#Forces

Pete Paphides

petepaphides

I was curious. I asked Google “What’s the opposite of troll?” (1/13) And this is what it told me: “The opposite of a troll is a Pixie. Pixies are often mischievous, but for the

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

1/3Yes, Eugene, which is why I stress pro-cyclicality. We saw this in Japan in the 1980s. When the economy is expected to grow rapidly, the future benefits of current infrastructure

Catherynne M. Valente

catvalente

Be careful when ascribing GOP actions to the idea that Russia has kompromat on them or hacked RNC emails, that they are loyal to Trump because of blackmail.It’s a kind-hearted

Anne Helen Petersen

annehelen

"Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women."I talked to @JessicaCalarco about her research on women & pandemic parenting/relationships — and the idea of sociology as "un-gaslighting"https://anneh

Србофил

Serbofilo2018

“There was a time when they [the Gulenists] virtually ruled Turkey.” https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/08/15/fethullah-gulen-shares-blame-for-turkeys-plight Turkish army much more powerful after expelling FETÖ, Defense Minister Aka

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

THREADDID I CALL IT OR WHAT?Minneapolis neighborhoods are forming militias.https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/27/violent-crime-explosion-forces-minneapolis-residents-form-militias/ John Nolte @NolteNC gives a lecture on how this sho

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polyjitter

If there's anything I have learned while flirting with chasers on dating apps, it's that "straightness" is WAY more of a social construct than queerness ever was. Queerness ends up

Francis Lagneau

FrancisLagneau_

Nommé à la tête du Pentagone par #DonaldTrump, #ChristopherMiller n'est pas un "général de salon". Ancien des forces spéciales, il a participé à l'une des premières Opex en Afghanistan après

Stephanie Nicolle

St3phNicolle

Why does the state fear remembering the dead?There's a pattern in the bulldozing of the Jaffna memorial & the removal of white cloth at Borella. 1. Acts carried out by

Max Hustle

TheHustlersHold

🆃🅷🅴 🆂🅷🆄🆃🅳O🆆🅽 #4- Healthcare services company - Worth MILLIONS in 4 years - Two friends left their 9-5, turned BALLERS Here's how one decision cost millions... DECIDING TO BRING ANOTHER

yacov

yeehawcov

This is the issue. ‘My great-grandparents’. The vast majority of American Jews are so far removed from antisemitism that they can’t recognise it unless it’s blatantly obvious. Which leads to

Wally Plant 🇱🇧

wallyplant

Incoming thread about calculating vote numbers to population percentage in the 2018 elections.With Macron's latest accusation of treason against our corrupt feudal lords, they've resorted to reasserting their "legitimacy"

Mark L. Ruffalo

MarkLRuffalo

I'm baffled by therapists who list 5 or 10 specializations on their websites: CBT, DBT, EMDR, hypnotherapy, etc. How do people find the time to master all of this? I've

Ed Latimore

EdLatimore

The 3 best analogies:1) Poker gives you a real education about loss aversion bias. You see that in the short term, outcome and process aren't necessarily correlated but in the

hannah anderson

sometimesalight

Wow, great piece from @gracyolmstead."We already lived in a rigged system—but it’s rigged in an anti- rather than a pro-family fashion."https://twitter.com/mereorthodoxy/status/1331267469592281088 A few practical observations

Ricky Blaine

anthony31261563

What would happen if we imposed a tax of 90% on the wealthiest in society?Many mainstream voices will tell you “It’s madness” or “it can’t be done”. But it has

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