#1980s

Fidato

tequieremos

“Tribute to the ‘White’ of the Pakistani Flag”1. Group Captain Cecil Chaudhry was a Pakistani academic, human rights activist and veteran fighter pilot who fought in the 1965 and 1971

Andy Khouri

andykhouri

Discussion with friends prompted me to do a reread of the post-Crisis Superman. Interesting that Byrne included these very sad details to the Kents’ pasts; miscarriages, stillbirth, a brother mangled

Arindrajit Dube

arindube

I was asked by the UK Treasury to review intl. evidence on minimum wage, with focus on impact at higher levels.My review is now out. It aims to provide comprehensive,

Laudable Podcasts

LaudablePods

Happy International Podcast Day (@intlpodcastday)! Laudable produces a diverse range of podcasts, telling compelling and local stories. For instance, our Alone Together podcast looks at the positive, community stories coming

Chandrahaas Uniyal

taru_uniyal

[THREAD] Myth: Siachen, UPA's GiftRW has a new claim today: that INC/UPA under MMS was ready to surrender Siachen to Pakistan.The tone implies anti-national behaviour from INC.In this thread, let

Adam

adambeis

1/The Video Breakdown - #LaineyLui Confessional(or how we can justify #LaineyGossip horrible past).The bizarre McIntosh/DiAngelo lexicon used is intentionally meant to obfuscate and craft their own narrative.I'll go through the

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

ThreadFor @PriestKristophFTL = faster than light. What follows is pure speculation.We're in the Third Revolution in Military Affairs (3RMA).The Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) was the introduction of smart weapons,

Erik Loomis

ErikLoomis

This Day in Labor History: November 8, 1970. Congress approved the Reorganization Acts Amendment that laid the groundwork for the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. Let's talk about the

S.P.A.

TheRealSPA

Happy 103rd Birthday Joan FontaineA thread http://waldina.com/2020/10/22/happy-103rd-birthday-joan-fontaine/ Today is Joan Fontaine's 102nd birthday. If nothing else, watch The Women (1939) (and Rebecca and Suspicion and and and...),

#HFChitChat

hfchitchat

We’re celebrating #BlackOutTuesday by starting a thread of Black historical fiction authors. There are so many great books to get your hands on! First up is @Sherri_L_Smith, who has novels

Stock Market Update

StockMktUpdate

1/ Through the first half of August – which is normally a quiet period for the bond market in the US – a total of $56 billion in junk bonds

70sFan

70sStreetFan

With the 60th Anniversary on the horizon,I’ve decided to start a thread of #MyCorrie60. Basically it’s a list of the 60 characters who have been the most important to me

Viet Thanh Nguyen

viet_t_nguyen

Here we go with my live tweeting of Spike Lee's #Da5Bloods . I'm an admirer of many of Lee's movies. I'm also someone who has seen almost all Hollywood movies

Dogs don't have thumbs

MorlockP

One like, one SF novel recommendation.https://twitter.com/RKdULTRA/status/1331275538074394625 2/Orphans of the Sky, by Heinlein. One of the original generation ship stories. 3/Hull Zero Three, by Greg Bear. A very very different take

Molly Pitcher 🇺🇸

MollyPitcherPat

1/ Pizza, Mafia and Trafficking...THREAD 2/ MAFIA - THE PIZZA CONNECTIONIn the 1980s, the Sicilian Mafia relied on the so-called "pizza connection" to ship heroin and cocaine to mob-run pizzerias

David Steensma

DavidSteensma

Why is blood red? This color has such a rich symbolism in human history - in art, literature, religion (e.g., Catholic Cardinals wear red robes to symbolize the blood of