#Historical

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

TheRaDR

Since we’re talking about the King James Bible, I’ll just point out a few places where it’s clear how there’s always loss in translation. Like, if you’re only relying on

Jocalyn Clark

jocalynclark

The Perspectives section of today's @TheLancet is a mother lode of insightful, inspiring content #BlackHistoryMonth #LancetWomenA new issue of @choo_ek sensational column The Penumbrahttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI

Amanda Orson

amandaorson

1/ As big and influential as we may believe Apple, Google, or Amazon are - they don't hold a candle to the Dutch East India Company. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/most-valuable-companies-all-time/ 2/ Let's talk

Tope Folarin

topefolarin

Really enjoyed this piece, but it also left me wondering why critics always seem to mention the same five or six names when they're writing about writers who are working

Anna Sergi (Dr.)

annasergi

1/ THREAD: The recent investigations on the #ndrangheta in #Switzerland are an important sign of the time we are living. We have global markets for local criminal groups. It's crucial

Milhouse Van Houten 😀

Milhouse_Van_Ho

The number of deaths from all causes in 2019 vs. number of deaths from or with Covid-19 in 2020-21.#COVID19 #covid19canada The average age of a death by or with covid-19

Viki Male 💙

VikiLovesFACS

By popular demand (weirdly!) a thread I wrote a while ago is now an opinion piece in @OUPAcademic Oxford Open Immunology. But I’m here to tell you that now I

Victoria Villaseñor

vvsenor

1. With Thanksgiving around the corner, I think it’s prime time to break down—decolonize—the history of why & how the holiday has been used to form a national identity. All

Olaudah Equiano®

RealOlaudah

FRANCISCO FRANCOA historical thread.The general and dictator Francisco Franco (1892-1975) ruled over Spain from 1939 until his death. He rose to power during the bloody Spanish Civil War when, with

Whores of Yore

WhoresofYore

The story of the Queen of Sheba appears in Christian, Jewish, & Muslim tradition, as well as in Turkish & Persian paintings, Kabbalistic treatises, & in medieval Christian works. She

Coalition Tea Lady

ItsBouquet

"The European history of the twentieth century shows us that societies can break, democracies can fall, ethics can collapse ... it would serve us well to understand why."Timothy Snyder -

Jagrity Sablok

jagritysablok1

A thread on why Indian Muslims need to support #Turkey #Erdogan. First & foremost the global politics has changed. These days it’s all about one strongman vs other. Hence you

Anthony B. Bradley

drantbradley

Reclaiming my time. Had a dream last night that there was a major evangelical discussion about race and the advert had white, Asian, & Latino males, but for the black

Helen Lewis

helenlewis

Thread (sorry). This piece by @TomMcTague was the best thing I read yesterday on John Hume, because instead of hailing him as a saint, it explored the compromises he had

Moshe

LiberteEquality

Kancha Ilaiah on Telugu Nationalism-Brahmanical Teluguness is not essentially Telugu in nature. For instance, the Brahman consciousness in the Telugu country thrives basically on the pan-Indian Mahabharata, Ramayana, Bhagavata and

Emily Clark

clark_ems

Not sure if people want a historical comparison thread, but here’s one on insurrection and a violent attempt at a coup in 1874 New Orleans, often called the Battle of

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