#Conventional

Brooks D. Simpson

BrooksDSimpson

On #Grant @History ...Last night I commented on #Grant1 (the first episode) after offering some observations earlier in the day about the genre in general. I wasn't surprised by what

David Chapman

Meaningness

A meandering on how to do science, creativity and execution, political censure, research universities, Silicon Valley, and stuff, prompted by @paulg's latest post: http://paulgraham.com/conformism.html .@paulg's 2004 essay &q

Christopher Polt🏳️‍🌈

CBPolt

In Disney’s Hercules (1997), right after Meg finishes the first refrain of “I Won’t Say I’m in Love,” she walks into a part of the garden filled with statues, each

Brett Maverick

mavrick_brett

COSTAL DEFENSE FORTIFICATIONS AND ARTILLERY.This subject will be broken down into 4 sperate parts: History, Armaments, Permanent Fortifications and Expeditionary Options. There will be a second part that covers protection

Stanislav Vysotsky

professor_stas

THREAD. With protests building across the country and people demanding meaningful structural change in policing, the best the president can do is try to criminalize ANTIFA™.This is an absurd, ridiculous,

Is this a bike lane?

IsItABikeLane

So, electric bikes. Wondering what all the fuss is about? E-curious? I took the plunge in January, and here’s 10 things I’ve learnt (thread).Tl;dr - Pay attention to e-assist, I

Alys Wilfred Earl

alysdragon

*cracks knuckles* my time has come. (Except, hilariously, I’m hella busy this morning and may not actually have the time to...) BUT. Fairytales tell us fundamental truths about the world

Matthew Karnitschnig

MKarnitschnig

This commentary is a great illustration of the reductive nature of Germany's coronabond debate and helps explain why the push is going nowhere. (THREAD) 1https://twitter.com/tagesthemen/status/1248607874638479361 The commentator, a correspondent

Suzanna Krivulskaya

suzzzanna

Why #NXIVM was never a cult, and why we should abandon the “c” word altogether.A thread. 90% of the headlines I’ve seen on the sentencing of the self-proclaimed self-help guru

stable lender

investing_guy

If the media wants to scare the shit out of ppl concerning mortgage lending standards tightening. Please also tell them if ppl don’t abuse the forebearance system this doesn’t have

Doug Hanks

doug_hanks

Who has the best shot of becoming Miami-Dade's next mayor. A look at the top four candidates who are raising money and spending big. The conventional wisdom sees this as

ᴀxᴇʟ.

fearlesslyaxel

Continuation of 50 Facts you probably didn’t know about Taylor Swift’s Fearless (Taylor's Version) album. -a threadCredits to the rightful owner 25. The “mm”s at the beginning of "Breathe" were

Lucille Greer

Lucille_Greer_

Thrilled to launch this new paper that puts the China-Iran partnership in regional context.@yarbatman and I broke down economic and security data on China and Iran vs. the wider Middle

Mark Hertling

MarkHertling

After one of my @CNN appearances, one of the anchors asked me off-air why I had confidence in Ukraine's army to push back agains the illegal Russian military onslaught.I used

Bea Dyke BLM ACAB Trix ☂💜Ⓨ

pickle_bee

1. The Nordic Model shrinks the base of clients to be mostly made up of those who wish to break the law & likely to be dangetous2. This encourages sex

James Rands

james_rands

This isn't going to be a very Twitter friendly thread, I suspect. It will be quite long and somewhat winding, but I have seen a few things over the last