#SOCIETY

Friendless Churches

friendschurches

In cobwebbed corners of churches across the country are carved alms-boxes. Many, like this one at Watton, Norfolk, are inscribed, urging passers-by to ‘remember the poor’. For centuries, the collections

🌞 Sol Brah 🌞

SolBrah

Mental Alchemythe art of transmuting events that would otherwise negatively affect lesser peopleinto POSITIVES, purely with the mind.Every 'problem' is only because you think it so. And equally, through the

Timothy Martin

treephys

I periodically see posts regarding academic publisher @MDPIOpenAccess regarding aggressive marketing and predatory behavior. I am EiC of @Forests_MDPI , and have always been hesitant to reply publicly. But here

Zac Goldsmith

ZacGoldsmith

1/ Thread:In all the gossip surrounding events in N10, the most striking (and depressing) thing is how many commentators think stopping the desecration of this, the only planet we inhabit

Karl Handscomb

karlhandscomb

Good news, the £20/w is not ending next month. But that was never going to happen because unemployment now rising. But it will still be high in 6 months -

Champagne Sharks Podcast

ChampagneSharks

this is what i mean when i say cancel culture is a fake cover concern...look at the signs that it's gone too far and what they all have in common.

Buddy the Lumberjack

BuddyLumberjack

I know my following here is small, but I'm seeking out some semblance of love and support because I'm going to need it for the next two weeks. (THREAD) As

Sergej Sumlenny

sumlenny

BREAKING: President Zelensky adresses his party says "there can be bloodbath" in Ukrainian streets, and "the winner are not judged". More in THREAD:"We must implement harsh decisions on Constitutional Court.

Robyn Porteous

RobynPorteous

“White supremacy is, and always has been, a pyramid scheme.” - Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo (page 131) “The concept of race in America

Diane 🌳🌹🌕🍸🌎

Dianee84496001

It’s odd trying to convince strangers on Twitter that the human rights I’ve taken for granted all my life are needed and were put in place for valid reasons. It’s

Christina Torres

biblio_phile

A very, very good thread. Greatful for sheahttps://twitter.com/sheathescholar/status/1288129250021781506 I’ve been struggling with my relationship to TFA since 2012. I left w a sour taste in my mouth after a white

Risk and Chips

RiskAndChips

Honest question: Why is the DC riot being viewed differently by most commentators than the riots that happened this summer? I don't understand how someone w a principled take on

Bradly Mason

AlsoACarpenter

To be clear, Marx's economics were crap, his specific brand of historical materialism was crap, and he was wrong in almost all of his explanations and predictions. (This is why

Blotchkat

blotchkat

The Gendered Brain theory is very tempting for young trans people. I understand.It feels validating to say you were born with the brain of your correct gender.But brains are not

Andrew Galvin

MaxHomo

Thinking about this pattern that keeps playing out throughout history where one group asserts itself as THE legitimate/normative/healthy expression of humanity (thinking race, sex, gender, class, neurodivergence etc.) with the

Judi #FBPE #Brefugee 🇪🇺 💫 🇬🇧🇮🇪

judi_sutherland

Ten things the Labour Party could talk about that would be popular with a large proportion of UK voters. We could start talking about them now.1. There are some institutions

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