Policy
394 unrolled threads about policy, each one readable on a single page.
Antonello Guerrera@antoguerreraExtraordinary words by Sir John Major on #Brexit at LSE last night: 🧵 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 1. “In an act of collective folly, the United Kingdom voted to lead to European Union across the world, our enemies celeb...
SummaryFormer UK Prime Minister Sir John Major delivered a scathing critique of Brexit at LSE, calling it a "collective folly" that has left Britain poorer, weaker, and isolated, with the public now overwhelmingly recognizing it was a mistake. He urged the government to work toward rejoining at least the EU Single Market and Customs Union, arguing that Britain's economic and political interests demand closer alignment with Europe in an increasingly uncertain world shaped by rival superpowers.Nov 19, 20252 tweets♥ 7.2K
DataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican🧵 THREAD: CAIR accused of abusing federal funds in report A few days ago, Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) put out a damning report on Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR); specif...
SummaryA report by Network Contagion Research Institute alleges that CAIR-California abused millions in federal funds intended for Afghan refugee legal services, instead redirecting money toward unreported lobbying activities against Israel and supporting protest movements. The thread claims this violates federal lobbying disclosure laws and IRS restrictions on political activity by tax-exempt organizations.Nov 20, 202510 tweets♥ 6.6K
Filip Folczak@filipfolczakUWAGA🚨 Śmieciowa korporacja dostała MILIARD ZŁOTYCH od @Domanski_Andrz . A za firmą chodzi policja i prokuratura. Wyśledziliśmy, jak firma robi wałki na odpadach. Mamy nagrania i dowody. Zapraszam...
SummaryInvestigative journalists expose alleged fraud scheme at Elemental Holding, a waste management corporation that received over 1 billion zlotys in government subsidies from Minister Domański. The investigation reveals evidence of fake waste transport documents, phantom recycling operations, and coordination with state systems, while authorities reportedly turn a blind eye to the illegal activity caught on camera.Aug 11, 202617 tweets♥ 7.4K
A Midwestern Doctor@MidwesternDocIf DMSO was used for strokes and spinal injury, millions would be spared from paralysis and death—yet despite over a hundred studies showing this, the FDA banned it. Since publishing this article, do...
SummaryThe thread claims DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) can treat strokes and spinal injuries despite FDA restrictions, citing over 100 studies and anecdotal reader reports of recovery from paralysis and brain hemorrhages. The author presents personal accounts of stroke and brain tumor patients allegedly experiencing dramatic improvements after DMSO treatment, arguing it could be a game-changing therapy if made available.Apr 12, 202618 tweets♥ 6.1K
Senator Eric Schmitt@SenEricSchmittH-1B fraud is a scam on American workers. I just received the official USCIS FY2025 H-1B report. Over 406,348 approvals. What I found is a flood of foreign labor. Sovereignty, security, and basic mo...
SummaryThe thread argues that the H-1B visa program is exploitative, with 406,348 FY2025 approvals overwhelmingly favoring tech roles (62%), primarily filled by Indian nationals (70%), while displacing American workers and creating national security risks through Chinese talent accessing sensitive industries.May 5, 20268 tweets♥ 6.9K
Jordi Martí@xarxaticLa escuela pública nació para que el hijo de un barrendero pudiera llegar a ser neurocirujano. Hoy, ese ascensor está averiado. Hemos sustituido el conocimiento exigente por dinámicas que solo benefic...
SummaryEl sistema educativo público ha abandonado el rigor académico en nombre de la inclusión, lo que perjudica a los estudiantes más vulnerables al quitarles su única herramienta para ascender socialmente. Mientras las élites mantienen una educación exigente, la educación pública se ha convertido en un nuevo clasismo que produce títulos sin valor real en el mercado laboral.Apr 27, 20266 tweets♥ 6.8K
Congressman Brandon Gill@RepBrandonGill🧵 This week I introduced a bill to ban immigration from Somalia for 25 years. This is timely, necessary and prudent legislation. The sole purpose of our immigration system is to benefit American ci...
SummaryA politician introduced a bill to ban immigration from Somalia for 25 years, citing welfare fraud, higher incarceration rates, and lack of assimilation among Somali immigrants in Minnesota as reasons why the current immigration system harms American citizens.Feb 5, 20267 tweets♥ 8.8K
Moe@moneyacademyKEThe World Bank has given Kenya more than 10 conditions before it can access the next round of loans. Here are 10 of the main conditions explained in simple terms. Thread below:
SummaryThe World Bank has set 10 conditions for Kenya to access its next loan round, focusing on anti-corruption measures like official interest declarations and whistleblower protection, improved financial accountability through budget controls and payroll merging, and infrastructure reforms in railways, urban transport, and green building standards.Jul 6, 202612 tweets♥ 6.8K
Marina Helena@marinahelenabrO governo Lula acaba de oficializar a proteção estatal ao MST. Ontem, foi publicado um decreto que permite que invasores de terras recebam escolta policial e apoio de segurança pagos pelo Estado. É...
SummaryO governo Lula publicou um decreto que permite que ativistas de direitos humanos agrários, incluindo integrantes do MST, recebam proteção estatal e segurança policial paga pelo Estado. O post denuncia que o MST lidera a maioria das invasões de terra no Brasil (46 de 53 em 2025) e mantém laços com a ditadura de Nicolás Maduro na Venezuela, recebendo terras expropriadas do regime.Nov 6, 20259 tweets♥ 6.5K
Fernando Bercovich@ferbercovichLlegué a Viena con expectativas altas. Lógico para cualquier persona que estudia las ciudades y sus problemas habitacionales. La capital de Austria parece una utopía hecha realidad, un modelo a seguir...
SummaryVienna has created a successful public housing model where 80% of residents rent from the state or cooperatives at affordable rates tied to income, funded through taxes on luxury consumption and construction. Unlike other European cities that privatized public housing in the 1980s, Vienna maintained and expanded this system, resulting in rents 30-50% cheaper than London or Berlin, demonstrating an alternative to the failed "ownership" housing policies common in Latin America.Nov 7, 202529 tweets♥ 6.4K
The Kobeissi Letter@KobeissiLetterThe bond market situation is crazy. While everyone focuses on AI, US borrowing rates just hit the highest level since June 2007. Credit card "serious delinquencies" are at the highest since 2010 and...
SummaryUS bond yields hit their highest levels since 2007 despite the Fed not raising rates, as the central bank shifts policy to let markets determine rates rather than relying on guidance. This comes amid record borrowing by the government and AI companies, consumer debt stress at decade-high delinquency rates, and the lowest consumer sentiment since 1952, creating economic headwinds even as major tech investments surge.Aug 1, 202613 tweets♥ 8K
Eric Schmitt@Eric_SchmittThe Optional Practical Training program is a cheap foreign-labor program for big companies and universities. But it's undermining young Americans. It’s time to overhaul or possibly end this terribly...
SummaryThe Optional Practical Training (OPT) program allows foreign graduates to work in the U.S. with minimal restrictions, undercutting American STEM workers through tax exemptions, unlimited visas, and compliance-motivated foreign labor, while universities prioritize foreign students for higher tuition revenue. The thread argues OPT should be reformed or ended since American STEM graduates face high unemployment and never authorized this uncapped program that was created by executive action.Nov 15, 202514 tweets♥ 7K
Mike Lee@BasedMikeLee🧵1. Congress should be *passing* the SAVE Act to stop noncitizens from voting—not paying leftists to lobby against it The Labor/HHS spending bill advanced by the Senate Appropriations Committee cont...
SummaryA Senate Appropriations Committee spending bill contained a $500,000 earmark to leftist groups opposing the SAVE Act, which aims to prevent noncitizen voting. The author criticizes both this specific earmark and earmarks in general as problematic vehicles for excessive spending and bad policy that operate without adequate transparency or debate.Jan 7, 20267 tweets♥ 5.9K
Saggezza Eterna@FinalTelegraphYou are about to witness the absolute destruction of a massive institutional coverup that the globalist establishment desperately prayed you would never see... ONE OF THE MOST CORRUPT TYRANTS IN MODE...
SummaryThis thread alleges that EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen engaged in corruption, mismanagement, and coverups including plagiarism in her dissertation, military failures as Defense Minister, deleted evidence in vaccine procurement deals worth €71 billion, and wasted vaccine doses. The thread calls for her resignation based on these claims.Jul 11, 202617 tweets♥ 5.1K
BJP@BJP4IndiaAn Official Apology Letter from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Because when delivery meets disbelief, apologies are in order. 🧵
SummaryThe BJP sarcastically 'apologizes' for implementing major development schemes including the Jal Jeevan Mission (clean water), PM Awas Yojana (housing), Swachh Bharat Mission (sanitation), Saubhagya Yojana (electricity), Ujjwala Yojana (cooking gas), and various infrastructure projects, framing these as achievements rather than failures. The thread uses ironic apologies to highlight the party's developmental accomplishments and criticize those who may have opposed or profited from the lack of these services.Nov 13, 202510 tweets♥ 8K
Paulo Figueiredo (8)@pfigueiredo08Saiu o tão esperado — e demorado — Relatório Especial sobre a Situação da Liberdade de Expressão no Brasil, elaborado pela Relatoria da CIDH/OEA, sob responsabilidade de Pedro Vaca. Alguns apontament...
SummaryA CIDH/OEA lançou um relatório sobre liberdade de expressão no Brasil que critica a restrição de discurso baseada em conceitos vagos como 'desinformação' e 'desordem informacional', destacando que o Estado deve demonstrar claramente como condutas se enquadram na lei e respeitar o devido processo legal. O relatório também defende as prerrogativas parlamentares contra intimidação judicial e aponta problemas na falta de definições precisas sobre 'discurso de ódio'.Dec 26, 20255 tweets♥ 6.7K
Bad Kitty Unleashed 🦁 💪🏻@pepesgrandma🔥🔥🔥Breaking! Soros Open Society WAS involved in the writing of the European Unions Digital Services Act (DSA) speech censorship laws! In fact, Soros contribution deals with enforcement at Very Larg...
SummaryA Twitter thread claims the Soros Open Society Foundation was involved in writing the EU's Digital Services Act and hate speech regulations, tracing connections from the 2016 Code of Conduct through the Code of Conduct+ now integrated into DSA enforcement for large platforms. The thread presents documentation of OSEPI's involvement in EU policy-making and notes that major platforms including X are signatories to the Code of Conduct+.Dec 9, 20255 tweets♥ 5.1K
Mafe Carrascal Rojas@MafeCarrascalHoy el Gobierno de @ABDELAESPRIELLA y su ministra de Trabajo decidieron dejar sin efecto 11 circulares del @MintrabajoCol que establecían lineamientos para proteger derechos de los y las trabajadoras....
SummaryEl gobierno de Colombia anuló 11 circulares del Ministerio de Trabajo que establecían protecciones laborales clave, argumentando una depuración administrativa, pero esto representa el inicio de un desmonte de derechos conquistados por décadas de lucha sindical. La autora advierte que desmantelar estas herramientas para luego reconstruirlas es un pretexto para erosionar garantías laborales fundamentales.Aug 20, 20265 tweets♥ 5.3K
Catherine Rampell@crampellAccording to a new court filing, the Trump admin has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs. Among censored words: "disabilit...
SummaryA Trump administration court filing reveals a six-page list of banned words for Head Start programs, including "disability," "race," "women," and "trauma," with real consequences for tribal programs that can no longer prioritize Native American children or provide trauma-informed instruction.Dec 11, 20254 tweets♥ 5.3K
John Ʌ Konrad V@johnkonrad