#History

An extraordinary moment in UK financial history. Don't lose it in the blizzard of Covid-19 stats. @bankofengland and @hmtreasury have recognised one of the origins of the money supply (aka
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One of the things I like to see while out walking: signs of hedges having been laid (also called pleaching) many years ago: Hedge laying doesn't mean hedge *planting*. It's
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I used to want Black celebs to use their platform more to speak out against police killing us. I was disappointed when they didn't. I thought they were more concerned
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Let me try and explain Some genetic traits in sheep have value - let’s say they grow quicker or have shorter teeth and live longer A ram with those traits
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For those who think Labour's leaked report does not warrant attention in the midst of pandemic, consider this: at the height of the December election, the BBC was all over
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Proof that #LOVESICKGIRLS and #THEALBUM era is one of @BLACKPINK's most successful ones to dateA thread @BLACKPINK’s ‘THE ALBUM’ went #1 on Worldwide Apple Music, being the
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who here has actually used a carpeted bathroom very weird to me how young everyone's family is. my mom was born in 1949. i am one generation removed from the
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Pay attention to the people who have a calming effect on you. They're your real friends. Bin people who stress you out. I know people who have friends who regularly
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As much as I agree with her argument, I can't stand the way most feminists present their argument. It's a very cildish and unprofessional to tackle a huge problem like
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Special workshop today for the @CulturalMoney project with Simon Glenn, exploring the @UniversityLeeds coin collection from @UoLLibrary ! Exciting to be able to explore the collection remotely with Simon's expertise
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n² likes = n maxims/rules of thumb I try to consistently apply to understand why software engineering is so complex, interesting, infuriating, and wonderful 1. "Computers are bad." A huge
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In 1793 the U.S. Congress enacted their first fugitive slave law which required every state to forcibly return slaves who had escaped from other states to their owners. It included
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To celebrate President @JoeBiden’s 100th day in office and his efforts to #buildbackbetter, we’re going to be counting down our picks for President Biden’s top 10 accomplishments from his first
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What is there in the @UKLabour offer today that someone could write a speech about that is filled with passionate intensity? What is their core unifying theme? Great and passionate
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Happy Birthday to the #GenevaConventions 71 years ago, the 4 Geneva Conventions of 1949 were adopted. They form the bedrock of international humanitarian law (#IHL)https://blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/drafting-history-1949-geneva-conventions
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it's amazing how many male lecturers have assured me that witch trials weren't misogynist and how few female lecturers have agreed lmao like obviously some people executed were men! but
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