#Decades

Erik B. Alexander

ebalexan

As attention turns to whether President Trump will concede the election, many are invoking another contested election and its resolution: the supposed "Compromise of 1877" and the election of 1876.

The Spaceshipper 🚀

TheSpaceshipper

#TheMandalorian (Season 2)It's been 3 days, I'm going to start talking about it. I waited but there is still the possibility of: mute the hashtag. #TheMandalorian OK here

Clément Canonne

ccanonne_

Answers and discussion for yesterday's quiz on CLTs, Gaussians, and a bit of Invariance Principle.Let's start: Q1 on the Central Limit Theorem was a trap ! 1/16https://twitter.com/ccanonne_/status/1296331541614755840 Technically, th

Erika Heidewald, Proud Autistic Bitch

erikaheidewald

so many things conspiracy theorists try to explain with elaborate theories of evil, malicious actors with a giant complicated plan can be easily, completely, and much more realistically explained by

Nat Bullard

NatBullard

A thought experiment. Renewable energy and electrified transport 2020 investment, and 5-year CAGRs: Renewables: $304B, 0.15% CAGRElectrified transport: $139B, 20.74% CAGRHow long before EVs receive more investment than renewables? 3-4

Lisa Mackenzie

lnmackenzie1

The census in England and Wales will take place on 21 March. The Office for National Statistics has abandoned the principle of collecting data on biological sex. This report sets

Grey Faction

GreyFactionTST

There can be little doubt that we are enduring a resurgence of anti-Satanist hysteria identical to the Satanic Panic of the 80s and 90s. How did we get here? Let's

Dog and Pony Soldier

DognPonySoldier

THREAD ALERT DINOSAURSIn this thread, I will answer these questions:Did they exist?What caused extinction?Are dinosaurs mentioned in the Bible?I’m sure there may be more questions about this topic. I’ll

andrey

drivemycartney

1989: a turning point for Paul McCartney— a thread it's the year 1987, Paul's recent album Press to Play didn't get positive critical reviews, top-10 hits and commercial success his

All Possums Go to Heaven

AndyinDC1

Some thoughts on COVID, automation, and peak horse.1/19 In the late 1800s, there were so many horses in the US, used for so many purposes, that the accumulation of horse

Jamie Walters, CAIA

JWalters314

1) Enjoying the irony in the $GME excitement: the fact that fund manager’s believe that a company's services are economically useless, and have bet on its failure, has caused the

Alex Epstein

AlexEpstein

Joe Biden's escalating bans on domestic fossil fuel production, combined with mandates of unreliable solar and wind overwhelmingly produced by unreliable China, are an existential threat to our energy security

Hassan Hassan

hxhassan

A little thread on how Hatem Ali, an icon of contemporary Middle East's drama, broke new grounds both in Syria and in the region. I'll focus on one example, involving

Lynn Bernstein ✍

bernstein_lynn

Live now: Senate Hearing on Election Irregularities 2020https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/examining-irregularities-in-the-2020-election Kenneth Starr: testifying in personal capacityDonald Palmer: Commissioner, EAC Jamis Troupis: Trump attorneyF

Geoffrey Litt

geoffreylitt

I'm skeptical that anyone can design truly great software tools if they haven't personally experienced the problem firsthand.Here's a short story about my encounters with the limits of empathy... (with

Jon Green

modestholdings

I want to take a few minutes to break down @rodsullivan111's latest on @LauraRBelin's Bleeding Heartland. Go read it and come back while I'm hammering this out.https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2020/11/11/ten-things-iowa-democra

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