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Ali A Olomi

aaolomi

The Great Pyramids have always captured our imagination. For medieval Muslims, they were a relic of a ancient age of knowledge; an edifice of magic, astrology, and the jinn. A

Dr Norlaine Thomas

Norlaine

I am regularly accused of being "partisan" - along with a lot of other things that, I suppose, are meant to hurt or offend me. I would like to explain

Yitz Latkes

yitzlandes

A quick little thread—before it's too late!—on late ancient Jewish views of Hanukkah/the Hasmoneans *outside of classical rabbinic literature*, which, actually, do conform a bit more to the modern "nationalist"

Helicopters of DC

HelicoptersofDC

I'm going to start reading this GAO Helicopter Noise study and put my comments belowhttps://www.gao.gov/assets/720/711651.pdf Page 1 nice chart though this footnote raises some concerns: "666 flights for which FAA

the last of my mercy

kaijidatingsim

Ok I finally have time and energy so...Let's talk about Lev tlou To only talk about how his narrative is transphobic is to overlook how it is at heart a

Ụ́kpụ́rụ́

ukpuru

Thread for some ‘upscale’ traditional architectural styles from the Lower Guinea area of western Africa. (Lower Guinea is the biogeographical area between southern Ghana and southern Nigeria).Mansion in Kumasi, Ashanti

K. «いつかのなつ»

_zanzou_

i lied and started watching the interview even though i have to leave in 10 minutes. i find it very interesting (and telling) that gege's discussion partners for WSJ for

Nick Hudson

NickHudsonCT

This thread details a social experiment of sorts. PANDA members have dropped bombshell after bombshell in recent weeks, with nary a peep out of media or the lockdown zealots of

Bill Kelly 😷

billkellytexas

Why I’m upset Republicans are undoing my faith in them & us (a brief thread).For the record this true story involves both an election & a stolen baby.Texas isn’t known

Célia Belin

celiabelin

Yesterday French president Macron participated in an event in honor of the creation of the @AtlanticCouncil new Europe Center. A discussion with @benjaminhaddad packed with elements of Macron's doctrine -

Will McAvoy

WillMcAvoyACN

So, since Donald Trump has (falsely) claimed over the last few days that Joe Biden wants to destroy the suburbs, let's take a look at the history of suburban America,

Sam Wang

SamWangPhD

There's lots of talk about how partisan gerrymandering will now run amok. Maybe I am a glass-half-full guy, but I see gains in the last decade, and possible routes to

Resist the Hologram - Stu Cvrk

STUinSD

Thread – An Amalgamation of Comments from Vietnam-era Warriors1. I have been honored to have been included in a brotherhood of decorated Vietnam-era aviators and warriors for some time although

Neil Jackman

JackmanNeil

For #HalloweenAtHome here's a short thread of some of my favourite ghoulish gravestones in Ireland.While there are no actual human remains in these images, some are pretty gruesome so

George Mack

george__mack

Today I Learnt: Claude Shannon (The founder of Information Theory and "the most important genius you've never heard of") on CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING. Thanks to @james_clear for the recommendation + @jimmyasoni

Airbag Moments. 😷🇺🇸 STOP THE BIG LIE

airbagmoments

Charleston, SC is considering taking down some confederate monuments.Richard Bodek, a local history prof, wrote a brilliant letter to the editor of the Charleston paper that is such an effective

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