#History

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

Let's be honest. Things are rough. Trump is growing more desperate by the day and the fascist actions in Portland are beyond alarming.I want to talk about hope.About how we're

Defense News Nigeria

DefenseNigeria

Africa is heating up folks. Strap on your seatbelts. It's gonna be a very interesting period for Africa in the coming months.The French military is planning for high-intensity war. It's

Rebecca Coffindaffer

callmebecks

Happy Tuesday, folx! It's time for NEW BOOK RELEASESto grace your bookshelves, whether they're digital or actual! Reminder: * = debut author, who I generally try to put up top

sara p the skeleton queen

sara__pequeno

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT APP STATE For those of you who live outside NC or outside western NC, please know what’s going on at one of our universities. Note: I’m a

Jesse Walden

jessewldn

In pursuit of a more equitable and innovative internet, I'm launching something new @VariantFund is early-stage venture capital for crypto networks and founders building The Ownership Economy.Whats that? I

Bob Wachter

Bob_Wachter

1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 149Grand rounds today: https://youtu.be/Ew2MEF4XX8w . As we hit Covid’s 6 month mark in the U.S., we’re desperate for innovative approaches. Today, I decided to focus on

Adrienne Carter

adriennecarter

China has expelled our correspondents, along with others from @wsj and @washingtonpost, in a diplomatic dispute with the U.S.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/business/media/china-expels-american-journalists.html Here’s why it matters. Without repor

Michael Press

MichaelDPress

Times of Israel reports (as do Haaretz & NatGeo) on a new genetic study of dozens of individuals from the Bronze Age Levant.Some initial observations . . .https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-shows-canaanites-israelites-biblical-frenemie

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

I have a favor to ask of you. I don't often ask readers for stuff, but this is maybe the most important ask of my career. It's a Kickstarter -

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Zeshankenzo

Been thinking about some of the stuff in this Ricky Bobby piece for a bit, and was related to the Famine Song being played at a Ibrox last Rangers v

Shinjini: Artist-in-residence 🎨

Modern_Gypsy

Short thread on some bookish reads for this #worldbookday2020 Let's kick it off with these 4 books across genres that I think everyone should read!https://moderngypsy.in/2019/09/09/4-book-recommendations-across-genres/ Folks who like to read

Morgan · 🦊🔛☁️

indrora

In these weird times, I have actually considered learning COBOL. It feels like a legacy sort of language because there are certain things that we've come accustomed to that aren't

Jiji, Fearless Mitochondria 🍓

creggcell

Just a thread no one asked for about me applying some terms I learned in my sexuality seminar and using them to analyze some of the relationships in my stories

Hafiz

hafizfarook

[MURTAD VS NIGGER - THREAD]In this (silly & ignorant) thread, Sammer DARES to compare "Murtad" , "Kaafir" etc to the word "Nigger".Insha'Allah , I am refuting this silly notion at

Dr Robert Bohan Artist

RobertBohan

Thread: As the National Gallery of Ireland is closed let’s take a virtual tour!One of the least known major art museums in Europe, the Gallery has an excellent collection of

Adam Wagner

AdamWagner1

Well, it's been quite a ride(short, non-comprehensive thread on illegal dating and sex 2020-21)https://twitter.com/zoesqwilliams/status/1358451898068664322 During most of the first lockdown (26 March - 1 June 2020) sex and dating betwee