Policy
394 unrolled threads about policy, each one readable on a single page.
Ashwini Vaishnaw@AshwiniVaishnawNext-gen reforms in GST 🟡 5% for essentials 🟠 18% for standard goods 🔴 40% for super luxury & sin items 🧵See what all gets cheaper👇
SummaryIndia's new GST reform introduces a tiered tax structure with 5% rates on essentials (food, medicines, hygiene products), 18% on standard goods, and 40% on luxury and sin items. The changes aim to reduce costs for middle and low-income families while supporting agriculture, healthcare, textiles, and other key sectors.Sep 4, 202513 tweets♥ 17.1K
Tom Bacon@TomABaconElon Musk is a fascinatingly odd character. He's set himself on a collision course with the U.K. government, I think because he genuinely believes he's bigger than a country's democratically elected g...
SummaryA UK politician argues that Elon Musk's confrontation with the UK government over X's compliance with local regulations is an unwinnable battle driven by ego, and that governments must maintain authority over tech platforms operating within their territories or face regulatory consequences.Aug 9, 20244 tweets♥ 17.8K
Igor Sushko@igorsushko🧵 🚨 BREAKING: Zelensky said in an interview that Ukraine can manufacture air defense missiles for the PATRIOT systems domestically in Ukraine, but need the US to license the production. Ukraine will...
SummaryZelensky stated that Ukraine could domestically manufacture PAC-3 air defense missiles for PATRIOT systems if the US grants production licenses, allowing Ukraine to supply itself and other European and Middle Eastern allies. He indicated that despite discussions with both previous and current US administrations, Ukraine has not yet received the necessary licenses.Mar 10, 20262 tweets♥ 15K
DataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican🧵🚨 THREAD: Every Major U.S. Profession Is Being Forced to Align to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 🌐📋 Doctors. Nurses. Lawyers. Engineers. Teachers. Accountants. Architects. Their co...
SummaryA thread documenting how major U.S. professional organizations across medicine, law, engineering, education, and other fields have embedded UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their codes of ethics and practice standards without member votes or public debate. The author argues this represents unilateral alignment to a global political framework without professional consent.Dec 10, 202518 tweets♥ 10.4K
Jody McIntyre@jodymcintyre_This week, the Starmer administration voted to get rid of jury trials, a right enjoyed by British citizens for over 800 years. But my investigations reveal THREE pro-Israeli lawyers pushing for the c...
SummaryThis thread alleges that key figures in the UK Labour government pushing to eliminate jury trials have financial ties and personal connections to Israel and pro-Israeli organizations, including Minister Sarah Sackman and Attorney General Richard Hermer, along with funding links through various pro-Israel lobbyists and organizations.Mar 15, 202623 tweets♥ 10.1K
CR Sanchez@crsanchezxSoy europeo. Hace 16 años, las economías de la UE y EE.UU. estaban prácticamente a la par. Hoy, la economía de EE.UU. es un 50% mayor que la de toda la UE junta. Esta es la cruda realidad detrás de...
SummaryUn europeo analiza cómo la economía estadounidense ha crecido un 50% más que la UE en 16 años, atribuyendo esto a que EE.UU. prioriza la innovación y recompensa el emprendimiento, mientras que Europa sofoca a los empresarios con regulaciones excesivas, impuestos altos y una cultura anti-empresarial que está causando una fuga masiva de talento. El autor argumenta que Europa se está convirtiendo en un museo del pasado en lugar de un constructor del futuro, y advierte que la brecha económica solo se ampliará a menos que el continente cambie drásticamente su enfoque hacia la desregulación y el apoyo al riesgo empresarial.Apr 19, 202621 tweets♥ 12.3K
Christopher Webb@cwebbonlineTHE PURGE Polls show that Project 2025 didn’t resonate, that voters thought it wasn’t real. Well, now we’re living it and it’s already 47% complete after only 9 months. Trump’s shutdown is a shortcu...
SummaryTrump administration is implementing Project 2025's plans to dismantle federal workforce protections through Schedule F, removing career experts and replacing them with loyalists. The stated goal is to permanently damage the federal government so it cannot be rebuilt by future Democratic administrations.Oct 3, 20254 tweets♥ 11.2K
Natalie Winters@nataliegwintersEXC: Sharia financing is being adopted as official government policy across America. I found dozens of examples of cities, states and federal regulators changing loan programs, tax rules, banking pol...
SummaryA thread documents numerous U.S. cities, states, and federal agencies adopting Sharia-compliant financing options in their economic development and housing programs, presenting this as evidence of widespread Islamic finance integration into American government policy. The author lists dozens of examples across multiple states including Minnesota, Washington, Maine, and others where municipalities have explicitly incorporated Islamic financing into official lending programs and economic initiatives.Aug 12, 202626 tweets♥ 10.2K
Chris Murphy 🟧@ChrisMurphyCTTrump is calling reporters today to tell them he is going to commit mass war crimes next week. GOP leaders need to stop him. Never mind that blowing up bridges and power plants and killing innocent I...
SummaryA thread arguing that Trump's reported plan to bomb Iranian civilian infrastructure like power plants and bridges would constitute war crimes under the Geneva Conventions, as targeting civilians to induce panic is illegal regardless of military justification. The author calls on GOP leaders to reconvene Congress to prevent what they characterize as an illegal war.Apr 5, 20266 tweets♥ 12.6K
Marc Vanguard@marc_vanguard🔴 Le niveau scolaire S'EFFONDRE à un point que vous n'imaginez même pas. Vous ne serez plus la même personne après avoir vu ces chiffres hallucinants 🧵⬇️
SummaryCe fil présente des données alarmantes montrant une baisse significative du niveau scolaire en France depuis les années 1980-90, notamment en orthographe (+70% d'erreurs en dictée) et en mathématiques (recul d'une année scolaire en 20 ans), plaçant la France au dernier rang de l'UE en maths. L'auteur attribue cette dégradation à l'indiscipline en classe et aux méthodes pédagogiques défaillantes plutôt qu'à l'immigration, et appelle à une réforme du système éducatif.May 3, 202624 tweets♥ 9.5KNatalie Winters@nataliegwinters🚨EXCLUSIVE: The @USDA is spending MILLIONS to build a Muslim halal food pipeline into American PUBLIC SCHOOLS. This isn’t just funding a few alternative lunches. Washington is financing the produc...
SummaryA Twitter thread alleges the USDA is funding a halal food production pipeline for U.S. public schools, citing millions in grants to Five Pillars Butchery for a halal meal production lab and slaughtering facility in Maine, with claims the model could expand nationally.Aug 13, 20266 tweets♥ 8.4K
Dr. Dad, PhD 🔄🔼◀️🔽▶️@GarrettPetersenI decided to do a deep dive to figure out what it would take for European voters to change the law to allow them to deport migrants. For instance, say the voters of Italy wanted to deport Syrian terro...
SummaryEuropean anti-migration advocates face nearly insurmountable legal barriers to deporting migrants due to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which has been interpreted through decades of case law to prohibit deportations that would expose people to harsh conditions. To change this would require either withdrawing from the ECHR entirely (becoming a pariah state) or orchestrating a continent-wide shift in parliaments to elect conservative judges to the ECHR court who would overturn established precedent—a practically impossible political undertaking.Nov 25, 202516 tweets♥ 13.4K
Rep. Riley M. Moore@RepRileyMooreThe Tinubu Administration is spending millions lobbying Congress while failing to adequately address the genocide Nigerian Christians face daily. @HouseAppropsGOP just passed our annual State Departm...
SummaryA U.S. Congress member details legislation restricting security assistance to Nigeria unless the government addresses violence against Christians, prioritizes internally displaced persons, and holds perpetrators accountable. The bill increases oversight of U.S. funding to Nigeria and directs millions toward supporting state police forces and faith-based organizations in affected regions.Apr 29, 20267 tweets♥ 8.4K
Senator Eric Schmitt@SenEricSchmittEuropean governments have imposed tyrannical censorship on their own citizens. Now, they're trying to impose it on America. Today, I'm asking the Trump Administration to sanction foreign actors—in t...
SummaryA senator calls on the Trump Administration to impose Magnitsky sanctions and visa restrictions against foreign government officials and activists from the EU, UK, Australia, and Brazil who enforce speech restrictions that extraterritorially affect American citizens and platforms.Dec 18, 202516 tweets♥ 12.1K
Mike Lee@BasedMikeLee🧵 1. A vote for Kamala Harris is a vote against any religious institution, including schools, universities, hospitals, and charities. The media doesn’t want you to know about the Do No Harm Act. They...
SummaryThe thread argues that Kamala Harris threatens religious freedom through her support of the Do No Harm Act, which would restrict religious institutions' ability to operate according to their faith. The author criticizes media coverage for not addressing what he sees as Harris's hostility toward religious liberty and questions why religious communities would support her.Sep 22, 20248 tweets♥ 11.4K
L’Observateur_X@LObservateur_X🔴 Retraite à 50 ans. 17 600 €/mois. Aucune déclaration de patrimoine. Et il a validé la retraite à 64 ans pour les Français. Le cas Laurent Fabius 🧵 Maître des requêtes au Conseil d’État dans sa...
SummaryLaurent Fabius, former president of France's Constitutional Council, retired at 50 with a monthly pension of €17,600 (exceeding legal limits) while validating a retirement age increase to 64 for ordinary French citizens. He has accumulated multiple government positions without income caps or transparent asset declarations, exemplifying what critics call hypocrisy in French governance.Apr 15, 20262 tweets♥ 7.1K
Discord Support@discord_supportThis weekend, our safety systems incorrectly triggered and banned around 200 accounts. Everyone affected has been reinstated. Here's what happened. A thread 🧵
SummaryA safety system bug incorrectly banned approximately 8,400 accounts over several months by applying bans instead of temporary upload pauses during content review. All affected accounts have been reinstated, and the platform is implementing additional safeguards to prevent similar issues and reduce false positives in safety systems.Jul 7, 20264 tweets♥ 13.1K
Gabriel Zucman@gabriel_zucmanBonjour M. Bernard Arnault, la fébrilité n’autorise pas la calomnie. Les milliardaires ne paient pas ou presque d’impôt sur le revenu et 86% des français ont raison de vouloir mettre fin à ce privil...
SummaryUn chercheur à l'ENS et Berkeley répond aux critiques de Bernard Arnault concernant sa proposition d'un impôt plancher de 2% sur les milliardaires, défendant la légitimité de ses recherches sur l'évasion fiscale et rappelant que cette mesure est soutenue par 86% des Français et sept Prix Nobel d'économie.Sep 20, 202515 tweets♥ 11.3K
House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸@JudiciaryGOP🚨@JudiciaryGOP subpoenaed Europe’s secret 183-page censorship order to X 🚨 The @EU_Commission’s first ever fine under the Digital Services Act (DSA) was against @X and @elonmusk for €120 million—ne...
SummaryThe House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the EU's secret 183-page Digital Services Act enforcement order against X, which imposed €120 million in fines allegedly for defending free speech. Republicans argue the fines are pretextual censorship—claiming the EU punished X for the blue checkmark system, data access disputes, and ad repository issues—and are using extraterritorial enforcement to suppress debate on migration and other sensitive topics.Jan 28, 202618 tweets♥ 10.9KGabriel Zucman@gabriel_zucman