#Places

Ive been speaking to friends who have been frightened by the events of 1/6. I will share here what I tell them. This country had a cancer. Many of us
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How to legislate around the concept of “hate” is currently preoccupying administrations in all parts of the UK and in Ireland, and they are coming to some divergent conclusions. This
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So here's another long thread - this one about taking my recently departed mentor, Sam Pilafian, to his first #phish show.(For context here's my thread on his passing including a
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I started thinking about how brewing from home may be a larger part of people's rituals with everything going on right now.So, I decided to compile some advice/tips for
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For months, but especially after the new CDC school recs came out, supporters of reopening all schools now have been peddling the idea that schools across the country have been
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Gilgit Baltistan is not only a land of green meadows and snowy peaks but also a land full of history.Historically, due to a politically fractured environment, building good fortifications was
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So..had a great conversation last night with older investment types, old friends whom I traded with/against and managed money against or for. Age diff from me is > 10+ years
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A thread with images of trains from some cities I have travelled to. Starting with Singapore The buildings you see around are the trademark #HDB public blocks where the
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Social media came unglued the last few days because apparently people want to hear more from "America's Frontline Doctors" So I have some perspective for youTHREAD I've heard more in
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The legendary Chinese traveller, Hieun Tsiang (602-664 CE), in his memoir ‘Record of Travels to the Western Regions’ apparently forgot to record on any ‘imaginary’ veil (ghoonghat/purdah) by Indian women
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Iiwi Hawaii, a honeycreeper native to Hawaii House sparrow abundant in my garden What is the connection? House sparrows are an invasive commensal of humans which have spread across worldVery
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A thread about the tragic loss of life in Myanmar’s Phakant jade mines. So far, 172 bodies have been recovered; dozens more are missing. While this is the most deadly
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This is an important piece by @NafisaBakkar for many reasons.Those of us in the #islamicfintech industry have been working to solve for this and related challenges for some time. A
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So, here's my contrarian take on Why Trunk-Based Development Is Great But Probably Won't Work For You. Buckle up, it's a long one. From time to time I talk about,
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I talk about Lita's retirement in many of my pieces but particularly in this piece about the Bella Twins retirement & the reverence they WERE NOT SHOWN. https://dailyddt.com/2020/02/25/wwe-brie-nikki-bellas/ https://twitter.com/TheE
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The wife of the CEO of Knowink gave $$$ to @GaSecofState who then chose Knowink’s reportedly awful e-poll books. h/t @FairGovGA I wonder if this also happened in PA w/@DeeleyforPhilly
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