#Discussion

Matthew Segal

segalmr

So.The claim here is that the Trump/Raffensperger call was a confidential settlement discussion in a court case. If true, this would make things worse for those on the Trump side

William Clare Roberts

MarxinHell

As much as I enjoy dunking on Michael Walzer — and if I can’t dunk on Walzer, I don’t want to be part of your revolution — it might be

Josh Marshall

joshtpm

Not terribly well-known to most Americans but there was a dry run for secession and treason in 1831-33. The so-called Nullification Crisis. Nominally about tariffs it was in fact about

Heidi Bachram

HeidiBachram

A story of ‘polite’ antisemitism:This hateful graffiti was scrawled on a wall in Brighton nearby Jewish ppl’s homes and synagogues. My Jewish friend posted it horrified and one of her

Akiva Cohen

AkivaMCohen

Ding dong the Squid is deadThe final #Squidigation has been fully yeeted out of court in a drily funny opinion from judge pepper, for all the usual reasons. A piece

Saathi 1013

saathi1013

Here's how it works: a subculture lets bigotry slide because it takes forms that seem inocuous to the majority: racism in white subcultures, for instance. Misogyny in subcultures dominated by

Joshua Skewes

JCSkewesDK

As someone who's taught with both, the discussion of R vs SPSS for teaching stats neglects two facts.1) Learning SPSS is no picnic2) SPSS obscures concepts and makes stats HARDER

The Midnight Society

midnight_pals

Anton LaVey: jeez this coup, i just don't know what to thinkKing: whats the matter antonLaVey: well you know that I live according to the strict tenants of satanismLaVey: not

Rich Severin DPT, PhD(c), CCS

ptreviewer

Something that I think needs discussion is the closure of recreational spaces like gyms, parks, trails and beaches during this pandemic instead of finding ways to make them safe for

Jason Redd

JasonRedd76

1/Settling down to watch @MLiebreich & @kirstygogan discuss the role that nuclear power can play in a #lowcarbon future in the @MLCleaningUp series... accompanied by a glass of @ShinerBeer Bock,

Alex Imas

alexoimas

Came across post on Gigerenzer's "The Bias Bias in Behavioral Economics." Know Gigerenzer's work well - teach it in my classes. While agree on some points, my sense is he

TONI TONE

t0nit0ne

Allowing people to finish talking before you interject, is a polite skill that a lot of people lack. It’s one that can be learned and practiced though. If you regularly

Rebecca Vincent

rebecca_vincent

Good morning from the Old Bailey! Today’s the big day, as we await the extradition decision in the case against @wikileaks publisher Julian Assange. I’ll have updates on this thread.#FreeAssange

Derek Neumeier

Derek_N_NHL

About to strap in for my first look at the Frolunda J20 team. Fabian Lysell and Simon Edvinsson are the big draws, but I'm excited to scope Liam Dower Nilsson

Orin Kerr

OrinKerr

This is just an instinct, not a well-developed thought, but here goes: I am not bothered when a particular social media site bans a particular user, or group of users.

Greta Turnbull

PhilosoGreta

Today is reflection day in my classes. We try to coalesce what we've learned, what we can do that we couldn't before, what we see that we couldn't before. One

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