#HISTORY

A Florida high school principal's employment was terminated last fall after his communications with a parent implied that whether the #Holocaust happened was a matter of "belief" rather than fact.
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Another blow to the Fox-Trump-GOP Evangelical base.Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion restrictions https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-louisiana-abortion-strikes-down/ via @CBSNews I don't think the MAGA people will be
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This post is not open for debate. I have listened to everyone else’s hatred, rhetoric and outright lies for the last four years, so now I am having my say.
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In 1859 Sarah Parker Remond enrolled at Bedford College. She studied History, French, Latin, Music, English Literature & Elocution in her two years there. However, her impressive academic credentials are
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Today we have a demagogue who is clinging to the memory of George Washington to make himself more popular.So let's tell a story of when this happened before. In 1939
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Today in 1917, an explosion of white and police violence directed at East St. Louis' blacks left dozens dead and a nation horrified. A grand jury indicted 7 cops for
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Thread of movie/TV moments that got me through 2020:Taylor Swift saying "Fuck that, I don't care" when told Trump might come after her. Stormin' Norman returns. THE INVISIBLE MAN: The
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Yeah, I watched a ton of black and white Mexican movies growing up. Pedro Infante and María Felix and the like, because my great-grandma couldn't read so the new Hollywood
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1/ Today on #Archaeology_Online, a story that you dont hear every day, combining archeology of the Ancient Near East and modern history in a way that doesn't happen much. This
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Finally have time, after a crazy week, to tune in to #CSPC2020. This morning's session is off with a bang, discussing how COVID-19 has influenced the creation and spread of
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This piece by @BrandonMagner does a terrific job explaining why Biden fired Peter Robb, the NLRB GC. Robb took unprecedented steps to sabotage the agency, slash its staff, obliterate pro-union
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FLASH: 3 Lessons from US History That Can Transform Nigeria1. DON'T COPY SYSTEMS, INVENT THEMThe US Presidential election 2020 has been very intense and competitive. We are reminded every 4
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Ok I guess I will have to go over the history here since people are trying to rewrite it. There are 2 separate topics: The omnibus spending + the relief
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Thread on the #SupremeCourt #Oklahoma #CreekNation McGirt v. Oklahoma ruling today, because prior posts were made on my phone at work and therefore lacking.This also provides a bit of Oklahoma
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As @AudreyTruschke recently triggered a discussion on Mahabharata, a thread on the sameKey questions1. Is there a historical kernel to Mahabharata?2. If yes, which epoch's events does it describe?3. How
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How can we boost the impact of collaborative improvement? This thread shares 4 priorities: based on learning from COVID-19, @HealthFoundation and @theQCommunity – starting point for discussion this morning at
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