That Vladimir Putin's power rests on support from the
Russian Orthodox Church is no secret. But the influence of the Russian Orthodox Church on Russian society seems far deeper and darker than its support for Putin. 1/x washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/…
The religious hyper-nationalism embodied in the doctrines of the Russian Orthodox Church explains why so many Russians support Putin's War and why they refuse to believe any evidence that they're being lied to. 2/x theconversation.com/holy-wars-how-…
Feb 23, 2022 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
@SelkieSonja@SamRamani2 Nuclear generated electricity can be used for high-efficiency, affordable electric home and commercial heating. The units are cheap and readily available in any hardware store, home improvement store, and online.
@SelkieSonja@SamRamani2 Germany also pioneered #Passivhaus, one of the most advanced energy conservation and efficiency building design standards in the world. It delivers huge cuts in demand for artificial heating, cooling, and indoor air quality. AND it's already in wide use. amazingarchitecture.com/articles/what-…
Jan 15, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Isn't it time we pushed back on the "Democrats are doomed" narrative from @CNN, @MSNBC, and everyone else who should know better? The idea that mid-terms are always referenda on the incumbent President, and not on the opposition, may have made sense before, but no longer.
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THIS mid-term election can and should be a referendum on an opposition party that has done far more TO the United States, including all of its own constituents who didn't vote for it and never would, than FOR the United States.
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Aug 1, 2020 • 7 tweets • 5 min read
@stephan80339517@SethAbramson One thing we can do to defeat DeJoy is #BypassTheUSPS. Get local boards of election to organize teams of trusted volunteers to deliver an at-home ballots to any voter who wants one, and collect them all before the deadlines for return.
1/x@stephan80339517@SethAbramson Another thing we can do is, where necessary, pressure state legislatures to change vote counting rules so at-home ballots can be tabulated as soon as they're received, instead of being held for tabulating until after Election Day.
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May 28, 2020 • 16 tweets • 5 min read
In 2017, the Minneapolis PD was already going down a bad road, with completely inadequate screening of police recruits for the kind of personality and character traits that had already led to PREVIOUS George Floyds. 1/x apmreports.org/story/2017/12/…
From 2016: This is only one of dozens of programs, articles, and academic studies going back decades that show how poorly we identify in advance the kind of cops who killed George Floyd. It also points to what we need to do. 2/x
I'm going to retweet this from @camanpour and the tweets that followed as a thread. The vision of a post-#COVID19 recovery that Ursula @vonderleyen articulates for Europe could and should be a model for the United States as well. 1/x
@vonderleyen reminds us of the value that the United States can bring to a united response to a global crisis. A value that is being held back by a backward, self-obsessed, isolationist mentality in the Oval Office and every mentality aligned with it. 2/x
A potential defense against this: a #CoronavirusCompact. A joint purchasing agreement that lets multiple States buy equipment and supplies under a single contract with suppliers. Uniform prices and coordinated logistics under an interstate authority. It's been done before.
Texas did this decades ago, allowing other States to join its contracts with suppliers for educational and other products and services.
Mar 29, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Critical information in this report that needs to be shared as widely as possible: The Trump Regime's attempt to include a "Citizenship Question" in this year's census was rejected by the Courts. But its intended damage was already done and still remains. 1/x
The chilling effect on #Latinx communities of Trump's and the #GOPs attempts to corrupt the Census threatens a Census undercount that could defraud diverse states of Congressional representation and a fair share of Federal tax dollars. 2/x revealnews.org/article/fear-o…
Mar 20, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Local 3D printing is being used to produce ventilator parts in Italy. The company is being threatened by the patent holder, but is prepared to ask for forgiveness instead asking permission. medicaldevice-network.com/news/3d-printe…
Local 3D printing of critical parts is already being used for disaster relief. Mass production and distribution at or near point-of-use should be possible as well. 2/x 3dprint.com/236203/how-why…
