#History

Detained in Kirikiri as an activist fighting military dictatorship, I've a fair knowledge of the inside. When there is an unrest outside, the Chief Warder orders lockdown- every prisoner to
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While I’ve never met/interacted with chuck Taylor, his behavior is so abhorrent and the fact that it’s always brushed under the rug is disgusting to me. While the #SpeakingOut movement
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To all the people who think Cole waiting outside in the rain to pass his tape to Jay Z is how he got that deal ... you are mistaken and
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Thoughts on investing in a pandemic: (Disclaimer: Not investment advice, Not medical advice) 1. Popular Narrative: β€œLook how bad unemployment numbers are. How can the market go up? It is
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A 'hidden history' of COVID-19 kicks off....https://twitter.com/toadmeister/status/1253241261483528192 It always comes to this: despite the wealth of info and expert opinion available, the small revelatory 'fact' is spotted amongst th
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Tw: abuseAny conversation we have about evangelism, good works, or moral guidance need to first contend with who church is to most people: manipulative, abusive, dangerous. The real history of
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Today In History, 1873: The U.S. Army hangs 4 Modoc leaders for the killing of General Edward Canby: . Today we're going to learn about a war that perhaps many
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but anyway yes! I used to make music! a lot actually, it was my greatest passion in life for a very long time. I even went to college right out
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My Bishop has frequently said that the church needs to learn the language of Radio 2. But I speak the language of Radio 3, and increasingly it feels like there's
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Conservatives love to complain that everyone is against them: professors, journalists, intelligence officers, social media companies, and so on. I used to as well until I considered that maybe having
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Some of the most iconic photos in sport history. Drop some I missed.
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I always think of Malay as a unique language. It has developed over trade, religion and culture. Here's a post I've made about it. [Thread] Here's an intro, and a
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i looked at the situation with @ENFPbot for myself and his use of the new gay flag (i’m a lesbian btw), so here’s my unbiased thoughts and what i think
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as i was saying before twitter shat the bed and deleted part of my stream of consciousness, in my uni career i found my own region's history and politics tansplained
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Not the best time to break this news, but my book was (finally) published this week by @CambridgeUP. Its been years (and years) in the making. It’s been a labour
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Today is Yom Kippur.55 years ago, Dodgers Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax introduced many to this Jewish Holiday. He famously refused to pitch on this day which happened to fall
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