#European

Kerry

kerry62189

Police as we know them are a product of modern cities, where there are so many people, most of whom do not know each other, that volunteer community-enforcement becomes untenable.

Damian Boeselager

d_boeselager

Decision time for the EU's biggest ever spending programme!Today @EP_Budgets and @EP_Economics vote on the EP's position on the RRF and on opening negotiations with @EUCouncil. Results expected late tonight.What's

H&I Voices

HI_Voices

OK Tweet mu dheireadh! Last Tweet! It was my wife @WestlandMoira who is a nurse who suggested I post this one. Lyme disease from ticks is quite well known. There

David Frum

davidfrum

Worth your timehttps://twitter.com/kellymagsamen/status/1287069994816360453 To develop @thomaswright08 point a little, here's the key strategic fact about US-China competition. As recently as 15 years ago, US economy was 3x China's.

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aliahaleneziii

Some examples of ethnic cleansing:- The forced displacement of Native Americans by white settlers in North America in the 18th and 19th centuries- The expulsion of Germans from Polish and

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TheCR7Legacy

THREAD: Obscure Ronaldo facts which you might not know. Cristiano has led a top 5 league (PL/La Liga/Serie A) in match winners 9 times. The next best is 5 times.

alizée/zoomie !!

alilikaii

tw // lesbophobiawith lesbian visibility week approaching, i want to turn your attention to the situation here in france. lesbians, sapphic couples and single women, due to a national ban

Frank ⌁

FrankElavsky

Data visualization cares disproportionately far too much about designing for colorblindness relative to other disabilities that are more common (visual impairments included).(A thread on disability, race, and patriarchy in data

Naija Premium Gist

naijapremiumgst

US charges GoogleA thread https://naijapremiumgist.com/us-charges-google/ Google hit by antitrust charges in US over search The US government has filed charges against Google, accusing the company of abusing its dominance to

V Marton 🇭🇺

v_marton

This day in 2006 ex-PM Gyurcsany delivered the ‘speech of Öszöd’ at Hungarian Socialists’ group meeting, admitting his govt had been lieing ‘morning, night and evening’ for 4 yrs. Leaked

Stoke-on-Trent CC

SoTCityCouncil

In 1985 County Durham pop band Prefab Sprout sung about Moving the River on their highly acclaimed album Steve McQueen. But why are we bringing this up now, and what

Henry Farrell

henryfarrell

1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/24/europe-has-kept-down-pandemic-unemployment-us-hasnt-heres-why/ This article by @ankehassel and Kathy Thelen is a good example of how @monkeycageblog can bridge academic knowledge and public debate

Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

FreerSackler

While we’ve been social distancing, our teams have been working on a variety of projects. One of our #FreerSackler photographers came across photos of the installation of the Moongate Garden.

Anne Thériault

anne_theriault

In much brighter news, the story of this mystery painting of a woman of colour (most likely a Black woman, from what I’ve read?) that the AGO just acquired is

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ulyssecolonna

I’ve just listened to @Alden_Young’s recent interview on the @OttomanHistory and it’s amazing how well it broaches with @aaronjakes’s fantastic book on the British occupation of Egypt. But then I

Vintage Morocco

Moorskingdom

Who were the Moors ? [Short thread] Derived from the latin word "Maurus", the term Moor was originally used to describe BERBERS from the ancient roman province of Mauretania (actual