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Hi #CPC18, I’ve got a few thoughts for you.
All this shenaniganary about the border in NI is a wee tad confusing, so let’s chat.
All this shenaniganary about the border in NI is a wee tad confusing, so let’s chat.
As the Conservative *& Unionist* Party, you must understand the damage your doing to the Union with Brexit.
No form of Brexit is good for the NI situation. Brexit, in every form, puts the Union at risk. #CPC18
No form of Brexit is good for the NI situation. Brexit, in every form, puts the Union at risk. #CPC18
But then again, not much was thought of those outside Britain, was there? That’s why you called it British-Exit, instead of UK-Exit. (NI is part of the UK, but not a part of Britain.)
Basically words matter, & the semantics of this tell us you don’t care. But I digress.
Basically words matter, & the semantics of this tell us you don’t care. But I digress.
Although hey, he's a great carpool dad and gives clerkships to kids of prominent law professors, so NBD why not hand him massive, largely unchecked judicial power for the next 30-40 years based on those "character" references. #FFS 12/
When a president openly seeks to manipulate DOJ to shield cronies from prosecution, efforts to manage courts won't be far behind. In fact, that process already has been long underway. Sadly, GOP senators are too complicit either to see that or care. 13/
Via @cristianafarias—more on Brett Kavanaugh's Trump sycophancy, which continued to be on display during his Senate show hearings. 14/ nymag.com/daily/intellig…
There are other, more substantive concerns to focus on as the Kavanaugh show hearings start today, but I'm particularly struck that to be a Trump Supreme Court nominee is evidently first and foremost to be a sycophantic toady. #TrumpJudges 1/
Neil Gorsuch went out of his way to tell Trump that his speech to Congress, which addressed several matters likely to come before the Supreme Court, was "magnificent"—apparently to reassure Trump of his loyalty when Trump started to worry about that. 2/
In fact, Gorsuch went beyond praising the speech itself to "congratulate" Trump for the "great start" to his presidency—a "start" full of things that already were being challenged in federal court at the time. 3/
#FFS: IT'S. SPELLED. COUNSEL.
Umm, is that a threat?
"Anybody needing that much time when they know there is no Russian Collusion is just someone...looking for trouble."
"Anybody needing that much time when they know there is no Russian Collusion is just someone...looking for trouble."
Obstructing an investigation...even one that may not result in criminal charges...is still Obstruction of Justice.
Unite Members:
57% backed #PeoplesVote
24% leave voters backed #PeoplesVote
West Midlands car workers:
“Only now have voters started to see through the initial referendum campaigns and truly understand the implications & costs of leaving the EU."
theguardian.com/politics/2018/…
57% backed #PeoplesVote
24% leave voters backed #PeoplesVote
West Midlands car workers:
“Only now have voters started to see through the initial referendum campaigns and truly understand the implications & costs of leaving the EU."
theguardian.com/politics/2018/…
Unite union:
"open to the possibility of a vote on any deal the Tories come back with"
"members fears that the Tories' in-fighting and destructive red lines will bring ruin to their jobs and communities"
Unite Statement:
unitebrexitcheck.org/unite-policy-c…
#PeoplesVote
"open to the possibility of a vote on any deal the Tories come back with"
"members fears that the Tories' in-fighting and destructive red lines will bring ruin to their jobs and communities"
Unite Statement:
unitebrexitcheck.org/unite-policy-c…
#PeoplesVote
Great speech by Julie Ward MEP on why she marched with #WomenForEurope for a #PeoplesVote
Women and the young will be the most affected by #Brexit
#PeoplesVote
#StopBrexit
#FBPE
Women and the young will be the most affected by #Brexit
#PeoplesVote
#StopBrexit
#FBPE
It seems #NeverAgainIsNow hit a nerve & lots of people share my fury. So my question is #WhatsNext
What can we do to make a difference? 1/
What can we do to make a difference? 1/
I have some suggestions but if you have others, please add to this thread.
#NeverAgain means we need to stop this, together /2
#NeverAgain means we need to stop this, together /2
If you’re in the USA or have an American bank account, donate time or money to these organisations
secure.actblue.com/donate/familie…
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secure.actblue.com/donate/familie…
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#FBPE is on the same side as:
TUC
Unite, GMB & Community Unions
CBI, IoD, FSB, BCC & EEF
Labour NW & West Midland MPs
Majority of Labour MP's
Majority of UK population
UK public
Majority of Labour members
LibDem
Green Party
NUS
On: #CustomsUnion #SingleMarket & #PeoplesVote
TUC
Unite, GMB & Community Unions
CBI, IoD, FSB, BCC & EEF
Labour NW & West Midland MPs
Majority of Labour MP's
Majority of UK population
UK public
Majority of Labour members
LibDem
Green Party
NUS
On: #CustomsUnion #SingleMarket & #PeoplesVote
The transport union, TSSA:
"The left should unite now and come together to stop this Tory act of war against our class...
Supporting Tory/UKIP Brexit is unacceptable class collaboration.
Full stop.
I like this. This is fighting talk
Ref:
tssa.org.uk/en/whats-new/n…
#StopBrexit !!
"The left should unite now and come together to stop this Tory act of war against our class...
Supporting Tory/UKIP Brexit is unacceptable class collaboration.
Full stop.
I like this. This is fighting talk
Ref:
tssa.org.uk/en/whats-new/n…
#StopBrexit !!
TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes:
"Our focus is our people, their rights and those of their families, which includes retaining their ability to move across EU borders freely”.
TSSA was and is in favour of remaining in the EU.
tssa.org.uk/en/Your-union/…
#FBPE
#StopBrexit
"Our focus is our people, their rights and those of their families, which includes retaining their ability to move across EU borders freely”.
TSSA was and is in favour of remaining in the EU.
tssa.org.uk/en/Your-union/…
#FBPE
#StopBrexit
Some Gladbach fans were in the news in Germany for chanting that referee Bibiana Steinhaus is a “whore.”
We need to talk about sexism in German football, as unfortunately, reality showed that it could have devastating consequences. (Thread)
We need to talk about sexism in German football, as unfortunately, reality showed that it could have devastating consequences. (Thread)
First of all, numbers. My partner joined me to football in a few countries & it's always the same question: Why aren’t there as many women at the ground as in DE?
She’s not wrong. Per @DLF, 35% of stadium-goers in Germany are women. In the Premier League, for instance, it’s 25%.
She’s not wrong. Per @DLF, 35% of stadium-goers in Germany are women. In the Premier League, for instance, it’s 25%.
More than one million football club members in Germany are women. Which is a lot. And that could mean a change in how women fans are being perceived by their male counterparts and clubs alike.
On 29 April 2015 at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, @HillaryClinton delivered the first policy paper of her campaign for the Democratic nomination. It was called "Race and Criminal Justice" and it was not only impressive, it was brilliant. 1/
By that time I knew Hillary Clinton. I mean I had come to understand how she thought about policy & how she viewed this second run.
She was sending a clear signal that day that most ignored or were simply unwilling acknowledge.
This was why she was running for President. 2/
She was sending a clear signal that day that most ignored or were simply unwilling acknowledge.
This was why she was running for President. 2/
In that speech she said things that no other major politician had had the guts to say. As many pointed she said things that President Obama wasn't able to say.
It was a courageous way to start her campaign. For a woman accused of always playing it safe this was her hell no. 3/
It was a courageous way to start her campaign. For a woman accused of always playing it safe this was her hell no. 3/
Why is O'Malley still running? There is no way a white man will be either Hillary's (Castro) or Bernie's (Warren?) choice for VP. #DemDebate
"You'll be very happy...I'll let you talk then" #shhhO'Malley
I still wouldn't recognize O'Malley if I saw him in the supermarket. #DemDebate
yes...which is why the OpenAI team's lack of diversity is so discomfiting....
Long @NewYorker profile on Bostrom & the state of AI; not a single woman (unnamed wife aside) mentioned or quoteILtp
If OpenAI is not committed to offering open access to their data, is the "Open" just sqLi4KSCoJ
The surprise threat!
btw, apparently Democrats love to yell & Las Vegas is filling in Joe Biden's chair.
FFS CNN; if you can't handle the traffic at least you could have a clever message accompanying that spinning wheel of doom....
Is the % of journalism comprised of journalists writing about journalism &/or about other journalists steadily increasing?
Contemporaneous w/ the rise of "selfies" maybe journalists writing about other journalists is its equivalent-selfie journalism-"sournalism"!
Peak sournalism: when journalists go beyond writing about journalists & journalism-& become the story itsrohZSZBJ
Protip: Don't tell other people how to feel. Even more so if you have more power & privilege than they 8dax #really??
I generally presume most of us have good intentions-& are oft misunderstood. Here-obviously-my compassion was a misguided mistake:( #sorry
Isn't it hilarious to mock other people's feelings about behavior that many have told you makes them uncomfortable?
