#Destruction

Jeannette Ng 吳志麗

jeannette_ng

If the reason for Chinese having compound words is the fact that it's reluctant to add new characters, then how do you explain EVERY OTHER LANGUAGE that has compound words?Why

Dr. Jane Clare Jones

janeclarejones

How much more desperate ageist toe-curling down-with-the-kids bullshittery could this get?It generally takes 3 or 4 decades for women to develop consciousness of their political condition and start resisting. Plus,

Zero HP Lovecraft 🦅🐍

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This is just a small diversion, inspired by Borges’ story, “The Covered Mirrors”https://zerohplovecraft.wordpress.com/2019/05/21/avatars/ Islam tells us that on the unappealable day of judgement, all who have perpetrated images of liv

Malik Khurram Khan Dehwar

KhurramDehwar

Thread:Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was a ruthlessly power hungry despot, who single handedly destroyed #Pakistan’s industrial & economic base & bureaucratic institutions by introducing cronyism, political patronage & corruption in our

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

As Biden lays out ambitious plans to stimulate the US economy and fight inequality with new money creation (spending) and money destruction (higher taxes on corporations, capital gains and the

Jon Galloway

jongalloway

I've had some DMs along the lines of "Hey, I can't condone the actions of either side."So let's talk about that. First, this completely ignores causation. This isn't an ongoing

Jack Hurley

loudribs

Wall decals: You may have come to associate inspirational quotes rendered in a chintzy typeface across a new build's kitchen wall as an entirely contemporary phenomena - but you would

Wyatt, Austere Deplorable

minihorses89

This is a spiritual war. It's the most ancient war ever waged, since the initiation of the universe. The earths resonance is rising rapidly...There is a great awakening occurring, The

brittany packnett cunningham ain’t here for real.

MsPackyetti

For the sake of my own power, I’m going to say something I have never revealed in 20 years. (Thread) I try my best to live my values. Integrity. Truth.

Thelonious08

Thelonious08

What would Gingrich have done in Pelosi's shoes? He'd have called a press conference on the steps of the Capitol, lined up his team behind him (esp recognisable faces*), held

Escher Of Barovia

NecromEscher

OOC: Alright, as promised:My Escher Meta-Thread. This will take us from childhood, through to what he's doing now as Strahd's sometimes-lover.1/ Escher was born to an elvish noble family in

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MacroTechnicals

MT GLOBAL MARKETS Momentum & Sentiment weekly 22May20 wk21/22 thread 1/n• another overall RiskON wk21 with global stocks up, EM firm, credit spreads tighter, vola down• China/HK + China/US tension

Matthew Grave-Warden

thetowerofstars

It’s time for another #TalkingTolkien.I love me some tragedy in my epic tales. That sense that but for the alignment of fate and personality, things could have been – if

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

A recurring viral genre during the lockdown is photos of signs on the front doors of low-waged establishments (especially fast food restaurants) asking customers to have patience with long wait-times

Rebecca Novick

rebeccanovick

I've been thinking a lot about theater and where we're heading... 1/? One theater cancels its whole season and has to furlough most of its staff. They turn their attention

Gwen Snyder is uncivil

gwensnyderPHL

Dr. Taber's story is an example of why I've increasingly shifted my organizing work away from a focus on structures and started centering long term relationship networks grounded in trust.https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/12