#History

grace spelman: totally exonerated, no wrongdoing

GraceSpelman

Keep seeing tweets blaming a poor education system for the behavior of Trump supporters. Claiming they believe conspiracies bc they didn’t take a history or civics class is just wrong.

Freddie Wilde

fwildecricket

Dhoni's most celebrated moment will always be the 2011 World Cup but the 2007 T20 World Cup heralded the arrival of the T20 era & will ultimately be his most

Joe Briggs, Esq.

JoeBriggsEsq

Please don’t revise the history of who Hank Aaron was to be comfortable. He did not ignore racism. He did not solve racism. He existed despite racism. He fought and

Ho! Ho! Holiday Viewing!

SleepyKittyPaw

Since the bigots are out in force today, few facts worth mentioning…• Hallmark is not a Christian channel. Never has been. Never claimed to be. • TV-G-rated movie cannot contain

Casey 🥲

theohboywonder

“A great someone waits to restore us, to transform what has been deteriorated, and to bind up the limbs that have been hurt.” “There is a loving family like this

ablerism

ablerism

My book is out today! If you find yourself having a body—or rather, *being* a body—it might be for you. Can I tell you some stories and ideas in it?

Ezra Klein

ezraklein

America's only been a stable, real democracy since the 1960s, with the passage of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts. The roots are shallow. The idea that its survival

Victor Stone

victhor_stone

Bot: 1) Larva of a botfly infesting a horse2) Abbreviation of "bought" "bottle" "robot"Synonym of "bottle" = vesselVessel = a person into whom some quality is infused Can robots be

Dr. Alyssa #WelcomeWithDignity Sepinwall

DrSepinwall

A thread on #bridgertonnetflix (OR, why we get this shlock instead of a Haitian Revolution epic!)#BRIDGERTON is a post-racialist fantasy. In its utopian world, Blacks & whites are

Jesse Kobe

JesseKobe

Confession:Before I became a Christian (as a tween) I thought Lent was nonsensical. Family and friends talking about giving up ice cream or what not without any attachment to something

Karen G

Karbare7

Excellent thread, but it gets even deeper when the spiritual side is added. Pope Leo XIII had a locution of a conversation between Jesus & Satan. Satan asked extended powers

Susan Hennessey

Susan_Hennessey

Remember how on Feb 26, Messonnier warned us to prepare for "significant disruptions" to everyday life and it made Trump so angry he tried to fire her, then cut out

The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy

glasgow_sugar

The idea of Scottish political parties censoring historic connections with slavery is an interesting one. One bona fide case I'm aware was the (Labour led) Scottish Executive booklet in 2006-7

Georgie Bingham

georgiebingham

Tonight is the night to remember all the people who’ve praised Donald Trump and been his enablers. They’re all on the wrong side of history and should be judged accordingly.

National Library of Scotland

natlibscot

Today Scotland celebrates #BurnsNight - the anniversary of the birth of Scotland’s National Bard. Robert Burns was born in 1759 in this cottage in Alloway, Ayrshire. He died in Dumfries

Dan Vera

danvera

Mega thread on the history behind @TheAmandaGorman's glorious reading today at Biden's inaugural, bc of some confusion I've seen online about it. Gorman is the 6th Inaugural Poet in US

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