#Newspapers

GET A GRIP

docrussjackson

If newspapers told the truth... Admit it: you have very little idea of the reality of twenty-first century wealth inequality, nor what what a trillion looks like when compared to

Brian Stelter

brianstelter

Sunday's entire @nytimes front page is a partial list of Covid-19 victims. "The 1,000 people here reflect just 1% of the toll. None were mere numbers." The backstory about Sunday's

so soft

npueu

The way many people get lonely when they age is not pretty to watch at all. It's not only a loneliness that's caused by the inability to physically go meet

Victoria Drummond.

Vickyvbrexit

You have effectively 11 weeks to stockpile. (Dec. will be a write off). Concentrate on buying extra tins - soups, meat, fish, fruit, veg & dried lentils, beans, pasta, rice,

Yardley Yeadon

MichaelYeadon3

In large measure, I’m telling you this so that you should be in no doubt that:MANY MPs NOW SHARE THE VIEW THAT CLARE CRAIG FRCPath & I ARE DAILY SUMMARISING

Trevor Owens 💾🗄🕚

tjowens

Next on the to read pile. “Faxed:The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine” from @JHUPress https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/title/faxed This book turned out to be a great read! Had no idea the

Matthias Eberl 🇪🇺

eberlmat

Imagine. A Corbyn-led minority government losing the first 5 votes and shutting down Parliament to avoid parliamentary scrutiny. Just imagine. Scotland narrowly voting for independence and proceeding to deliver a

Zack White / 'The Napoleonicist'

ZwhiteHistory

An important myth to dispel in relation to the sacking of San Sebastian: The town was NOT deliberately burnt to the ground by the British. It was already on fire

Dr. B. K. Adams

bkadams

Today may or may not be Shakespeare’s birthday. Regardless, #Shakespeare studies should be open to scholars of all kinds. References for journal articles/ books should not simply rely on people

Sophie Michell

SophieMHistory

Right, SECOND INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY, and @RWLDproject will enjoy this one. Today, I catalogued four years of inquest (1864-1868). Seventy inquests in total.Guess how many were railway accidents?

Damon Kiesow

dkiesow

This thread might be TL;DR so a summary in two tweets:I want local news sources to provide a package of premium services that keep me informed about one or two

Charlie Jane "VICTORIES GREATER THAN DEATH" Anders

charliejane

I'm terrified that we're about to let a literal army of people become homeless, when it could so easily be prevented.But this is also a moment to acknowledge that the

Stephen Bush

stephenkb

This is utterly dreadful news.https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/apr/08/jewish-chronicle-and-jewish-news-to-be-liquidated-and-staff-laid-off?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Only this morning I was reading and enjoying this piece about Stoke Newington'

Bo Bolander

BBolander

i hope bill watterson is doing okay and is proud of all the children he radicalized with this stuff we are all calvin's dad now towards the end he was

dylan morrison 🍓

dylan_thyme

today’s bad take (paraphrased: “it makes total sense that someone living in this perfectly average rural midwestern home i photographed would want to kidnap the governor of michigan due to

Civil War Humor

CivilWarHumor

On November 7, 1861, a young general named Ulysses S. Grant narrowly “won” the Battle of Belmont, MO, nearly getting captured and shot when his raw troops got a TAD