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The 1850s were fascinating because there were three different political fears - often expressed as conspiracies - that animated North and South. Southern fear of abolitionists, Northern fear of the
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Thread: Please read this account of Hitler, his incompetency and laziness, his narcissism,& how he was underestimated. We are in dangerous territory & need to wake up before it is
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Here is my thread where I will be covering footballers active before the Second World War!This is all based off my own knowledge and research, and I want to give
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August seems a slow news month but WEIRD historically happens in August (Manson murders; Amy Fisher shoots her older lover’s wife; Hiroshima & Nagasaki nuked; MTV launched; NORAD created;
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The worst migraine today because... lol... that fic was a thing. It's the kind that appears in my sleep and I wake up, the scene still vivid in my imagination.
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Random Acts of kindness by Trump before he was President.1. Donald Trump pays off mortgage for couple who fixed his broken limousine.https://thepoliticalinsider.com/married-couple-helped-trump-after-his-limo-broke-down-what-he-did-next-is-a
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In 1886, Karl Benz showed the world his new invention, the Motorwagen. For it to become a viable mode of transport it required infrastructure, but petrol stations and smooth roads
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Speaking of Fascists, 98 years ago today (10/29/1922), Mussolini took power in Rome.How did Americans react?Outrage? Shock? Collapse of democracy?Nope. White Americans really liked Mussolini. A lot. Though Mussolini later
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#KiriBakuMonth2020 Day 5: Time Travel!Kirishima woke up on the beachfront. A light sea breeze brushed through his hair, a salty aroma wafting through his hair. Last thing he could recall
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Good email from @TrevMcKendrick today https://www.howitactuallyworks.com/archives/in_defense_of_thinking_bigger.html - here's my Defense of Thinking (Slightly) Smaller: In the history of many of the founders building a world-changing st
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Good news, but since the @nytimes, along with other news outlets have framed the discussion around #WEBDuBois' 1920s letters, it might be good to give a bit more history, though
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Why did @jkenney and his corrupt @UCPCaucus hire an American to look over the AB curriculum? It all goes back to their ties to Koch Industries.https://pressprogress.ca/kenney-government-appointed-foreign-koch-funded-researcher-to-rewrite-al
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Hey friends! Cleaning my room I came across a cool thing (at least I think it’s cool) from my early days as a cinephile in Mexico City, and I wanted
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Cool project alert! We built a Flood Tracker for @HoustonChron to show live flood events and showcase the new @FirstStreetFdn risk data: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/trackers/houston-flood-map/Why is SFC building projects for H
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1/ "Boris did/not go to Perugia in Italy" - why does this matter? A thread.Background first. On the 17th Sept, officials at Perugia airport said Johnson was there "in the
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Dear Friends,I have a very sincere request for you. When you vote tomorrow, please think about *who* you want vote in - and out.In the last few years we have
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