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JayCostTWS

Sixteen years ago this month, I got my start in punditry by starting a blog, "The HorseRaceBlog," analyzing polls, early voting trends, and candidate visits to predict the final election

Marina Amaral

marinamaral2

Olympe de Gouges is considered as one of the world's first feminists. She was arrested on 20 July 1793, condemned to death and guillotined on 3 November 1793, mainly because

Crommunist

Crommunist

There are already calls for "forgiveness" and "healing" and "reaching out" now that Joe Biden is elected.I understand the impulse behind these statements, but they are FUNDAMENTALLY immoralThread The best

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

If you want someone to stay loyal to your cult, you could do worse than demanding the impossible of them: "I can do $IMPOSSIBLE_THING and so will you, if your

As things fall apart, remember how we got here.

solarbirdy

Holy christ there is so much to talk about here. Where do I even start?THREAD, with links to _other_ threads.FIRST: Everything I said yesterday. In particular, the parts about the

I have an M.B.A. so call me a Master

Roark1Jacob

Long thread on Trump and the 2020 election. 1) Trump got 11 million more votes than in 2016, but total turnout increased by 16%. Let's look at the relevant metrics.

Jonathan Allen

jonallendc

Here’s what it’s like to work in the Capitol — a building that means so much to me because I visited my dad working there when I was a kid,

M.S. Bellows, Jr.

msbellows

I suspect the Storming of the Bastille looked a lot like the mob attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6. This historical comparison may offer some lessons on the nature

Political Philosophy Podcast

PolPhilPod

Ok, I'm game, 1 like = 1 book that's influenced my political thinking.This should be fun.https://twitter.com/Sharon_Kuruvila/status/1287390837530398720 1. Freedom in the Making of Western Culture by Orlando Patterson.One of the very

Leslie McAdoo Gordon

McAdooGordon

WCWD?!First, we have to continue to believe in the Union & our republican form of govt. Belief is vitally important.“One person with a belief is a social power equal to

Dr. Holly Walters (a.k.a Left Field Notes)

Manigarm

I do not envy linguists/#LingAnth right now. Just watching the blinding shift in rhetoric going on through social media alone is enough to give me whiplash. Of the worst of

Ali Adili

ali_adili

Some members of the negotiation team have actively engaged with media upon their return to Kabul from the first round of talks with the Taleban in Doha. Here are some

⛩🇯🇵⛩Catholic Mishima⛩🇯🇵⛩

DuckFarmer10

the lost myth of Christianity [Thread] The problem with the west is that it is antithetical to the Christian faith, it lays on the foundation of the truth in the

Sam Wang

SamWangPhD

There's lots of talk about how partisan gerrymandering will now run amok. Maybe I am a glass-half-full guy, but I see gains in the last decade, and possible routes to

The Irish Story

theirishstory

Today in Irish History, November 28 1920 – The Kilmichael ambush – #Kilmichael100 Tom Barry's IRA column wiped out a patrol of Auxiliaries. A vicious close quarter fight ad this

Joy WE VOTED!! WEAR A MASK!! Reid 😷)

JoyAnnReid

Greene and Tommy Tuberville are the face of the @GOP. They're far more representative of the party base and ethos than @SenatorCollins, @MarcoRubio, @LindseyGrahamSC or @SenTedCruz, who are mainly emblematic

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