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4. Scaphism Scaphism, aka “the boats,” was an alleged ancient Persian method of execution where one died by literally being eaten alive. The victim would be placed between two wooden
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The President’s Constitutional Plan.It involves two steps, or two fronts: First the Courts, then the House.-The Trump Campaign, RNC, various state GOP Parties, third party organizations, are filing county, state,
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The latest thoughtful assessment of the nature of the Sino-US competition has generated interesting debates on the contribution of ideologic differences to that competition. @ElbridgeColby & Kaplan’s article frames things
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Certain amount of talk on the 'Belfast Pogrom' lately - that is violence, disproportionately ag. Catholics there from 1920-22. Most intense period was spring 1922. Want to tweet a little
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Coming soon. The story continues - how did the Idiot Son make it to the Dordogne, what did the Mayor think of him, how is that dog bite, where are
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My roommate and I have started watching #TheUntamed and I thought I would chronicle this experience! POPULACE OF WIZARD CHINA: the dread necromancer hath been vanquished! the people rejoice! Meanwhile,
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Essential lockdown viewing, Part 1: DEEPWATER HORIZON. An incredibly visceral true story of heroism in adversity, and ordinary people paying the price for the ignorance, incompetence and wilful, profit-driven arrogance
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I love She-Ra and I loved every moment of Season 5 but I think we as fans should be clear: there were no redemption arcs in it. We got the
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(1) The great irony here is that both Nigeria and the United States are victims of French covert operations. American taxpayers are paying for French neo-colonialism in Africa. The Americans
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12 April 2020 - #MAGAAnalysis #Coronavirus#HappyEaster #BuonaPasqua Good Easter Morning, Everyone. Before we dive into today's analysis, do allow me to share that my name comes from the Italian word
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.@mikulaja (who has a fantastic newsletter) nerd sniped me, then I had a full day at work and couldn't participate in the fun.So after some NDAs, internal committee meetings and
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Ok, overlooking that the author read one book and then decided that he now understands all historiography about Gettysburg, let's talk about why this title and this piece are incredibly
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Remember when Conor Pope said that Blair lifted more children out of poverty in the UK than he killed in Iraq and therefore....https://twitter.com/wesstreeting/status/1322145218444042243 Of course, this rather elides the reality
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A month back I was asked about dating the Babylonian Fürstenspiegel, aka Advice to a Prince. Because I'm absolutely procrastinating having to slog through Schloen's "The House of the Father"
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1/ I've worked in tech policy for a decade. In most rooms, I'm usually the only Latino - almost always the only Latinx immigrant.If you care about immigrants or Latinx
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#TheWeekInTory (Wed to Sun)1. Let’s start with the milder corruption: it was revealed Matt Hancock tried to block 400 homes and a primary school near Newmarket racecourse, after receiving at
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