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A few words on this much-discussed (but IMHO problematic) piece in FP. First of all, I share some of the author's frustration. Trotting out the same passages of Thucydides when
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Just read The Lessons of History by Will & Ariel Durant. Man, what a timely book. It asks what can history teach us about civilizations.TL;DR: they thrive in the balance
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It's important to recognize that the intended impact of the murderous US blockade of Venezuela isn't just regime change, but also forcing the Chavista government to liberalize the economy, privatize
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THREAD TIME - Decision-making, Covid, Abuse Of Power & Idiots."We, the people..."More importantly, it is more important thinking about what "We" actually means in terms of making decisions. The fact
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I could probably achieve 297% more in 6 years as a programmer if I knew these 6 essential things when I started my coding career.Time for a MEGA thread
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Ok, I'll compose a tweet thread here as I work my way through @nigelshortchess's article "A beautiful minefield" where he continues to make a strong claim about sex differences in
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1/14 #CatholicTwitter #HolyFace #GoldenArrow Retweet and get the word out.Thread: How to make a modern day Perpetual (Blessed) Olive Oil Vigil Lamp after the model of Venerable Leon DuPont. See
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On February 15th the Visegrád Agreement will be 30 years old. A thread summarising the region’s economic development over the last three decades and some of the current and future
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Fascism & The Jewish Question: A ThreadFascism is the most misunderstood political stance ever. Left-wingers and right-wingers keep accusing each other of being Fascists while no actual Fascism exists and
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Many months ago, I promised a friend a tweetstorm on my senior thesis, so here it is, long overdue -Settler Colonialism and the Making of the Lick Observatory, 1846-1919: a
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My class hasn't started yet so I'm leaning into #ScholarsStrike as a movement, not a moment. This week, I've been helping bring together scholars in South Asian religions to do
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1/ THREAD: Why #QAnon pointed out the connection between #BigPharma and #BigWireless when replying to a statement about #MKUltra 2/ Quick Rundown: Anon makes statement about #MKUltra being more advanced,
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Let's start a #Serbian & #Yugoslav map thread.Here I'll share the best material I compiled over 3 years about the #History of #Serbia & #Yugoslavia.Let's start with a map of
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Fethiye Mosque in #Athens #Greece now an expo hallTzisdaraki Mosque in Athens now ceramics museumHamza Bey #Mosque in Thessaloniki now a Movie theaterAlaca Imaret Mosque in #Thessaloniki now a museumYeni
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36 years and counting as a ‘[True] Star Wars Fan’+ A Rant about modern gatekeepingA Thread: In 1977, my mom heard about Star Wars through some sci-fi fanzines she read,
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Tony Blair is (for once) right that the most efficient use of the limited vaccine supplies would be to give everyone (who wants it) one dose, and once that is
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