#Origin

[thread]The word “nigga” is not racist.A look at semantics, coreferentialism, nonperjorative correlates, and pragmatics. To begin, let us look at what a slur is. Whether it be nigga, kike, cracker,
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BREAKING: The EU is seeking to have some 15 customs + veterinary staff working alongside UK officials at NI ports to ensure the proper implementation of the NI Protocol, @rtenews
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Christie's is auctioning off antiquities from the collection of James and Marilynn Alsdorf (https://www.christies.com/SaleLanding/index.aspx?intsaleid=28785&lid=1&saletitle=). Here are some of the more "...you bought that?" lots
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Thumbnail review of #ShadowState: @lukeharding1968’s guided tour of Russia’s growing influence on the global political climate, vividly rendered and masterfully told. Buy Luke’s books. He’s good at this. (review cont.
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1/? For serious & light-hearted students of synchronicity & God, thanks to @itsarigrace for accidentally inspiring this. Read whole thread to have your mind blown. Know that I'm sane. I
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THREAD: Christian Conversion & Education in India (1/23):Many #Christians in #India often thump their chest about #missionaries who supposedly introduced modern education to illiterate Indians & save no vehemence to
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A late-night thread, apropos of nothing. I think a lot about the small steps in the path that led me to where I am today. And honestly, the origin point
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The tendency for debt-riddled, future lacking millennials to have homes full of easy to care for plants is just a second time as farce revival of the Edwardian trend if
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Should one delete one's Facebook profile? This is a difficult ethical question, not one with an easy solution and it highlights the problems of private ownership of public goods -
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Make a place, set the table, because I'm going to start a thread of everything I cook and bake.Orange hot chocolate with cinnamon and @maldonsalt Chocolate
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1) Let's talk about the word "safe." It’s defined today as "freedom from the risk of injury, danger, or loss," which is similar to its 14th century origin of "unscathed,
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Was Alexander the Great Somali?Thread: Alexander the great is a well known historical figure, a great conquering king, and magnificent warrior, but what is not as well known are his
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#ArohaStoryTimeI wasn't really into KPOP. I'm more into anime and manga. Until on summer 2018 I found webtoons which have faster updates than mangas and I read a whole lot
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A lot of people don't realize that Black English (BE) actually shares a lot of similar grammatical structures to "prestigious" languages.  So, here's my 87590th thread on AAVE (African American Vernacular
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Weird coincidences: thinking about the lyric "I'm the son of all I've done," and the implications of that in different belief systems, and then ending up in an (unrelated) extended
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You get a text message: "Someone who came in contact with you tested positive or has shown symptoms for Covid-19 & recommends you self-isolate/get tested. " Be alert! Unfortunately, the
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