#History

Simon McGarr

Tupp_Ed

Such a terribly sad thing. Brexit revealed institutional weaknesses in every UK sector it tested- political, media but also education, historical knowledge. Mr. Eel here voted leave to sell eels

"No teams" (≠ neutral) Indy

NoTeamsIndy

6/15 UPDATE on @JoeBiden v Trump:Biden +8.5% nationally, 1.5% higher than Clinton at this point in 2016BUT Biden stronger than Clinton in 11/16 swing states (no polling for Clinton in

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BroadDayShmoke

thread on what’s actually going on in yemen: please rt & share because not everyone actually knows how dire the situation is. this isn’t going to be that detailed, however

Michael McFaul

McFaul

In February 2017, I published this piece @PostOpinions. "Opinion | We can’t let Trump go down Putin’s path." THREAD. 1/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/02/06/we-cant-let-trump-go-down-putins-path/?ti

Anurag Shukla

Anuraag_Shukla

J. Farish, a member of the Bombay government, writes in his letter in 1838~ "The natives of India must be kept down by a sense of our power, or they

Charlie Savage

charlie_savage

The National Security Agency has just released an important set of rules and procedures for electronic surveillance by the DOD (of which NSA is a part)./1https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/surveillance-legal-policy-redacted-annex-dodm-5

southpaw

nycsouthpaw

3,999 participants on the call as the Trump campaign hearing in the middle district of PA gets underway The lawyers, including Giuliani, are mostly present in person. The judge is

Eric Brakey

SenatorBrakey

The key difference between Marxists and Rothbardians:Marxists view capitalism as a centralizing force.Rothbardians view capitalism as a decentralizing force. Marxists see capitalism akin to gravity — capital attracting more capital,

Rathy

iRatzzz

I am from a village called Keelathenkalam. Name means South eastern pond. History says our community dug up ponds to do farming, hence our caste name.Our village is on the

Kimberly D. Manning, MD

gradydoctor

1/#WhatsYourWhy, Day 3 of 7Parking lotI was walking to my car and saw 2 men next to a car and laughing. They appeared relaxed with one another. Me: *waving* “Y’all

zack pass the PRO act 🌹

zackpattin_

I’d be happy to. Prior to 1934, West Coast longshoremen (ie. dockworkers, those of us who load and unload ships) were hired through a daily routine known as the “shape-up”

Wall St. Dropout

WallSt_Dropout

1/n I'm trying to challenge my historical bias on valuationIn a digital-first economy, barriers to entry are low, but barriers to scale are high. Scale =Terminal value The Q: How

Alex | Haruspis

haruspis

Less than a month to go until HALO: POINT OF LIGHT (the next book by the marvellous @KellyHGay!) releases.Let's do a quick recap thread on the story of 343 Guilty

Festival of Ideas

FestivalofIdeas

In our #CommonCurrency work on freedom of expression we’re highlighting examples of: bans; calls being made to ban speakers; cancel culture; attacks on writers. We’re committed to promoting debate about

Dónal Hassett

donalhassett1

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the #Kilcmichael Ambush. I’ve long been struck by the parallels between it and a key event in Algerian War, the Palestro Ambush of May

Yvette Cabrera

YCabreraOC

THREAD: Today @AGBecerra announced that his agency is leading a coalition of attorneys general & the city of New York in legally challenging the Trump administration’s decision not to strengthen

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