers. Decriminalization means: removal of all

gab.ai/murali

muralipiyer

My apologies for RTing this forbes article earlier.Except for the conclusion paragraph quoted below, rest can fully be skipped.The author talked to 35 people and tried to play politics instead

Taniel

Taniel

2020 (even 2020) brought transformative local elections & big progressive wins.Here's a year-end thread of some of the most results that have stayed with me! #overlookedelectionstakes Before I start,

The Armenian Truth 🇦🇲

armenian_truth

Here is a 106 tweet-long megathread to mark the 106 years of the #Armenian #Genocide of 1915-1923, which was committed by the #Ottoman Empire against its #Armenian constituents living all

Edward Ongweso Jr

bigblackjacobin

OK this will be a long ass thread of academic & journalistic work done this year on the gig economy, its labor & antitrust dimensions, and its financial elements. This

Sam Bagenstos

sbagen

Having just shared with a coauthor the latest draft of our piece, I'm declaring my work done for this (fill in your preferred adjective) year. So I thought I'd do

Lara Friedman🔥

LaraFriedmanDC

When Trump signed his EO ostensibly about antisemitism, some of us warned the real target was campus free speech critical of Israel. Complaints filed in wake of the EO demonstrate

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