Policy
394 unrolled threads about policy, each one readable on a single page.
William Hague@WilliamJHagueI once landed at Narsarsuaq and wondered why a tiny place had a runway fit for a superpower. The answer? During WWII it was a major US base where 10,000 aircraft stopped en route to Europe. America...
SummaryThe US has had strategic access to Greenland since WWII through established defense agreements with Denmark that respect Greenland's sovereignty, making territorial acquisition unnecessary and counterproductive. Attempting to coerce Greenland's possession through economic pressure or threats would violate international law, damage NATO alliances, and undermine the rules-based order that benefits Western security.Jan 20, 20266 tweets♥ 6.2K
U.S. Department of Justice@TheJusticeDeptInstead of keeping Americans safe, the Biden DOJ weaponized its power against political opponents: conservatives, parents, pro-lifers, Christians, and most of all, President Trump. When President Tru...
SummaryThe Trump administration's DOJ claims to have reversed Biden-era policies it characterizes as weaponized, citing crime reduction statistics, drug seizures, Second Amendment defense, Supreme Court victories, and prosecution of election fraud, cartels, and Antifa as major achievements in restoring what it calls integrity to the justice system.Jan 1, 202613 tweets♥ 5.7K
Senator Eric Schmitt@SenEricSchmitt20 Democrat states are suing the Trump Administration to block its H-1B visa crackdown. These states claim they need H-1Bs to import "skilled foreign workers." But let's take a look at how they're a...
SummaryDemocrat-led states are suing to block Trump's H-1B visa restrictions, claiming they need skilled foreign workers. However, the thread argues that H-1B visas have been systematically abused to replace American workers with cheaper foreign labor, citing numerous cases where companies laid off U.S. tech workers and forced them to train their H-1B replacements.Dec 15, 202518 tweets♥ 5.2K
Gabriel Zucman@gabriel_zucmanAujourd’hui sort mon nouveau livre « Les milliardaires ne paient pas d’impôt sur le revenu et nous allons y mettre fin. »🧵
SummaryUn chercheur en sciences sociales présente son nouveau livre défendant un impôt plancher de 2% pour les milliardaires, qui ne paient actuellement presque pas d'impôt sur le revenu. Le livre vise à expliquer les recherches scientifiques derrière cette proposition de justice fiscale et à nourrir un débat démocratique informé sur l'extrême richesse et la solidarité nationale.Oct 24, 202515 tweets♥ 5.2K
Larry Sanger@lsangerWikipedia's ex-founder here. Four consequential policy discussions are happening on Wikipedia right now. Three of them would empower mainstream media to control what the encyclopedia says, and more im...
SummaryWikipedia's founder highlights four policy discussions that could significantly impact the encyclopedia's editorial standards: requiring mainstream media sourcing for political endorsements (limiting coverage of local elections), debating CBS News's reliability due to new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, establishing standards for labeling elections as "shams" on the front page, and the inconsistent enforcement of AI-generated content rules against a long-time administrator.Aug 5, 20267 tweets♥ 5.2K
Aproko Doctor Global@aproko_doctorLet us talk about kidney failure in Nigeria. A dialysis session costs between ₦50,000 and ₦100,000. You need three a week. That is about ₦600,000 a month. And the money is just buying you time. Nobo...
SummaryKidney failure in Nigeria is often silent and preventable, costing ₦600,000+ monthly for dialysis with no cure. The main causes are uncontrolled high blood pressure (affecting 38% of Nigerians), diabetes, a genetic variant (APOL1) common in West Africans, medication abuse (especially NSAIDs), unregulated herbs, mercury in bleaching creams, and counterfeit drugs—most manageable through regular blood pressure checks, kidney function tests, and avoiding medication abuse.Aug 15, 202621 tweets♥ 4.3K
Erik Dale 🇳🇴@EuroDaleI used to say 10–15 years to be conservative. No longer. The eurozone is on a 3–5 year countdown. 2026–27 is now the most probable rupture window. Here’s my exact timeline — and every force guarante...
SummaryA geopolitical analyst argues the EU faces existential collapse within 3-5 years (2026-2027), triggered by the eurozone's structural incompatibility as countries face divergent fiscal pressures, energy crisis, de-industrialization, demographic decline, and rising populism that will prevent necessary reforms. The rupture would result from an unsustainable chain reaction: French deficits force ECB to choose between printing money (robbing savers) or allowing default (destroying euro credibility), while energy policy failures, mass migration backlash, and political paralysis make coordinated solutions nearly impossible.Dec 10, 202524 tweets♥ 5.5K
Floridian AF@FloridianAF_I know you’ve all been anxiously awaiting my official endorsement. The wait is over. I’m officially endorsing James Fishback for Governor of Florida. Here’s why, with receipts. THREAD 🧵 https://t...
SummaryThe author endorses James Fishback for Florida Governor, highlighting his positions on property tax abolition, replacing foreign workers with Floridians, banning AI data centers and Flock cameras, restricting corporate real estate purchases, rejecting certain political donations, strong Second Amendment protections, and pro-life policies as reasons for the endorsement.Aug 18, 202610 tweets♥ 2.3K
Crémieux@cremieuxrecueilCan telling people the truth about data centers—that they're safe and beneficial, with little environmental cost—convince them to support data centers? The answer seems to be...🧵 No. To start, not...
SummaryDespite data centers being safe and beneficial with minimal environmental impact, public opposition remains strong regardless of factual messaging. Research suggests communities won't be convinced by truth or evidence, making direct incentives or bribes the most effective strategy for securing local support for data center projects.Aug 19, 20265 tweets♥ 2.6K
Sammi🦋@StoriesBySammiBig Bend has the darkest measured night sky in the entire lower 48. The kind of dark you can't get back once you start cutting roads and putting up lights. I’m sure you saw that contractors started...
SummaryThe Department of Homeland Security is fast-tracking a $1.7 billion border wall project through Big Bend National Park using no-bid contracts awarded to companies with Trump campaign ties, waiving environmental and archaeological protection laws while destroying dark skies, endangered species habitat, and thousands of unexamined archaeological sites to stop a small number of border crossings.Aug 17, 20266 tweets♥ 451
Robert W Malone, MD@RWMaloneMDMassachusetts abortion law, after 24 weeks. Before: permitted when necessary to preserve the life or physical or mental health of the mother, or for a lethal or grave fetal diagnosis incompatible wit...
SummaryMassachusetts removed gestational limits on abortion after 24 weeks, replacing specific medical exceptions with broad physician discretion. The change passed with limited transparency and no data collection requirements, despite concerns that it eliminates the viability threshold without evidence that late-term abortions are primarily performed for catastrophic fetal abnormalities or maternal health threats.Aug 17, 202611 tweets♥ 210
Calvin Freiburger ✝️ 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇺🇦@CalFreiburger1) “Anytime someone in the conservative movement says we need to do more to help families and young people, the immediate assumption is that they are calling for socialism” Depends what you mean by “...
SummaryA conservative critic argues that Terry's critique of 'Reaganism' misrepresents conservative positions on family support and market failures, noting that most conservatives already recognize and oppose crony capitalism and wasteful spending. The writer contends that JD Vance should clarify his stance on bedrock conservative principles before being considered for high office.Aug 17, 202616 tweets♥ 5
SG@GREENESJ333Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "How to Destroy America No, I'm not advocating the destruction of the USA. This is a warning, not an instruction. The simple fact is that the USA will never be destroy...
SummaryThis thread argues that the USA cannot be destroyed externally but only from within through policies that create dependency on foreign resources, accumulate unsustainable debt through wasteful spending, perpetuate one-sided trade deals, encourage mass immigration, divide citizens along racial and ethnic lines, suppress free expression, and weaken family structures in favor of state control. The author presents this as a warning about strategic vulnerabilities rather than a prescription.Aug 17, 202615 tweets♥ 1SG@GREENESJ333