#Historical

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db_is_db

Quest for the "Can you trust this man" ad continues. @INCIndia's 1984 campaign -"Why should you feel uncomfortable riding in a taxi driven by a taxi driver who belongs to

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Maximus_4EVR

The President’s Constitutional Plan.It involves two steps, or two fronts: First the Courts, then the House.-The Trump Campaign, RNC, various state GOP Parties, third party organizations, are filing county, state,

Jarryd Bartle

JarrydBartle

'Cause no media outlet likes my pitch: here’s a thread on the early 20th century German gay liberation group “The Gemeinschaft der Eigene” (or “Society of the Self-Determined”). What "being

Emma Jackson

EmmaJackson57

the thing about this letter is if you read between the lines of all their pro-cop propaganda, it's them largely validating much of what has been said by those who

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

(Thread) Wishful Thinking, Deliberate Lies, or Complete Lunacy?Spoiler: I suspect this particular lie sprang from pure delusion.For me, though, what matters more are the historical patterns, and why 40% of

Adrian Bott

Cavalorn

Witches' potions were believed to contain all sorts of disgusting ingredients. A recent trend has attempted to reinterpret these as 'secret names for herbs', an assertion for which there is

Jim Malazita

JMalazita

Thread: Yep, we've been saying this for a while: weed-out classes don't "select" for capacity, they "select" for confidence, comfort--which, surprise!, are deeply gendered and raced. (also, "State of Mind&qu

Mark Ledwich

mark_ledwich

I am one of the authors of this "recently published research". The problem is not with our classifications, it's the way the labels were converted into far-right and far-left.This paper

Salam Rassi | سلام راسي

salam_rassi

A very interesting perspective from @jbralston. While I understand and respect Dr Ralston’s experience, I feel that it requires redress. I’m usually loath to making these kinds of interventions, but

DR. SIVA VAIDHYANATHAN🗽🤘🏽

sivavaid

Some thoughts about the #BeeGeesHBO [THREAD] First, I loved watching it. It was so heartwarming to see a family work so well together (with gaps and heartbreaks and such, as

Michael Gallyot

MichaelGallyot

KOHNEN STATION, I have not forgotten, and my opinion has not changed, something very strange and unusual is going on here. Wikipedia explanation is complete bullshit that does not jibe,

Write Winger

RealWriteWinger

“White supremacy” don’t mean “bloodthirsty white people hunting black people for irrational differences in skin pigmentation” like they’ve led you to believe, so when you’re accused you flog yourself trying

Ben Pile

clim8resistance

The internet should be neat lawns, picket fences, and net curtains.https://twitter.com/timothy_stanley/status/1347902091549962244 The real world used to be as vulgar and rude as the Internet. Watch this film made in 1964

Doc Edge

DocEdge85

(1) Last week, I posted the below thread on polygenic scores and have been pulled into almost-unrelated convos on Race and IQ since (my choice to engage, obv.) Here's a

Pulp Librarian

PulpLibrarian

Today in pulp I look back at that staple of sci-fi: the ray gun!This thread will involve a mad professor from Cleveland and Archimedes #JustSaying Directed-energy weapons have a long

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Maximus_4EVR

-This is a de facto check on the Electoral College, which few realize because it only happened in 1876.A Republic, not a Democracy. -If at that point, nobody gets to

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