#History

It appears that 's once-prosperous cocaine business, usually encapsulated with the country's often-advertised "buzzing nightlife scene," is just another victim of Lebanon's addiction (pun-intended) to the Benjamin$$$.
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Tulips, the #Bitcoin of the 17th centuryHow a pandemic, FOMO, and speculation made a flower worth the same as a mansion/THREAD/ 1/ During the beginning of the 1630s in
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1/ Hey #MarketingTwitter!Last week I applied to be a Community Manager at @Pexels (@canva).It got my mind racing about how much potential this brings for arts communities, regardless of who
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The postal service is America’s original all-access speech platform. Long may it thrive.https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/18/cutting-back-us-postal-service-would-hurt-lifebood-democracy/ It would be really fun to research and
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FRIENDS.House @EdLaborCmte Dems have a NEW report out today.Yes, I know what you’re thinking. (“Another report on the #futureofwork?”)But here’s why this one’s worth your time./THREAD/https://edlabor.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Future
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1/ Exercise and Covid-19: A troubling story from Eric Topol this AM got me thinking about COVID-19 and the risk of exercise during active infection and recovery.https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1302344348755849216?s=20 2/ Four caveats
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This is going to be one of my most important threads. On Oct 24 2020 we analyzed the Rockefeller Foundation "Message Handbook - #Covid19 Testing & #Tracing, Sept 2020".This thread
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Another Halloween at CivilWarHumor HQ …DING-DONG“Trick or treat!”(opens door) “Oh my stars--come in, Mr. Lincoln." (Shouts) “HONEY, THE SHRINE AND THE RITUALS WORKED!”“Uh, sir? This is a costume.”“Oh, right. It’s
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The 1st Whiteman to visit present-day Nigeria was invited by Oba Ewuare to Benin city. The Edos recorded it as a visit by god. This so-called god was actually Ruy
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Since its Friday & we've all been listening to @Springsteen this week, I thought I would post a few thoughts on what role he's played in politics and how his
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On 7/18/66, John Young & Michael Collins launched on Gemini 10, a mission with a lot of firsts. Gemini 10 was the 1st mission to rendezvous w/ 2 target vehicles.
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Inspired by @Shudraism to make this thread about my ongoing coffee conversations with an ex-colleague and friend. This guy is hardcore BJP-RSS, father was active member in RSS and this
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DC kicks off the "next phase of the DC Universe" in their March 2021 solicitations INFINITE FRONTIER #0The next phase of the DC Universe begins here! BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS #1written
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Whenever there's a valid criticism of a trend in one of the sexes, there are millions of the other sex who are ready to pour their bitterness, fear, pain, and
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Article + threadUnderstanding Iran; an impenetrable bulwark strategically located between West and East.A guide to understanding Iran; it's topography, demography, strategies, alliances, economic partnerships, and the future US strategy
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It neither proves nor disproves because it reveals an important flaw—perhaps, strategy?—in the argument.https://twitter.com/jackmjenkins/status/1350830099298455553 The problem with assuming conspiracy theories have become a substitute f
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