#Modern

Josh Daws

JoshDaws

This is something I've been trying to figure out how to articulate. When discussing ideas with people the initial response is almost always an off-the-shelf argument they've been socialized into

Rizoma Field School

RizomaSchool

Inspired by @HundredthIdiot's recent thread about brewing and friends, I also want to tell a story to illustrate a simple, profound, but also mundane experience that guides my life. I'd

Yoni Appelbaum

YAppelbaum

1. So many of our constitutional freedoms trace back to the trauma of the police-state imposed on Boston in the years before Lexington—and lately, I’ve been thinking again about one

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan تاریخ خراسان

BiruniKhorasan

Since this unintelligent debate about #Mawlana´s origin goes on, I feel forced to weigh in and start a #Thread about #Rumi´s origin, the nature of the Persianate #civilization, what labels

Helen McCarthy

HistorianHelen

A thread on writing contemporary history and getting older: I’ve been teaching a lot of contemporary British history this term, encouraging my students to reflect upon the challenges of writing

Mohamed Hussein

MansaMusaDK

Several danish parties (even a "liberal" one) have proposed Orwellian policies over the years. The latest such proposals are in regards to citizenship (which aims to suss out anyone lacking

Brendan Cormier

BrendanCormier

I walked to the edge of London today. This is how London ends. Nairn’s London took me here to Cranham. “Of all the ways in which London meets its countryside,

Omna Tigray

OmnaTigray

A Genocide starts with words, ostracizing & marginalization. For centuries, Tigrayans + other ethnic *minorities (*socially, politically + economically) in Ethiopia have endured racism, cultural destruction, political + economic oppress

Hongli Lai

honglilai

Many people see the Chinese govt's deficiencies as a result of "evil". I don't really subscribe to that. I think it has more to do with "incompetence". Building a large

Carissa Byrne Hessick

CBHessick

And there it is. Judge Rao says that Judge Sullivan has no power to refuse to grant DOJ's motion to dismiss charges against Michael Flynn. An interesting opinion to be

Striking Thoughts 🪔

SkantLee

15 APHORISMS FILLED WITH WISDOM:1) Avoid being disliked without being envied or admired.2) A slave is much easier controlled by convincing him he is an employee.3) Never say NO twice

New York Communities for Change

nychange

2) For now, it seems the Democrats will maintain a significant majority in the NY Senate, overcoming deeply gerrymandered districts DESIGNED to elect Republicans, and yet Republicans are trying to

Centre for Palaeogenetics

CpgSthlm

New paper from #cpgSTHLM published! In this study, authors @TatianaFireborn and @IndianaDiez et al. present a fast and easy method to identify and exclude human contamination from ancient faunal datasets.

Delusionary

DelusionKiller

A thread of my favorite DMC3/4/5/m players.Disclaimer: I will list a few suspicious players that may have faked their gameplay. I am also biased towards older generations, as they often

Hindu Imperium

KaivalyaVishwa1

Western claims about Greek astronomy and maths in general and about Ptolemy in particular are deeply problematic.We have no sure means to actually know what exactly this ptolemy discovered.why?Thread.https://twitter.com/Hiranyareta/status/1

فطمة

haporsnap

Conference paper @EMQuon2020 Death of the Nightingale: Improvising disruption in Early Modern England Hello! I'm Fatima & I'm a PhD student @CamUniMusic working on musical improvisation & imperialism in early

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