Greetings from a Finnish leftist! The international situation has apparently left many people in the English-speaking countries confused. I write this thread in the hopes of sharing a perspective I believe is widely if not unilaterally shared in Finland, most leftists included.
this “11-point plan to rescue america” from rick scott and the NRSC is legitimately one of the wildest things i’ve read in a minute. https://t.co/tWBkMwrw3c
NEW: @marcorubio tells me he would call Jan 6. a "violent riot," when I asked him if he agreed
@LeaderMcConnell calling it a "violent insurrection." When I pressed why he isn't calling it an insurrection, he says "there was no way they were going to overthrow the gov. of the US"
NEW: U.S. census records are supposed to be kept confidential for 72 years before they’re opened to the public. Why 72 years? @npr_rad’s @cususie and I could not find a definitive answer. We found some strange history instead…
https://t.co/gQ9R3HTj79
New: The IRS wants to scan your face. You'll need to send a "video selfie" to a private contractor to see your tax account. Researchers are worried about bias and privacy, but the company's chief says critics are spreading "propaganda" https://t.co/kjyMOUODhZ
The coolest thing to be is someone hot’s weirdly less attractive boyfriend. People would look at me like I had a huge dick or a lot of money or something and I’d just be like “nope. I’m just nice”
Another MPH student missing class tomorrow due to COVID. Like many others, he’s an MD. I’m immunocompromised and never leaving my basement. #screamingintothevoid
A California state senator is proposing to require that all schoolchildren in the state receive a COVID vaccine starting in 2023, a law that would be the nation's strictest student mandate if approved. https://t.co/EvvyFu2kmc